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SPRING SYLLABUS 2016
CE Mesa College
Class: ESL Beginning and Intermediate Writing Levels 3, 4, 5
Day-Time: T/Th 11:45-1:45 Bathroom Breaks as needed (12:45?)
Room: 215
Instructor: Professor Jim Brice M.A.
Non-Required Books: Writers at Work and Writing from Within
Class web site eslwithjim. Look there for this syllabus and more.
Email: eslwithjim2016@ (send me your Autobiography)
Student Learning Outcome/SLO Writing Assessment: At the end of the semester, students will write a paragraph with a main idea and supporting details on a topic assigned by the instructor.
Please bring to class:
1. A friend, a non-messy snack, and a napkin just in case
2. A good attitude (“A bad attitude is like a flat tire because…”)
3. Paper
4. Pencils/Pen/Eraser
Dos and Don’ts:
5. Be on time
6. Be prepared to make writing mistakes and learn from them.
7. Participate in classwork and group discussions
8. Be courteous and helpful to others
9. Phones: Vibrate ONLY. Do not talk on the phone in class, please.
10. _____________________________________________ (Tell me one more.) Tentatively…This may change.
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|WEEKS |TOPIC |WRITING |
| | |OBJECTIVE |
|1 |Getting acquainted |Writing about another person (biography) |
|2 |Writers at Work |Writing about the person that you know the|
| | |best—You |
| | |(Autobiography) |
|3 |Chapter 1 |A morning person or a night person? |
| |see site for more weeks |smell |
|4 |Chapter 1 & 2 | |
| |Continued | |
|5 |Chapter 3 |The weekend |
|6 |Chapter 3 | |
| |Continued | |
|7 |Chapter 4 |A Scary or Funny Experience |
|8 |Chapter 4 | |
| |Continued | |
|9 |Chapter 5 |Holidays |
|10 |Chapter 5 | |
| |Continued | |
|11 |Chapter 6 |Telling Stories |
|12 |Chapter 6 | |
| |Continued | |
|13 |Chapter 7 |A Favorite Place |
|14 |Chapter 7 | |
| |Continued | |
|15 |Chapter 8 |The Ideal Spouse |
|16 |Chapter 8 | |
| |Continued | |
|17 |Chapter 9 |What’s your Opinion? |
|18 |Chapter 9 | |
|Class # |The Plan |
|1st |Welcome to Beginning and Intermediate Writing Spring 2016 |
|2/4/16 |Song, “Who are you?” |
| |Please sign in |
| |Attendance Cards (Name, birthday and follow example for the rest, thanks) |
| |Tell Us About Conversation Activity |
| |Read a sample biography (teacher’s) and mulit level verb review |
| |Write me an email eslwithjim2016@ Just say “Hi” (homework) |
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|2nd |Song, “In My Life” |
|2/9/16 |Please sign in |
| |(Attendance Cards for new students-Name, birthday and follow example for the rest, thanks) |
| |Writing Interview Questions/Multi level –don’t worry about the grammar, right now |
| |Interview someone with different language and Take (write) short notes about your partner |
| |Changing short notes into longer sentences and paragraphs (double space) |
| |Read the story that your partner wrote about you (Peer revision) |
| |Give it to me (Please put in Red folder on table) |
| |Read a famous person bio while you wait for others |
| |Editing practice if time. |
| |Write me an email eslwithjim2016@ Just say “Hi” (homework) |
|3rd |Happy Valentine Day and Happy Birthday President’s Day Weekend. No class Friday or Monday |
|2/11/16 | |
| |Editing symbols review |
| |Pass back biographies and Student make changes and give to the teacher (please put in red folder) |
| |Valentine’s Day Vocabulary |
| |Read about the first Valentine’s Day |
| |Discuss with a partner and write answers |
| |Check answers |
| |Song “I will always love you” |
| |Cartoon if time Happy Valentine’s Day! |
|2/16 |Read Sample student autobiographies |
| |Changing biography into autobiography (new students, just write your autobiography) |
| |Early finishers, Read more sample autobiographies if time. |
| |Start book pages 4-9 |
|2/18 |Songs about morning and Night |
