Linda's ESL Classes

Reading Level 7-9

December 15

1. Discussion Groups on Joy Luck Club Questions

2. Vocabulary for The Gift of the Magi

3. The Gift of the Magi Audio

4. The Gift of the Magi

5. The Gift of the Magi Movie

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December 10

1. The 26 Magligant Gates read by Amy Tan

2. Three Parables Summary and Analysis

3. Joy Luck Club Movie

4. Discussion Questions about the Movie

Homework: Prepare your answers for the discussion questions

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December 8

1. Amy Tan talking about her parents

2. The Joy Luck Club Summary and Analysis

3. Amy Tan Reading the Opening of The Joy

Luck Club

4. Amy Tan Reading Chapter 1 of The Joy Luck

Club

December 3

1. Charlotte's Web Chapters 16-19 Summary

2. Charlotte's Web Vocubalary Chapters 13-17

3. Charlotte's Web Vocubalary Chapters 18-22

4. Audio for Charlotte's Web Chapter 20

5. Audio for Charlotte's Web Chapter 21

6. Audio for Charlotte's Web Chapter 22

Homework: Finish Charlotte's Web

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December 1

1. Charlotte's Web Chapters 12-15 Summary and Analysis

2. Audio for Chapter 16 Charlotte's Web

3. Audio for Chapter 17 Charlotte's Web

4. Audio for Chapter 18 Charlotte's Web

5. Audio for Chapter 19 Charlotte's Web

Homework: Read Chapters 17-19

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November 24

1. Charlotte's Web Chapters 8-11 Summary and

Analysis

2. Audio for Chapter 12 Charlotte's Web

3. Audio for Chapter 13 Charlotte's Web

4. Audio for Chapter 14 Charlotte's Web

5. Audio for Chapter 15 Charlotte's Web

Homework: Read Chapters 12-15

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November 19

1. Charlotte's Chapters 6 and 7

2. Audio for Chapter 8 Charlotte's Web

3. Audio for Chapter 9 Charlotte's Web

4. Audio for Chapter 10 Charlotte's Web

5. Audio for Chapter 11 Charlotte's Web

Homework: Read Chapters 8-11

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November 17

1. Charlotte's Web Vocaublary Chapters 3-5

2. Charlotte's Web Quiz Chapter 3

3. Charlotte's Web Quiz Chapter 4

4. Audio for Chapter 5 Charlotte's Web

5. Audio for Chapter 6 Charlotte's Web

6. Audio for Chapter 7 Charlotte's Web

Homework: Read Chapters 6 and 7

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November 12

1. Charlotte's Web 60th Anniversary NPR

2. Chapter 2 Audio

3. Chapter 2 Vocabulary Charlotte's Web

4. Chapter 1 and 2 Discussion Questions

5. Audio for Chapter 3 Charlotte's Web

6. Audio for Chapter 4 Charlotte's Web

7. Audio for Chapter 5 Charlotte's Web

Homework: Read Chapters 3-5

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November 10

1. Summary and Analysis for Chapter 5

2. Summary and Analysis for Chapter 6

3. Discussion Questions for Of Mice and Men

4. E.B. White Video

5. Charlotte's Web Chapter 1 Video

6. Charlotte's Web Online Book

7. Charlotte's Web Chapter 2 Audio

Homework: Read Chapter 2 of Charlotte's Web

November 5

1. Summary and Analysis for Chapter 4

2. Chapter 5 Audio

3. Chapter 6 Audio

Homework: Finish the Novella

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November 3

1. Summary of Chapter 3 - Groups

2. Summary and Analysis of Chapter 3

3. Chapter 3 Activity

4. Chapter 4 Audio

Homework: Read Chapter 4

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October 29

1. Of Mice and Men in Context

2. Vocabulary for Chapters 2 and 3

3. Summary and Analysis of Chapter 2

4. Of Mice and Men Online Book

5. Of Mice and Men Chapter 3 Audio

Homework: Read Chapter 3

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October 27

1. 10 Things to Know about Of Mice and Men

2. Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Excercise

3. Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Summary and

Analysis

4. Of Mice and Men Online Book

5. Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 Audio

Homework: Read Chapter 2

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October 22

1. Wrap-up on To Kill A Mockingbird

2. To Kill A Mockingbird Summary Video

3. Biography John Steinbeck

4. Of Mice and Men Summary

5. Of Mice and Men Online Book

6. Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Audio

Homework: Read Chapter 1 and do the worksheet

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October 15

