2nd week journal Assignment

Hello Everyone,

This is our second week for reading journal assignment. This week we read two texts about "volunteer vacations" You will write a reading journal entry (between 120-150 words) using the reading prompts on the blog.

You will write your entry as a comment of this post.

Click on the” comments” part and the blog will allow you to write a comment .

Good Luck!

Due date: 3rd November 2011, Until Midnight

ALPHA 2- MAIN COURSE

Dear students of Alpha 2,

Your assignments for Monday are as follows:

1. Top Notch Workbook Unit 6
2. Grammar Dimension 2 Workbook Unit 2

Good luck :)

ALPHA 2 LISTENING

Dear Alpha 2 students,
on web: U6 Vocabulary 1, U5 Vocabulary 2 ,Vocabulary Skill, Pronounciation, Speaking Skill, Unit 5 Assignment Test
QSkillls for Success pages:92,93,94 These are your assignments for Monday, October 31st

Sincerely,
Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE

Reading Alpha 2

Dear Students,

This is our first week for reading journal assignment. This week we read two texts : “A Family Sees America Together” and “Courtney’s Texas-Big History, Big Cities, Big Hearts.” You will write a reading journal entry (between 120-150 words) using the reading prompts on the blog.

You will write your entry as a comment of this post.

Click on the” comments” part and the blog will allow you to write a comment .

Good Luck!

Have a great weekend!

Due date: 24th October 2011, Until Midnight

Seda Öztürk & Aslıhan Akın

ALPHA 2 / LISTENING

Dear Alpha 2 students,
For Monday, your homework on Web:U5 Vocabulary 1, U4 Vocabulary 1-2 and Vocabulary Skill, Speaking Skill,Pronounciation,Unit Assignment Test
...Good evening...

Reading journal prompts

Dear Students,
Reading prompts that you will use in your reading journal assingments are below.
Good Luck!

• Write down any thoughts, questions, or ideas you had while reading.
• Write down the way you felt while reading the text.
• This reading text made me realize_______________
• This reading text reminded me of________________
• I would like to ask the author ____________
• My opinion of this reading text is ___________
• My favorite part was ________________
• This reading text made me wonder about ___________________
• Make a prediction about what will happen next.
• If you were the author, what would you change?
• How is this reading text like another one you have read?
• Does a character remind you of someone you know?
• How is the main character alike or different from you?
• Would you want to be the character’s friend? Why or why not?
• What did the author do to keep you interested in the reading text?
• Illustrate the setting and use five words to describe it.
• I like / dislike this reading text because _______________
• Would you like to be one of the characters in the reading text? Who and Why?
• Does the reading text leave you with questions you would like to ask? What are they?
• What are your favorite lines/quotes? Copy them into your reading journal and explain why these passages caught your attention.
• How have you changed after reading the text? What did you learn that you never knew before?
• Who else should read this text? Should anyone not be encouraged to read this text? Why? Would you recommend this text to a friend or fellow classmate?
• Write about the characters? Which one is your favorite? Is there a character you hate/detest/despise? Why?
• I think the author is really trying to say ________________
• I think the part __________ should be changed because firstly, __________ Secondly, __________.
• __________ must be important because it repeats over and over. I think __________.
• I really like this sentence / phrase / or this word used in the reading text because __________.
• This part is very important because__________. Another thing is that __________.
• I noticed that the first thing the author underlines __________. After reading the text, I wonder________ .
• The characters in the reading passage seem realistic / unrealistic because__________. Also, __________ .
• I love the way__________.
• I wish that __________It seems like__________.
• I’m puzzled over or wonder about__________.
• I learned something about __________The setting of the story is __________.
• The author’s words made a picture in my mind__________.
• Reading about __________makes me think about__________.
• I was very touched / angry when I __________.
• The thing(s) I read about was/were shocking / exciting because__________. The other reason why I think so is that __________.
• The title of the reading passage is a perfect match because __________.The other reason why I think so is that __________.
• ____________ is a problem / conflict because first of all, _______. The other reason why I think this way is that __________.
• This passage made me realize__________.
• This reading text reminded me of__________.
• If I had the chance to talk to the author of this text, I would ask him/her__________.
• My favorite part in the text__________ .
• The author managed to keep me interested in the text because__________.
• The author couldn’t manage to keep me interested in the text because__________.
• The __________which the author mentioned seems unclear because__________.
• The overall message of the text is__________ .
• I can relate to the __________because first of all, __________and another thing is that__________.
• I was surprised when I __________.
• This situation reminds me of something that happened in my own life__________.
• This book was an effective writing because__________.
• __________was either believable / unbelievable about the texts / characters / events__________ .

 

ALPHA 2- MAIN COURSE

Dear Alpha 2 students,

Your homework for this week is Top Notch 1 Workbook Unit 4 Pages 31- 38.

Have a great weekend,

Pınar KURTOĞLU