Autumn for ESL

Next week, half of the week is devoted to testing so I will use the few classes I have and focus on something other than grammar or magazines. I thought we could talk about the season of autumn, read some poetry, listen to music, talk about holidays.
My Autumn ppt is here.

Poetry

Autumn Fires by Robert Louis Stevenson 羅伯特·路易斯·史蒂文森

In the other gardens

And all up the vale,

From the autumn bonfires

See the smoke trail!

Pleasant summer over

And all the summer flowers,

The red fire blazes,

The grey smoke towers.

Sing a song of seasons!

Something bright in all!

Flowers in the summer,

Fires in the fall!

Music

• Autumn Leaves by Ed Sheeran (video)
• November Rain by Guns and Roses 槍與玫瑰 (Live Taipei 2009)

My Spotify Autumn Music Playlist

Thanksgiving感恩

Pilgrims and Thanksgiving (Puritans, Pilgrims, Holland, Mayflower, colony, harbor, settlement, Samoset, Squanto, Peace Treaty)

Modern Customs

Thanksgiving from Native American POV (1, 2, 3)

The Importance of Gratitude

Write 10 things you are thankful for

Winter Clothes Donation Drive

I was talking to my coteacher about something we could do in our classes to help the local community and she made a few phone calls and did all the legwork organizing this clothes drive.

Our 8th grade Social Studies classes will begin to bring in winter clothes for migrant fisherman and mentally ill patients.

2017慧燈中學  冬衣捐贈  活動說明

秋冬交際的此時，倬立老師與外籍老師 Kathy (註) 共同發起冬衣捐贈活動，邀請學生和家長一起參與，捐贈二手衣物送給需要的人。您的愛心衣物將幫助以下兩個單位：【宜蘭縣漁工職業工會】及【宜蘭縣私立懷哲復康之家】

受贈單位	宜蘭縣漁工職業工會（南方澳） Yilan Migrant Fishermen Union https://www.thenewslens.com/article/81959	宜蘭縣私立懷哲復康之家（三星鄉） http://www.huai-jhe.org.tw
受助對象	外籍漁工主要來自印尼及菲律賓。二手衣除了提供給縣內漁工，該工會也將轉寄衣物到新北市及高雄縣漁業署等單位，嘉惠更多漁工。他們收入微薄、工作辛苦，遭受虐待及苛扣薪資的情況時有所聞。	目前約收容近200位院友，主要是慢性精神疾病、領有各類身心障礙手冊及政府轉介遊民的安置庇護。大部分來自經濟困難的中低收入家庭。
衣物需求	男性成人冬季保暖衣物 M號或更大尺寸、適160cm以上成人。以夾克外套優先，發熱衣、長袖T恤，帽T、手套等亦可。	男女冬季衣物 尺寸不拘。院友涵蓋各年齡層：兒童、青少年、成人、高齡長者。
	若家中沒有合適的冬季衣物，仍想參與捐贈，也可以捐贈幾件夏季衣物
注意	不收女性及兒童衣物 不收鞋、襪、內衣褲、衛生衣及毛線衣	不收圍巾、手套、帽子 不收二手內衣褲、襪子、鞋子
其他	- 如果想參與捐贈，但家中無符合條件的冬季衣物，也可以捐贈夏季衣物。 - 關於兩個單位的介紹，請參考次頁的補充說明資料。

＊募集方式＊

·        每班選出二位同學負責協助分類衣物，放入紙箱打包（將另提供紙箱及打包說明）

·        衣服數量：若願意參與，請每位同學帶1-3件衣物。預計每班總量在100件以內。

·        衣服條件：功能正常無破損的二手衣物。小污點無妨。請洗淨再帶來。

·        募集日期：即日起至12月4日周一（第二次段考日期為11/29-12/1）

如果您欲捐贈的衣物較多，可自行寄送到這兩個單位。也歡迎直接捐款支持他們：

＊宜蘭縣漁工職業工會：270宜蘭縣蘇澳鎮華山路117號

  聯絡人：李麗華小姐 0955-565694  

   (李麗華因為關注並爭取外籍移工權益，獲選為美國2017「防制人口販運英雄」)

＊宜蘭縣懷哲復康之家：226宜蘭縣三星鄉大隱村大隱五路295號

  聯絡人：何小姐03-9897229#204

宜蘭漁工職業工會

臉書: https://www.facebook.com/yilanfishermen/

「宜蘭縣漁工職業工會」成立於2013年，是台灣第一個由外籍勞工組成並領導的工會，為那些在台籍漁船上工作，卻往往不受重視的外籍漁工發聲。發起人李麗華將數百件涉及剝削、虐待漁工和酬勞過低的案例記錄造冊，讓臺灣和國際注意到漁工遭剝削的情形，更成功讓一件印尼漁工死亡案件重啟調查。她獲選為美國2017「防制人口販運英雄」。

工會的主要目標包含: 要求落實法律規範，強化外籍漁工人身安全保護，檢視漁工勞動契約，要求雇主履行契約，負擔照顧責任。建立外籍勞工就醫管道，提供勞工教育訓練等等。目前全台灣的外籍漁工超過三萬人。

·         報導: 揭發台灣對外籍漁工的剝削，「宜蘭縣漁工職業工會」李麗華獲美國表揚

htts://www.thenewslens.com/article/72048

·         東南亞漁工雨衣禦寒 台灣人贈衣  2分鐘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvw--9fGIxk

·         國際打擊人口販運英雄 漁工權益之母李麗華   3.5分鐘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hcW8BcWNxI

