| Extra dictionary and vocabulary exercises: * Faux Amis (1) * Choosing Descriptive and Specific Vocabulary (1, 2) * Replacing "Get" with More Descriptive Words (1, 2) * Collocations (1, 2, 3, 4) * Affixes (1, 2, 3) |
| Teacher: Rachel C. Vogel E-mail: [email protected] Office: DKN 4221 Telephone: 656-2131, ext. 6405 (However, it's faster to e-mail!) Office Hours by Appointment: Mondays from 1:30 to 2:30 PM Tuesdays from 4:30 AM to 5:30 PM (If these times are not convenient, contact me a.s.a.p. so that we can find a time that works for both of us!) |
| Extra pronunciation and listening material: * Pronunciation Exercises (online): final -s (1, 2, 3) final -ed (1, 2, 3, 4) h (1, 2) th (1, 2) word stress (1, 2, 3, 4) sentence stress (1, 2, 3, 4) * Dictations based on LEAP and answer keys: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) |
| HOMEWORK to do for next week's class |
| * Tentative schedule for Winter 2009 classes updated on Feb. 2, 2009 (ATTENTION: The schedule could be modified during the semester, so check it often for updates.) |
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| Writing material, resources and notes: * Punctuation and Capitalization exercises (1, 2, 3) * Sentence exercises including comma-splices, sentence fragments, run-ons (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) * Parallel structures (1, 2) * Formative At-home Paragraphs : 1st subject (deadline: Feb. 16), 2nd subject (deadline: Mar. 23) |
| Advanced English 1 |
| Reading material, exercises and notes * Questions for Flowers for Algernon: Part Four -- do with a partner - Odd-numbered questions and answers for even-numbered questions - Even-numbered questions and answers for odd-numbered questions * Article: "A Few Words about People-first Language" by K. Snow * Video: "Offense Taken" (YouTube video) * Article: "Understanding the Shift Toward Intellectual Disabilities" by I. Brown * Article: "The 'R-word' Is No Joke" by M. Shriver |
| Extra grammar exercises and notes: * Internet Grammar Quizzes (same ones as in your course plan) * Transitive vs. Intranstive Verbs * Preposition exercises (1) * Pronoun chart and exercises (1, 2) * Pronoun agreement (1 - exercise seen in class on Feb. 2/09) *Simple Past vs. Present Perfect (1, 2) * Expressions of Quantity/Quantifiers (1) * Subject - verb Agreement (1, 2, 3) * Old quizzes from past Advanced 1 classes (1+ answers - in same document , 2 + answers, 3 and answers in separate document) |
| Answer Key for the Grammar/Writing/Vocabulary/Lab Packages: updated on Jan. 27, 2009 (Additional pages will be added during the semester, so check back from time to time!) |