Lesson 28 – Final Lesson

Vocabulary Test
Take the Quizlet test and show your score.


Project Work and Report
Write a paper together with your group. Including an introduction and a conclusion, include these sections.

• Introduction
• Process – what steps were taken to research and complete your project.
• Roles – who did what?
• Results – share statistics and facts about the result of your project.
• Reflection – how do you each feel about how the project went? What did you learn by doing this project?
• Conclusion

Final Project Product Due 1/26 23:59

Final Project Paper Due 1/29 23:59


Fall Term Reflection Questions
Write in your Journal about the above questions.

•  Think about the activities and projects you did. Which ones were the most rewarding?

• What did you do well this semester and why you think you did them well?

• What would you like to have done better? Explain why.

• Do you think you helped your classmates participate? Is there something you could have done to help them more?

• What did Daniel do that was helpful for you? What can Daniel do better in future classes?


• What grade do you feel you deserve in this class? Why do you deserve this grade?  Are you satisfied with your performance (behavior, participation, attendance) in this class?  Why or why not?

Due 1/27 23:59

Lesson 27 – Group Project Presentations

Group Project Presentations
Each group presented about the group projects.

Project Work (continued)
You continued to work on your projects.

Lesson 26 – MACBIA Report Presentations

MACBIA Report Presentations
Fill in the form below to give feedback to your classmates.

MACBIA Report Presentations Feedback

Lesson 24 – Group Project Work (continued)

Project Work
You have all of the class to continue working with your partner on your projects.

As you continue to develop your ideas for your project, answer these questions:

• What steps have we completed or made progress on?
• What other steps need to be made?
• What are the target dates we have for those steps?

Write a report together addressing these questions. Share it with each other and then share it with me. The file name should be AE18 + both of your last names in alphabetical order + Project 1 L24. 

Due today 23:59.


Remaining Schedule (tentative)

Lesson 25 (1/10)
Group Presentation Work

Lesson 26 (1/15)
MACBIA Report Presentations

Lesson 27 (1/17)
Group Project Presentations

Lesson 28 (1/22)
Vocabulary Test and Semester Review

Video — Mary, Did You Know? (Petatonix)

Mary, Did You Know? is a Christmas song written in 1991. It has become a popular song for artists to cover. Maybe the best version so far is the one recorded this year by Pentatonix, a popular YouTube artist. Enjoy the video again. I have included the lyrics below the video.

Merry Christmas!

Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water?

Mary, did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?

Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?

This child that you've delivered, will soon deliver you.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy would give sight to a blind man?

Mary, did you know that your baby boy would calm a storm with his hand?

Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod?

And when you kiss your little baby, you have kissed the face of God.

The blind will see, the deaf will hear and the dead will live again.

The lame will leap, the mute will speak, the praises of the Lamb.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?

Mary, did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations?

Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?

This sleeping child you're holding is the great I AM.

Fall Lesson 23 – Christmas Party

Merry Christmas!

Fall Lesson 22 – Project Work Continued

RF
We did Reading Fluency (RF) practice again by reading Reading 34: The Treatment of Elderly People. Enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Quizlet

After leaving feedback on our classmates' EWr Journal, we spent time doing language-focused learning studying vocabulary on Quizlet.

We took a quiz on the NAWL words.

Project Work
You have the remainder of the class to work with your partner on your projects.

Read my comments from the previous reports you submitted. As you continue to develop your ideas for your project, also answer these questions:

• What steps have we completed or made progress on?
• What other steps need to be made?
• What are the target dates we have for those steps?

Write a report together addressing these questions. Share it with each other and then share it with me. The file name should be AE18 + both of your last names in alphabetical order + Project 1 L22. 

Due today 23:59.

Some things to keep in mind:

• Everyone needs to contribute equally.
• If you are absent or late, it is your responsibility to contact your partners.

We will check the homework from the reading passage from last Thursday before we start the party on Thursday (12/20).

Video — Angels We Have Heard on High (The Piano Guys)

Angels We Have Heard on High
(The Piano Guys)

Now that Thanksgiving is finished, we can listen to Christmas music! This is a classic Christmas song with a twist by the Piano Guys. They use many GoPro cameras and a drone (indoors!).

