December 10th lesson

Dear students,
Today is the deadline for your second portfolio article which you should show me today on paper. After it has been graded, you should upload an identical copy to the portfolio spreadsheet using the portfolio upload form. Today you will also study a second note-taking technique (unit 3.6) and have a practice AWL gap fill test.

Portfolio Upload Form

Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

December 3rd lesson

Dear students,
Today you will study about note taking (3.4), take an online AWL review test, and show me your second portfolio article, the deadline of which is next lesson (December 10th). If you are confident of your work, you don’t need to show me, but if you want me to check it, please ask. Also note that checking is not grading. On December 10th you should all show me a paper version of your second article and let me grade it by pen. After it has been graded, upload an identical version to the spreadsheet using the portfolio upload form.
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

November 26th lesson

Dear students,
Today is the final AWL practice test, AWL10. After the test you study about logical connectors (2.3 and 2.4), and then you will show me your first portfolio assignment. After it has been graded, you must also upload your homework to the spreadsheet via the portfolio upload form. The purpose of doing so is to check for copying of the original article, and also copying from each other.

The DEADLINE for portfolio homework 1 is today

Portfolio Upload Form

Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

November 19th lesson

Dear students,
Today you will study the AWL words 9B. Then you will learn about logical connectirs (2.2). Then let me check one of your portfolio articles. The deadline for your first article will be November 26th. After you have shown me your work, you should submit it to the spreadsheet using the online form below.

Portfolio Upload Form

Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

November 12th lesson

Dear students,
Today you will have the science news test 3, which is based on the first six articles posted to the CELESE AR2 website. You will study about skimming and scanning (3.1) and you will also have a practice test for learning the Academic Word List.

Science news test 3

AWL 9A

Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

November 5th lesson

Dear students,
Today you will take an online test of the AWL 8B words, study about types of academic texts (3.2) and work on your portfolio or intensive reading. Next week is the science news test so you should be familiar with the six texts on the CELESE AR2 website.
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

October 29th lesson

Dear students,
Today you will take the AWL 8A online test, study about outlines (unit 3.3), and carry on working on your portfolio or intensive reading.
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

October 22nd lesson

Dear students,
Today you will take AWL 7B online test, learn about objective and subjective register, and work on your portfolios. Please show me your progress.
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

AWL online tests

Dear students,
If you do not score 30 points in the test, try to take it again and again until you do. You should have an email receipt with your score after you submit the test. Use these receipts to edit your answers. Ultimately you should have nine homework emails all with maximum 30 point scores this semester. They will help you master the AWL words.
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

October 15th lesson

Dear students,
Today you will do the AWL 7A online test, finish unit 2.1 of the textbook, and practice writing your portfolio. Read the spotlight article (which will be on the test in January). Work in groups of up to six people (6 fields). Use the portfolio submission form to upload your work, which will be viewable by everyone and therefore helpful to to others. Show me your work today. Upload by next lesson.
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

Portfolio upload form

Dear students,
After you have shown me your portfolio articles and had them graded, please use the form below to upload your articles.
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

Portfolio Upload Form

October 8th lesson

Dear students,
Today you will start the textbook, do an AWL practice test online, and work on your portfolio.

AWL 6B online practice test

Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

October 1st lesson

Dear students,
Welcome back. Here is your schedule for today:
1) grading
Portfolio 27
Awl matching 10
Awl gap fill 10
Science news quizzes 16
Intensive reading 5
Final test 32

2) online quiz
AWL 6A online quiz

3) portfolio
 Please bring an article to class and let me check your work. Use the form below to upload your portfolio. If you wish to edit your work, use the email receipt  which is sent to you after you upload. (Do not use the form again for the same portfolio article).

Portfolio Upload Form

You should use the form above three times (one for each article; homework 1, homework 2, homework 3). You should have three receipts in your email. Use these receipts to edit your work. Try not to make a mistake with your name, ID, or email address.

4) test prep
For homework please read the spotlight article below. (Parts of it will be on the final test).

Spotlight article

Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

July 23rd lesson

Dear students,
1) Today you will hand in paper copies of your portfolio. Ideally they should be in a folder or stapled together. (If you have had some or all of your portfolio graded already, you do not need to hand the already graded ones in).
For homework, everyone must upload the three summaries and opinions of your portfolio to the spreadsheet via the portfolio upload form (see blog June 4th). The deadline to upload your digital portfolio is Sunday July 22nd.
Students who fail to upload their assignments will score a maximum of 6 points (out of 9) for each missing assignment.

2) Then you will have an AWL gap fill test.

3) After that I will check your five intensive reading exercises in the textbook.

Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

AWL Matching Test C

AWL Matching Test C