Week 1: 1/11-1/5
Monday, 1/11—Review final; brief intro to poetry (if time)
Tues, 1/12— Intro to poetry; writing assignment:
Write a 250+ word double-spaced typed letter to me that addresses the following questions (not necessarily in the order below):
1. Please tell me about yourself as a student. What kind of learning environment works best for you? Are you, for example, a visual learner, the kind of person who works better if you see graphs and charts and writing on the board? Another example: are you the kind of student who prefers small group work or pair work?
2. In what areas would you like to improve as a student? If there are specific issues or topics in English that you'd like to address, please mention them. Examples: “I never know how to get started writing a paper.” “I have no idea how to analyze a quotation closely.” Or: “I always think I have good ideas but then I realize that they’re pretty obvious.” Or: “I read really slowly and want to improve my reading speed.”
3. Would you call yourself more of a talker or a listener in class? If a talker, suggest what you could do—and how I can help you—to improve your listening skills. If a listener, suggest would you could do—and how I can help you—to improve your talking skills.
4. Finally, introduce yourself to me as a person--what would you like me to know about you? For example, tell me about an interesting failure or something unique or quirky about you.
Wed, 1/13— “Base Details” (5)
Thurs, 1/14—“First Death in Nova Scotia” (6)
Please answer the questions at the bottom of the page on Canvas, if available. Otherwise, a word doc is fine.
Fri, 1/15— Vocab Quiz on Chapter 1 of VEII (the green one)
Read about participles in HGW, pp. 130 -132 and Workbook, p. 51 and do exercises on p. 52.