Activities
1) introduce and discuss class goals, policies, assignments and grading
2) show and discuss examples of student work
3) create new CALL google accounts/gmail account for each student
- form help teams - 3 people (generally)
- take turns creating a google account for each student
- make a memo for sign-in address and password
- Blog Title: First Name + Last Name's + CALL Blog (ex. Chris Hoskins's CALL Blog)
- Blog Address: first name + poncall.blogspot.jp (ex. kuriponcall.blogspot.jp)
- make a memo for blog address
- share blog address with instructor by email at <choskins@kyoritsu-wu.ac.jp>
1) create both a new gmail account and a CALL Blog
2) send your CALL Blog address to Chris Hoskins at <choskins@kyoritsu-wu.ac.jp>
April 23 - Blog set, posting on blogs and study resources
Activities
1) check student blogs, fill in list of student blog addresses
2) explain and practice making posts（投稿）
3) explain and practice editing posts
4) discuss and explain class goals, policies, assignments and grading
Homework
1) complete linking classmates' blogs to your own
2) comment on at least 3 classmates' blogs
April 30 - Blogging procedures review
Activities
1) check student blogs - focus on punctuation (link Writing Guide)
2) practice editing posts for punctuation
3) review use of blogs
- creating a blog
- posting on a blog
- editing a blog post
- creating a link list of classmates' blogs
- editing a link list
- commenting on a classmate's blog
- responding to comments from classmates
5) look at example Student CALL Blog
6) look at example of short film used in Literature Reaction blog assignments
Homework
1) enjoy GW
May 28 - Literary Reaction (LRJ 2) - Poetry
Activities
1) hand back checked vocabulary quizzes
2) review HW - see shared work record
3) assign Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
4) explain and assign LRJ 3 - Short-Short Stories
look through the Short-Short Stories
choose one and read it
create LRJ 3 and discuss your Short-Short Story
Homework
1) assign Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) do LRJ 3 - Choose from the Short-Short Stories
May 10 - Vocabulary study online
Skills focus: vocabulary, extensive reading, listening, free writing in journal
Activities
1) check CALL Shared Work Record, HW from last class
2) introduce Quizlet and assign Vocabulary study
3) discuss and assign Literary Reaction Journal 1 - Poetry (LRJ 1)
- see CALL Poem List, survey choices
- see CALL Example Student's Blog
- see CALL student blogs from last year's class (Shinoki, Ikutake are good examples)
- look through CALL Poem List again, choose a poem to read and analyze
- write LRJ 1 blog post according to examples
1) study Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (A)
- to prepare for May 14 VocabSet 1 quiz
May 14 - Literary Reaction Journals (LRJ 1) - Poetry
Activities
1) review Quizlet, Vocabulary Set 1 - Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) do Vocabulary Set 1 quiz
- go to Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (A)
- click on Test
- take the quiz
- print the quiz and check it, give yourself a score (ex. 8/10)
- hand the quiz in to your instructor
4) review of progress on Literary Reaction Journal 1 (LRJ 1)
5) review Presentation: Reading and Writing about Literature
6) introduce LRJ Peer Rating form, use in groups that have finished LRJ 1
Homework
1) study Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (B)
- to prepare for May 21 VocabSet 2 quiz
May 21 - LRJ 1 (Comments & Responses), CALL Email
Activities
1) do quiz for Vocabulary Set 2 - Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) review of progress on LRJ 1 and LRJ 2
3) write comments on classmates' LRJ 1 blog posts
- (if you have finished LRJ 1)
- visit various classmate's blogs,
- read their LRJ 1
- comment deeply on their reactions
- report by email to instructor
- tell Chris whose emails you commented on
- tell Chris whose comments you responded to
- follow this example email
4) do LRJ 2 by the end of today
Homework
1) do LRJ 2
2) make comments on other students' LRJ 1
3) do CALL Email Assignment 1
May 28 - Literary Reaction (LRJ 2) - Poetry
Activities
1) hand back checked vocabulary quizzes
2) review HW - see shared work record
3) assign Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
4) explain and assign LRJ 3 - Short-Short Stories
look through the Short-Short Stories
choose one and read it
create LRJ 3 and discuss your Short-Short Story
Homework
1) assign Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) do LRJ 3 - Choose from the Short-Short Stories
June 4 - LRJ 3 for Short-Short Stories
Activities
1) Vocabulary Quiz for Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) progress check on LRJ 2, other assignments
Homework
1) do Literary Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) complete LRJ 3
3) do CALL Email Assignment 3
Activities
1) Vocabulary Quiz for Literary Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) progress check on June 4 assignments, particularly Email Assignments
3) assign LRJ 4 (either Short-Short Story or Short Story, students' choice)
1) do LRJ 4
2) do CALL Email Assignment for LRJ 3
June 18 - LRJ 5 for Short Stories on Audio
Activities
1) review LRJ 4 for Short Stories
2) discuss the quality of comments... Again..
