Dictation:
Class Review, Mentors, Class Commitment Paper, Consent Form (Autobiography assignment), Promotion: Requirements, Worksheet (save this!), Notebook Organization, Checklist, New Word List, Individual Semester Project

Idiom: "apple of my eye "    Dictation: Tanja
Setting Goals, Goal Worksheet, My Two Goals, Autobiography, Homework
Dictation next week
Conversation: "If you ..." 

Phrase: plenty of    Dictation: Dora
Unit 5, Lesson 1- Health Habits, Writing Activity,
Unit 5 Project (due Week 5) Cover page and Page Examples

Week 3            Homework #3    

Grammar: Present Perfect Continuous Questions     Worksheet Answer Sheet

Idiom: "all ears"     Dictation: Maria S.
" Catch-Up" Day Day, Review Goals, promotion worksheets, Word List, check list, Notebook Organization, Unit Project
Paragraph Reading & Comprehension: Lucila
Conversation: "Habits"

Phrase: so many/so much (grammar)   Dictation: Olga
Unit 5, Lesson 3 - What did she say? , Writing Activity

Dictation (5 new vocabulary words): Ana
Vocabulary Homework #3 and Weekly Quiz #3
Paragraph Reading & Comprehension: Edith
Health unit Project
Conversation: "Comfort Zone"

Week 4            Homework #4    

“Move out of your comfort zone.
You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.”

Dictation: Maria R.
Review Goals, promotion worksheets, Notebook Organization, Project due next week.
Paragraph Reading & Comprehension: Dora
Conversation: Teacher/Student Responsibilities  Your List

Phrase: part of    Dictation: Lucila
Unit 5, Lesson 5 - Reading Nutrion Labels  Practice Activity  Writing Activity

Week 5            Homework #5  

"Do the thing you fear to do and keep on doing it...
that is the quickest and surest way ever yet discovered to conquer fear."-Dale Carnegie

Dictation: Veronika
Unit 5, Lesson 6 - Take two aspirins, Writing Activity
Please tell the teacher which notebook you will be reviewing for next week.

Week 6                                                       Homework #6  

"The unexamined life is not worth living."-Socrates

Phrase: property value    Dictation: Ana
Unit 3-Lesson 2 Bigger? Better?, Comparing your homes, More Comparing
*Goals- new students

Week 7            Homework #7    

"The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work." ~ Oprah Winfrey

Dictation:Dora
Unit 3-Lesson 3 Which one is safer?, Writing Actvity:    More pracice with questions (print)
Audio #1 ---- Audio #2

Phrase: looking for Dictation: Olga
Unit 3-Lesson 5 A business letter, Writing Actvity: More practice writitng a business letter (print), Letter of Complaint

Dictation: Maria P.
Paragraph Reading & Comprehension: Dora
Unit Project
Conversation, Homework #7 due.

Weekly Quiz #7

Week 8            Homework #8    

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." ~ Alan Kay

Week 9             Homework #9    

"The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one." ~ Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)

Week 10          Homework #10   

"The big secret in life is that there is no big secret.
Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work." ~ Oprah Winfrey

Week 11         Homework #11    

"Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me." ~ Carol Burnett

Dictation:
Unit 7, Lesson 3 - Taking Action, Writing Activity
Notebook and Goal Review during Week 12

Week 12        Homework #12    

"A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory." ~ Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha

Dictation: Maria S.
Unit 7, Lesson 5 What should you do?, Writing Actvity
Individual Class Project

Dictation (5 new vocabulary words): Oscar
Paragraph Reading & Comprehension:
Vocabulary Homework #12, and Weekly Quiz #12
Unit Project due next week
Conversation: Equality

Week 13          Homework #13    

"Energy and persistence conquer all things." ~ Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)

Week 14         Homework #14    

"Feel the fear and do it anyway." ~ Susan Jeffers

Dictation: Marilou

EL Civics-Environment
Civic Objectives: Identify environmental problems, access local environmental organizations and government agencies and recognize appropriate steps for resoloution of the problems.
Literacy Objectives: (1) Identify and describe environmental problems, (2) Locate community organizations concerned with environmental issues (e.g., local recycling) (3) Identify actions people can take to alleviate environmental problems (e.g. recyce, use less gas, less water, electricity, etc.)

Lesson Intro - Recycling
Reading Activity - Importance of Recycling
Vocabulary Activity - Activity Form

Idiom: "tie the knot"     Dictation: Guadalupe H.

Intro to Group Final Presentation   Activities
Intro to Power Point, WORD, Other Presentation Methods
Paragraph Reading & Comprehension:
Indivdual Project Presentation

Conversation: Getting Out and About!

Phrase: think of     Dictation: Lucila S.

EL Civics-Environment
What can and cannot be recycled WORD  E-Form  L.B. Web page
Researching Methods - Where to look for information

Dictation (5 new vocabulary words): Maria S.

Review Test Scores
Vocabulary Homework #16 due.
Vocabulary, Reading, & Writing Quiz #14
Paragraph Reading & Comprehension:

Conversation: Rules and Laws 

Week 15           Homework #15   

"If you don't risk anything you risk even more." ~ Erica Jong

Dictation: Maria R.

Reading Lesson: HP Recycling

Idiom: "time of my/your life"     Dictation: Roberto
Paragraph Reading & Comprehension:
Recycling Presentation Project

Phrase: he expected     Dictation: Maria S.

Lesson: What More Can I Do?  Activity

Week 18              Homework #18 

"You create your opportunities by asking for them." ~ Patty Hansen

Week 19                "You create your opportunities by asking for them." ~ Patty Hansen