Class Assignments & Activities

Week Three- Balancing Your Life

→ Monday

No Classes- Labor Day

→ Tuesday

We began with a conversation exercise reviewing the vocabulary from Friday. We then did reading and listening exercises from Standout, pp. 12 & 13. Next we filled out the entry forms for the CASAS test, which is planned for next week. I handed out the Quiz 1 Study Guide, and we finished class with grammar exercises over articles.

→ Wednesday

Today we met in the computer lab and completed Computer Assignment 2. In the second part of class, we worked in Standout on p. 14. Next, I gave a review grammar lesson on articles. This lesson included a helpful handout presenting the basic rules of article usage. The handout is available in the class binder. We finished class with dictation practice.

Assignment: Computer Assignment 2

→ Thursday

We began class today with a little bit more dictation practice. This was followed by activities on pp. 15-17 of Standout. We concluded class with a Quiz 1 review game completed in groups.

→ Friday

We began with an exercise highlighting the difference in usage between adjective pairs such as “tired” and “tiring,” “bored” and “boring.” We then completed a vocabulary review on p. 20 of Standout, followed by a listening activity involving career counseling. After this, we took Quiz 1. At the end of class, students were given time to begin work on Writing Assignment 3, and we did a dictation exercise as a class.

Assignment: Writing Assignment 3- remembering your previous writing about childhood, reflect on ways you’ve changed since you were young. You might also talk about how you’ve stayed the same.