09/30/13

Welcome to English 140!

Read Chapter 1 and complete Study Guide 1 parts A&B. I will check for completion in the morning and we will discuss and compare answers in small groups tomorrow morning.

09/20/13

After the Michigan Test, you can pick up your graduation certificate.

Congratulations! You did it!

Good luck at CWU or in your future studies. :)

Come visit us often!

09/19/13

The agenda is simple today:

• Practice Presentations
• Give Presentations
• Independent Reading Time (No Reading Logs)
• Last PM class with Ms. Nicole. 

You're almost finished! Remember to get good rest for the Michigan Test tomorrow. You can pick up your graduation certificate from Shannon after you complete the test.

Remember to attend your PM class. You need to fill out course evaluations for Ms. Nicole. :) 

09/18/13

Practice your presentation and get lots of good sleep. Remember to wear professional clothes tomorrow. We will practice the presentations in the morning with the equipment to make sure everything works. The actual presentations will be after the morning break, beginning at 10:40.

Here is the order of presentations:

Nelly - Memory & Learning

Ahmed - Childhood Obesity

Nujud - Shopping Addiction

Bebo - Healthy Food

I will grade your portfolios tonight. :) 

09/17/13

Your homework tonight is to review your Final Portfolio to make sure everything is complete. We will go over the checklist together in class tomorrow.

Tomorrow we will have our final guest teaching with Ben's class and also our final listening activities.

We will also have time to put the finishing touches on our presentations. I will conference with you about the grammar and formatting of your presentations if you have any questions.

09/16/13

Review for the Final Exam tomorrow. There will be 5 words from the Study Guide vocabulary, (Chapters 6-10) one from each chapter that you will need to spell and use correctly in a sentence. There will also be questions about information from the comprehension sections of the Study Guides from chapters 6-10. And the final section will be a short essay where you must write a short essay of at least 100 words. These are short essays from the study guides that you have seen before.
The TOEFL section will contain words from weeks 1-11:

arid   allure   academic   apathy   affable   authentic   bizarre   buffoon   assiduous   banal

chronic   compatible   consensus   celestial   civil   deplete   deity   dilemma   crucial   devoid   extinct   expatriate   exploit   ephemeral   exodus   feasible   gregarious   heedless   fleeting   frustrate   inhibit   immune   imminent   integrity   ingenious   mimic   longevity   lavish   meticulous   mediocre   novice   pensive   obdurate   obsolete   peruse   prestige   presumption   reiterate   proximity   procrastinate   trivial   ubiquitous   tranquil   versatile

You will need to give the part of speech, a synonym or definition, and then write a sentence.
There is also a Story Corp listening section where you will answer 6 comprehension questions.

That's it! Let me know if you have any questions while you are reviewing. :)

09/13/13

Remember to continue to work on completing your Final Portfolio (Reflection Letter, Rubric Self-Evaluations, etc.) as well as your Final Presentation.

We will review for the Final Exam on Monday. The Exam will be on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend! You're almost finished!!! :)

09/12/13

Remember that your Final Portfolio is due next Wednesday.

Review Chapters 6-10 for Review Jeopardy on Monday; the final exam is on Tuesday.

If you are absent from class tomorrow, also remember to complete your final TOEFL Practice Writing 11. 

09/11/13

Here are the words to review for the last TOEFL quiz this Friday:

satellite	sleazy	taunt	waive	vicarious
trivial	scrutinize	ubiquitous	sinister	slovenly
temerity	zenith	vicissitude	versatile	tranquil

And these are the words for the TOEFL Review section of the Final Exam:

arid   allure   academic   apathy   affable   authentic   bizarre   buffoon   assiduous   banal chronic   compatible   consensus   celestial   civil   deplete   deity   dilemma   crucial   devoid   extinct   expatriate   exploit   ephemeral   exodus   feasible   gregarious   heedless   fleeting   frustrate   inhibit   immune   imminent   integrity   ingenious   mimic   longevity   lavish   meticulous   mediocre   novice   pensive   obdurate   obsolete   peruse   prestige   presumption   reiterate   proximity   procrastinate   trivial   ubiquitous   tranquil   versatile

Remember our last John Muir vocabulary/spelling quiz in tomorrow for the chapter 10 words:

legacy

collections

preservation

commemorative

successfully lobbied

wilderness

roamed

irreplaceable

breathtaking

bole

09/10/13

For your homework tonight, complete your last TOEFL chart for the Week 11 words. I will post the words for Friday's quiz tomorrow as well as the words to review from weeks 1-11 for the Final Exam.

Continue to work on completing your portfolio essays and don't forget to add them and the rubrics to your Final Portfolio Checklist document when they are done. 

09/09/11

Your homework tonight is to continue working on your final portfolio essays. Remember to complete the Rubric for each essay that you have finished.

Finals week is next week. Here is the schedule:

9/16 Monday - Final Exam Review

9/17 Tuesday - Final Exam

9/18 Wednesday - Portfolio is due

9/19 Thursday - Final Presentation

9/20 Friday - Michigan Exam

09/06/13

Remember to complete Essay 10.

We will workshop all three of your chosen portfolio essays next week on Monday and/or Wednesday.

Have a great weekend!

09/05/13

Review the TOEFL 10 words for the quiz tomorrow.

Remember to complete Study Guide 10 by midnight on Friday.

Continue to work on completing your Essay 10. Remember to include at least 3 citations from 3 sources.

09/04/13

Continue to work on completing your Essay 10 draft for your final portfolio.

Study Guide 10 is due on Friday by midnight.

These are the words that were chosen yesterday for the Chapter 10 Vocab quiz next Thursday:

1. legacy
2. collections
3. preservation
4. commemorative
5. successfully lobbied
6. wilderness
7. roamed
8. irreplaceable
9. breathtaking
10. bole

Here are the words for the TOEFL 10 quiz on Friday:

sallow	prestige	presumption	ramification	rudimentary
proximity	querulous	sanguinary	sanguine	resilient
reciprocal	radical	procrastinate	respite	reiterate