Computer Assisted Language Learning in English with C. Hoskins - Email: choskins.kyoritsu@gmail.com
Monday, May 25, 2015
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Some ideas - CALL blogs as PLEs
Sites (My Favorites)
- Poetry
- Short Stories
- Movies
- Song lyrics (various genres, various time periods)
Vocabulary Sets
- Poetry criticism
- Fiction (short stories) criticism
- Film criticism
- Music criticism
- Poetry
- Short Stories
- Movies
- Song lyrics (various genres, various time periods)
Vocabulary Sets
- Poetry criticism
- Fiction (short stories) criticism
- Film criticism
- Music criticism
Thursday, April 9, 2015
2014 前期 in CALL
April 16 - Class introduction, Student blog set-up
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
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
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)
1) study Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (A)
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
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)
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
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
Monday, January 12, 2015
January in CALL
Jan. 14 - LRJ 6 - Student Poetry/Short Stories Project
Activities
1) review CALL Shared Work Record -update accordingly
2) review LRJ 6 posts - show completed examples
3) discuss optional LRJ 7
4) make assignments
Homework
1) complete unfinished assignments
Jan. 28 - Make-up Day for all CALL Assignments
Jan. 28 - Make-up Day for all CALL Assignments
Activities
1) review CALL Shared Work Record -update accordingly
2) make assignments
2) make assignments
3) complete unfinished assignments
Homework
1) none assigned - end of term
Thursday, December 4, 2014
December in CALL
Dec. 3 - Literary Reaction Journal 4 - Short Stories
Activities
1) check 2014 後期 Shared Work Record, make necessary revisions
2) look at alternative lists of Short Stories, including those in audio form
3) do presentation on Plot & The Narrative Arc
4) discuss, assign and do Literary CriticismVocabulary (B)
5) return to work on LRJ 4 - Short Stories
6) assign and review HW assignments
2) look at alternative lists of Short Stories, including those in audio form
3) do presentation on Plot & The Narrative Arc
- do example analysis with Runaway Pony and sets of highlighters
- use Story Arc Exercise 1 - Runaway Pony
4) discuss, assign and do Literary CriticismVocabulary (B)
5) return to work on LRJ 4 - Short Stories
6) assign and review HW assignments
Homework
1) complete LRJ 4
2) do Literary CriticismVocabulary (B)
3) make and respond to comments on LRJ 4
4) read examples of types of poems in the CALL Poem List - Texts
Dec. 10 - Literary Reaction Journal 5 - Short Films
2) do Literary CriticismVocabulary (B)
3) make and respond to comments on LRJ 4
4) read examples of types of poems in the CALL Poem List - Texts
Dec. 10 - Literary Reaction Journal 5 - Short Films
Activities
1) check 2014 後期 Shared Work Record, make necessary revisions
2) view example short film - see example LRJ for short film
3) introduce and assign LRJ 5, with various aspects peculiar to discussing film
4) assign Film Criticism Vocabulary (A)
5) preview CALL Poetry Writing Project and CALL Short Story Project
2) view example short film - see example LRJ for short film
3) introduce and assign LRJ 5, with various aspects peculiar to discussing film
4) assign Film Criticism Vocabulary (A)
5) preview CALL Poetry Writing Project and CALL Short Story Project
- view and discuss Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (C)
- view and discuss examples in the CALL Poem List - Texts
Homework
1) do vocabulary sets
2) do LRJ 5 - Short film
3) choose a form of poem for yourself (see examples in CALL Poem List - Texts)
4) do comments for LRJ 5
Dec. 17 - Literary Reaction Journal 6 - Student Poetry Project
2) do LRJ 5 - Short film
3) choose a form of poem for yourself (see examples in CALL Poem List - Texts)
4) do comments for LRJ 5
Dec. 17 - Literary Reaction Journal 6 - Student Poetry Project
Activities
1) check 2014 後期 Shared Work Record, make necessary revisions
2) assign LRJ 6
2) assign LRJ 6
- highlight suggested types of poems
- make a list of who chooses what form (use spreadsheet)
- review and discuss (example LRJ for a student poem?)