1. Chapters 24-25

2. Vocabulary Groups

Homework: Finish To Kill A Mockingbird

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October 13

1. Analysis of Chapters 18-19

2. Vocabulary Groups Chapter 20

3. Reading Chapters 21-22

Homework: Chapters 23-24

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October 8

1. Vocabulary Review Chapters 16 and 17

2. Analysis of Chapters 16 and 17

3. Movie

Homework: Chapters 18-20

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October 6

1. In Groups Discuss Chapters 12-15

2. Watch the Movie

Homework: Chapters 16 and 17

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October 1

1. Blackish - The Word

2. Vocabulary Groups for Chapter 10

3. Read Chapter 11

Homework: Read Chapters 12-15

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September 29

1. Quiz on Reading Homework

2. Vocabulary from Chapters 4-10

Homework: Read Chpater 10 and find five new words. Look them up in the dictionary and make an example sentence.

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September 24

1. The Great Depression and To Kill a

Mockingbird

2. The Great Depression and Segregation

3. Study Questions for Chapters 1-3

4. To Kill a Mockingbird Movie (continue)

Homework: Chapters 4-10 List 10 words you don't know, look them up and give the definition

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September 22

1. "Chinese School"

2. Harper Lee

3. To Kill a Mockingbird Summary

4. To Kill a Mockingbird Vocabulary Chapters 1

and 2

Homework: Read Chapters 1 and 2

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September 17

1. In groups go over the 10 words you

underlined in the story to see if anyone can

give you a definition. Make of list of words

that no one knows.

2. Go over words that no one could define

3. In new groups share your answer to the

question: What are we supposed to learn

from "The Lottery?"

Homework: Read "Chinese School" and do the exercises

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September 15

1. The Great Gatsby Summary Chapters 8 and 9

2. Figuring out the themes in The Great Gatsb y

3. The Lottery

Homework: Read the story again. Underline 10 words that are new to you. And answer the question: what are we supposed to learn from the story.

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September 10

1. The Great Gatsby Vocabulary Chapter 7

2. The Great Gatsby Summary Chapter 7

3. Movie

Homework: Finish The Great Gatsby

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September 8

1. The Great Gatsby Chapters 5 and 6

Homework: Chapter 7

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September 3

1. Gatsby Chapter 4 Summary

2. Library Tour

3. Movie

Homework: Gatsby Chapters 5 and 6

September 1

1. The Great Gatsby Check-In

2. Gatsby Vocaublary Chapters 2 and 3

3. Gatsby Summary Chapter 2 and 3

4. Movie

Homework: Chapter 4 of Gatsby

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August 27

1. The Great Gatsby Check-In

2. Chapter 1 Vocabulary

3. Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis

4. The Great Gatsby Chapter 1: Movie

Homework: Chapters 2 and 3

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August 25

1. Go over the vocabulary for The Tell-Tale

Heart.

2. Watch the Biography of Ray Bradbury

3. "The Last Night of the World" Questions

4. Watch the Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald

5. Watch a Summary of The Great Gatsby

Homework: Read chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby

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August 20

1.Vocabulary for The Tell-Tale Heart

2. Watch the movie: The Tell-Tale Heart

3. Reading Comprehension for The Tell-Tale

Heart

Homework: Read "The Last Night of the World" by Ray Bradbury and do the exercises

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August 18

1. Go over the First Day Handout and Website

2. Talk about Genres

3. Interview a Classmate on Reading Habits

4. Class Discussion on Good Reading Habits

5. The Tell-Tale Heart by Poe

Homework: Read The Tell-Tale Heart again and think about what the reader is suppose to learn from it.

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1. Summary and Analysis for Chapter 6

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