外籍漁工相關議題報導

·         ‘’報導者’’年度專題: 【造假．剝削．血淚漁場 - 跨國直擊台灣遠洋漁業真相】2017出版

https://www.twreporter.org/topics/far-sea-fishing-investigative-report

·         書籍: 【血淚漁場 - 跨國直擊台灣遠洋漁業真相】 2017出版

http://www.books.com.tw/web/sys_serialtext/?item=0010749892&page=5

·         【守護海洋】血淚漁工，臺灣遠洋漁業的憂愁   7分鐘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP_V3PVbfu8&t=9s

·         台遠洋船壓榨外籍漁工 影片悲控遭虐   2分鐘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho1tMB9bJzg

·         公共電視 獨立特派員 418集 (海上移工)   17分鐘

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc2gRRgpcvE

宜蘭私立懷哲復康之家

網站: http://www.huai-jhe.org.tw/index.php   

臉書: “懷哲復康之家’’

懷哲康復之家成立於民國91年，是宜蘭第一所政府立案之慢性精神障礙養護機構。曾經多次獲得身心障礙福利機構評鑑甲等。懷哲主要提供符合慢性精神疾病暨中度以上，領有各類身心障礙手冊及政府轉介遊民的安置庇護。其服務內容包括庇護性工作訓練、生活輔導、職能治療及多元活動安排等。其網站詳細說明其沿革、經營理念、專業團隊、環境與活動介紹、捐款徵信等資訊。

Poverty in Taiwan

By many accounts, Taiwan has all but eradicated poverty, but this is misleading. Taiwan's poverty line is just too low. Local culture and the government assume family will take care of its own, and that's not always the case. Also if a household has a home, the government considers this an asset that may hurt their ability to receive welfare benefits.

BUDGET IN TAIWAN

Taipei Poverty Line   15, 544 NT a month

minimum wage salary (2018) 22,000 a month

average rent     10,000 NT

average mortgage   20,000

electricity and water  500 NT

cable/internet   800 NT

phone  800

food 16% of salary (2012)

school fees ?

car maintenance/public transportation 13% of salary (2012)

leisure 10% of salary (2012)

healthcare 14.5% of salary (2012)

“Meeting Dr. Sun行動代號：孫中山” (2014) Read WSJ article.

I. Intro Questions

• What does poverty look like in Taiwan? 
• Who in Taiwan is most vulnerable to poverty? 
• Who are some of the stakeholders and what are they doing for low income and vulnerable people?

1. Compare the poverty level with the cost of meeting basic needs in Taipei vs. Yilan
2. Compare the cost of meeting basic needs with the federally mandated minimum wage

Poverty in Taiwan, Index Mundi, Poor People's Taipei, Video, Jobless Dies of Starvation in Tainan

Taiwan's poor increasingly rely on state welfare.

Taiwan struggling to afford social services

In this Taiwan focused unit, the students will present the articles to the class. Each group has to teach the class 5 vocabulary words, the main idea of the article and provide a group solution to one of the problems in the article. This will be the same as a test.

II. Readings:

Office Workers Under 40 Can't Afford homes (Taipei Times, April 2017)

Young Workers Salaries (Taipei Times. April 2017)
Elder Subsidies Not the Way to Handle Rich-Poor Gap (Taipei Times, November 2017)

Lin Raises Hourly Minimum (Keoni Everington, Taiwan News. Sept. 2017)
Who is poor?:  New Poverty Line (Wendy Lee, Taiwan News, December 2016)

I made a simplified version of the articles here.
EXTRA: Hong Kong (November 2017)

The students have 3 classes to prepare:

• Class 1: Use their dictionaries to translate the article.
• Class 2: Complete Worksheet that breaks down their article.
• Class 3: Create visual aids視覺輔助工具 (charts, graphs), decide who is saying which part of the presentation and practice their presentation
• Class 4: PRESENTATIONS (Grading rubric for presentations here.)
• Class 5: Review and Test 

B Class recommendations to solve some of the financial problems in Taiwan:

• Increase minimum wage 法定最低工資
• Give internships實習期 and training classes to students to gain job experience and skills
• Give job training to low income and middle-income workers
• Subsidize資助 housing and mortgages for young workers under 40
• Raise the poverty threshold 貧窮線
• Force companies to hire low-income workers
• Raise taxes on the rich

Resources:

http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/issues-poverty

http://www.tolerance.org/lesson/what-poverty

http://www.wfp.org/students-and-teachers/classroom-activities

https://www.imagine-action.ca/Documents/KTP/Poverty-Discussion-Booklet.pdf

http://www.socialstudies.org/publications/socialeducation/january-february2012/teaching_about_global_and_us_poverty_using_internet

https://povertyresolutions.org/povertyweek/education.php

https://www.seattleu.edu/poverty-education/resources/lesson-plans/

Homeschooling English: What my Daughter's English Looks Like

My 6th grader is an excellent student, 2nd in her class 2 years in a row. In other words, her Mandarin is better than her classmates'. She is really thriving in her alternative, rural elementary school. Her teachers are wonderful.

Having said that, I do worry about her English writing. Her comprehension and vocabulary are fabulous as she's an avid reader but compared to her peers back home, she isn't doing much research or essay writing.

I have been pretty lax about supplementing her English. I give her materials and she completes them when she wants. Now time to step up the writing.

This is what she is working on now:

Vocabulary::

240 Vocabulary Words 5th graders need to know (pdf/ buy/ Quizlet)

240 Vocabulary Words 6th graders need to know (pdf/buy/Quizlet)

Latin and Greek root words: English from the Roots Up/Flashcards/Quizlet: 50 Roots,  pg 1-10, )

6th-8th Grade Word List

Literature

Goodreads List

Poetic Terms

Poetry: 24 Must Share Poems, A Poem a Day

Writing

Great Writing: Book 2 and 3

365 Days of Writing Prompts (she loves this)

Writing Resources:

How to Write

Planning

Topics