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2016_N125_Group47

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See the PDA form your teacher uses to give you your mark

http://vancesclass.pbworks.com/w/file/99326591/PDA%20Report%20updated%20Aug%202015.docx  

 

  1. Week 10
    1. Sunday March 6
      1. Period 4 Vocab and IELTS test preparation
      2. Period 7 Edpuzzle Listening practice
  2. Week 9 
    1. Thursday, March 3  (Period 4)
    2. Tuesday, March 1 (Period 4) final writing prep feedback and revision
    3. Monday, Feb 29 (Period 5)
    4. Sunday, Feb 28
      1. Period 4 IELTS Listening
      2. Period 7 Vocabulary and writing revision
  3. Week 8
    1. Thursday, Feb 25 - Complete essays on advantages and disadvantages 
      1. Period 2 - plan your essays in pairs
      2. Period 4 - write your essay in you Google Doc
    2. Wednesday, Feb 24
    3. Tuesday, Feb 23 - Review for vocab test next period
    4. Monday, Feb 22 - Writing
    5. Sunday, Feb 21
      1. Per 4 - Complete EdPuzzle video on differences between Russian and Western air forces
  4. Week 7
    1. Thursday Feb 18
    2. Wednesday Feb 17
    3. Tuesday Feb 16 Edpuzzle listening
    4. Monday Feb 15
      1. Per 5 Listening Unit 3 - Pride of Poole
    5. Sunday Feb 14
      1. Period 4 Vocabulary Memrise
      2. Period 7 Writing revision
  5. Week 6
    1. Thursday Feb 11
      1. Period 2 Writing about advantages and disadvantages of owning cars
      2. Period 4 Continuing as necessary
    2. Tuesday Feb 9, Per 4 Advantages and Disadvantages
    3. Monday Feb 8 Per 5 Advantages and disadvantages
    4. Sunday Feb 7
      1. Period 4 - Unit 1 Key Grammar
      2. Period 7 - Complete Unit 1 Grammar and Vocab review and Memrise
  6. Week 5
    1. Sunday Jan 31
      1. Per 4 writing assignment
  7. Week 4
    1. Thursday Jan 28
      1. Period 2 - Progress Test Listening Practice
    2. Tuesday Jan 26
      1. Period 4 - Three ladies absent so we watched YouTube videos
    3. Monday Jan 25
      1. Period 3 - Only 3 ladies present so we watched YouTube
      2. Period 5 - Edpuzzle Listening and Writing Practice
    4. Sunday Jan 24
      1. Period 4 Writing a letter to a bank
  8. Week 3
    1. Thursday Jan 21, 2016
      1. Per 4 Edpuzzle - Could cargo have caused crash
        1. Free time
    2. Tuesday Jan 18 2016
      1. Per 4 Practice for Vocab test Per 5
    3. Monday Jan 18 2016
      1. Period 5 Writing practice, Task 1 Hospital - corrections based on feedback
      2. If you don't work on writing then do Vocabulary Memrise
    4. Sunday Jan 17 2016
      1. Period 4 Letter writing practice - Task 1 relative in hospital
      2. Per 7 Edpuzzle - Disaster in Tenerife in 5 minutes 
  9. Week 2
    1. Sunday Jan 10 2016
      1. Period 2 IELTS Listening
      2. Period 6 EdPuzzle Listening
  10. Week 1
    1. Monday Jan 4 2016
      1. GT An Introduction to Letter Writing

This chart shows how in Week 3, Per 1 on this schedule is Per 2, 2 is 3 .... 7 is 8, etc

http://screencast.com/t/Snn8RALvTp 

 

Week 10

 

Sunday March 6

 

Period 4 Vocab and IELTS test preparation

 

Students can

 

According to what I am told you have 4 assessments coming up this week and next

  1. Vocabulary (says Week 10 on the assessment plan, these exams are usually on Tuesdays
  2. Listening (says Week 10 on the assessment plan, based on EdPuzzle)
  3. Final exam - (scheduled for Wed, periods 1 & 2)
    According to the Assessment Plan the final for this course is the IELTS test March 19, so this final exam this week is a new and unexpected development
  4.  Speaking (an interview originally scheduled for week 8 on the assessment plan)

 

Period 7 Edpuzzle Listening practice

 

Answer the questions from a 12 minute video on Pilot Error

 

Week 9 

 

Thursday, March 3  (Period 4)

 

We will go over a topic sentences worksheet today

http://dylansmaloney.weebly.com/uploads/6/1/7/4/61740237/topic_sentences_worksheet.pdf 

 

Wednesday, March 2

No classes with Vance today

 

Tuesday, March 1 (Period 4) final writing prep feedback and revision

 

Monday, Feb 29 (Period 5)

 

I handed out a writing exercise from Bb Learn, pp. 10-11 from

https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-4446547-dt-content-rid-7085611_1/courses/ENGN125.M.47.48/ENGN125.M.47_ImportedContent_20160104104523/2%20Exit%205%20T2%20Advantages%20disadvantages%20Student%20book.pdf 

 

I tried to go over the exercises with the students but they went straight to the writing 

So they are writing essays today on this topic, 250 words

In many countries, people eat fast food several times a week, rather than cooking for themselves. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this development?

