Starting Wednesday, October 3, we will begin Reading Circles. In these circles, we will be meeting in groups of five for a 25-minute session. Two groups will meet each Wednesday. We will be meeting like this for the next three Wednesdays. Those whose groups will not be attending the Reading Circle [...]
Entries from September 2007
September 25, 2007
Update: Calendar was revised for this Wednesday
It is so nice to be reminded of mistakes we do, especially if it is done in a tender way. As I opened up my email this morning, I had a student gently remind me of an error that I made in our calendar for tomorrow’s assignment. The student’s tone was not harsh [...]
September 25, 2007
Vocabulary Groups
Group #1 – words due 9/28 & 9/30
Nayvi
William
Paul
Michael
Jose DaCosta
Group #2 -words due 10/5 & 10/7
Humberto
Rodolfo
Ernesto
Daniela
Cristy
Group #3 – words due 10/19 &10/21
Janella
Martha
Alberto
Alessandra
Bryan
Group #4 – words due 10/26 & 10/28
Gabrielle M.
Alexandra
Asiel
Eduardo
Amanda R.
Group #5 – words due 11/2 & 11/4
Fabio
Gabriela
Elysha
Jose S.
Maria
Group #6 – words due 11/16 & 11/18
Noel
Shengjia
Jiovanna
Amanda A.
Monica
September 23, 2007
Words to know this week
Some of this week’s words are taken from Persepolis and others are words related to the book.
1. migrate – People migrate for many different reasons. These reasons can be classified as either economic, social, political or environmental.
2. emigrate – After the Nazis came to power in Germany, many scientists emigrated (that is, [...]
September 14, 2007
Celebration BBQ
The Federation of the Imagination Beach BBQ
Crandon Beach, Key Biscayne – Park Lot 4 (parking lot 4 is located on what is known in Crandon Beach as South Beach)
9am-2pm?, Saturday, September 15
It’s the start of the semester and we’re warming up to the new rhythm of the term. On Saturday, September 15, the [...]
September 10, 2007
Anticipation Guide
An anticipation guide is a way to prepare readers for a particular reading assignment in which students will be asked to write their responses to specific questions. The purpose for this activity is to provide students with an opportunity to enhance their understanding of the themes in the novel.
We will use these questions to [...]
September 8, 2007
Do you have a Facebook account?
Some of you may have a Facebook account and others may have never heard of Facebook. Facebook is a social networking website. We are going to use it as a venue to post our discussions based on our reading of Persepolis. For those who do not have a Facebook account, please log [...]
September 5, 2007
Word Parts
I have noticed that our time together is limited in teaching this fifty minute course. There is so much I would like to cover! Therefore, I have decided to post some of the work I would set aside otherwise in class to do. Writing word parts on the board and having [...]
