Tuesday

In Class: More practice with introductions and thesis statements.

Homework:
1. Write another introduction using different technique for the topic:
What are important qualities in a friend?   (Turn in 2 introductions)
2. Review the model essay on pages 68 and 69. Answer the questions page 74-75 in your head(you don't need to write it all.)
3. Photocopy of complex sentences

Lab:
1. Continue to work on Azar Interactive Chapters 5 and17.
2. 10 perfect Sentences withs words from page55-56 (about friends and family)
3. Blog: Describe a good friend

Monday

In Class: Adverb clauses, fragments, start Chapter 4 Essays

Homework:  Read pages 70-72 (The Introduction) Note the style used.

Lab:
1. Azar Interactive Chapter 5 (Time adverb clauses) and 17
2. Ten Perfect Sentences about family and friends using adverb clauses (Use words from page 55-56 in Ready to Write)
3. Blog: Write a paragraph about a good friend.

Weekend

Homework:

1. Editing page 65 Copy and hand in.
2. Read page 67. Read and label paragraphs on page 68-69.
3. Finish any lab work if needed:  Chapter 6 and 16 tests, 10 Perfect Sentences (check for comments and make corrections).

Thursday

Class: Review of sentence connectors and S-V agreement
Homework:
1. Revise Fairy Tale, add three adjectives, two adverbs and one simile (for example: She was ugly as a rotten banana.)
2. Study for quiz on S-V agreement and sentence connectors.
3. Finish Punctuation and Capitalization pages 58-62 if you didn't did it last night.

Lab: Same as Monday/Tuesday/Wed visit two classmates' blogs and post a comment. Check your own blog for comments.  Try Topic Sentences Exercises  if you have finished everything else

Rainy later Sunny Wednesday

In class: More practice with coordinating conjunctions and conjunctive adverbs.
Homework:
1. Practice with conjunctive adverbs (photo copy)
2. Review punctuation and capitalization pages 58-62
3. Start to review for quiz on Friday (S-V agreement, sentence connectors FANBOYS etc. )

Lab: Continue same work form Monday's post below. Post your paragraph about your bedroom.

Tuesday

Homework: revise and rewrite the description of your bedroom. Please type and print one copy for me.  Also post it on your blog with a picture.

Lab: Continue work from yesterday.

Monday Week 4!

In class - Revising practice, coordinating conjunctions
Homework - Ready to Write  finish pages 49 and 50, 53.
finish your 10 perfect sentences from last week.
Lab

1.  Finish Azar Interactive Chapters 6 and 16 (do these first), Chapter 11 Passive Voice.
   Please take the Chapter Tests!
2. Optional: more subject verb practice   one more  and another
3. Correct and finish 10 perfect sentences from last week
4. Start a new set of 10 perfect sentence. the topic is weather/seasons
5. Finding topic sentence exercise  When you finish the first one, click "Next Exercise"

SNOW DAY!

No classes today due to snow. On your blog, write a description of snow at your house and how you feel about the snow. Post a picture if you can. Then check your classmates' blogs.Have a happy snow day!

Tuesday Activities and HW

In class, we will be finishing up paragraphs and discuss transition words.

Lab:

1. Finish 10 perfect sentences from last week. Check the comments and correct any mistakes.
   Only Sangwon has a Perfect 10.
2. Azar Interactive Chapter 6 Subject Verb Agreement and Chapter 16 Coordination Conjunctions. If you finish this start Chapter 11 the Passive Voice.
3. Start new blog for this week. the topic is: A Description of your Home in Seattle.

Homework:  review page 42 and circle the transition words. Write 2 paragraphs using different organization pages 43, 44 A-D Please write on paper. Make sure to have a clear topic sentence, transition words and supporting details.

Weekend

No school Monday: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Homework:

1. Read the sample paragraphs on pages 38 and 39, cross out sentences that don't support the topic sentence.
2. Check your blog. Correct your Ten Perfect Sentences by looking at the comment below. If you haven't done them look at Sangwon or Putti's blogs for an example.

Thursday's Activities

Lab:

1. Future Tense Chapter 4 in Azar Interactive
2. Finish work listed on yesterday's post.
3. Practice writing topic sentences (page 28 improve the ones that are too general or too specific) or more verb tense sentences.

HOMEWORK:
Review verb tenses of the quiz. You can us Azar Interactive at home!
Read the sample paragraphs in Ready to Write (our writing book) pages 30 and 31

Wednesday's Activities

LAB:

1. Continue to work on Chapter 3 in UUEG Present Perfect. Take the chapter test.
2. Blog: Rewrite Memorable Trip paragraph.
3. 4. Start UUEG Chapter 4 Future Tenses
4. Blog: start work on 10 perfect sentences using different verb tenses. Pick a topic like Travel, family or English and write 10 sentences with numbers.

For example: Travel
1. I like to travel.
2. I went to the Grand Canyon last November
3. When we were hiking in the Grand Canyon, we saw some incredible views.
4. I have never been to the Copper Canyon in Mexico, but it's supposed to be beautiful.
5. I had studied in France before I worked to Indonesia.
(etc.)

Homework:

Start to review for Verb Tense Quiz Thursday. Do more practice with UUEG or online
More Practice with topic sentences page 28

Tuesday's Class

Lab:
1.  Chapter 3 of UUEG Present Perfect.  Review Charts, try exercises and do the Chapter Test if you are ready.  If you want more practice, go to http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html

2. Check two classmates' blogs and post comments.

Homework: Make a mind map (brainstorm) for the topic of FOOD. Read pages 25 and 26 in your writing book. Continue to work on verb tense on UUEG (Azar Interactive)
if you need more practice. We will have a quiz on verb tense on Friday.

Activities and Homework

Lab: Sign in to Engrade
UUEG Chapter 2 see notes and do at least two exercises.
Take the chapter test.
Visit at least two of your classmates' blogs and post a comments.

Homework:
More Verb practice: Write about memorable vacation use simple present, simple past, past progressive and present perfect, and future.

Outline from Friday's class (brainstorming on the topic of travel) See pages 14, 15 and  23 for an example.

Homework for the weekend of January 7-8

1. Rewrite your Assessment Essay. At the end list what problems you need to check for more carefully.
2. From your brainstorming in class, Free write an outline for the topic of travel. See page 23 for an example.

homework

Homework for Thursday Jan 5: Rewrite your assessment essay and correct the errors. Due Monday

Homework

Homework for Jan. 4th: Get your writing book and log on code for the grammar website. Go to the "Class Blogs" tab above and look at two of your classmates blogs.

Welcome to Writing 4 Winter 2012!

 I use this Blog to post homework assignments, links and other class information. We  will also have  writing blogs that  will replace a journal for shared writing.

To create your own blog you will need a Google account. Ask me or a classmate if you need help.

Homework for Tuesday 1/3 Fill out questionnaire and return it tomorrow.