Junior High - Big Byte Learning Institute: April 2011

Saturday, 16 April 2011

J1-Lesson & Homework – Week 9--Teacher Geoff

New Opportunities: Modules 11 and 12

Grammar Point: Comparative and Superlative adjectives

Homework: - Write a paragraph using the new words from class - Plan your budget. For each area, write 2-3 sentences explaining what the money will go towards, and why you have injected a lot or a little money into that area. (So 20-30 sentences).

H1-Lesson & Homework –Week 9--Teacher Erin

TOEFL Skill: Listening Comprehension

Grammar Point: Review

Homework: Learn: illustrate, clarify, stress (v), approach, solution, refer, assert

Writing project: Autobiography- tell me who you are and what makes you special. Include your life goals (both short term and long term) 3 paragraphsà300 words, 30 minutes

Keep a listening comprehension diary- 5 minutes a day or 35 minutes a week

J4-Lesson & Homework –Week 9--Teacher Rick

Homework: Working on Early art presentation.

Others: learning vocabulary for color. How to talk about and describe color

J3 Lesson & Homework –Week 9 Teacher Clark

New Opportunities: work with conditionals and question tags

Grammar Point: conditionals/tags

Homework: pb: 74, 75 -- finish next paragraph of writing

Others: review reader's theater role

Friday, 8 April 2011

H1-Lesson & Homework –Week 8--Teacher Erin

H1-Lesson & Homework –Week 8--Teacher Erin TOEFL: Listening Comprehension

Grammar Point: Conditionals

Homework: 1. Conditionals 8.8 pg 189-190 2. Learn: see off, put forward, put off, put through, put up with, drop out, take off. Use the power point sent to you and read about the strategies for each type of question. Add in one or two sentences about strategies on each slide. Send the ppt back to Teacher Erin by Friday.

J4-Lesson & Homework –Week 8--Teacher Rick

Homework: new definitions. readers theatre

J3 Lesson & Homework –Week 8 Teacher Clark

New Opportunities: module 8

Grammar Point: conditionals Homework: final paragraphs of essay and pb:71, 73

Homework: final paragraphs of essay and pb:71, 73

J2 Lesson & Homework –Week 8 Teacher Joe

New opportunities : Module 11

Grammar focus is too+ adjective, not+ adjective+ enough, present perfect and present simple.

The homework is 61 and 62 in the workbook

J1-Lesson & Homework –Week 8--Teacher Geoff

New Opportunities: Module 11 – Image

Grammar Point: Comparative Adjectives

Homework: - Practice they Readers' Theater script - Write sentences (6 words or longer) for the new vocab words this we - Finish the Power book pages 76 and 77 (NOT the Warm-Up exercises). Also finish Pg 78 Ex. 2

Saturday, 2 April 2011

TOEFL-Lesson & Homework –Week7-Teacher Erin

TOEFL-Lesson & Homework –Week7—Teacher Erin

TOEFL: Listening Comprehension

Grammar Point: Future Tense

Homework: 1. Exercises on page 187-188 2. Learn: bring up, call off, carry on, carry out, get by, deal with, fill out (pg. 151) 3. Listen to 5 minutes of English a day, or 35 minutes total. Keep track of how and how often you get your listening done. Most creative idea will be rewarded.

J4-Lesson & Homework –Week 7—Teacher Rick

Lesson: New vocabulary: Color/Perspective. Pre-historic Art.

Homework: Work in groups, Pick a period of prehistoric art. Write a description as a group. Each member of the group picks one piece of art from that period/place and describes it for the class using vocabulary we've learned.