Enjoy it again (except for the 3rd period class. We didn't have time during the class, so enjoy it for the first time!).

Fall Lesson 21 – Peer Feedback and Project Proposals

Quizlet

After leaving feedback on our classmates' EWr Journal, we spent time doing language-focused learning studying vocabulary on Quizlet.

We took a quiz on the NAWL words.

Essay Peer Feedback
Use the Revision Checklist on p. 97 to help your classmates revise their essays. You will give feedback on 3 classmates' essays. You should also check the Purdue OWL site (see Lesson 02) and the sample paper to give feedback.

Follow these steps:

1. Read your partner's essay.
2. Use the comment function by highlighting the text you want to comment on.
3. Click on the + button on the right of the doc.
4. Write your comments and click save.

Due 12/14 23:59

Essay Peer Revision
Use the feedback from your classmates to revise your paper.

Due 12/16 23:59



Project Work
You have the remainder of the class to work with your partners on your projects.

As you continue to develop your ideas for your project, answer these questions:

• How will our project demonstrate that we have learned?
• What role will each member take to show an individual contribution to the product?
• How will our product be made public?
• How will we build our knowledge, understanding and skills to complete our project?
• What resources can and should we use?
• Can we trust the information we are finding?
• What are our roles in the project?

Write a report together addressing these questions. Share it with each other and then share it with me. The file name should be AE18 + all of your last names in alphabetical order + Project 2 L21. 

Due 12/16 23:59.

Some things to keep in mind:

• Everyone needs to contribute equally.
• If you are absent or late, it is your responsibility to contact your partners.

Fall Lesson 20 – Project II

Project Work
Brainstorm ideas for making a product (booklet, website, video, app, etc…) to benefit next year's GLAP freshmen.

To make your project stand out, consider the following:

Originality: The project …

• is new, unique, surprising; shows a personal touch
• may successfully break rules and conventions, or use common materials or ideas in new, clever and surprising ways

Value: The project …

• is seen as useful and valuable; it solves the defined problem or meets the identified need
• is practical, feasible 

Style: The project …

• is well-crafted, striking, designed with a distinct style but still appropriate for the purpose
• combines different elements into a coherent whole

Fall Lesson 19 – MACBIA Report Essay

EWr

We did Extensive Writing (EWr). Your pair or group chose the topic. Enter your score in your EWr Log.

Quizlet

After leaving feedback on our classmates' EWr Journal, we spent time doing language-focused learning studying vocabulary on Quizlet.

We took a quiz on the NAWL words.

MACBIA Report Paper 

You will write a formal paper about your MACBIA goal. You will write it using Google Docs with APA formatting. 

For proper formatting, please bookmark and utilize the Purdue OWL website:

Purdue Owl APA

I strongly recommend looking at the sample paper there.

APA formatted Sample Paper

You should have the following:

• Title page
• Section headings*
• Sub-section headings (eg., measurable, achievable, etc., …)
• In-text citations
• Reference list
• Appendix or two (optional)

In Google Docs give it the title, full name + MACBIA Report 1st Draft and share it with me. 

*Section headings should include:

1. Introduction
2. Literature review
3. MACBIA (both original goal and actual results)
4. Lessons learned
5. Conclusion

First draft due 12/9 23:59

Fall Lesson 18 – Pair Presentations (cont)

RF
We did Reading Fluency (RF) practice again by reading Reading 32: Third Culture Kids . Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Pair Presentations (cont)
We saw the remaining two presentations and gave feedback.

Video — Let It Go (Disney's "Frozen") Vivaldi's Winter — The Piano Guys

Let It Go (Disney's "Frozen") Vivaldi's Winter
(The Piano Guys)

Because it's getting colder, I wanted to share this with you.

Enjoy the video again.

Fall Lesson 17 – Pair Project Presentations 1

Pair Project Presentations 1
The first two pairs presented on their project. They were both excellent!

You gave feedback on the forms. We will continue with the other two groups on Thursday.


Q&A
Ask one of these questions (or your own) until you are interrupted.

