Sunday, August 27, 2017

Alternative Lesson Plans

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Jan. 13 - Young Men: No Girls, No Money
Activities
1) review HW reading (bring extra copies)
2) do Video 1 Discussion Activity
3) do text activities - vocabulary and reading

Homework
1) do Active Outline and Comp Qs for Young Men: No Girls, No Money
2) complete HW writing from Video 1: Discussion Worksheet


Jan. 16 - Young Men: No Girls, No Money
Activities
1) check HW from Jan. 13 (Active Outline & Comp Qs)
2) do Video 2 Discussion Activity
3) do additional text activities, Fast Answer Quiz
4) discuss and assign HW

Homework
1) do Vocabulary and Reading for Women in College
2) TBD

Jan. 18 - Women in College
Activities
1) Pre-reading - Vocabulary
2) go through text reading, alternate with Active Outline questions
3) do Comprehension Questions - Ss-led answer check
4) do Critical Thinking and Writing exercises
5) do Video Discussion Activity
Alternate video discussions:
Homework
1) do Active Outline and Comp Qs for Women in College
2) complete worksheet assigned earlier

Jan. 30 - Women in College
Activities
1) do Vocabulary Size Test (room to TBD)
2) check HW and Vocabulary for last weeks reading (student-led)
3) do Comprehension Questions - Ss-led answer check
4) do Critical Thinking and Writing exercises

Homework
1) none assigned - end of term

Alternative Unit
Activities
1) do the Bull Valley Monster presentation and discussion
2) reading with presentation
3) do text exercises, pp. 63-64
4) do Japanese Ghost Story discussion with worksheet
5) discuss and assign HW

Homework
1) do Unit 15 Content Quiz
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Saturday, December 5, 2015

2015 December in Eigo I

Dec. 7 - What Colors Tell About You
Activities
1) check HW and Vocabulary for last weeks reading (student-led)
2) listen and read with CD
3) do text exercises, p. 55
4) do Group Discussion - What color is your classmate?
5) do text exercises, p. 56
6) do Colors Discussion Interview Activity
7) discuss and assign HW
  • Life Topics Unit 6 Travel in Japan (need copies)
  • do Vocabulary in class as HW prep?
Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) read Travel in Japan, do Vocabulary


Dec. 14 - Travel in Japan
Activities
1) check HW and Vocabulary for last weeks reading (student-led)
2) do listening with CD
3) do Comprehension Qs, Active Outline, p. 27 (student-led check)
4) do Critical Thinking/Writing, p. 28
5) do Unit 6 Discussion Interview Activity
6) discuss and assign HW
Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) listen to I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
3) fill in cloze exercise for I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Lyrics Cloze


Dec. 21 - Christmas: Traditions and Customs
Activities
1) check HW and Vocabulary for last weeks reading (student-led)
2) do video discussion: Christmas in Japan video
3) do Presentation & Discussion: Images of Santa Claus through History
4) do Christmas Manga Activity with Worksheet
5) discuss and assign HW
  • Life Topics Unit ??? (need copies)
  • do Vocabulary in class as HW prep
Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) read ????, do Vocabulary
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Sunday, November 1, 2015

2015 November in Eigo I

Nov. 2 - Unit 7 - I Love Weekends!
Activities
1) review elllo Listening Reports
2) do text activities as presented - pp. 64-68
3) assign Seed Story - Adverbs of Frequency

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) TBD


Nov. 9 - Unit 7 - I Love Weekends!
Activities
1) do Unit 7 Review activities
2) do Unit 7 Test
3) do Unit 7 Conversation Task
4) assign Seed Story as HW- Adverbs of Frequency

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) do Seed Story - Modals & Expressions


Nov. 16 - Unit 8 - Let's Eat!
Activities
1) do Any-Some exercise (choose from grammar exercise texts)
2) do Fast Food Discussion Worksheet
3) do text activities as presented - pp. 72-75
4) do conversation activities from OPD (copies needed)
5) discuss and assign homework activities

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) do Fast Food Speaking Notes


Nov. 23 - Unit 8 - Let's Eat!
Activities
1) do Some / Any online grammar exercise
2) do text exercises, pp. 77-78
3) do Unit 8 Test
4) do discussion with Fast Food Speaking Notes
5) discuss and assign HW
  • Life Topics Unit 16 Fast Food and Health (need copies)
  • do Vocabulary in class as HW prep?
Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) read Fast Food and Health, do Critical Thinking & Writing


Nov. 30 - Fast Food and Health
Activities
1) do Vocabulary study for Fast Food and Health
2) read Fast Food and Health
3) do Outline, Comprehension Qs
4) do Quick Answer Quiz
5) do Critical Thinking & Writing
6) do Discussion

 Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) read What Colors Tell About You, do Vocabulary
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

