Lesson 22 – Project Planning

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


Project
We began working on group projects. You met with your groups to begin planning.

Keep in mind:

• Most of your grade will be based on the usefulness of your final product to the target audience.
• Your final product will be in English.
• You should use English as much as possible to achieve your goal.

Write a document together using Google Docs. Share the doc with your members and then share it with me. Title your group report with AE18 Project Report L22 + group members' first names.


Presentation Slide Feedback
I met with some of you to go over your presentation slides. I will meet with the others on Tuesday.

I know you are busy with other classes homework. However, I hope you will try to do a good job with your presentations. This means lots of practice. 

Submit your handout to me using Google Docs:

• Make a new Google Doc and share it with me.
• The title should be your full name + AE + Handout (ex. Reiko Suzuki AE Handout).Due 6/30 23:59

Video – Coldplay - Paradise (Peponi) African Style (ft. guest artist, Alex Boye) - ThePianoGuys

Paradise is a popular song by Coldplay. In this version, the Piano Guys join with Alex Boye, an African singer who is a YouTube performer. He uses the Swahili word peponi which means paradise. They shot this video somewhere near the Four Corners, a place where four states connect in the Southwest part of the United States.






Here is the original version with the original video.


In my opinion, the cover version and video are better. :)

Here are the words:

When she was just a girl she expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of
Para-para-paradise, para-para-paradise, para-para-paradise
Every time she closed her eyes

When she was just a girl she expected the world
But it flew away from her reach and the bullets catch in her teeth
Life goes on, it gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly every tear a waterfall
In the night the stormy night she'll close her eyes
In the night the stormy night away she'd fly

And dream of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise

She'd dream of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise

La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
And so lying underneath those stormy skies
She'd say, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I know the sun must set to rise"

This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise

This could be para-para-paradise
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise

This could be para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh, oh

This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise

This could be para-para-paradise
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Lesson 21 – Presentation Feedback 2

EWr

We tried Extensive Writing (EWr) again. The topic was the question, What do you think might be a goal that you could have passion and perseverance for long-term? Could you beat your score from last week? Enter your score in your EWr Log.

Presentation Feedback

Once again you gave your presentations in front of a 2 or 3 classmates who gave you feedback. Use this feedback to make improvements. We will begin our presentations next Tuesday.

I will be a bit strict in my feedback on your presentations. Consider visiting me at my office (please contact me first) or exchanging emails or messages with me. I would be happy to coach you.

As I said before, practice often. If possible, practice in front of someone or some people. Consider recording yourself so you can see how you look.

Send your slides to me via Dropbox or Google Slides. If you have used Powerpoint or Keynote, use the link below.

Dropbox Upload Link

Due 6/27 23:59

Essay Peer Revision

Use the feedback from your partner to revise your essay.

Follow these steps:

• From the File menu, click on Make a copy.
• Edit the file name by adding 2nd Draft to it (don't forget to remove the "Copy of". 
• Click on the box Copy comments and suggestions. Click OK.
• Read your partner's feedback comments.
• Make any revisions you need to. You can click on resolve after you deal with a comment.
• Share the document with me after you finish.
  Due 6/29 23:59

Video – Fragile (Sting, Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Botti)

Sting wrote this beautiful song about 30 years ago. I was in high school and was very touched by it. This live version includes Chris Botti (trumpet) and Yo-Yo Ma (cello). You can read the lyrics below.

 


If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one
Drying in the colour of the evening sun
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away
But something in our minds will always stay
Perhaps this final act was meant
To clinch a lifetime's argument
That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could
For all those born beneath an angry star
Lest we forget how fragile we are

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are how fragile we are

On and on the rain will fall
Like tears from a star like tears from a star
On and on the rain will say
How fragile we are how fragile we are

How fragile we are how fragile we are

Lesson 20 – Essay Peer Review

RF

We did Reading Fluency (RF) practice again. This lesson's topic was Business and the Internet Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Presentation Feedback

You gave your presentations in front of a 2 or 3 classmates who gave you feedback. Use this feedback to make improvements. You will give your presentations again in front of a few classmates next Tuesday. Next time should be much better.

You should be able to give your presentation with very few umm-s or pauses.

Practice often. If possible, practice in front of someone or some people. Consider recording yourself so you can see how you look.