 

I will take the essays done on paper and

1. read them into Google Docs

2. give feedback to the students to help them revise

3. have the students revise on iPads on Tuesday

 

Sunday, Feb 28

 

Period 4 IELTS Listening

 

Unit 4 listening from Complete IELTS book Unit 4 pages 39-40

 

Period 7 Vocabulary and writing revision

 

Of the 7 students in the class last week, on the writing assigned, 

3 wrote 350, 258, and 177 words

1 wrote only 63 words (she restarted after work copied from a website was rejected)

3 others submitted work copy / pasted from web sites, but did not attempt to write on their own

 

Furthemore, only 2 students had done any revision after I supplied feedback on Feb 25

 

So, there was not much I could do with the 3 students who are struggling to complete IELTS, as they were in the latter categories

 

4000 points in Memrise Unit 4

http://www.memrise.com/course/572471/complete-ielts-unit-4/ 

 

Week 8

 

Thursday, Feb 25 - Complete essays on advantages and disadvantages 

of the Russian Air Force approach to flying

Today's schedule: http://screencast.com/t/BQTKQaWTG 

 

Period 4

Students worked on Memrise, Quizlet, Google Docs

Unit 4 memrise is here

http://www.memrise.com/course/572471/complete-ielts-unit-4/ 

 

What we have done so far

 

Finding facts on an aviation topic with advantages and disadvantages

On Tuesday Feb 16 through Sunday Feb 21

 

Putting the facts into a well organized essay

On Monday you were given Period 5 to work on your essays

  • Your teacher recorded the number of words produced by each student

On Tuesday you were given Period 4 to review vocabulary or work on your essays.

  • Some worked on essays, some on vocabulary, some did neither
  • Your teacher gave feedback on all your essays
  • Essays in general did not follow from the worksheets you were given Sunday
    • Some students went to work and did well
    • Some did not start their essays with clear ideas in mind, work unstructured
    • Some pasted text from websites that was not on the topic of this essay   

 

Getting organized, and completing the essay

In the two periods today, you must complete your essays

 

Period 2 - plan your essays in pairs

 

This period we will show how you can you use SELECTED information in the video to write an advantages and disadvantages essay on just two aspects of the differences between the Russian and Western Air forces.

 

Let’s consider some of the different aspects discussed

 

Aspect one - Approach to battle (the philosophical bent)

Advantages and disadvantages of Russian pilots toward approach to battle

  • Russians emphasize rugged nature, maximum performance, passive weapons, and ease of maintenance in the field, but lack high level of electronic warfare

  • American pilots rely on computer-driven planes and weaponry, conducting the battle beyond the visual range

 

Aspect two - Condition of airfields

Russian and American airfields

  • American FOD searches, scrupulously clean

  • Russians: scrap metal tossed anywhere, grass allowed to grow through cracks in the runway, birds uncontrolled

    • To the Russians this is logical, but what are the advantages and disadvantages

    • How does it impact their plane design?

 

Aspect three - design of planes

Plane design, advantages and disadvantages according to

  • American pilots

  • Russian pilots interviewed

See

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M4DlO0RcObyVhZBQ1Y62YTLoD3m6kT_lWX142kKCHTY/edit?usp=sharing 

 

Aspect four - Battle readiness

  • Formation (precision) flying, advantages and disadvantages of Russian or American approach

  • Russian ejection seats, heat resistant petrol tanks, and ease of buckling in?

  • What is the impact of any advantages / disadvantages on combat readiness? 

 

Now, with a partner, choose two aspects you would like to write about and fill in the worksheet here with your notes for your essay. Here is the worksheet:

You must complete your essays on Thu Feb 25.docx

 

 

Period 4 - write your essay in you Google Doc

Now write your essay

 

Each partner prepares

  • a unique introduction to the topic
  • a paragraph about advantages and disadvantages of the first aspect
  • a paragraph about advantages and disadvantages of the second aspect
  • a unique concluding paragraph

 

This is due today please.

Next week we will do other activities in preparation for N125 Midterm exam in Week 10

 

Wednesday, Feb 24

No section 10 with Vance today

 

Tuesday, Feb 23 - Review for vocab test next period

Today's schedule: http://screencast.com/t/3vllj3lT4o 

 

Students review vocabulary

Teacher goes over writing completed so far

 

Monday, Feb 22 - Writing

 

Today's schedule: http://screencast.com/t/DsVd2a3poUGs 

 

Work on 

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Russian Air Force approach to flying?