- write your own poem
Homework
1) complete LRJ 6
2) make comments and respond to comments for LRJ 5
2) make comments and respond to comments for LRJ 5
Friday, November 14, 2014
July in CALL
July 6 - Literary Reaction Journal 2 - Poetry
Activities
1) review Presentation: Reading & Writing about Literature
- do remaining J-translate of lit comments
2) revise comments on LRJ 1 according to above presentation
3) begin work on LRJ 2
3) begin work on LRJ 2
- read your 2nd poem
- create and format your LRJ 2 post
- choose 3 points of literary analysis from Vocab Sets or Reading & Writing about Lit Presentation
Homework
1) write LRJ 2
2) make comments on comments on your own LRJ 1
2) make comments on comments on your own LRJ 1
- report you comments on comments to your teacher by email
July 13 - Literary Reaction Journal 3 - Short Short Stories
Activities
1) review improvements on Presentation: Literary Reaction Points
- make Reaction Points version with added points from VocabSets
- demonstrate How to Comment on Classmate's Blogs
- visit at least three classmates' blogs
- read your classmates' RRJ 2 blog posts
- make comments about your classmates' posts
- email your teacher and tell him whose blog posts you visited
- see revised Example CALL Email
5) assign Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A) too?
Homework
1) read various Short-Short Stories, choose one to do for LRJ 3
2) do Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A) too?
2) do Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A) too?
July 20 - Literary Reaction Journal 3 - Short Short Stories
Activities
1) check Shared Work Record, note and revise as necessary
2) assign expanded CALL Email, with comments on comments
3) do Literary Criticism group discussion with prepared form (make copies)
4) assign LRJ 3 - Short-Short Story
2) assign expanded CALL Email, with comments on comments
3) do Literary Criticism group discussion with prepared form (make copies)
4) assign LRJ 3 - Short-Short Story
- look at example blogs
- consider Reaction Points
- introduce Chris's Short-Short Stories
Homework
1) do LRJ 3
2) do CALL Email Assignment for LRJ 3
2) do CALL Email Assignment for LRJ 3
- make comments on other classmates' blogs
- respond to comments by classmates on your blog
July 27 - Literary Reaction Journal 4 - Short Stories
Activities
1) check Shared Work Record, note and revise as necessary, hand back checked work
2) complete Literary Criticism group discussion with prepared form
3) do Narrative Arc Presentation
4) reassign Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
5) preview projects at the end of the term
2) complete Literary Criticism group discussion with prepared form
3) do Narrative Arc Presentation
4) reassign Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
5) preview projects at the end of the term
- poetry project
- short story project
- short film project
Homework
1) do Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) complete LRJ 3
3) make comments on LRJ 3 and respond to comments on your own LRJ 3
4) start LRJ 4 - Short Story or Short-Short Story, either is OK
2) complete LRJ 3
3) make comments on LRJ 3 and respond to comments on your own LRJ 3
4) start LRJ 4 - Short Story or Short-Short Story, either is OK
Sunday, November 9, 2014
2013 後期 in CALL
Sep. 23
Activities
1) greetings to class - review of CALL blog site
2) do online survey about student majors
3) introduce, explain major-related Quizlet assignments
4) demonstrate creating one's own Quizlet vocabulary set
Homework
1) sign up for a Quizlet account
- make a memo of your Quizlet ID and Password
- study your VocabSet 1
- take the quiz for your VocabSet 1
Sep. 30
Activities
1) discuss vocabulary work
- collect VocabSet 1 Quizzes
- check to see which (if any) Ss were unable to complete the assignment and why
- assign VocabSet 2 + Quiz
2) explain how to create a blog on blogger.com
3) assign CALL blog creation
Oct. 7
Activities
1) collect VocabSet 2 HW
2) review progress of creation of student blogs
3) demonstrate creating and editing blog posts
4) demonstrate creating and editing google documents, linking docs to blog posts
5) share Reading Reaction Journal (RRJ) template with Ss
6) assign Reading Reaction Journal Assignment 1(RRJ 1) - To Sophie
Homework
1) review VocabSet 2 - vocabulary for To Sophie
2) do RRJ 1 - To Sophie
Oct. 14
Activities
1) review progress of creation of student blogs
