Friday, December 11, 2015

Thursday December 17th, 2015



We welcomed back the new students and had a successful second day of class!

Agenda

  • Review
  • Listening Comprehension
  • Speaking
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Looking Ahead
  • Homework
Review

Discussed last week's lesson plan and homework. Reviewed today's lesson plan and objectives.

Listening Comprehension

"Action! - The Dark Knight"


Students read part of a script from a famous movie to themselves in order to understand the scene. After reviewing, students selected their role and acted it out in class. Instructor outlined the script, scene, and objectives for the activity. Students acted out the scene, then defined if the dimensions were social or academic. Class discussed the conversation setting to strengthen language comprehension.

Speaking

Worked on vocabulary building, verb tense, adverb and adjective worksheets. Class discussed worksheets once completed to help strengthen students speaking skills. 


Vocabulary Word List:
  1. window 
  2. pillow 
  3. angry 
  4. hungry 
  5. driving 
  6. majoring
  7. degree 
  8. graduate 
  9. elective
  10. alumni
Reading 

"Emotional Expression in Music" and "Concussion Detection"


Students read articles out loud in class to strengthen their reading and speaking skills.

Writing


"The Strangest Dream I've Ever Had" 


Students assigned a writing prompt to help strengthen their current writing skills. Students requested to include:

  • 10 Complete sentences
  • Correct punctuation, spelling, capitalization, and BME format. 
  • 3 Vocabulary words (underline vocabulary words)
After students completed their writing, they shared their writing in class. 

Looking Ahead

Class discussed objectives for the next class and went over any questions the students had.

Homework


New Years Writing Activity


Students given worksheet to complete and writing assignment about New Years Eve to work on over break. Homework Objectives: Strengthen grammar skills and enhance creative writing skills. 



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