 

Sunday, Feb 21

Today's schedule: http://screencast.com/t/nlzmVFGVT 

 

Per 4 - Complete EdPuzzle video on differences between Russian and Western air forces

 

Funny Comparison American Jets Vs Russian Jets

https://youtu.be/MpPSPQq7oas 

 

You can see the answers we have completed together in class here

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M4DlO0RcObyVhZBQ1Y62YTLoD3m6kT_lWX142kKCHTY/edit?usp=sharing 

 

Complete watching the video and fill in main points from compare and contrast worksheet from Bb Learn

https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-4446549-dt-content-rid-7085637_1/xid-7085637_1 

 

ESSAY Advantages & Disadvantages - writing guide - western vs russian.doc

but change the topic to

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Russian Air Force approach to flying?

 

 

 

Week 7

 

Thursday Feb 18

Today's schedule: http://screencast.com/t/0EqreTeqz 

 

Wednesday Feb 17

Today's schedule: No classes with Vance

 

Tuesday Feb 16 Edpuzzle listening

Today's schedule: http://screencast.com/t/uORdBkfd 

 

We did EdPuzzle 

Near mid-air collision - Emirates and Etihad jets almost crash over Arabian Sea in Mumbai airspace-akxQ__91H-I_x264.mp4

 

Monday Feb 15

Monday schedule: http://screencast.com/t/sRpudV9236O

 

Per 5 Listening Unit 3 - Pride of Poole

 

No iPads needed this period. Please listen and complete the exercises on pp.30-31

in your Complete IELTS textbook

 

Sunday Feb 14

Today's schedule: http://screencast.com/t/nZlPSdvlEkO 

 

Period 4 Vocabulary Memrise

 

Please fill in the worksheet you were given in class

https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-4446569-dt-content-rid-7085391_1/courses/ENGN125.M.47.48/VOCABULARY%20BUILDER%20Unit%203.pdf 

 

Get 5000 points in Memrise by the end of the day on Complete IELTS Unit 3

http://www.memrise.com/course/546777/complete-ielts-unit-3/

 

Period 7 Writing revision

 

 

Week 6

 

Thursday Feb 11

Schedule for today: http://screencast.com/t/aPTaZIygf4l

 

Period 2 Writing about advantages and disadvantages of owning cars

 

Create a Google Doc,

  • Title is Your Name - Owning Cars
  • Share it with vancestev@gmail.com

 

Start your essay on Advantages and disadvantages of owning cars

 

 

  1. Write an introduction using the model we developed in class for mobile phones
  2. Write a first paragraph about the advantages you listed on your worksheet Monday 
     
  3. With a partner brainstorm some disadvantages of owning cars
    LIST these disadvantages in your Google Doc
     
  4. Now write the third paragraph about disadvantages
  5. Add a conclusion paragraph.
    1. In your conclusion, briefly summarize your main points
    2. Give your opinion, which outweighs the other? 

 

 

Period 4 Continuing as necessary

 

Tuesday Feb 9, Per 4 Advantages and Disadvantages

Schedule: http://screencast.com/t/LyzbqHHKFxbR 

 

I  had them write sentences following linking words from Page 4 here

https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-4446546-dt-content-rid-7085621_1/xid-7085621_1 

 

and then write and intro to mobile phones together

and list advantages to having a car

 

Monday Feb 8 Per 5 Advantages and disadvantages

Schedule: http://screencast.com/t/4ss7X9BiHS 

 

We watched this video about writing an advantages and disadvantages essay

https://youtu.be/UZo4A1u8RbE and we went over the accompanying worksheet

https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-4446544-dt-content-rid-7085620_1/xid-7085620_1

 

I then had them write sentences with advantages and disadvantage from Pages 2 and 4 here

https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-4446546-dt-content-rid-7085621_1/xid-7085621_1 

 

 

Sunday Feb 7

 

Period 4 - Unit 1 Key Grammar

Complete IELTS page 21

 

Period 7 - Complete Unit 1 Grammar and Vocab review and Memrise

Complete IELTS page 26

 

Please get 3000 points in Complete IELTS Unit 2 Memrise

http://www.memrise.com/course/527024/complete-ielts-unit-2/ 

 

Week 5

 

Sunday Jan 31

 

Per 4 writing assignment

General Training Writing Task You Havent seen before.docx

 

Week 4

 

Thursday Jan 28

 

Period 2 - Progress Test Listening Practice

 

We did Section 2 Questions 11-20 on Sevenoaks Health and Fitness Center

https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-4446555-dt-content-rid-7085718_1/xid-7085718_1

