Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is not just a day to eat turkey, watch sports, and sleep all day.  Thanksgiving was started by the immigrant experience!  Watch the videos and read a story to answer the questions to learn about Thanksgiving:

Click on:

WATCH AND LISTEN:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFDSobNnfQs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2yeQs8gXo0&feature=related

READ: 

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/thanksgiving/short-stories/the-first-thanksgiving.html

Answer the following:

1.      Why did the English people(Pilgrims) go to America?

2.      What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims used to come to America?

3.      Who originally lived in America before the Pilgrims came?

4.      Why did the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag (Indians) celebrate thanksgiving?

5.      How are the Pilgrims similar to the immigrants of today?

6.      What are some American Thanksgiving traditions?

7.      What does the word THANKSGIVING mean?

8.      Does your family celebrate thanksgiving? If no, why?  If yes, why?  Explain your answer.

All questions are to be answered using complete sentences.  Make sure to place your answers in the homework box for credit! All work is due on Wednesday Nov. 24, 2010!

LEARN MORE AT:

THE REAL THANKSGIVING

http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/intro.html 

ESL 2: Verbs

Use the following sites to practice using verbs:

Action Verbs:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/799985.html

Linking Verbs:
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/linking_verbs/quiz522.html

Helping Verbs:
http://www.quia.com/rr/121293.html

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/helping_verbs/quiz520.html

Linking & Action Verbs:
http://www.quia.com/quiz/424609.html
 
http://www.quia.com/quiz/653873.html

Grammar Help

Many of my students have amazing ideas and great insight in their writing.  However, grammar is the main reason their writing grades are not improving.  As a former ESL student, I can say that grammar was and still is a challenge for me.  The good news is that now we have the Internet to help. 

            I made a list of grammar help sites based on the grammar writing needs of my students.  I promise that if you visit these sites regularly and do the practice exercises three to four times a week, your grammar problems will improve. 

Run-on Sentences:

·        http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr/students/grammar/adv/advrunon.htm  

• http://www.quia.com/pop/35933.html?AP_rand=137728172

·        http://wps.ablongman.com/long_faigley_penguinhb_1/7/1978/506477.cw/index.html 

o   Use this site to learn how to improve your writing and not write run-on sentences

o   On the Left side of the side is a list of examples and activities to help

Demonstrative Pronouns: this, these, that, those

·         http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/pronouns-demonstrative.htm

·         http://www.grammar.cl/Games/This_That_These_Those.htm

·         http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/grammar.htm

            (in this site click on Pronouns…you will get a list to choose from)

All Areas of Grammar:

o   On the right side of this web site look for ESL Sites

o   Click on English Language Study Zone

o   Click on Grammar Index

·         In Grammar Index you will find mini-grammar lessons at the end of each lesson click on continue with the exercise

©Brenda Avila

ESL5 Themes: Student Interviews

During this week you worked together with a mainstream student to complete student interviews.  The mainstream student interviewed you and your experiences of being an immigrant student in WOHS and you interviewed them about their experiences of being a mainstream student in WOHS.

Open-Ended Paragraphs: BE SPECIFIC AND GIVE A DETAILED ANSWER!!! Write TWO Paragraphs, one for each question.

• How did you feel when the mainstream student interviewed you?  Explain and give specific examples.
• What have you learned about working with mainstream students?  How has your opinion changed about mainstream students after completing the interviews? Explain and give specific examples.