Unit 7 ESL: Writing Complex Sentences with Adjective Clauses

April 2019

WEEK 1 The Importance of Sentence Variety
Class 1: pg. 1182-184
Class 2 pg. 185-187

WEEK 2 Adjective Clauses in the Middle
Class 1: pg. 188-190
Class 2: pg.191-193

WEEK 3 Using Modals
Class 1: pg. 194-196
Class 2 pg. 197-199

WEEK 4 Review Fragments, Sentences Types, and Editing
Class 1: pg.200-203
Class 2: pg. 205 (Timed Writing)

ESL Unit 5: Writing in the Present Progressive

After the Lunar New Year, week one was a little hard to get everyone back into the grind. Week one of the second semester, my A-Classes are wrapping up Great Writing Book 1's Unit 4's timed writing, while my B level class has just started Unit 4. Next week, my A classes will start Unit 5.

February-March 2019

WEEK 1 The Present Progressive Tense: Machu Picchu and Writing from Pictures
Class 1: pg. 130-133
Class 2 pg. 134-137

WEEK 2 Writing From Pictures + Complex Sentences Review
Class 1:pg. 138-141
Class 2: pg.142-145

WEEK 3 Editing and Vocabulary Building
Class 1: pg. 146-149
Class 2 pg. review and quiz

WEEK 4 Orignal Student Writing
Class 1 and 2: pg. 149-151

ESL Unit 4: Writing in the Past Tense

Let us see how much A class can get done before the Lunar New Year. I am happy that this unit has readings on such humanitarians such as labor organizer Cesar Chaves and author/peace activist Helen Keller.

January 2019

WEEK 1 The SimplePast: Cesar Chavez
Class 1: pg. 100-103
Class 2 pg. 104-105

WEEK 2 Irregular Verbs: Helen Keller
Class 1:pg. 106-109
Class 2: pg.110-112

WEEK 3 Editing
Class 1: pg. 113-114
Class 2 pg. 115-117

WEEK 4 Complex Sentences
Class 1: pg. 119-121
Class 2 pg.  122-127