 

and Section 1 Questions 1-6 on Buying a Used Car,

https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-4446555-dt-content-rid-7085608_1/xid-7085608_1 

 

The scripts are found in Bb Learn here:

https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-4446555-dt-content-rid-7085678_1/courses/ENGN125.M.47.48/ENGN125.M.47_ImportedContent_20160104104523/Listening%20for%20Progress%20test.pdf 

 

 

Tuesday Jan 26

 

Period 4 - Three ladies absent so we watched YouTube videos

 

Present were Meera, Lamya, and Rafaea

 

I wanted to identify Edpuzzle video targets for future development so we explored aviation subject on YouTube

 

Monday Jan 25

 

Period 3 - Only 3 ladies present so we watched YouTube

 

The three ladies present were Meera, Rafaea, and Lamya

I wanted to identify future Edpuzzle videos of interest so we explored aviation films

 

Period 5 - Edpuzzle Listening and Writing Practice

 

Find the Edpuzzle assignment for A Polish 767 lands Without Landing Gear

Answer the 22 questions on your iPad while watching the video

 

You class code is peuzcul

 

This is what it's about

https://youtu.be/7__z3a2zSyo 

 

Sunday Jan 24

 

Period 4 Writing a letter to a bank

 

Use this prompt from Bb Mobile Learn

https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-4446553-dt-content-rid-7085739_1/courses/ENGN125.M.47.48/ENGN125.M.47_ImportedContent_20160104104523/Writing%20to%20a%20college.pdf 

 

  1. Create a Google Doc
  2. Title it with Your name - Request month off
  3. Share it with vancestev@gmail.com

 

Week 3

 

Thursday Jan 21, 2016

 

Per 4 Edpuzzle - Could cargo have caused crash

Complete "Could cargo have caused 747 crash at Baghram Air Base

 

Correct errors in your last Google Doc, from feedback by your teacher, Vance

 

and when you've done that (but not before you have done that)

Free time

 

 

Tuesday Jan 18 2016

 

Per 4 Practice for Vocab test Per 5

 

Complete IELTS Unit 1 - 

http://www.memrise.com/course/515065/complete-ielts-unit- 

 

Monday Jan 18 2016

 

Period 5 Writing practice, Task 1 Hospital - corrections based on feedback

 

If you don't work on writing then do Vocabulary Memrise

Follow VanceS in Memrise, earn 2000 points in this period

 

   

Use the link below to connect with Memrise

http://www.memrise.com/

 

Complete IELTS Unit 1 - http://www.memrise.com/course/515065/complete-ielts-unit-

 

 

Sunday Jan 17 2016

 

Period 4 Letter writing practice - Task 1 relative in hospital

 

Complete any work remaining on your letter last week

 

Begin an informal letter in a Google Doc, please write the letter according to this prompt

https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-4445436-dt-content-rid-6925605_1/courses/ENGN125.M.47/ENGN125.M.47_ImportedContent_20160104104523/Letter%20writing%20Task%201%20Asking%20for%20information%281%29.pdf

 

You just received a letter from your brother or sister telling you that he/she is in the hospital with a broken leg. Write them a letter. In the letter:

  • Thank them for the letter and say how sorry you are
  • Ask for more details about what happened
  • Find out when you can visit

 

Instructions

  1. Create a Google Doc
  2. Title is Your Name - Task 1 Hospital
  3. Share it with VanceStev@gmail.com 

 

Optionally

in your Google Doc

  1. Write me a letter explaining why do not like the topics you are writing about for IELTS
  2. Suggest what you would like to write about instead
  3. Explain that if you are allowed to write on that task you will do that for your mark in writing

 

Per 7 Edpuzzle - Disaster in Tenerife in 5 minutes 

 

 

Week 2

 

Sunday Jan 10 2016

 

Period 2 IELTS Listening

 

Use the handout for Unit 1 p.10

CompleteIELTS_SB_Unit1p10.pdf

 

Fill it in while listening to the audio tracks 1, 2, and 3

 

Period 6 EdPuzzle Listening

 

Join Vance's 47_Section10 class and complete

 

You can use the EdPuzzle app if it works

or visit https://edpuzzle.com/ in your browser

Log in using your first name and complete

CNN Meet the UAE's first female fighter pilot

 

 

Week 1

 

Monday Jan 4 2016

 

GT An Introduction to Letter Writing

GT. Introduction to Letter Writing.pdf

 

Instructions

 

  1. Create a Google Doc
  2. Title it your name - ID - Accommodation Letter
  3. Share it with vancestev@gmail.com

 

We'll go through the worksheet your teacher gives you

and we'll use voice tools on iPad to write a sample letter

 

 

 

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