Final Journal Presentation

Journal Presentation - Tuesday, August 14

You will present your journal to small groups of your classmates and turn in a written summary  of your answers.

1.       Choose ONE that you like the most and answer the following questions.

a.       Why do you like these?

b.      What did you learn?

c.       What, if anything, did you revise or change?  Why?

2.        Choose ONE that you thought was difficult and answer the following questions.

a.       Why was this one difficult?

b.      What would you like to do differently?

3.       Summarize by discussing your effort, organization, thoughtfulness  and the appearance of your journal.

Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night

Richard Burton reads Dylan Thomas' poem.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xh66ne_do-not-go-gentle-into-that-good-night-richard-burton_creation

End of Quarter Schedule

WOW!!  It's already August!  I can't believe it's time for the final countdown... Here it is - what we'll be doing for the rest of the quarter.

Aug 6 -9:  Reaction Essay, Unit 6; Sentence Variety; Sentence Combining Review
Aug 9:  1st and only reaction essay WITH illustration due.
Aug 13: 

• Final in-class essay exam
• Turn in rewrites of Week 6 in-class essay (compare / contrast)

Aug 14: 

• Final journal presentation in small groups
• Final grammar (sentence combining) test

Aug 15:  Get grades and papers returned / individual appointments

and then.... Have a great break!!!

Homework for Monday, August 6

http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/arts-crime-feelings-food-page.htm#feelings

Study the first three groups of "feeling" words for a quiz on Monday.  The quiz will come directly from the website.

Vocabulary Building

Use one of these to avoid using and repeating basic, less descriptive words. 


http://thesaurus.com/
http://www.merriam-webster.com/

Academic Vocabulary Practice

Use this website to enhance your knowledge and use of academic English vocabulary.    The lists are organized in order of frequency so Sublist 1 has the most common words.  Try to use a few new words every time you write!  http://www.academicvocabularyexercises.com/

Parallel Structure Practice

http://www.chompchomp.com/structure03/structure03.01.htm

Journal for July 23

COMPARE / CONTRASTMake a list of similarities and differences.  Choose ONE topic below to compare and contrast.  You do not need to write complete sentences, but you do need to write complete thoughts.   Illustrate the similarities and differences with pictures.

• One American holiday / A holiday in your country (NOT the same holiday like Christmas in both countries!)
• American teenagers / Teenagers in your country
• An American celebrity / A celebrity in your country

Your page should have three lists:

1. Similarities - both countries
2. Differences - US
3. Differences - your country

Adjective Clause Practice

Test yourself!

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-1.html

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj2.htm

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adj3.htm

http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/adjective_clause01.htm

http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/adjective_clause02.htm

Journal for July 16

Story Starts:  Write a ONE page story that begins with one of these sentences.  Every story must have an illustration to go with it.

• Imagine what it's like to ______________________
• Their eyes met and the looked at each other for a moment.  Why did he look familiar?
• She closed the book, placed it on the table, and finally decided to walk through the door.
• Diane had a problem.
• All of a sudden, I was trapped!

• "Don't tell anyone," she whispered. 

Journal for Monday, July 9

Make two lists.  1)  Things that make me smile   2)  Things I want to do before I die

For each item on your two lists, write a sentence to explain why.  Be sure to decorate your page with pictures, drawings or some kind of illustration for your journal page.

EXAMPLE:

Things That Make Me Smile

1. My dog

My dog makes me smile when I come home and he's happy to see me.

Journal assignment for July 2

Your first journal assignment is an illustrated "I Am" poem, following the example on the handout in class.  Your illustration may be a drawing, something you cut out from a magazine, or something you print from the computer.  It may be a picture of you or something that is very important to you.  The illustration should express something about you as a person. 

Grading:  Effort, vocabulary, and presentation (how it looks) are all counted for the grade. 

This blog is from a 9th grade English class and it has examples of "I Am" poems.  Check it out to see what these students did!

http://smithenglish9.blogspot.com/2007/02/i-am-poem.html

Welcome to AW4!

Check this blog to find out journal assignments (due every Monday) and links to grammar practices.  I look forward to a busy and productive quarter.  Good luck!