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| DATE | CONTENT | Class Handouts | SS Handbook |
| 4/15 | 1. Introduction to Study Skills 2. Speech #1: Self-introduction 3. Class Picture Taking for Our Web Site |
pp. 1-5. | pp. 2-4, 22, 38 |
| 4/18 | 1. Review of Class #1 2. Writing (1) EW, Chapter 1 (2) EW, Chapter 2 (3) Format Checklist |
p. 5. | pp. 5-8. |
| 4/22 | 1. Review: Class #2 2. Writing (1) EW, Chapter 3 (+ Exercise 1) (2) Structure Checklist |
Not Used. | pp. 5-9. |
| 4/25 | 1. Paragraph Writing (1) Spelling and Grammar Checklist 2. Academic Writing (1) Paraphrasing (2) Step 1 in Academic Writing |
Not Used. | p. 12 pp. 24-26 p. 27 |
| 5/2 | 1. Paragraph Writing (1) Pair Check on Paragraph #1 2. Academic Reading (1) Step 1 in Academic Writing (2) Step 2 in Academic Writing |
p. 6 | p. 27-29. |
| 5/6 | 1. Academic Reading (1) Review: Steps 1 and 2 (2) Exericises (homework) in Step 2 |
p. 6 | (1) pp. 27-29 (2) pp. 6, 18-19, 27-28 |
| 5/9 | 1. Paragraph Writing (1) Teacher's Comments on First Draft of Paragraph #1. 2. Writing and Reading (1) Transitional Words and Phrases 3. Academic Reading (1) More Exercise for Step 2: (i) Single Paragraph: "Hollywood Movies" (ii) Reading with Many Paragraphs: "Supermarkets and the Environment" (2) Introduction to (Easy) Step 3 |
. | 2.(1) pp. 14-17. 3.(1) pp. 27-29 3.(2) EW, Ex. 4, pp. 79-80. 3.(3) pp. 30-31. |
| 5/13 | 1. Review (1) Paragraph Writing (i) Paragraph #1 (ii) Transitional Words and Phrases (2) Academic Reading (i) More Exercise on Step 2 (ii) Step 3 2. Academic Reading (i) Exercise on Step 3 |
. | 1(1)(ii), pp. 14-17. 1(2)(i), EW, Ex. 4, pp. 79-80. 1(2)(ii), Hbk, p. 30-31. 2. EW, Ex. 4, pp. 79-80. |
| 5/16 | 1. Paragraph Writing (1) EW, Ch. 5 (2) Coherence Checklist (3) Mid-term Quiz on All Checklists (4) Comments on Final Version of Paragraph #1 (5) Expanded Paragraph Passage |
(3) Mid-term Quiz Sheet | (1) EW, Chapter 5, pp. 50-59, pp. 61-62. (2) Hbk, p. 13. (5) Hbk, pp. 32-37. |
| 5/20 | 1. Paragraph Writing (1) Expanded Pragraph Passage |
. | 1(1) Hbk, pp. 32-37. |
| 5/23 | 1. Presentation! (1) Three Messages in Presentation (2) Physical Message (3) Prompt Cards (4) Time Limit |
pp. 7-14. | 1. Hbk, pp. 38-9, 41-43, 47. |
| 5/27 | 1. Presentation (1) Speech #2: Show and Tell |
pp. 7-8, 13-14. | . |
| 5/30 | 1. Presentation (1) New Message to Communicate: Story Message (2) Introduction to Speech #3 |
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| 6/6 | 1. Presentation (1) Review: Story Message (2) Speech #3 Rehearsals |
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| 6/10 | 1. Presentation (1) Speech #3 (2) Introduction to Speech #4 "Final Speech" |
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| 6/13 | 1. Presentation (1) Deciding Topics for Final Speech (2) Story Message of Final Speech (3) Visual Message of Final Speech |
(1) pp. 27-28 (2) pp. 29-30 (3) pp. 17-18 |
1. Hbk, p. 51 |
| 6/17 | 1. Presentation (1) Visual Message of Final Speech |
pp. 17-22, 29-30 | . |
| 6/20 | 1. Presentation (1) Final Speech Rehearsals I (Takayanagi to Arai) |
pp. 29-30 and all relevant handouts for full preparation | . |
| 6/24 | 1. Presentation (1) Final Speech Rehearsals II (Tanihata to Yamazaki) |
pp. 29-30 and all relevant handouts. | . |
| 6/27 | 1. Presentation (1) Final Speech I (Takayanagi to Arai) |
pp. 29-30 and all relevant handouts. | . |
| 7/1 | 1. Presentation (1) Final Speech II (Yamazaki to Tanihata) |
pp. 29-30 and all relevant handouts. | . |
| 7/4 | 1. Reading and Writing (1) Preparation for Final Examination |
Bring Your Dictionaries | 1. Hbk, pp. 21, 29-31 |
| 7/8 | Final Examination on Academic Reading and Paragraph Writing (Note: You can use your dictionaries.) | ||