Topic

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Tentative Calendar Schedule is subject to change ESOL 20: Writing for Non-Native Speakers English I Language Assignments due

Interviews Introduce your new friend! Diagnostic

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Daily routine Paragraph organization

Review the simple present tense

GS= Grammar Sense textbook Review of the simple present tense. GS: pages 11-12 Write paragraph #1 describing your daily routine.

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Describing activities in progress What are you doing? We are still learning the present continuous. Quiz #1 Were learning how to form contractions.

The present continuous

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The present continuous + adverbs and time expressions Simple present and present continuous Present continuous and contractions

Describing activities in progress. GS: page 39 Listening for form and forming questions. GS: pages 32-34 Bring in two photos from a magazine, personal album, or newspaper. The Decade that Made a Difference. GS: page 49-50 Choose and read an article from the blackboard website under Influential People. Review the article you choose last week.

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Tell me what you did last weekend I went to the movies.

Past tense Forming questions

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No class

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What article did you choose? Lets have a conversation about what we read! How did the writer describe the main idea of the story? In-class writing #1

Past tense Identify supporting details

Pronunciation and working on irregular verb forms. GS: pages 53-55 Bring article to class.

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Review simple present, present continuous, and simple past Abstract nouns Browse www.values.com website

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What are some of your personal values?

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Describe values and commercial to your friend Begin writing practice paragraph #2 Quiz #2 Writing pairs. Find your assigned partner and peer review paragraphs. Where have you traveled? Group discussions about where you have been/lived/traveled.

Abstract nouns Adjectives

Unusual Gifts. GS: pages 301303

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Abstract nouns Adjectives

Forming adjectives from nouns. GS: pages 307-308 Complete paragraph #2

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Present perfect tense

Tales of a World Traveler. GS: pages 89-91 Type revised paragraph #2

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Quiz #3 (mini-presentation) How long have you studied English? How long have you been in the United States? Happy St. Patricks Day! How is St. Patricks day compared to some of the holidays you celebrate?

Present perfect tense Forming questions

Continuing time up until now. GS: page 97 Review notes from class.

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Comparatives

Read St. Patricks Day article. Come to class with questions! Online newspaper article. GS: pages 346-347

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In-class writing #2 (Midterm) What is your native country like? How is the city you live in now different from your home city/town? Begin drafting paragraph #3 Comparatives

Review notes!

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Making comparisons. GS: pages 352-354

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Writing conferences! How big is the worlds biggest

Review comparatives Superlatives

Completed paragraph #3 Read magazine article and answer questions. GS: pages 366-367

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Spring Break!

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Spring Break!

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Quiz #4 Making recommendations

Superlatives

Review notes! Listening activity. GS: pages 370371 Browse the website: http://www.guinnessworldrecords .com Making recommendations. GS: page 375 Online news article and questions. GS: pages 112-115

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In-class writing #3

Superlatives

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What are you going to do this summer?

Future tense/be going to/present continuous

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Planning a week in advance.

Future tense/be going to/present continuous Future time expressions

The future with will. GS: pages 125-126 Create Google account for Google drive. Share Google Docs calendar Will vs. be going to. GS: pages 130-131

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Quiz #5 Describing what we will do in the future I will study harder next semester. Making promises Groups discussion and brainstorming for paragraph #4 Could you help me with this paper? Writing conferences

The future with will

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The future with will

Choose an article from the blackboard website under Future Goals. Print and take notes. Read the excerpt from an e-book. GS: pages 178-179 Complete paragraph #4

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Modals

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Giving advice Pair discussions

Modals

Print article from blackboard under Modals. Highlight modals and write back to the author giving advice! Bring in your favorite piece of writing from this semester to share with the class. We will review topic sentences, details, and grammar. Review notes

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Round-table discussion to close and review the semester. Prepare for final writing.

Review

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In-class writing #4 (Final)