| |Good Morning Starshine |
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| |“Starry Starry Night” |
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| |Review writing process p. 4 in book |
| |Read p.5-10 (30 min 4-7) |
| |Write and give to me the first draft of one paragraph “A morning person or a night person?” P. 10 Remember to double space. Put in Red |
| |Folder |
|Week 4 2/23 |Songs about morning and Night |
| |Good Morning Starshine |
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| |“Starry Starry Night” |
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| |A morning person or a night person? Continue in book p. 11-17 |
| |If time, review editing & practice editing with Autobiography first draft errors handout. Do 1-25 with a partner |
| |At home, Revise and Type 2nd draft of Autobiography with revisions. Add art (photo, image, drawing ---Give to me by March 1 (Do it where|
| |you can: home, lab 204, friend’s house etc. |
|2/25 |Return 2nd drafts of Morning/Night paragraphs (Great Job!) |
| |Explain more about 2nd drafts of Autobiographies |
| |Continue in book p. 19 to ??? |
| |Review vocabulary |
| |Page 29 C Write the first draft. |
| |Talk about writing about videos |
|3/1/16 |Vocabulary review |
| |Page 21-29/. Topic Sentences |
| |Write the first draft. |
|3/3/16 |Walk and talk about The Weekend (collect handout) |
| |Do Pages 30-32 in Writers at Work book (for page 32 practice 8, do one example then assign 2-10 (?) to pairs to write on slips of paper |
| |and then collect slips of paper and review with doc camera |
| |Return Important Person paragraphs( p. 29) to students and write second drafts with corrections and turn in to the teacher |
| |Read page 37-42 but don’t do weekend paragraphs yet unless you think that you have time to finish and collect. |
| |Show start of Crossroads Café video and answer questions if time. |
|3/8/16 |Take a book and paper |
| |Review weekend: Did you do what you planned? |
| |Walk and talk about your last Weekend/Or days off |
| |Review book on page 41 oops Do page 37-42 |
|3/10/16 |Write first draft of weekend paragraph p.42 |
| |Do pages 42-43 |
| |Show video and write short notes about it |
|3/15/16 |Editing practice, Return weekend paragraphs, writing corrections on the line above |
| |Cooridnating Conjunctions/Conjunction Junction (closed caption) |
| |Fanboys words (fixing comma errors) |
| | |
| |Do pages 44-49 |
| |Crossroads Café review questions 1-10 Finish video |
| |Write one paragraph about the last question if time. |
|3/17/16 | |
| |Book read pages 63-68 |
| |Write first draft, p. 68 C (what you do on your favorite holiday in your native country or here) |
| |Silent Reading of St. Patrick’s Day story A/B |
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|3/22/16 |Review writing conclusions, p 66 + p.67 Practice 2 + your conclusions from your first draft of p.68 C |
| |Revising paragraphs p. 68 A revision (ideas/form) |
| |Practice editing using holiday paragraphs |
| |Work with a partner, editing 1 paper |
| |More editing, p. 69A, p. 70, p71 Practice 5 |
| |Return holiday paragraphs |
| |Writing the second draft p. 69B&C (revise and edit) |
| |Silent Reading of St. Patrick’s Day story if time |
| |Discuss with a group |
|3/24/16 |Review complex sentences p. 70 |
| |Do p. 72 – practice 6, 7&8 |
| |“Two Easters: Jesus and the Easter Bunny” reading |
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|4/5/16 |A Scary or Funny Experience p. 51 |
| | Which is it? |
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| |Baby Jessica the movie |
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| |Baby Jessica the Story on page 60 |
| |Telling Your Story p. 53 |
| |More examples pp. 54-55 |
| |Writing the first draft of your story. P. 55 C |
| |Silent reading/ Teacher’s stories |
