Research in English II, session 1: September 23rd, 2011
This semester, students will write more in English than in the first semester. Homework: Read the first 7 paragraphs of chapter 4 (pages 46-49). Summarize each paragraph in English in 1~3 sentences. (Hint: usually the first 1 or 2 sentences in each paragraph summarize the paragraph.) Use your own words. Write in as simple English [...]
Writing Strategies 1, session 4: May 20th, 2011
Quiz on LWW chapters 3 Check Study Guide answers for Vocabulary and 1-4 (on pages 15 + 16) Personal interviews Homework: Study Guide questions for chapters 3 and 4, questions 5-10 (pages 16-17). (“For discussion” and “Optional Writing Project” are both options. You get extra points if you do them, but you don’t have [...]
Writing Strategies II, Session #5: October 29th, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Today in class: There is no class next week, November 5th. There will be a makeup class in December, either 4th or 18th (Saturdays). Please tell me when you are and are not available on those two days. Next class will be November 12th. Update: Saturday Dec. 18th, 2nd period (11-12:30) was [...]
Writing Strategies session #6: Friday, May 28th, 2010
Image by law_keven via Flickr Returned last week’s homework. List of C.S. Lewis books in the DWC library – list ALL the books which are in English AND the books which are in Japanese in the library. If your homework has an X on it, please do the assignment again CORRECTLY. Chapter 4 and 5 [...]
Writing Strategies session #5: Friday, May 21st, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Returned quizzes on chapters 2 & 3. Returned homework from session #3. Comments: Read the instructions. The instructions were to write three paragraphs to answer the question, “What is a fairy tale?” Lucy Barfield is not Lewis’ daughter or granddaughter. Comparison. Which is the more useful comparison: Compare human beings with monkeys; [...]
Writing Strategies session #4: Friday, May 14th, 2010
C.S. Lewis via last.fm Discuss your homework answers with your neighbour. Hand in your homework. Chapter summaries. Your summaries are mostly too detailed. Give only the important information. Using the proper format, take in dictation sample summaries for chapters 1, 2 and 3. Chapter 4: read and translate. We read and translated up to page [...]
Interactive Writing II Session #10: December 4th, 2009
Assigned 1 paragraph of chapter 4 per student to translate into Japanese. Conferenced with each student to confirm outstanding assignments. When to do the make-up classes? I cancelled Nov. 6th class due to entrance exams at my home university. I will also cancel January 15th class in order to attend a conference. Official make-up days [...]
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