Congratulations to Choi Sunmi

Every one Choi Sunmi's book summary was highlighted under Art and Entertainment  and labeled as "Good" -----

Congratulations Cho-Ha Yeon

Every one Cho-Ha Yeon's final essay on Japanese food was posted in a Japanese blog and labeled as "Good" -----

Good Writing and Don't Copy! You never know who may read it! :)

Finding Easy to Read Articles: Google

 Step 1:

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Step 3:

Step 4:

Checking Syllables for Comparatives and Superlatives

http://www.howmanysyllables.com/

Become a Great Reader

Do Not Begin Sentences With 'But'

A few ways to begin a sentence when you want to say ' BUT (on the other hand)

Video Page

Click this link to post comments to the video page - Video Page

Present Perfect

Present Perfect Video

Using Present Perfect

No Translators: Resources

1. www.dictionary.com 

A good resource to use when understanding words, and making sure you use the correct tense in your sentences.

Type a word in the search box

Click enter 

You will be shown a page that looks like this (I typed in 'ran'):

The entire page will show you the correct ways to use the word in a sentence.

2. Thesaurus

3. http://www.wordreference.com/

adj = adjective

v = verb

pron = pronoun

Happy Writing! 

Opinion - Sentence Starters

Writing Your Paragraphs

Dear Students:

Do not forget to follow the steps to writing and submitting your work. You want to make sure that you follow directions, practice editing, and formatting before sending me your paragraphs. 

Happy Writing!

Self-Help Video

Dear Students:

I have created a video to help you find research on the internet. Click on the link to review the video if you need help Self-help Video Page

If you choose to use (copy) some of the information from the web page that you find, do not forget to review your writing guide on page 34 to cite the information correctly.

Happy Writing!

Translators

Dear Students:

This semester we will work on building our vocabulary and confidence in writing. This will help you  avoid using a translator too much, and losing points on your writing assignments.

Write! Just Write!

Help With Google Drive and Your Blog :)

Using Google Drive and Creating Your Blog - 

Steps to Use Google Drive and Create Your Blog

Privacy for your blog - 

Steps for Privacy on Your Blog

Welcome Fall Semester Students!

Welcome Students!

Dear Students:

Dear Students:

We are in our last week of class together. You have all done a great job, and I have enjoyed helping you reach your English reading and writing goals. I hope that you can use what you have learned in class one day, and I hope that you have a wonderful vacation after this week is over! 

I care for all of you! 

Believe in Yourself and Everything You Want to Do With Your Life Will Come True!

Your Professor,Q

Les Miserables Essay

Dear Students:

• Please remember that writing an essay does not mean copying the book. 
• Please remember to use your notes, and your own words in your paragraphs when explaining who your character is, what happened to them, and your opinion of the book. The only paragraph where the book can be copied is in paragraph 2 when you give supporting details of an example of your characters life experience (Chapter/Page number "----------"). 
• Please remember this is your final, I will not give you full credit or a good grade if you DO NOT follow directions

Week 13-16 Homework

Dear Students:

Homework for Week 13-16 - Prepare for your finals. Please look at the information on E-class, follow directions, and prepare properly. 

Week 14

Dear Students:

After week 14 I will not accept any more extra credit work (lounge, writing page, e.t.c)

Please bring in your lounge sheets Week 14 (Friday Class – Bring in your lounge sheet Week 15)

If you have questions or need help just e-mail or text message (Kakao) me J

Homework Week 12:

Read Chapter 6,7 of  Les Miserable Take Notes (Remember: take good notes for your final essay)

Prepare for your final Early is always better J

Week 11 Homework

1.Read Chapters - 4,5 of Les Mis

2. Print Student Packet #2 (on E-class)
    Bring to class for homework credit

3. Print - Job/Internship/School ads off the Internet (Korean is ok)
Match - 1. Skills Now  2. Skills Future

Extra Credit:
Follow, Watch, Write - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116495254264502869560/116495254264502869560/posts

Week 10 Homework

Week 10 Homework:

Read Chapter 4 of Les Miserable Take Notes

Print Student Packet 2 (find it on E-Class) Bring to Class

Special Note: Students who were on holiday - DO NOT FORGET TO BRING IN YOUR JOB/INTERNSHIP print out next week. 

Enjoy Your Weekend!! 

Searching for Internships/Jobs + Extra Credit

Searching for Internships and Jobs:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B86INCt94dZGQV9IZUl5Si1XbkE/edit

Use the examples in the pdf to help you find a job or internship you are interested in :)

Follow this Google Page to get extra credit:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116495254264502869560/116495254264502869560/posts

Homework Week 9

	Make corrections to your Elephant Man paragraphs if needed. Fix your own mistakes – (spelling, formatting, capitalization, articles) Make sure you have: 1.      All parts to a paragraph (Topic Sentence, Supporting Details, Subject/Verb, Tense) 2.      Paragraph One: The Elephant Man introduction – Who was Merrick? Where was he from? What did he look like? What was his personality? Did he have friends/a relationship/family? 3.      Paragraph Two: What did you think of Merrick? Give examples from your notes to support your opinion. (Ex: I thought Merrick was a good person because he was kind even though people were mean to him. For example, on page 14 -------) ·        Send your Elephant Man paragraphs to me using Google drive before 9pm Wednesday ·        You will receive a score and corrections.
	Fix your mistakes and post to your blog Sunday before 9pm Remember: You can post pictures or anything you want about the Elephant Man J Reminder: The blog post is worth the final 5% of your midterm. DO NOT post to your blog before you make the corrections from me or YOU WILL lose 5%.
	·        Format and type paragraph 1 of your formal letter. ·        Print and Bring to Class Next Week            Print and bring to class one job or internship advertisement Reminder: Not printing requested homework is a loss in homework points
	Read Chapter  3 of “Les Miserables” *Take notes (use your student packet to help you)