| |Motorcycle, garage door, water bottle, wrong way, set up like a bowling pin, funeral home etc. |
|4/7/16 |A Scary or Funny Experience p. 57 continued |
| |Practice editing 57-61 (Compound Sentences) |
| |Editing your story p. 56-57 |
| |Writing the second draft p. 57 C |
|4/12/16 |Telling stories p. 77/Fiction |
| |Writing the first draft of your story. p 80 C |
| |Read the story on p. 81 |
| |Exchange your story with a partner and do p. 81 B |
| |Put your story in Jim’s red folder |
|4/14/16 |Practice editing p. 82-83 |
| |Dependent Clauses on web site/Long Beach site |
| |Editing your story |
| |Writing the second draft p. 82 C |
| |Earthday on the Internet |
| |Review video # 3 and write answers & check |
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|4/19 |Earthday on the Internet (answers) Protecting our Place! |
| |Book p.87 Your favorite place (s) here and in your native country |
| |Prepositions |
| |First draft p. 90 |
| |Video |
|4/21 |Pictures of Your favorite place |
| |Editing |
| |Second drafts of p. 90 |
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|4/26 |Return Second drafts |
|[pic] |Vocabulary list for reading circle new words |
| |Pair practice: Say a definition & Guess the word and then say it in a sentence |
| |Check vocabulary comprehension (on back) |
| |Write words in sentences/check Jennifer and Bob? |
| |Book page 97-? |
|4/28 | Book page 99 top and handout/Review vocabulary comprehension |
|[pic] |A (Student acting like teacher) randomly says synonyms only, 1-15 |
| |B (Student acting like student) guesses the matching word and says it in a sentence, e.g., A “courageous” B “Brave,” |
| |“Firemen are brave.” |
| |Read pages 100-102 |
| |Do C at the top of page 103 and then put it in the red folder. |
| |Silently read the Newspaper article “For Love or Money” while your classmates finish. Circle new words. |
| |If time, the teacher will discuss new words and read the story aloud to you. |
| |Not now, but next class we will do the questions on the back |
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|5/3/16 |Work on editing worksheet |
| |One sheet but two students |
| |Return first drafts |
| |p. 103-104 Do C |
| |Re-read the Newspaper article “For Love or Money” |
| |Pair up with a partner and do 1-5 or 6-10 (The teacher will tell you which and then switch partners and get the answers that you don’t |
| |have. |
|5/5 |An important historical event in your country, favorite American holiday, or a paragraph about commercialization |
| |Mother’s Day instead |
| |Return last week’s paragraphs/Spouses |
| |Read and Discuss the History of Mother’s Day/circle new words |
| |Write a paragraph about your mothers, you being a mother, or mothers in general |
| |Cinco de Mayo in Mexico |
| |Cinco de Mayo in Ohio/ commercialization of holidays |
| |What’s your opinion about Current events/important issues in the world – give 3 Smart phones? |
|5/10 |Book pages 112-119 |
| |Outlining/Organizing ideas |
| |Page 119 C (top of page) if time |
|5/12 |Book pages 119-120 |
| |Editing practice |
| |Edit your paper and |
| |Do Page 119 C (bottom) |
| |Crossroads # 4 |
| |Review vocab – handout |
| |Watch video and take notes |
|5/17 |1.Working in Teams at School/vocabulary |
| |2. Read and discuss |
| |3. Opinion paragraph “How do you feel about working in teams?” |
|5/19 |Editing practice |
| |Edit your paper and write second draft |
| |Review vocab – handout |
| |Watch video and take notes |
| |Crossroads Café # 6 |
| |Weekend plans |
|5/24 |Working in Teams at Work |
|5/26 |Memorial Day/War |
|5/31 |Listening and Speaking at work |
|6/2 |Ideal vacations –native countries and here (in PowerPoint?) |
|6/9 |Ideal vacations –native countries and here PowerPoint Presentations and cultural celebration |
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