• How did you choose this topic?
• How did you decide to do (whatever method they used)?
• What was most difficult in doing your project?
• What was the most rewarding aspect of your project?
• Have you thought about …?
• If you were to do anything different, what would you do?
• What could be researched next on this topic?

Blog Post

Post a few paragraphs on how your MACBIA Project has gone. Due 11/28 23:59

Vocabulary Quizes

Starting Thursday, we will have vocabulary quizzes from the NAWL. This Thursday will be on NAWL 1 (1-50).

Fall Lesson 15 – Pair Project Speech Practice and Feedback

Pair Project Speech Feedback
Today, you will give feedback to your classmates about their speeches. Use the handout to give verbal feedback to them. Then, fill in the form below.

Pair Project Speech Feedback Form


Share your slides with me via Google Drive.

Fall Lesson 14 – Presentation Preparation

RF
We did Reading Fluency (RF) practice again by reading Reading 30: . Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Quizlet
You had some time to study vocabulary on Quizlet.

Presentation Preparation

You used the remainder of the time to work on your presentations.

Fall Lesson 13 – Peer Review and Presentation Preparation

EWr

We did Extensive Writing (EWr). Your pair or group chose the topic. Enter your score in your EWr Log.

Quizlet

After leaving feedback on our classmates' EWr Journal, we spent time doing language-focused learning studying vocabulary on Quizlet.

Peer Editing
Share your report about your project with another team. Use the comments feature and the Email Collaborators feature to leave feedback.

Use this checklist to help you:

• Is the paper formatted according to APA standards?
• Is there a title page with the title, subtitle (optional), authors' names, and date?
• Is there a clear thesis statement?
• Does each section support the thesis in some way?
• Does each paragraph support the section theme?
• Does each paragraph have a clear topic sentence?
• Does each sentence support the topic sentence of the paragraph?
• Does the project show originality?
• Does the project show value?
• Does the project show creativity?
• Do you have suggestions for improving the project?
• Do you have suggestions for improving the paper?

Complete feedback by 11/14 23:59.

APA Formatting
Use the link below to remind yourself of proper formatting for this course.

Lesson 2 Link


Presentation Preparation
Begin preparing your presentation. Your presentation should include the following:

• An introductory description of your project.
• A description of the process.
• Results.
• Lessons learned
• Future research

Your presentation will be a joint presentation. There should be a balance of time and content. You will have between 5 and 10 minutes.

Fall Lesson 12 – Project 1 Continued

RF
We did Reading Fluency (RF) practice again by reading Reading 29: Exercise as Medicine. Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Quizlet
You had some time to study vocabulary on Quizlet.


Project Work
You have the remainder of the class to work with your partner on your projects.

To make your project stand out, consider the following:

Originality: The project …

• is new, unique, surprising; shows a personal touch
• may successfully break rules and conventions, or use common materials or ideas in new, clever and surprising ways

Value: The project …

• is seen as useful and valuable; it solves the defined problem or meets the identified need
• is practical, feasible 

Style: The project …

• is well-crafted, striking, designed with a distinct style but still appropriate for the purpose
• combines different elements into a coherent whole

As you continue to develop your ideas for your project, answer these questions (be specific):

• What steps have we completed or made progress on?
• What other steps need to be made?
• What are the target dates we have for those steps?

Write a report together addressing these questions. Share it with each other and then share it with me. The file name should be AE18 + both of your last names in alphabetical order + Project 1 Journal. 

Copy and paste your previous reports into this journal with the dates.

Due today 23:59.

Learning Journal

Write a reflection entry in your journal about your progress with your MACBIA goal. 
Due 11/9 23:59

Fall Lesson 11 – Pair Project Work Continued

EWr

We did Extensive Writing (EWr). Your pair or group chose the topic. Enter your score in your EWr Log.

Quizlet

After leaving feedback on our classmates' EWr Journal, we spent time doing language-focused learning studying vocabulary on Quizlet.



Project Work
You have the remainder of the class to work with your partner on your projects.

As you continue to develop your ideas for your project, answer these questions:

• What steps have we completed or made progress on?
• What other steps need to be made?
• What are the target dates we have for those steps?

Write a report together addressing these questions. Share it with each other and then share it with me. The file name should be AE18 + both of your last names in alphabetical order + Project 1 L11. 

