Welcome/Work Plan

Greetings ESL 924 Students! 

Welcome to this site. It is my goal to work with you and Professor Hoffman to establish the most positive, challenging, joyful, enriching classroom environment possible. To support our work in  ESL 924, I will also be posting resources and assignments. This site will also be hosting your work and your ideas. As we proceed in class, please share your suggestions, questions or concerns with me after class, during office hours, or contact me by telephone or email. I want to hear from you. Contact Info: gross@smccd.edu or 650-306-3416. Office Hours:  M/W, 11-12 in 3-235, TH 5-6 or by appointment

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ESL 924 Fall 14 Work Plan

This tentative schedule will change. Please check website for daily updates.

Week

Monday

Wednesday

1

8/18-8/20

2

8/25-8/27

3

9/1-9/3

HOLIDAY

4

9/8-9/10
  • Chap 1: Paragraph Review
  • Chap 9: Clause poster preparation
  • HW: Read Chap. 2, formulate 2 authentic questions about the material

5

9/15-9/17

6

9/22-9/24

7

9/29-10/1
  • Chap 5: Process Essay
  • Chap 13: Adjective Clause
  • HW: Adjective Clause worksheet
  • Chap 13: Adjective Clause Rules/Guidelines Adj. Clause powerpoint I &Adj Clause PPT 2
  • Chap 5: Process Essay Thought Gathering
  • Make up quiz
  • HW: Finish your brainstorming and type your thesis statement to share with the class. 
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    8

    10/6-10/8

    9

    10/13-10/15

    10

    10/20-10/22

    11

    10/27-10/29

    12

    11/3-11/5

    13

    11/10-11/12

            HOLIDAY  

    14

    11/17-11/19


    15

    11/24-26

            HOLIDAY

    16

    12/1-12/3

    17

    12/8-12/10
    • Chapter 14 adv. clause reduction Download and adj clause reduction Download (See p 272.) 
    • Presentations sign up and time keeper
    • Review (if time!) 
    • Last day of class
    • Academic Writing Textbook Reflections
    • Final is on Monday, December 15 from 8:10-10:40 am in the classroom. If you wish to review your graded final, bring a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
    • Permission to use your work?

     






      

     



    Week

    Monday

    Wednesday

    1

    1/13-1/15
    • Course information and introductory activities
    • Gerund mini-lesson View Download
    • HW: Buy or order your book; complete gerunds sheet

    2

    1/20-1/22

    HOLIDAY

    3

    1/27-1/29
    • Parallelism
    • Student Services sheet discussion
    • Personal Statement Samples 2, 3 and 4 reading and discussion
    • Scoring sheet
    • Learning Center Orientation, 9:30
    • HW: Read Parts of a Paragraph, pages 5, 6, Formulate and submit three questions. 
    • Topic sentences review, exercises and discussion (Did you submit question?) 
    • Reading Circles 2
    • Scholarship letters, etc. 
    • Leave class at 10:40 to go to STEM day, bring STEM sheet to class on Monday
    • HW: Read page 8 and page 11 and 14 (We will do the exercises together, so don't worry about those.) Finish your Personal Statement 

    4

    2/3-2/5

    5

    2/10-2/12
    • Scholarship Applications due on February 13, 2014 at 11:59 p.m 
    • Concluding sentences review; see ex 9 responses
    • Error correction group essay
    • Chapter 4 
    • HW: For a short quiz, read key parts of Chap 2--Intro (23), Unity (bottom of 24), Coherence (bottom of 26) Repetition of key nouns (top of 27) and top of 29, Consistent Pro (top of 30) Transition signals (bottom of 31) 

    6

    2/17-2/19

    HOLIDAY
    • Key concepts of Chapter 2: Unity and Coherence
    • Chapter 5 discussion and analysis
    • Essay 1  Work
    • Essay 1 discussion
    • Quiz on Chapter 1 and 2 (just the parts you read on HW 2/12)
    • HW: Draft Essay 1 for Monday; bring electronic version to class

    7

    2/24-2/26
    • PLEASE upload Essay 1  to turnitin.com (Ask me if you need help!) 
    • Clause Day
    • Working with Chapter 9
    • HW: Exercise 4 on p. 180 (Skip #2) and 6 on p. 181

    8

    3/3-3/5
    • Peer review of Essay 1 on turnitin.com
    • Discussion of process
    • Sentence type Jeopardy Game 
    • Chapter 9 review and questions
    • HW: Type the editing exercise on p. 187
    • Faculty Flex Day--No Class! 

    9

    3/10-3/12

    10

    3/17-3/19
    • College play discussion
    • Adjective Clause preview
    • Essay 1, Draft 2 due--Final edit and upload
    • Chapter 7 work
    • HW: Read text, pages 247 to 259 (skip exercises) 

    11

    3/24-3/26
    • Essay 2, D1 due -- bring electronic version
    • Self/Peer Review
    • Chapter 13 review
    • HW: Complete review of Essay 2, D1 and upload by Wednesday pm

    Spring Break (3/30-4/5)

    12

    4/7-4/9

    13

    4/14-4/16
    • Chapter 14 Practice View Download
    • Essay 2 Instructor Feedback
    • Essay 2 Peer Review
    • Essay 2 Revision Plan
    • EOPS 10:30
    • HW: Revise Essay 2 for Wednesday upload; bring electronic version to class. 
    • Chapter 14 more clause reductions (time frames) 
    • Essay 2, D2 due
    • Final Edit
    • Developing a website, posting a Welcome message 
    • Argumentative/Persuasive Essays, Chapter 8

    14

    4/21-4/23
    • Noun Clause
    • Practice 1 and 2
    • Argumentative essay analysis
    • Essay 3 Brainstorming
    • Beginning research
    • HW: Identify one article for Essay 3; read it carefully and identify a possible quote

    15

    4/28-4/30

    16

    5/5-5/7

    		 Essay 3 due--one draft only (bring electronic

    17

    5/12-5/14