Progress Test

Exciting opportunity to display your command of English! Come one; come all to the ADMC auditorium from 1:45 -5:15pm, Monday, Nov. 2. Bring ID, pencil and eraser to demonstrate your reading, writing: narration and procedure, and listening skills. See you there!

Processing...

Well done! To those of you who have completed your procedure posts and commented on your team members posts. Those of you who submitted your posts on time have received my feedback on your narrative writing. You now have the procedure criteria and my narration writing comments. You are expected to edit your posts appropriately for the portfolio grade.

We are launching into process writing next. All of the criteria for procedure are also true for process except that instead of using the imperative verb tense, the passive voice is used. On the HD1 website under 125, you will find: “Describing a Process…” Under the introduction, please read: 1. Layout… 2. More… 4. Using a computer… 9. Expanding…; please do exercise 6. Exercise sentences. Choose two topics from the list provided, click on the link(s), read or watch information about your topics, then write your process essays – one for each topic. Both posts are due November 17.

Blog Team Checklist

Please read your team members posts and give them feedback in the comments section of each post. Be sure to give your name, so that you get the credit. Comments should note what your partners have done well, as well as provide constructive criticism. Please make suggestions for editing and give your reasons.

Procedure Essays:

1. Length (150 words)
2. Organization: 3 paragraphs including introduction, body and conclusion
3. Verb Tense: modals & imperative
4. Linking Words
5. Grammar, Spelling and punctuation

Meet at the Movies

Monday, October 12^th our class will not meet. Instead during our class time those of you who have Maurice will meet with him in our classroom. On Tuesday we will meet at our usual time for the reading test. After class we will have an extra session, instead of Maurice’s class. We will meet at Cinestar 2 at 4:15 for the MEIFF movie “Earth Whisperers” . I suggest you purchase your tickets in advance on the MEIFF website, 10AED. See you there!

Good Teamwork

"Well done!" to those who have completed their profiles and procedure posts, uploaded their photos and linked to my blog. By now you have received your first blog feedback.

Next week your narrative post on Ramadan is due and teams will evaluate your procedure posts. Blog teams: 1= Talal, Abu Baker & Salem, 2= Ali, Mohammed A & S., 3= Basel, Yousef & Hamza, 4= Hamad Y, Alqam & Omar Eid, 5 = Eid, Omar A & M., 6 = Saeed & Zayad M. Please let me know if your name does not appear on a team.

Note the Venue

To maximize student success, we will have regularly scheduled class time in the ILC. Our time will be 16:10-18:10 every Wednesday beginning this week! I will be available to help students get started. Your ongoing work will be tracked in a log.

Off and posting!

Congratulations to those who have created a blog and successfully sent me their links! Please check out yours and classmates' blogs in the student links section.

The next step is to post the procedure essays. Enter your dashboard and select new post. Copy and paste your essays from word docs. Always save a back up until your portfolio has been graded.The title for the first procedure essay should be: Procedure Essay: How to Fail the Portfolio. The title for your second post: Procedure Essay: The Hajj. Remember all procedure essays should be written using the imperative form of the verb and utilizing organizational words: first, next, then, after that, etc. Elizabeth is available in the ALZ to proofread assignments. Once again, I encourage you to make use of this resource. I will be commenting on your posts in the comments section. You may then edit your essays. They will not be graded until the portfolio deadline. This will be our drafting system; please do not send assignments through email.

If you are missing any assignment hand outs, there will be a sign up sheet available in the classroom today, so that I may get more printed.

I appreciate all your enthusiasm for a successful term.