2) demonstrate creating and editing blog posts
3) demonstrate creating and editing google documents
4) demonstrate linking docs to blog posts
5) demonstrate link lists - adding links to other students' CALL blogs
4) Review RRJ 1 - To Sophie
Homework
1) make a post on your blog (see the post on the Example Student CALL Blog)
2) link your CALL RRJ 1 to your first blog post
3) make and study VocabSet 3, then take your VocabSet 3 quiz
Oct. 28
Activities
1) collect VocabSet 3 HW
2) review progress on RRJ 1 - To Sophie (est. TODAY as due date)
3) do Presentation: Reading and Writing about Literature
4) explain and assign RRJ 2
1) do VocabSet 4 - Literary Criticism Terminology
2) do RRJ 2
3) assign CALL blog creation
- Ss send blog address to instructor by gmail
- demonstrate template revision for two columns
- explain content of each column, requirements of the assignment
- introduce the first piece of writing to be discussed - To Sophie
- announce assignment for next week
Homework
1) create your VocabSet 2 on Quizlet
- use these words - To Sophie Vocabulary
- study your VocabSet 2
- take the quiz for your VocabSet 2
- share your blog address with Chris at choskins.kyoritsu@gmail.com
Oct. 7
Activities
1) collect VocabSet 2 HW
2) review progress of creation of student blogs
3) demonstrate creating and editing blog posts
4) demonstrate creating and editing google documents, linking docs to blog posts
5) share Reading Reaction Journal (RRJ) template with Ss
6) assign Reading Reaction Journal Assignment 1(RRJ 1) - To Sophie
- refer to CALL Example Student CALL Blog
Homework
1) review VocabSet 2 - vocabulary for To Sophie
2) do RRJ 1 - To Sophie
Oct. 14
Activities
1) review progress of creation of student blogs
2) demonstrate creating and editing blog posts
3) demonstrate creating and editing google documents
4) demonstrate linking docs to blog posts
5) demonstrate link lists - adding links to other students' CALL blogs
4) Review RRJ 1 - To Sophie
Homework
1) make a post on your blog (see the post on the Example Student CALL Blog)
2) link your CALL RRJ 1 to your first blog post
3) make and study VocabSet 3, then take your VocabSet 3 quiz
Oct. 28
Activities
1) collect VocabSet 3 HW
2) review progress on RRJ 1 - To Sophie (est. TODAY as due date)
3) do Presentation: Reading and Writing about Literature
4) explain and assign RRJ 2
- discontinue using template
- show example on example blog
- RRJ 2 topic: summary and reaction to poetry
1) do VocabSet 4 - Literary Criticism Terminology
2) do RRJ 2
- choose a poem to read from the CALL Poem List
- post your RRJ 2 directly on your blog as a post
- write a brief summary of the poem (see the CALL Example Student Blog)
- write a brief reaction to the poem (see the CALL Example Student Blog)
Activities
1) collect VocabSet 4 - Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) discuss and assign VocabSet 5 - Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (A)
3) review progress of creation of student blogs
1) study and do quiz for VocabSet 5 - Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (A)
Nov. 11
Homework
1) collect VocabSet 4 - Literary Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) discuss and assign VocabSet 5 - Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (A)
3) review progress of creation of student blogs
- look at 2013 後期 CALL Blog Addresses
- fix students' blogs that are listed as having no access
- get addresses from students haven't yet submitted one
- use 2013 後期 CALL Blog Addresses
- make a complete list of CALL Class Blogs on every student's blog
- choose a poem to read from the CALL Poem List
- post your RRJ 2 directly on your blog as a post
- write a brief summary of the poem (see the CALL Example Student Blog)
- write a brief reaction to the poem (see the CALL Example Student Blog
1) study and do quiz for VocabSet 5 - Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) complete RRJ2 - Summary & Reaction to Poetry
Nov. 11
Activities
1) collect VocabSet 5 - Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (A)
- no VS assigned this week
2) discuss and assign CALL Blog Comments 1
- demonstrate How to Comment on Classmate's Blogs
- visit at least three classmates' blogs
- read your classmates' RRJ 2 blog posts
- make comments about your classmates' posts
- email your teacher and tell him whose blog posts you visited (CALL Email Assignment 1)
3) do Presentation: Current CALL Pass Rates - How are we doing?
