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GOALS FOR WEEK 1
By the end of this week, you will:
  1. Understand the goals and requirements of this course.
  2. Get to know your classmates and your teacher.
  3. Understand what textbooks, materials, and online systems you need to get for this class.
  4. Take diagnostic tests to make sure you are in the right level.
  5. Practice question formation, summarizing, and note-taking skills.
  6. Review passive and introduce active and passive causatives.
  7. Discuss good presentation skills and learn what you need to do for your first presentation.
MONDAY
-Welcome presentation
-Review syllabus
-Human treasure hunt
-Review website including listening log.

-Musical Monday song: "Meant to Be" 
HOMEWORK
-Complete "Tell Me about Yourself" sheet for tomorrow
-Review syllabus
-Buy textbook from bookstore
TUESDAY
-Warm-up
-Diagnostic test
-Teaching Tuesday:
TED Talk: Everyday Leaders.
-Discuss SLDs

HOMEWORK
-Start Listening Log #1, due Tuesday

-Buy textbook from bookstore for tomorrow



 WEDNESDAY
-Warm-up
-Fill in SLD date chart and practice summaries
-Q Chapter 1, pp. 2-3 and 7 (Listening 1  vocabulary)
-Online homework checklist for Chapter 1
-Word Wednesday: Causatives


HOMEWORK
-Finish Mixed Passive Practice worksheet
-Start Listening Log #1, due Tuesday

-Buy textbook from bookstore



THURSDAY
-Warm-up

-Review homework on passive
-Q Chapter 1 through p. 12.
-Theatrical Thursday: Leadership Skits


HOMEWORK
-Start Listening Log #1, due next Tuesday

-Set up your Q online homework log-in if you have not already done so!




 

FRIDAY
-Warm-up
-Discuss Presentation 1
-Presentation Video #1

-Presentation Video #2
-Q Chapter 1 vocab and listening 2
-Informed Friday: CNN Student News

HOMEWORK
-Listening Log #1-due Tuesday (no school Monday
)
-Continue to work on Q chapter 1 online homework and study for Chapter 1 quiz on Wednesday
-Use your extra time to work on your first presentation--due Thursday, June 6!!!--and your SLD.



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