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5 Part Survey - Room #127 Class Evaluation

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Today is our Last Day

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Today is our Last Day I will miss Your stories Your jokes Your laughter Your "out of the box" thinking Your ideas Your voice reading out loud Your acting Your poetry Your rapping Your willingness to try new things Your face when you accomplish a goal Your incredible questions Your insights Your thoughtfulness  The connections you make each day Your friendships Your emerging wisdom Your kindness Your desire to be your best you Your imagination and creativity Your smile Our classroom YOU  Have a great summer! Thank you for the thought-starter .

TOEFL English Enhancement May 29th - June 1st

May 29th Tuesday Journal: What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'life'?  Peer Read/Review/Edit Instructor read  Breaking News English Content   Synonym Match and Vowels Activity  (time yourself) Presentations as arranged May 30th Wednesday Journal: What do you think of when you hear the word 'Earth'?  Peer Read/Review/Edit Instructor read  Breaking News English Content   True/False and Student A/B Discussion Presentations as arranged May 31st Thursday Journal: What are your favorite creatures?  Peer Read/Review/Edit Instructor read  Breaking News English Content   Role Play and Phrase Match Presentations as arranged June 1st Friday Journal: What role should humans play on Earth?  Peer Read/Review/Edit Instructor read  Breaking News English Content   Comprehension Questions/Quiz Presentations as arranged

TOEFL English Enhancement May 21-25

May 21st Monday Journal: What is a memorial service?  Peer Read/Review/Edit Listen  to or instructor read  Breaking News English Content   High-light new vocabulary on "Time Travelers..." True/False and Slashes Activity (time yourself) 22nd Tuesday Journal: What should happen at memorial services?  Peer Read/Review/Edit Listen  to or instructor read  Breaking News English Content   Synonym Match and Vowels Activity  (time yourself) 23rd Wednesday Journal: Would you like to be a time traveler?  Peer Read/Review/Edit Listen  to or instructor read  Breaking News English Content   Student A/B Discussion Presentations as arranged 24th Thursday Journal: If you went back in time, what historical event would you change?  Peer Read/Review/Edit Listen  to or instructor read  Breaking News English Content   Role Play Presentations as arranged 25th Friday Journal: Free Write ...

TOEFL "How to Write an Essay" May 14-18 - In the Computer Lab

May 14 Monday  - In the Computer Lab Presentations  - As needed Homework - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"   May 15 Tuesday  - In the Computer Lab Presentations  - As needed Homework - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"   May 16 Wednesday  - In the Computer Lab Presentations  - As needed Homework - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"   May 17 Thursday  - In the Computer Lab Presentations  - As needed Homework - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"   May 18 Friday  - In the Computer Lab Presentations  - As needed Homework - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"  

"How to Write an Essay"

May 8 Tuesday  - In the Computer Lab Presentations  - None Homework - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"   May 9 Wednesday  - In the Computer Lab Presentations  - None Homework - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"   May 4 Thursday  - In the Computer Lab Presentations  - None Homework - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"   May 5 Friday  - In the Computer Lab Presentations  - None Homework - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"  

TOEFL Activities and Presentations April 30 - May 4

Sign up for  "How to Write an Essay"  before May 2 April 30 Monday Journal Prompt - What makes a trustworthy friend? Presentations - None Activites - BNE  Endurance Athletes Homework - Character Collage  My Trustworthy Person May 1 Tuesday Journal Prompt - What makes a trustworthy leader? Presentations - None Activites -  BNE  Endurance Athletes Quiz Homework  -  Character Collage  My Trustworthy Person May 2 Wednesday - In the Computer Lab Presentations - None Homework - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"   May 3 Thursday  - In the Computer Lab Presentations  - None Homework - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"   May 4 Friday  - In the Computer Lab Presentations Harry Daniel Yi  Lance Homework  - 20 min   "How to Write an Essay"  

TOEFL Activities and Presentations April 23-27

Homework: Sign up for  "How to Write an Essay" 23rd Monday Journal Prompt: BNE - What do you think of when you hear the word 'kingdom'? Presentations: Luis 10 Harry 8 Jimmy 12 24thTuesday Journal Prompt: BNE  - What would you change your country's name to? Presentations: James 10 25th Wednesday Service Day 26th Thursday Journal Prompt: BNE  - Should there still be absolute monarchs in the world? Presentations: Wu 10 Yi 6 27th Friday Journal Prompt: BNE  - What should happen in a country's independence celebrations? Presentations: Daniel 8 Harry 9 Lance 9 James 11

TOEFL Activities and Presentations April 9-13

9th Mon Breaking News English Listening Activities Jimmy Essay 1 Daniel Lance James 10th Tue Breaking News English Speaking Activities Jimmy Essay 2 Daniel Lance James 5 11th Wed Breaking News English Reading Activities Jimmy Essay 3 James 5 12th Thu Breaking News English Writing Activities Bella 9 Lance Wu James 6 13th Fri Breaking News English Comprehension Quiz Lance - Journal Prompt - "Are you currently satisfied with daily life now?" Daniel Luis Harry James

TOEFL Activities and Presentations March 13-16

Activities Bella's poem activity https://flipgrid.com/8c92fc Breaking News English - Denuclearization Journal Prompts How do you think the two leaders will get on? Can the two leaders become friends? What are the similarities between Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim? What are the differences between Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim? What do you think the outcome of the talks will be? https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1803/180311-denuclearization-m.pdf Presentations 13th Tuesday none 14th Wednesday Luis 6 James 3 Daniel 4 15th Thursday Bella 6 Wu 5 Jimmy 8 16th Friday Harry 5 Lance 4 James 4