Due today 23:59.

Video – Bring Him Home (cover by the Piano Guys)

Les Miserable is one of the great novels written. It has a message of hope without hiding the pain of reality. I highly recommend you read it. It has been made into a musical and reproduced many times. More recently, it was made into a movie (there are older movies as well). The movie does a wonderful job of reproducing the musical. I also recommend that to you. The following is an arrangement by the Piano Guys. Enjoy!

Fall Lesson 10 – Project 1 Cont

RF
We did Reading Fluency (RF) practice again by reading Reading 28: The Rise of Sports Injuries. Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Quizlet
You had some time to study vocabulary on Quizlet.


Project Work
You have the remainder of the class to work with your partner on your projects.d

As you continue to develop your ideas for your project, answer these questions:

• How will our project demonstrate that we have learned?
• What role will each member take to show an individual contribution to the product?
• How will our product be made public?
• How will we build our knowledge, understanding and skills to complete our project?
• What resources can and should we use?
• Can we trust the information we are finding?
• What are our roles in the project?

Write a report together addressing these questions. Share it with each other and then share it with me. The file name should be AE18 + both of your last names in alphabetical order + Project 1 L10. 

Due today 23:59.

Some things to keep in mind:

• Everyone needs to contribute equally.
• If you are absent or late, it is your responsibility to contact your partner.

Learning Journal

Write a reflection entry in your journal about your progress with your MACBIA goal. 
Due 10/26 23:59

Video – Dodgers NLCS Game 7 Highlights

As you know, the Los Angeles Dodgers are my favorite baseball team. They just won game 7 in a best of 7 series (the NLCS – National League Championship Series) to be able to advance to the World Series which begins tomorrow in Boston against the Boston Red Sox.

I found a better video than the one I showed in class. You can watch it below.




If you are interested, you can see a recap of the entire series below.

Fall Lesson 09 – Project 1

EWr

We did Extensive Writing (EWr). Your pair or group chose the topic. Enter your score in your EWr Log.

Quizlet

After leaving feedback on our classmates' EWr Journal, we spent time doing language-focused learning studying vocabulary on Quizlet.

Project 1

We assigned partners and chose topics for our first projects. There are two types of projects to choose from:

• Conduct an investigation
• Take a position

You will write a collaborative paper and give a joint presentation. Paper due date: 11/12 23:59.
Presentations will be given on 11/20.

Write about your decisions and progress in your journal before you leave class today. We will talk more about the process on Thursday.

Video – If You Fall (JJ Heller)

This is a beautiful song about love. It's different from the typical love song in that the lyrics don't focus on how the beloved makes her feel, but on her commitment to love the beloved no matter what. Enjoy watching it again. The lyrics are included below.


If You Fall – performed by JJ Heller
You are a house that's broken down
You are a house that's burning
And everything in me wants to run
But that's not love

If you fall, I fall with you
If you hurt I feel it too
Even if my heart turns black and blue
I will love you

I planted seeds down in the ground
Not every one is growing
When I am tempted to give up
I choose love

If you fall, I fall with you
If you hurt I feel it too
Even if my heart turns black and blue
I will love you

Beauty and light will fight for you
Goodness will rise
It shines for you

If you fall, I fall with you
If you hurt I feel it too
Even if my heart turns black and blue

If you fall, I fall with you
If you hurt I feel it too
Even if my heart turns black and blue
I will love you
I will love you

Fall Lesson 08 – TED Talk: Robinson – Do Schools Kill Creativity?

RF
We did Reading Fluency (RF) practice again by reading Reading 27: East vs West, Which Is Best? Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Quizlet
You had some time to study vocabulary on Quizlet. 



TED Talk: Robinson – Do Schools Kill Creativity?
We watched a talk by Sir Ken Robinson about schools and creativity. You took notes as you watched and discussed with a partner. What did you learn?


Fill in the handout from class and complete it by next Tuesday. You can watch the video again below or visit the TED website where you can find subtitles and transcripts.

TED Talk: Robinson – Do Schools Kill Creativity?

We will begin our projects next Tuesday. Remember, your summary paragraphs from Tuesday's class are due on 10/22 23:59.