Homework
1) listen to Short Audio Stories and choose one story for LRJ 5
2) do LRJ 5 Short Audio Stories
June 25 - Catch-up Week
Activities
1) do any unfinished assignments
4) preview LRJ 6 assignment, review and discuss the CALL Movie List
Homework
1) do Film Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) finish unfinished assignments by end of today, July 2
July 9 - LRJ 6 for Films
Activities
1) do quiz Film Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) complete LRJ 6 in class (if necessary)
3) do Literary Criticism discussion for LRJ 6
Homework
1) read other classmates' blogs
July 16 - LRJ 7 for Films
Activities
1) assign LRJ 7 for films
2) introduce elllo site for listening practice
1) look the 2014 CALL Shared Work Record, see if any assignments are incomplete
2) complete unfinished assignments
July 30 - Email Assignments & Catch-up Day
Activities
1) look the 2014 CALL Shared Work Record, see if any assignments are incomplete
2) complete unfinished assignments
Homework
1) none assigned, end of term
Homework
1) do LRJ 2
2) make comments on other students' LRJ 1
3) do CALL Email Assignment 1
May 28 - Literary Reaction (LRJ 2) - Poetry
Activities
1) hand back checked vocabulary quizzes
2) review HW - see shared work record
3) assign Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
4) explain and assign LRJ 3 - Short-Short Stories
look through the Short-Short Stories
choose one and read it
create LRJ 3 and discuss your Short-Short Story
Homework
1) assign Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) do LRJ 3 - Choose from the Short-Short Stories
June 4 - LRJ 3 for Short-Short Stories
Activities
1) Vocabulary Quiz for Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) progress check on LRJ 2, other assignments
- announce 締め切りfor previous assignments
- reassign LRJ 3, Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A) and (B)
- show LRJ Group Rating Form
- show examples of reactions, focus on content
- practice using LRJ Group Rating Form
5) do one-on-one reviews of Shared Work Record with at-risk students
Homework
1) do Literary Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) complete LRJ 3
3) do CALL Email Assignment 3
- read classmates' LRJ 2 or LRJ 3
- make comments
- report comments to Chris Hoskins at <choskins@kyoritsu-wu.ac.jp>
- see sample Email and use the same 書
Activities
1) Vocabulary Quiz for Literary Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) progress check on June 4 assignments, particularly Email Assignments
3) assign LRJ 4 (either Short-Short Story or Short Story, students' choice)
1) do LRJ 4
2) do CALL Email Assignment for LRJ 3
June 18 - LRJ 5 for Short Stories on Audio
Activities
1) review LRJ 4 for Short Stories
2) discuss the quality of comments... Again..
- show LRJ Group Rating Form
- show examples of reactions, focus on content
- practice using LRJ Group Rating Form
Homework
1) listen to Short Audio Stories and choose one story for LRJ 5
2) do LRJ 5 Short Audio Stories
June 25 - Catch-up Week
Activities
1) do any unfinished assignments
- review the Shared Work Record to note who needs this
- including LRJs, Email Assignments, Vocabulary Sets, Lit Crits
- announce hard deadline at end of the day
- comments on classmates' LRJs 4 or 5
- responses to comments on you LRJ 4 or LRJ 5
- email your instructor at <choskins.kyoritsu@gmail.com>
- use the example email
- tell Chris the classmates you wrote comments to and the classmates you responded to
4) preview LRJ 6 assignment, review and discuss the CALL Movie List
Homework
1) do Film Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) finish unfinished assignments by end of today, July 2
July 9 - LRJ 6 for Films
Activities
1) do quiz Film Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) complete LRJ 6 in class (if necessary)
3) do Literary Criticism discussion for LRJ 6
- use the LRJ Group Rating Form
Homework
1) read other classmates' blogs
- make comments
- respond to comments
- confirm making by sending an email to your instructor
July 16 - LRJ 7 for Films
Activities
1) assign LRJ 7 for films
2) introduce elllo site for listening practice
- choose file 1299 Fashion Sense
- look at and listen to Audio Notes
- listen to the main file without looking at the transcript
- take the Vocabulary Quiz and Comprehension Quiz, check your score
- listen to the main file again with or without the transcript
- try the Vocabulary Quiz and Comprehension Quiz again, check your score
- make comments
- respond to comments
- confirm making by sending an email to your instructor
- use the LRJ Group Rating Form
1) look the 2014 CALL Shared Work Record, see if any assignments are incomplete
2) complete unfinished assignments
July 30 - Email Assignments & Catch-up Day
Activities
1) look the 2014 CALL Shared Work Record, see if any assignments are incomplete
2) complete unfinished assignments
Homework
1) none assigned, end of term