4) discuss and assign CALL Email 1
Homework
1) CALL Blog Comments 1
2) do CALL Email Assignment 1
- email your teacher (choskins.kyoritsu@gmail.com)
- tell your teacher which students' blogs you visited and commented on
3) do all unfinished blog and vocabulary assignments - 'One-Time Amnesty'
Nov. 18 - One Time Amnesty Ended
Activities
1) review of make-up assignments completed
2) discuss and assign VocabSet 6 - Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (B)
3) do presentation: How to Comment on Comments
4) assign CALL Blogging Assignment 5 - Comments on Comments
5) do presentation: Reading and Writing about Literature
6) explain and assign RRJ 3 (students' choice of English language poem)
Homework
1) do VocabSet 6 - Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) write responses to comments made on your RRJ2 blog post
3) write RRJ3 (students' choice of English language poem)
Nov. 25
Activities
Homework
For next class: do Presentation: Talking about Film
Dec. 2 - Focus on Film
1) process Vocabulary HW
- return checked VocabSets
- collect VocabSet 6 - Poetry Criticism Vocabulary (B)
- assign VocabSet 7 - Film Criticism Vocabulary (A)
2) review outstanding Blog HW assignments
- RRJ2 (due Nov. 11)
- comments on RRJ2 (due Nov. 18)
- comments on comments on RRJ2 (due Nov. 25) (you need comments - go get them from classmates)
- RRJ3 (due Nov. 25)
3) do CALL Activity: Do I really understand my own literary criticism?
4) clean up time on outstanding Blog HW?
5) assign comments and comments on comments for RRJ3
- students responsible for getting comments on their own blog posts
- respond to comments
6) CALL Email Assignment 2: Comments on RRJ3
- send an email message to your instructor
- report on whose RRJ3 post you commented on
- report on whose comments you replied to on your own RRJ3
7) preview RRJ4: Talking about Film
Homework
1) get comments on RRJ3
2) make comment on RRJ3 comments
For next class: do Presentation: Talking about Film
Dec. 2 - Focus on Film
Activities
1) process Vocabulary HW
3) review CALL Activity: Do I really understand my own literary criticism?
6) assign RRJ4: Talking about Film
1) do VocabSet 8 - Film Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) do RRJ4
3) complete CALL Email Assignment 2
Dec. 9 - Focus on Film
1) process Vocabulary HW
- return checked VocabSets
- collect VocabSet 7 - Film Criticism Vocabulary (A)
- assign VocabSet 8 - Film Criticism Vocabulary (B)
3) review CALL Activity: Do I really understand my own literary criticism?
