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= = =May 18= We will meet at Starbucks for the last part of our final - for listening and speaking practice. Come 1-2 pm in Newark at the Starbucks at Balentine and Stevenson. 25 points towards final grade.

= = =May 11-13= HW Final Presentations. HW you MUST bring 14 copies of the document to evaluate your classmates. = = =May 9= Unit 8 Test and review. =May 6=

HW Study for Unit 8 Test and prepare for your final presentation. HW: Print out 13 copies of the following document to bring to class

We will start our final presentations on Wednesday. Click on "Final Presentation for the Instructions and Evaluation Roshan Mehbooba Phuong Fahema Bo Joyce Reiko
 * Wednesday, May 11**

Thanhvan Sahar Zinmar Michelle Zhu Kurosh
 * Friday, May 13**

=May 4= Today we reviewed Unit 8 vocabulary by looking at how it is related to before, during and after the wedding. We also practiced comparatives "more than" "less than" as much as" etc. We practiced identifying word stress in sentences. We heard oral presentations from Fahema, Reiko, Phuong, and Zinmar. HW: Work on your oral presentations for Friday. Turn in your Thank you note if you have note done that. =**May 2**= Today we discussed travel vocabulary and phrases helpful for purchasing a luxury vacation. We visited the Luxury Travel Exp and discussed dream vacations with student presenters. We discussed dates for the Oral presentation on marriage and dates for the FINAL.
 * IMPORTANT: Click on "Final Project" for the updated instructions and evaluation for the final**


 * HW: PRACTICE your Marriage Oral Presentations. Class presentations will be due this Wednesday or Friday.** **__Fahema, Zinmar, Reiko and Pfung__ will do their oral reports on Wednesday.**
 * 25 POINTS Possible**
 * Look over the evaluation I will use and make sure you have all of the elements:[[file:Chapter 8 Marriage Oral Presentation Evaluation.doc]]**

=April 27= Today we discussed comparatives and practiced them with the "5 Love Languages". We used our vocabulary words on page 141 in role plays.

HW Interview a friend who is married. Click on the link below for the handout of questions you will ask: Turn in on Friday. =April 25= Today we had a panel of marriage experts talk to us about marriage. Dee Murphy, Rosa Sizto and Georgia Ewing

Write a short //Thank you// note to our panel. Example: Dear Dee, Rosa and Georgia, Thank you for coming to our class on Monday. I think that what you said about........was very helpful for me because.... //(Try to tell them about two things you learned or you found helpful.)// Sincerely,

=April 22= __//Today//__ we ... - talked about the language of negotiation. - debated marriage topics using phrases we learned for clarification and disagreeing diplomatically. -discussed techniques important to a good presentation today: BOMBER B (Bang- Opening- Message- Bridge-Examples-Review-Bang) and "Signposts".


 * HW:**
 * 1. Presentations: Your presentation will be due next week (See Below --April 20 HW ---for the document detailing this)**

Write down one question and think about your own answer to that question. Write some notes. We will do this on Monday. =April 20= We continued discussing prenuptial agreements and Steve and Karen's opinions and our own ( pages 136-137) We watched the following clip from the Dick van Dyke show, looking at problems and reconciliation in marriage. Click on the following links if you want to view these clips: Dick Van Dyke: The Night the Roof Fell In [] Lucy's Marriage __ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su3goJ7unCs&feature=related __ We did the vocbulary exercises on pages 138-140 HW - 1. Due Friday: complete the chart on page 137-138 "Organize". We will have debates in class on Friday. Think about arguments on both sides of the issues regarding prenuptial agreements. 2. Pick a topic for the Oral Report: Keys to a Successful Marriage or a Succssful Relationship You will share your thesis on Friday. =April 18= We studied and practiced past tense constructions for "telling" or narrating and we practiced sentence patterns for asking questions. We continued in Chapter 8 today pp. 135-136
 * 2. Advice Column**. Read a few of the entries on the following Mrs. Web advice column. [|**Mrs Web**]

HW - Complete lab activities assigned in My Northstar Lab =April 15= We began Unit 8 today - pp 130-133. We watched two Youtube videos regarding prenuptial agreements. HW: Check Vicki's Wiki for your assignment over the weekend. She is assigning some lab work. Have a great weekend! =April 13= Unit 6 Exam - HW: Begin Unit 8: Answer the questions: What are the 4 different categories of the agreement? Which rules would you not want to have in your agreement? Which rules do you think are very important? You should be familiar with this contract so we can discuss it on Friday. __**Brief quiz on Friday**__ - just to make sure you read it. If you study page 133 and answer the questions, the quiz will be simple. If you did not read the contract on page 133, the quiz will be impossible. =April 11= We practiced "Infinitives of Purpose" pp. 102-103 We learned about the rhythm of prepositional phrases - pp. 104-105 9 students presented their stories in front of the class. HW: Study for Unit 6 Test on Wednesday. Click on the tab below for the Unit 6 Review Document =April 8= We reviewed various storytelling techniques and 9 students presented their stories in front of the class. On Monday we will hear the other students tell their stories. HW: Review for Unit 6 Test Practice presentations =April 6= We talked about transitions in storytelling (pages 106-107). Students told the Lavender story from the pictures on page 107 in groups. 4 very brave students told the story in front of the class. Yay! Students worked on their own stories and practiced them. (p 108) HW: Story Presentations Friday: Write an outline and a few notes. Practice your stories (page 108) You will present your stories to the class on Friday. (Joyce, Zhu and Magdalena will present on Monday, but they should have their outline and notes started by Friday. ) Stories should be 2-3 minutes long. Click on the link below for the evaluation guide for your presentation. Remember this: practice, practice, practice!!!
 * Read page 133 for understanding.**

=--= =by Martha= April 4, 2010

We listened to excerpts from My Northstar Lab from page 97: Make Inferences. We filled out the chart on page 97. We did the "Create" activity on page 101 -- presenting in pairs in front of the class.

HW : page 108. On a separate piece of paper or in your book, read __Production: Telling a Story__. Write an outline of your own story. This is due Wednesday. You will present your story to the class on Friday. The Unit Test for Chapter 6 is on Monday in class - it is a paper test and oral test which is done in class.

=--= =by Andrea= =01-03-11= Today we learned differents techniques about how to tell a story. HW 1. Integrate C p.98 2. Write an example from the native American story to match each story telling technique.[|Lucy's Marriage]