Essay Peer Revision
Use the Revision Checklist on p. 97 to help your classmate revise their essay.

Follow these steps:

• Read your partner's paragraphs.
• Use the comment function by highlighting the text you want to comment on.
• Click on the + button on the right of the doc.
• Write your comment and click save.

Due 6/25 23:59

Video – Me and My Cello - Happy Together (Turtles) Cello Cover - The Piano Guys

Happy Together is a popular song by The Turtles. In this version, Steve from The Piano Guys answers the question about why he always seems so happy playing the cello. It is because of quality time together. This video shows the many things Steve and his cello do together.  Enjoy watching it again.






Here is the original version by the Turtles from 1967.

 

Here are the words:

Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
So happy together

If I should call you up, invest a dime
And you say you belong to me and ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be, so very fine
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba
Ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

So happy together
And how is the weather
So happy together
We're happy together
So happy together
Happy together
So happy together
So happy together (ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba)

Lesson 19 – Presentation Handouts and Example (Updated)

Updated

EWr
We tried Extensive Writing (EWr) again. Could you beat your score from last week? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Essay Revision
Use the Revision Checklist on p. 97 to help you revise your essay. On Thursday, you will share your essay with a partner who will give you constructive (negative) feedback.


Presentation Example
Angela Duckworth gave a short talk at TED Talks – Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. She practiced many hours to give this talk. How much time should you practice?

Note: You can go to the TED.com website to find more resources such as subtitles and transcripts. You can even download videos.

Homework
Watch the video again and observe her delivery. Ask yourself these questions:

• How well did she communicate her message?
• How well did each of her points fit with her main point?
• How was her posture? Her eye contact? Her gestures? Her voice?
• How was her storytelling? 
• What was her "hook" (something to make you interested at the beginning)? Was it effective?

Write your answers in paragraph form on a Google Doc. The title should be your full name + AE18L20.
Due 6/25 23:59


Presentation Handouts
Consider the advice from these website resources:

13 Best Practice Tips for Effective Presentation Handouts

How to write a Presentation Handout: 5 Effective Ideas


If you are interested in learning more about grit, I recommend reading Angela Duckworth's book: Grit – The Power of Passion and Perseverance.

Lesson 18 – Essay Preparation

RF

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

Essay Handouts

We went over the answers for the essay handouts. You will write an essay using the structure found on the new handouts.

Due 6/20 23:59 

Video — What Makes You Beautiful (The Piano Guys Cover of One Direction)

What Makes You Beautiful 
(The Piano Guys Cover of One Direction)

I wonder how much practice they must have done to make this video. Enjoy it again!

Lesson 17

EWr
We tried Extensive Writing (EWr) again. Could you beat your score from last week? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Reading
We worked on the reading handout: Unit 4: South American Empires. The vocabulary is now on our Quizlet study list. Finish the tasks before the next lesson.

Send your answers for Paraphrasing Practice using Google Docs (AE L17).
Due 6/13 23:59


Quizlet
We took a test using Quizlet. We also used it when we had downtime.


Presentations
Make a presentation comparing two countries or products. In your presentation, you should use at least 3 kinds of graphs. Be sure to use good CRAP design. Your presentation should have a good introduction, body, and conclusion.

You will make a handout for your classmates. Use the appropriate design for text and visuals depending on the medium.

The presenters will be chosen randomly each time, usually 2-3 per lesson beginning 6/19.


Essay Handouts
We will discuss the essay handouts in the next lesson.

Lesson 16 – Making Pie Graphs

RF

We did Reading Fluency (RF) practice again. This lesson's topic was Business and the Internet Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Making Pie Graphs

I demonstrated how to make pie graphs (or charts) in Google Slides. You will need to use these skills in your next presentation.

Homework

Work on the handouts I gave about writing essays. We will go over it in the next class.

Video — Indiana Jones Rocks Petra with this Arabian Classical Remix! - The Piano Guys (Wonder of the World 4 of 7)

Indiana Jones Rocks Petra with this Arabian Classical Remix!
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)

This is the fourth in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World.  In this video, they go to Petra a city built into the rock in Jordan. The name Petra means rock.

Because Petra was a location in the 3rd Indian Jones movie, they use music from the soundtrack in this tune.

Enjoy the video again.


 





You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World