Important!

Hello Class,
Please remember that we will finish Unit 11 tomorrow.

I will meet you at 9 on Wednesday in our classroom for the listening and reading evaluations.

Your first partial test is scheduled for March 6, and I have to post your grades by March 8. I cannot accept any late work.

Your writing evaluation will consist of your CV and your reflections of the first partial period, units 9 -11. Please include comments about how you feel about using the blog, working with a native teacher, our classroom dynamics, and anything outside of class that you are doing to improve your English. The reflections must be posted to your blog by March 4 in order for me to complete your continuous evaluation on time. I will not have time to read anything after March 4; however, I will check to see that you have made the corrections that I suggest.

Good luck in preparing for your tests.

Brenda

Conditional Sentences

Hi Class,
Here's an interesting site to practice using conditional sentences:

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_conditionals1.htm

Please take a few minutes to practice!

Brenda

Punctuation

Hello class,

After reading through your blogs, I realized that many of you need to study rules for punctuation. Here is a good website to review: http://www.dailywritingtips.com/category/punctuation/

Please pay close attention to the section on the comma splice.

If you find this site helpful, you might like to go to the home page and review other topics.

I hope you find this helpful.

Brenda

Make Your Own Comic Strip!

Hello everyone

In class today I will show you how to create your own comic strip.
Here is the link http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/comix.php For homework, please create a comic strip and use conditional sentences in your talk or thought balloons. When you finish, please email your comic strip to me. Remember the patterns for conditional sentences:

present tense in IF; "will" in RESULT clause
past tense in IF: "would or could" in RESULT
had + past participle in IF; "would have or could have" in RESULT

If someone figures out how to post the comics to your blogs, please tell all of us.

Brenda

Class on Valentine's Day

Hello everyone

I checked with the head of the English Department about your request to miss class on Thursday. You have two options for Thursday.

(1) Come to class, listen to (maybe sing) love songs, and have a conversation with me. This will count as a speaking evaluation. I will be in class as usual.

(2) Prepare the speaking section on page 89 in the red book and present it in class on Friday.

Hope to see you tomorrow!

Brenda

Metodologia de evaluacion

Hello students

Please read the following and send me a message on your blog that you have read it. Thank you.
See you in class.


METODOLOGÍA DE EVALUACIÓN 2008-2 PRIMER Y SEGUNDO PERIODO

Evaluación del lenguajeEvaluación Parcial Departamental
Sección de reconocimiento 30%
Sección de producción 20% 50%

Evaluación de las abilidades lingüísticas del idioma
Listening 10%
Speaking 10%
Reading 10% 30%

Evaluación del Portafolio de Evidencias Lingüísticas (PEL)
*Estructura del Portafolio de Evidencias Linguisticas

Writing y Blog 20% 100% Calificación Parcial

TERCER PERIODO
Examen BEC 50%
Presentación final 50% 100% Calificación Parcial

ASISTENCIA: El alumno debe cumplir con el 80 % de asistencia como mínimo para poder tener derecho a la evaluación mencionada en la metodología. Por lo anterior, solo le permite tener 4 faltas por periodo. Si el alumno excede del límite no podrá presentar su evaluación de periodo.

AUSENCIA GRUPAL: Sí el grupo se ausentara mas de 3 ocasiones a lo largo del semestre, quedaran fuera del curso normal y tendrán que presentar Examen a Titulo de Suficiencia según reglamento interno.

10 MINUTOS DE TOLERANCIA: Por acuerdo de academia, no se permitirá el acceso al salón de clase a los alumnos que lleguen después de 10 minutos después de la hora de inicio de la sesión.

EL LIBRO Y CUADERNO DE TRABAJO: El alumno debe cubrir las unidades propuestas por cada parcial en su totalidad para tener derecho a las evaluaciones de habilidad.

BLOG: Sí el alumno no muestra las evidencias de su trabajo en el BLOG no podrá presentar el examen que corresponde al examen departamental correspondiente en cada periodo.

LABORATORIOS: La entrada al laboratorio será posible únicamente con credencial autorizada de la coordinación de inglés del plantel. Se firmara una carta responsiva sobre el cuidado y mantenimiento del equipo que se le designe. Nota importante: El alumno debe de abstenerse de consumir alimentos dentro del salón de clase y el laboratorio así como de manipular cualquier aparato electrónico que lo distraiga de las actividades escolares, de lo contrario será acreedor a una sanción.

ENTERADO

Brenda LoPotro ALUMNO: _____________________________