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.

Video – Strategem (Eric Johnson)

Eric Johnson is my favorite guitar player. He has an amazing tone. He also is very eclectic. You can hear him play many genres of guitar music. This one is called Strategem which is a play on words since his guitar is a Stratocaster. 






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Fall Lesson 07

EWr

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

To benefit from fluency practice, you must be deliberate. That means you need to focus on improving your score.

Quizlet

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

Reading

We worked on the reading handout: Unit 10: Literature Then and Now. The vocabulary is now on our Quizlet study list. Finish the tasks before the next lesson.


Summary Paragraphs

Write a 3-4 paragraphs about one of the previous reading topics (Unit 7 or 8). Include additional information from 1-2 other resources. At least one source must be from a book or journal. Cite your sources. Follow APA guidelines.
Due Due 10/22 23:59 

Fall Lesson 06 – MACBIA Presentations (cont…)

Presentations
We completed our MACBIA Presentations. I am pleased with how you did. Of course, there is room for improvement. Probably most of you could have practiced a bit more. Also, remember to save your final point until after the question and answer time.

RF
We did Reading Fluency (RF) practice again by reading Reading 26: Can You Exercise Too Much? Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.

Fall Lesson 05 – MACBIA Presentations, pt 1

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MACBIA Speech Feedback

Fall Lesson 04

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr). The topic was the question, My MACBIA goal. 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.

Note: I have added more sets of the New Academic Word List (NAWL) on our Quizlet class page.


Reading
We worked on the reading handout: Unit 8: What's So Funny? The vocabulary is now on our Quizlet study list. Finish the tasks before the next lesson.

Due 10/9 in class.



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 10/4 23:59

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

Due 10/8 23:59

MACBIA Presentations
We will begin our MACBIA presentations next Tuesday. Everyone should be ready. Be sure to practice.