TOEFL Activities and Presentations Calendar March 5-9

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Presentations as below: James and Wu will present on Tuesday March 6 because of the field trip Wednesday March 7. Bella's poem activity  https://flipgrid.com/8c92fc  

TOEFL Activities & Presentations Feb 26 - Mar 2

Feb 26 Monday Journal Prompt (from BNE ) What's the best way to study pronunciation? Presentations Jimmy 5 Lance 1 Wu 2 Wonbin 6 Wonbin- Olympics Presentation Survey Questions 1. Which sport do you like the most in my presentation? 2. Do you want to try ski-jumping? Why or why not? 3. Have you skied or skated before? How was it?  Feb 27 Tuesday Journal Prompt What changes would you like to make to your accent? Presentations Yi 2 Wonbin 7 Feb 28 Wednesday Journal Prompt How can an accent affect your lifestyle? Presentations Luis 4  Jimmy 6 Mar 1 Thursday Journal Prompt What do you know about neurology? Presentations Bella 6 Yi 3 Harry 2 Mar 2 Friday Journal Prompt What questions would you like to ask the lady? Presentations Wonbin 8 Lance 2 Harry 3

TOEFL Homework: Journal Prompts and Presentations Feb 20-23

Feb 20 Tuesday Journal Prompt  What do you think of your accent? Presentations Daniel 1 Wonbin 5 BNE - British English Accent Role Play Role  A – British English You think British English is the best kind of English. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their kinds of English. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): American English, Australian English or Indian English. Role  B – American English You think American English is the best kind of English. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their kinds of English. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): British English, Australian English or Indian English. Role  C – Australian English You think Australian English is the best kind of English. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their kinds of English. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): American English, ...

TOEFL Homework: Journal Prompts and Presentations Feb 12-15

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Feb 12 Monday Journal Prompt How worried are you about climate change? Presentations Bella 1 Wonbin 3 BNE - Earth's Magnetic Poles Are About To Flip Talk about these words from the article. doom / gloom / existence / asteroid / barrier / radiation / poles / molten iron / flip / magnetic / the last time / overdue / satellite / multiply / creatures / atmosphere / hat Feb 13 Tuesday Journal Prompt What would happen if all our electricity failed? Presentations None BNE -  Earth's Magnetic Poles Are About To Flip Role Play Role A – No Electricity You think no electricity is the most damaging thing to our existence. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their things aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least damaging of these (and why): global warming, no satellites or an asteroid strike. Role B – Global Warming You think global warming is the most damaging thing to our existence. Tell the others three reasons why. Te...

MLA Style for English Essays in High School

A sample paper using MLA Style is found here .  Make a copy of this document to edit and then share with sjohnson.nchs@gmail.com . What is MLA Style? MLA Style establishes standards of written communication concerning: formatting and page layout stylistic technicalities (e.g. abbreviations, footnotes, quotations) citing sources and preparing a manuscript for publication in certain disciplines. Why Use MLA? Using MLA Style properly makes it easier for readers to navigate and comprehend a text by providing familiar cues when referring to sources and borrowed information. Editors and instructors also encourage everyone to use the same format so there is a consistency of style within a given field. Abiding by MLA's standards as a writer will allow you to: Provide your readers with cues they can use to follow your ideas more efficiently and to locate information of interest to them Allow readers to focus more on your ideas by not distracting them with unfamiliar or ...

TOEFL Homwork: Journal Prompts and EdX Link

Please click here and complete and email Journal Prompts for Week of Jan 2-5 if you were unable to be in class. Based on this article  https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1801/180102-2018.html Open this and set up a free account for this course:  https://www.edx.org/course/toeflr-test-preparation-insiders-guide-etsx-toeflx-3# 

TOEFL Assessment

Please take and record and submit the outcome of this assessment  to Ms. Johnson at sjohnson.nchs@gmail.com today.

English Enhancement (TOEFL) Projects

Link to slides Both Semesters you need to be participate by creating the following: 3 x Speech - This should be a fun opportunity to practice speaking in front of classmates. You may choose to perform something dramatic, make a persuasive argument, recite a story, sing a song etc. You must speak for (at least) 3-5 minutes. Cue cards are permitted. No visual aids allowed. 3 x Presentation - First, you will share something with the class - a poster, a film clip,  a picture, a lecture, a news story, a radio program - then, you will tell the class about its significance. (Why did you choose to discuss this? What does it mean to you? What does it mean to the world? Is it good or bad? How does it relate to you/your classmates/your country?) Cue cards and notes are permitted. Your presentation should be 5-10 minutes long; you should be speaking/sharing and answering questions for half of that time. (A survey or assessment component is required.) 3 x Informal Essay - Read ...

TOEFL English Enhancement - Complete the Email Address Form Today

An email address is needed for academic correspondence. Provide an email address you will use daily. This will be used for submitting projects, papers, and for preliminary outlines and rough drafts. An email is needed today.

Sept 25-29

English Enhancement (TOEFL) This week we are working on Breaking News English story: Hotel for Gamers . There are additional resources at the site to practice listening and prepositions From the journal content these are two areas many are struggling with.