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.

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

Use the link below to leave feedback.

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.

Fall Lesson 03

RF
We did Reading Fluency (RF) practice again by reading Reading 22: Learning a Foreign Language. Remember to enter your time and score in your RF Log on Google Sheets.


Reading
We checked our answers for the handout: Unit 7: What We Remember, What We Forget. 

MACBIA Paper

I gave you time to continue on your paper. 

You will need 2 sources in addition to the MACBIA quote by Payne (2014) on the Lesson 1 post.

You can use Google Scholar to help you find resources:
https://scholar.google.co.jp/

You cannot use Wikipedia as a source (reference), but you may be able to find acceptable sources at the bottom of Wikipedia articles.

Remember … First draft due 10/1 23:59

MACBIA Presentations

You will give a presentation to the class introducing your MACBIA goal. You should have a slide for each point as well as title slides and maybe others. You will have a 5-minute time limit.