Reading & Writing Strategies A http://urano-ken.com/courses/rws-a Faculty of Business Administration, Hokkai-Gakuen University Thu, 17 May 2012 06:31:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 May 18 Lesson http://urano-ken.com/courses/rws-a/2012/05/17/may-18-lesson/ http://urano-ken.com/courses/rws-a/2012/05/17/may-18-lesson/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 06:31:20 +0000 urano http://urano-ken.com/courses/rws-a/?p=107
  • Announcements
  • Word List test (1)
  • Unit 2: Customs / Chapter 3: Thanksgiving—Hawaiian style (chapter 03 worksheets: (1); (2); (3); (4); (5))
    • homework review
    • writing
  • Announcements/Homework

    • By Tuesday, May 22:
    1. Complete the essay outline on chapter 03 worksheet 5.

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  • Announcements
    • English Lounge event on Saturday, May 12th.
    • no class next Wednesday (May 16th is the university’s anniversary)
    • Word List test on Friday, May 18th.
  • Unit 2: Customs / Chapter 3: Thanksgiving—Hawaiian style (chapter 03 worksheets: (1); (2); (3))
    • reading
    • vocabulary
    • additional reading
  • Announcements/Homework

    • By Thursday, May 17:
    1. Study for the Word List test.
    2. Complete chapter 03 worksheet 2.

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  • Announcements
  • Chapter 2: And the lucky number is… (chapter 02 worksheets: (1); (2); (3))
    • homework review (essay outline)
    • essay writing practice (essay template)
  • Unit 2: Customs / Chapter 3: Thanksgiving—Hawaiian style (chapter 03 worksheets: (1); (2))
    • pre-reading activities (pair/group work)
    • reading
  • Announcements/Homework

    • By Thursday, May 10:
    1. Revise the essay on music (essay one 2nd draft), and submit it @ GOALS. 授業で書いたエッセイに修正・加筆をして完成させてください。ファイル名等の指示は GOALS で確認を。

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  • Announcements
  • Chapter 2: And the lucky number is… (chapter 02 worksheets: (1); (2); (3))
  • Announcements/Homework

    • By Tuesday, May 8:
    1. Complete the essay outline on chapter 02 worksheet 3.

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  • Announcements
  • Unit 1: Symbols / Chapter 1: Color me pink (chapter 01 worksheets: (1); (2))
    • writing skills (repeated)
      • how to write the topic sentence
  • Chapter 2: And the lucky number is… (chapter 02 worksheets: (1); (2))
    • reading
  • Timed writing
  • Announcements/Homework

    • By Tuesday, May 1:
    1. Read the chapter 2 text (and the lucky number is…), and answer the inference questions (pp. 20-21) on chapter 02 worksheet 2.
    2. Do the vocabulary exercises (pp. 16-18) on chapter 02 worksheet 2.

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  • Announcements
  • Unit 1: Symbols / Chapter 1: Color me pink (chapter 01 worksheets: (1); (2))
    • chapter 1 cover
    • homework review
    • writing skills
  • Chapter 2: And the lucky number is… (chapter 02 worksheets: (1); (2))
    • pre-reading activities (pair/group work)
    • reading
  • Announcements/Homework

    • By Thursday, April 24:
    No homework!
    1. Read the chapter 2 text (and the lucky number is…), and answer the detail and inference questions on chapter 02 worksheet 2.

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  • Announcements
  • Unit 1: Symbols / Chapter 1: Color me pink (unit 01 worksheets: (1); (2))
    • homework review
    • vocabulary
    • additional reading activity
    • writing skills
  • Timed writing
  • Announcements/Homework

    • By Tuesday, April 24:
    1. Read pp. 10-11 carefully, and do the exercises on pp. 11-13. 13ページの解答は unit 01 worksheet 2 に記入し、それ以外は教科書に書き込んでください。
    2. Download the Word List and start studying it so that you will be ready for the first test on May 18.

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  • Announcements
  • Homework review & orientation continued
  • Textbook overview
  • Unit 1: Symbols / Chapter 1: Color me pink (unit 01 worksheet)
    • pre-reading activities
    • reading (we skipped the vocabulary section)
    • discussion/writing
  • Announcements/Homework

    • By Thursday, April 19:
    1. Read the chapter 1 text (color me pink), and answer the detail and inference questions on unit 01 worksheet.
    2. Do the writing activity @ GOALS.

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  • Overview of the course (syllabus)
  • Instructor’s self-introduction
  • Introducing the class web site
    • Announcements are posted here.
    • You can download handouts here.
    • Most of the handouts are password-protected (ex: seating chart).
  • Self-introduction
  • G-Plus/GOALS/Active! Mail
    • GOALS pre-registration
  • Background survey
  • Announcements/Homework

    • On Saturday, April 14:
    A special lecture on study aboard by Ms. Ushimaru from Sapporo American Center Reference Service. 13:30-15:00 @ D30

    By Sunday, April 15:
    1. Introduce yourself @ GOALS. Contact me by email if you have a question about how to use GOALS.

    Before next class:
    Buy the textbook at the seikyo if you haven’t.

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  • PC guidance
  • Announcements

    • Before next class:
    1. Buy the textbook at Seikyo.

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