Write a summary of the part of “Emily” we read in class today.
Today’s class
“Miss Nelson is Missing” worksheet: answer the questions about “Identity” and “Deception”.
1-to-1 conferencing about your writing (continued next week)
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Finish annotating “Havelok the Warrior” chapters 5 & 6.
Write a summary (1 paragraph of 5-10 sentences) of
chapter 1
chapter 2
Would you like to take part in the project to annotate “Havelok the Warrior”?
Today’s class
Annotate chapters 5 & 6 of “Havelok the Warrior”.
1-to-1 conferencing to discuss your writing and questions.
“The Coconut” – listen then write a summary.
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Next class is Nov. 24th (no class next week Nov. 17th).
Answer these two questions about chapter 14:
How will the apple that Digory brings back from the garden help protect Narnia from the Witch?
What would have happened if Digory had given the apple to his mother instead of to Aslan as he had promised? Why?
Today’s class
Model answers to last week’s 6 questions.
1-to-1 conferencing with students about their writing
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Presentations can be made with a poster or with PowerPoint.
Each student should present, even if you are doing a group presentation.
Each student’s presentation should be 3-5 minutes long.
The topic MUST be some topic of USA history.
I understand some students would like to research about present-day America – you will have a chance to do that, but not for this presentation.
Read chapter 5 of ITHOTR.
Request: to help me make suitable reading for you, I ask you to underline or mark on your copy of chapter 5 words and expressions that you need to use a dictionary for, and then show me your copy of the chapter next time. Thanks in advance.
Today’s class
Mini-lecture about the first Americans, the first Europeans and why so many Americans feel strongly about the right to have guns.
I mentioned the movie “The Seven Samurai”. This is a Japanese class. If you have not seen it, you’re missing something!
Here is a commercial for gun control. If you were the woman in this video, would you prefer to have a gun, or just wait for the police?
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Read chapter 5 and answer the MCQs. You can download them here: MN_MCQ_ch6
Today’s class
Checked answers to chapter 4 MCQs.
Discussed the relationship between Polly and Digory in this story and especially in this chapter.
Questions:
The reader learns something about the character of the two children from what they do and say. What have you learned about their characters from chapter 4?
Write your English grammar or vocabulary questions.
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Prepare a 2-3 minute presentation on one of the British books you’ve read or British movies you’ve watched this semester. Your presentation must include:
information for your classmates to find the book or movie themselves
a brief description of the main points of the story (but don’t tell the ending)
what we can learn about Britain from watching/reading this.
Today’s class
Read chapter 3, section “Plauge, Fire and Revolution” and answer these queseitons:
Why were many building srebuilt after 1666?
Why did Parliament invite William of Orange to be king in 1688?
Why was Bonnie Prince Charlie a problem?
What was the Glorious Revolution and why was it glorious?
Read chapter 3, section “England + Wales + Scotland + Ireland” and answer these questions:
What two acts were passed before 1710 and why were they important?
What is 10 Downing Street and why is it important?
When was the Union Jack designed and why?
Whose statue is in Trafalgar Square and why?
Mini-lecture on the causes of the Civil War.
Royalists vs Parliamentarians
the idea of a parliamentary system vs a royal (monarch) system
Thomas Paine was the American who went to Paris in 1790 and argued for the release of the King.
The parliament and the king or queen (monarch) each want more power, so there is a constant battle between them in British history.
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Bring your report to class to report to your classmates next week
Today’s class
In groups of 4, discuss
Your impressions of “The Magician’s Nephew”
The highlights?
What other stories (English or Japanese) does it remind you of? Why (give examples.)
Is the book’s message positive, negative or neutral? Why? (Gives examples.)
The message of the story “The Pot with the Hole”
The main teachings of TMN
The characteristics of the 4 main characters of TMN, with examples.
Aslan
Digory
Jadis
Uncle Andrew
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Prepare a short (1-2 mins) presentation about the topic assigned to you from chapter 3 of the textbook. Use maps, photos, illustrations, etc. Use the textbook information but also find something new that is not in the textbook.
Answer the questions about the movie “Far and Away”
Why does Joseph want to kill the landlord Mr Christie?
Is he justified?
Presentation topics
Robert de Niro and Woody Allen
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island – how are they connected? (1 bridge, 1 tunnel, 1 ferry)
Manhattan – Wall Street, Twin Towers, Ground Zero
Chinatown
Lower East Side
Little Italy
Garment District
Greenwich Village
Edith Wharton
Henry James
Mark Twain
Edgar Allen Poe
Harlem
Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx
If you were absent today, please choose from these topics in the textbook:
Central Park
Rockefeller Center
Times Square
Broadway
Lincoln Center
Madison Square Garden
Fifth Avenue & Upper Midtown
Empire State Building
Famous New York food
Today’s class
Cause and effect.
Why did Joseph’s father die?
Why did large stones and timbers fall?
Why did the horses hit the timbers?
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Using your notes from today’s presentation on “Oliver Twist” and “Elizabeth the Golden Age”, write a short paragraph for each presentation . You may need to do a little research before you write.
Choose another book from the Easy Reading list, borrow it from the library and start reading. (Download the list here: AS1_Easy_reading_library_list
Read the textbook chapter 2, pages 16-19 for a quiz next week.
Prepare your presentation.
Today’s class
Presentations about “Oliver Twist” and “Elizabeth the Golden Age”.
Quiz on the Tudor Period (p. 23-4).
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