2015 October in Eigo I

Oct. 4 - Unit 6 Review
Activities
1) check HW for the last two weeks' classes
2) do Unit 6 Review Test
4) do Simple Present Tense grammar exercise, check (student-led, correct and collect))
5) do Vocabulary - quick and dirty, pp. 52-53
6) do Conversation practice, p. 54
7) do Simple Present Interview activity
8) do Interaction activities, p. 58
9) do Unit 6 Task: Find someone who...
10) do listening practice with Real Stories, p. 59
11) discuss and assign HW - announce Oct. 12 class rescheduled to Jan. 12

Homework
1) prepare for Units 1-6 Review Test
2) do elllo Listening Report
3) do Azar exercise


Oct. 12 - Schedule change
*Oct. 12 class rescheduled to Jan. 21
Activities
1) check Oct. 4 HW (student-led, correct & collect)
2)

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) do Azar exercise


Oct. 19 - Kyoritsu Festival
No class scheduled

 Oct. 27 - Units 1-6 Review
Activities
1) review elllo Listening Reports
2) do Unit 6 Test
3) do Shopping Interviews activity
4) do Seed Story - Chris Goes Shopping for Clothes
5) check Oct. 10 HW (student-led, correct & collect)

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report
2) TBD
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

2015 September in Eigo I

Sep. 21 - Unit 6: That's a Great Shirt
Activities
1) do gerund exercise
2) warm-up speaking activity: Let's talk about summer
3) discuss summer HW and assign HW for next week

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report email HW
2) do Grammar Check and Vocabulary Check, p. 57

Sep. 28 - Unit 6: That's a Great Shirt
Activities
1) check Sep. 21 HW (student-led, correct and collect)
2) do Vocabulary Size Test
3) do speaking activity: Let's go shopping online
4) discuss and assign HW, announce Unit 6 Test in next class

Homework
1) do elllo Listening Report email HW
2) do Grammar Check and Vocabulary Check, p. 57
3) study for Unit 6 Test
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Friday, January 9, 2015

2015 January & February in Eigo I

Jan. 19 - Monster Stories
Activities
1) do Presentation: The Bull Valley Monster
2) Discussion Worksheet for above presentation
3) write and share short Monster Story
4) discuss and assign HW

Homework
1) do Vocabulary for Unit 21 Women in College
2) read Unit 21 Women in College
3) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions, p. 87

Jan. 21 - Ghosts
Special Make-up Session (Wed. 4th Period?)
Activities
1) do Vocabulary, p. 61
2) read text sections, p. 62 with Unit 15 Ghosts Presentation
3) do text exercises, pp. 63-64
4) do Critical Thinking and/or Writing as task based group activity?
5) do Video Discussion Activity
6) remind students of Jan. 19 HW

Homework
1) do Vocabulary for Unit 21 Women in College
2) read Unit 21 Women in College
3) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions, p. 87


Feb. 2 - Women in College
Activities
1) check HW (student-led)
2) do Critical Thinking and/or Writing as task based group activity
3) do Video Discussion Activity
Homework
1) none assigned - end of term

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Monday, December 1, 2014

2014 December in Eigo I

Dec. 1- Seasons in Japan
Activities
1) check students use of Supli Conversation Service
2) do Unit 1 Quick Answer Quiz
3) do Critical Thinking and/or Writing as task based group activity
4) do Video Discussion Activities
Homework
1) do Unit 7 Vocabulary Support, p. 29
2) Read Unit 7 The Secret of Happiness, p. 30
3) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions, p. 31


Dec. 8 - The Secret of Happiness
Activities
1) check Vocabulary, p. 29
2) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions in teams at white board
  • listen to section of reading on CD
  • decide answer in groups
  • A, B or C person from the group goes to white board and writes answer in space provided for each group
  • graded by class at conclusion of listen and answering questions
3) do What Makes Me Happy - Speaking Notes
4) assign HW for Dec. 15 (see below)

Homework
1) Read Unit 8 Shopping on the Internet, p. 34
2) do Unit 8 Vocabulary Support, p. 33
3) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions, p. 35


Dec. 15 - Internet Shopping
Activities
1) complete What Makes Me Happy - Speaking Notes
2) check HW from Dec. 8 (student led)
3) do Unit 8 Quick Answer Quiz in teams
4) do Active Outline and Comprehension Questions (as a quiz, copy from text)
4) do Unit 8 Critical Thinking and/or Writing in teams, put answers on white board
5) do Let's go shopping online!: Interview Worksheet
6) discuss and assign HW - hand out Speaking Notes, have each student choose a country
Homework
1) go to the website WhyChristmas?Com
  • choose a country and read about its Christmas Traditions
  • complete the Christmas Around the World Speaking Notes
  • practice giving a short presentation using your Speaking Notes 
2) TBD


Dec. 22 - Christmas: An International Tradition
Activities
1) give a presentation from your Christmas Around the World Speaking Notes
2) do video discussion activity: What is Christmas like in Japan?
3) draw an English language manga on a Christmas theme
  • use one page of The Fir Tree with dialog removed
*Optional do video discussions
Homework
1) read Unit 15 Ghosts
2) do text exercises, pp. 61-64
  • Vocabulary, Active Outline, Comprehension Questions, Critical Thinking, Writing




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