Linda's ESL Classes

Reading

December 12

1. Nonfiction Reading on Asian Carp

2. Study Questions for Chapters 24-26

3. Pride and Prejudice Chapters 27-28

4. Twas the Night Before Christmas

5. Twas the Night Before Christmas Video

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December 7

1. Nonfiction Reading on Hyperinflation

2. Pride and Prejudice Chapters 24-26

Vocabulary and Study Questions

3. Pride and Prejudice Chapter 27

Homework: Finish the book

December 5

1. Nonfiction Reading on North and South

Korea

2. Study Questions for Chpaters 20-23

3. Watch the Movie

Homework: Read Chapters 24-26

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November 28

1. Nonfiction Reading on Black Friday

2. Registration

3. Vocabulary and Study Question for Chapters

18 and 19

Homework: Read Chapters 20-23 and write a short summary of each chapter

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November 21

1. Nonfiction Reading on TV

2. Study Questions for Chapters 14 and 15

3. Study Questions for Chapters 16 and 17

4. Watch the Movie

Homework: Read Chapters 18 and 19

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November 16

1. Nonfiction Reading on Google

2. Vocabulary Review Chapters 12 and 13

3. Study Questions for Chapters 14 and 15

4. Watch the Movie

Homework: Finish the Study Questions and Read Chapters 16 and 17

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November 14

1. Character Review

2. Summary of Chapters 5-7

3. Watch the Movie

4. Read Chapters 8-10

Homework: Chapters 11-13

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November 9

1. Timed Reading

2. Vocabualry Questions for Chapters 3 and 4

3. Study Questions for Chapter 3

4. Discussion on Chapter 4

5. Watch the Movie

Homework: Read Chapters 5-7

Link to Pride and Prejudice in both English and Chinese

November 7

1. List of Charcters

2. Analysis of Charters

3. Watch the Movie

Homework: Read Chpaters 3 and 4 and write a short summary. Also, underline words you don't know.

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November 2

1. Bourne Identity Chapter 10 Summary

2. Bourne Identity Chapter 11 Audio

3. Robert Ludlum Biography

4. Bourne Identity Movie

5. Cinefix: Movie and the Book are Different

Homework: Chapters 1 and 2 of Pride and Prejudice

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October 31

1. Timed Reading

2. Study Questions for Chapters 8 and 9

3. Watch the Movie

Homework: Read Chapter 10

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October 26

1. Listen to and Summarize Chapter 7

2. Go over Vocabulary for Chapter 7

3. Watch the Movie

Homework: Read Chapters 8 and 9

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October 24

1. Timed Reading

2. Go over Study Questions Chapter 4

3. Listen to Chapter 5

4. Answer the study questions for Chapter 5 with a partner

Homework: Read Chapter 6 and write a short summary of what happened.

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October 19

1. In groups compare your answers for Chapter

2.

2. Listen to Chapter 3.

3. Chapter 3 Vocabulary

4. Bourne Identity Movie

Homework: Read Chapter 4 and answer the study questions

October 17

1. Timed Reading

2. Bourne Identity Listen to Chapters 1 and 2

(Vocabulary)

3. Bourne Identity Study Questions Chapters 1

4. Bourne Identity Movie

Homework: Answer the questions for Chapter 2

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October 12

1. Key Points to Chapters 20-23

2. Listen to Chapters 24-27 and answer the

questions.

3. The Little Prince Movie

Homework: Bourne Identity Chapters 1 and 2

October 10

1. Group Discussion on Homework Questions

2. Li ttle Prince Chapters 20-23 Audio (Start at

1:11:17/End 1:23:30)

3. Go over Vocabulary from Chapters 20-23

4. Watch the Fox Scene

5. Key Points to Chapters 20-23

Homework: Finish the book.

October 5

1. Timed Reading

2. Reading Chapters 13-15 Aloud with a Partner

3. Chapters 16-19 Vocabulary Comprehension

Homework: Read Chapters 16-19 and answer the questions

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October 3

1. Listen to Chapters 10-15

2. The Little Prince Moive

3. Analysis Chapters 10-15

Homework: Read Chapters 13-17

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September 28

1. Timed Reading

2. Summary and Analysis of Chapters 1-3

3. Vocabulary Chapters 4-7

4. The Little Prince Movie

Homework: Read Chapters 8-12

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September 26

1. Antoine de Saint-Exupery Video

2. The Little Prince Chapters 1-3

3. The Little Prince Vocabulary Chapters 1-3

4. The Little Prince Movie

5. The Little Prince Summary and Analysis

Chapters 1-3

Homework: Chapters 4-7 and underline words you don't know.

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September 21

1. Chunking Video

2. Timed Reading

3. The Firm Chapters 23-25

4. The Firm Movie

Homework: Make sure you have a copy of The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

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September 19

1. Chunking Handout

2. Chunking Video

3. Timed Reading

4. The Firm Questions for Chapters 14-17

5. Listen to Chapter 18

6. The Firm Movie

Homework: Chapters 19-22

September 14

1. Reading in Chunks Video

2. Timed Reading

3. The Firm Chapter 13

4. The Firm Movie

Homework: Read Chapters 14-17 and write a short (3-4 sentences) summary for each chapter.

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September 12

1. The Firm Questions for Chapters 10-12

2. The Firm Chapters 10-12

Homework: Answer the questions for Chapters 10-12 and read Chapter 13

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September 7

1. Timed Reading

2. Vocabulary and Character Review The Firm

3. The Firm Movie

Homework: Vocabulary and Character Review

August 31

1. Meet Me in Istanbul Conclusion

2. Context Clues Handout

3. John Grisham Biography

4. The Firm Chapters 1 and 2

5. The Firm Chapters 1 and 2 Questions

6. The Firm (Movie)

Homework: Read Chapters 3-9 and write a two to five sentence summary for each chapter.

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August 29

1. Video on How to Use Context Clues Part 1

2. Video on How to Use Context Clues Part 2

3. Context Clues Worksheet

4. Meet Me in Istanbul Conclusion

5. John Grisham Biography

6. The Firm Bookcover Summary

7. The Firm Trailer

Homework: Read Chapters 1 and 2 of The Firm

August 24

1. How to Use Context Clues

2. Context Clue Activity

3. Timed Reading Activity

4. Meet Me in Istanbul Homework Questions

5. Chapters 10 and 12 Audio

Homework: Finish the book and write a one page summary of what happened in Meet Me in Istanbul. Make sure you write about the setting, characters, and plot.

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August 22

1. Reading from Context Video

2. Timed Reading

3. Meet Me in Istanbul Review

Homework: Questions Chapter 6-8

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August 17

1. 5 Ways to Read Faster Video

2. Review Vocabulary from Meet Me in Istanbul

3. Meet Me in Istanbul Chapters 3(14.20)

4. Meet Me in Istanbul Chapters 4 and 5

Homework: Read Chapters 6-9

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August 15

1. Interview 2 Classmates

2. Meet Me In Istanbul

3. Meet Me in Istanbul Audio

4. Meet Me in Istanbul Vocuabulary

Homework: Finish the vocabulary handout and read chapter two.

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