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Learning modules
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Week 1
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Saudi Arabia plans to build six-runway airport: BREAKING NEWS (Intro to scanning for information)
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Video: Saudi Arabia Building New Mega-Airport In Riyadh
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L3: English Vocabulary for Travel (use 5 new words in complete sentences)
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How did you get your name? Unit 1 L3 and L4 Preview and Class Discussion about Names
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L4: English Vocabulary for Travel: Write 6 sentence paragraph using new words
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Correct final paragraph, which will be written (copied) in class evaluation 12/08
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L3 and L4 Class Brainstorm and individual paragraph outlines with supporting details and conclusion.
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L4 Vocabulary Quiz, 7 Sentence Paragraph, using 5 synonyms or new airport vocabulary and transition words in sentences.
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L3 Vocabulary Quiz and opinion paragraph using 2 synonyms or new airport vocabulary in sentences.
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L3 and L4 Writing: Opinion Paragraph: Student-generated; edited; use of transition words
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Week 2
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L3 and L4; CLASS DISCUSSION-OPINION "Do Names Matter?" video
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Preview Reading 1 "Naming Around the World" Round-Robin reading: "Naming Around the World"
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L3 and L4 Review--Writing: Proper and Common Nouns
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L3 and L4 page 9 Scanning; (completion of chart)
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Reading: "Naming the Blackberry"; Main Ideas; Details; Group Work-Names of Products on Chart
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Writing Capitalization and Proper Nouns Skills. p 17
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L3 Vocabulary Quiz: Naming Around the World (use 3 vocabulary words in 3 complete sentences)
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L4 Vocabulary Quiz: Naming Around the World and crossword & 6 complete sentences using vocabulary.
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L3 and L4 Writing: Continue to write your story, "My Name" emailed to Onna by 12/14, 5 PM
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Alphabetical Order (and Dictionary Use) P. 19
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Classroom outline and writing Story your own story #2 modeling Short Stories from (House on Mango Street)
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Peer Edit (self-Story #2)
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Review Vocabulary D-G positive adjectives (re: Evaluation 12/15)
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L3 positive adjective quiz and write one sentence using word beginning with D, E, F, and G that describes you.
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L4 Positive Adjective Quiz (D-G). 4 sentences about your best friend or yourself using 4 positive adjectives (D-G)
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Mark Zuckerberg morning routine, video answer focus questions
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Week 3
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L3 and L4 Writing: Continue to write your story, "My House (Apartment) on_______" emailed to Onna by 12/19, 5 PM
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L3 Paragraph Fact or Opinion; Create Title; Identify Main Idea; 2-Supporting Ideas; Write Concluding Sentence
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L4 from adjective listed: write a synonym and antonym (Longman dictionaries may be used)
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L4 write complete sentences using transitions: "On the other hand," and "Therefore,"
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12/21 Study Guide L4: Family Traditions Essay
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L3 Study Guide: Brainstorm about favorite meal followed by topic sentence and 3 supporting sentences
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Week 4
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L3 and L4 Topic Chat "South Koreans to Become a Year or Two Younger" (You Tube video)
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L3 Match each kind of sentence with its definition (t/f)
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L3 Fact and Opinion "Nacatamales" "Captain Hook" "School Uniforms"
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L4 Writing a thesis statement for a given topic
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L4 Writing Transitions and Thesis Practice
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L4 Exercises with synonyms re: Breaking News
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L3 Freewriting and Putting the Text Back Together re: "South Koreans to Become a Year or Two Younger" (video)
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L3 (-alternative assignment-replacing lowest grade) 1 additional story based on House on Mango Street)
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L4 Practice Writing a Short Essay from Outline to product
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L3 Final R/W Mastery of Objectives
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L4 Final R/W Mastery of Objectives
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