Class Wednesday UPDATE

Hi everyone,

We will have a practice test of the speaking part of the ECCE. You will be assigned to a test group at the beginning of the class. If you are not in class at the time of the distribution, you will not be allowed to take the test. We agreed that this would be used to replace the grade of the Listening of the mid term quizzes. 

Aso, please finish the reading and writing part of the practice test that we began today. Those who did not come to class today, please stop by the copy shop and collect the material. I asked the person there to make copies for everyone. It is our obligation to pay for the material. I always make the copies for all of you.

Please bring the package on grammar review that we have been meaning to review.

Just for the information of those who are not coming to class. These final classes have been about  getting you ready for the proficiency test. I hope it does not happen like it happened last time I taught this class, that those, who did not come to class the last weeks, the very day of the test complained that they did not know about the structure of the test!

Next class

Hi guys,
please complete the grammar guide for Monday (the one with the review of verbal tenses).
Stay safe
José A.

Friday

Guys,
remember to bring the first draft of your paper. I encourage you to get back to the instructions of this assignment. I still get people asking questions that were discussed when we read  the assignment sheet. Take into account that the first draft as well as the peer review exercises makes part of the process that will be graded in this project. They will have to be included in your final submission.
Those who were not in class today are encouraged to review the example we analyzed in class today on the structure of the essay.
Please bring a copy of your essay on Friday. If you do not have a printer home, make it easy arrive, EARLY and go print it out. The class time does not include printing time!

Class on Wednesday

Hi guys,
please review presentations on PIE and plagiarism that can be found on the Material page.
Again bring the material on Conditionals and the other materials of revision grammar topics. Make sure to have a lens and a thesis statement for Wednesday. Your first draft is due Friday.  So you need to be clear about them and begin writing.
Here´s an example of an essay that is similar to the paper you will write. But in order to understand the essay, you will need to read the story it refers to: The Yellow Wallpaper. Now, do a quick reading of the story; do not spend time checking vocabulary. I just need you to be clear about the plot of the story. As you read the essay, try to indentify the elements of the essay we discussed in class: Intro (hook), summary, thesis, forecast.
Paragraphs: Point, Illustration, Explanation (check if you see primary and secondary sources)
Conclusion: What type of conclusion is the author drawing on?)
Finally, bring some money, we will make some copies: 700 pesos.

Class on Monday

Hi everyone,
please complete Listening-speaking assignment 4. Check out instructions.
Bring the material on conditional. Start working on the other material that reviews all grammar.
Have a nice weekend!

Class Friday

Hi everyone,
please read the material I left about the writing process.  Bring the material about conditionals that you have completed.
I will leave the Comic strip of your novel page available until tonight. So, if you missed it or did not have time to comment on your classmates, you still have a shot.
One more thing as a note: I hope that the parade of people coming in and getting out of the classroom had been a behavior caused by the length of the presentation period (although it does not excuse people leaving the classroom for 15 or more time, which is disrespectful!). 

José A.

Class Next Week

Hi everyone,

I am enjoying very much you insightful ideas presented in your speech presentations! What a good ride!

                                               (taken from Google images)

For next class, I would like you to work on a comic strip about your novel. Please look at the instructions on the above tab called Comic strip of your novel.
Have a great weekend!

This week

Hi everyone,
We will continue with the speech presentations on Wed. Please take into account that your assignment for Friday is to have read the first 5 chapters of the book you chose.
José A.

Class Wed.

Hi guys, we will take a couple of minutes to conclude the TCE´s and then move on to do the speech. There is a one change:Speakers will be chosen at random. You must all be ON TIME.  This is what you will find in the assignment sheet as a reminder: The day of the presentation, the presenter will hand in a two-page copy of the speech at the moment s/he is called to present. Not submitting the written copy will lead to a deduction of 30% in the grade.

There is no make up for this assignment, if one student is called to present and s/he is absent, this student will lose the chance to present. If the student is late for class and is called to present, the student will be allowed to present but will be docked off 30% of the grade. 

It is not acceptable that you come in late saying that you were printing your speech. If you are going to print here on campus, it is SIMPLE, plan to arrive earlier. 

See you then,

José A.