- refer to CALL Group RRJ Rating Form
- students responsible for getting comments on their own blog posts
- respond to comments
- send an email message to your instructor
- 件名: CALL Email Assignment 2 last name
- report on whose RRJ3 post you commented on
- report on whose comments you replied to on your own RRJ3
6) assign RRJ4: Talking about Film
- choose a short film to watch
- choose three aspects from either Film Criticism Vocabulary (A) or Film Criticism Vocabulary (B)
- introduce the film, give its title, the year it was made, and who made the film
- make comments about three aspects of the film
- give your general opinion about the film
1) do VocabSet 8 - Film Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) do RRJ4
3) complete CALL Email Assignment 2
Dec. 9 - Focus on Film
Activities
1) collect VocabSet 8 - Film Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) review outstanding assignments
1) do RRJ5
Dec. 16 - Focus on Short Stories
1) collect VocabSet 8 - Film Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) review outstanding assignments
- Blogs
- Emails
- VocabSets
- LitCrit assigments
- use CALL Group RRJ Rating Form
- review RRJ4
- choose another film from the CALL Movie List
- choose three different aspects to comment on from VocabSets 7 and 8
- include I. Summary, II. Reaction (3 aspects, A. B. & C.), III. General Opinion
- students responsible for getting comments on their own blog posts
- respond to comments
- send an email message to your instructor
- 件名: CALL Email Assignment 3 last name
- report on whose RRJ4 post you com
1) do RRJ5
- choose another film from the CALL Movie List
- choose three different aspects to comment on from VocabSets 7 and 8
- include I. Summary, II. Reaction (3 aspects, A. B. & C.), III. General Opinion
Dec. 16 - Focus on Short Stories
Activities
Announcement: Dec. 23 class moved to Jan. 11 (period 3)
1) assign VocabSet 9 - Literary Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) review activities on CALL Blogging
5) introduce CALL Short Stories List
6) assign Reading Reaction Journal 6 (Focus on Short Stories)
1) do VocabSet 9 - Literary Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) do RRJ6
Announcement: Dec. 23 class moved to Jan. 11 (period 3)
1) assign VocabSet 9 - Literary Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) review activities on CALL Blogging
- look at CALL Shared Work Record
- complete RRJ5 if not done yet (look at example on Ex. Student Blog)
- see Homework below
5) introduce CALL Short Stories List
6) assign Reading Reaction Journal 6 (Focus on Short Stories)
- see Homework below
1) do VocabSet 9 - Literary Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) do RRJ6
- choose a short story from the CALL Short Stories List
- read the story for study and enjoyment
- choose three aspects to comment on from the Literature VocabSets (A or B)
- write a blog post titled Reading Reaction Journal 6
- include I. Summary, II. Reaction (3 aspects, A. B. & C.), III. General Opinion
- make comments on at least 3 classmates' RRJ5
- respond to at least 3 classmates' comments on your own RRJ5
Jan. 11 - Focus on Short Stories
Activities
Announcement: Jan. 11 (period 4) make-up class for Dec. 23
1) collect VocabSet 9 - Literary Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) review talking about literature
3) review activities on CALL Blogging
1) do VocabSet 10 - Fashion Criticism Vocabulary
2) do RRJ7 (Focus on Short Stories)
Jan. 20 - Focus on Fashion
Announcement: Jan. 11 (period 4) make-up class for Dec. 23
1) collect VocabSet 9 - Literary Criticism Vocabulary (B)
2) review talking about literature
3) review activities on CALL Blogging
- look at CALL Shared Work Record
- complete RRJ6 if not done yet (look at example on Ex. Student Blog)
- choose a short story from the CALL Short Stories List
- read the story for study and enjoyment
- choose three aspects to comment on from the Literature VocabSets (A or B)
- write a blog post titled Reading Reaction Journal 6
- include I. Summary, II. Reaction (3 aspects, A. B. & C.), III. General Opinion
- refer to CALL Group RRJ Rating Form
- see Homework below
- see Homework below
1) do VocabSet 10 - Fashion Criticism Vocabulary
2) do RRJ7 (Focus on Short Stories)
- choose a short story from the CALL Short Stories List
- read the story for study and enjoyment
- choose three aspects to comment on from the Literature VocabSets (A or B)
- write a blog post titled Reading Reaction Journal 7
- include I. Summary, II. Reaction (3 aspects, A. B. & C.), III. General Opinion
- make comments on at least 3 classmates' RRJ6
- respond to at least 3 classmates' comments on your own RRJ6
Jan. 20 - Focus on Fashion
Activities
1) process Vocabulary HW
3)
4) 5) do Presentation: Talking about Fashion
6) assign RRJ8: Talking about Fashion
1) do VocabSet 10 - Fashion Criticism Vocabulary
2) do RRJ8
3) complete CALL Email Assignment 6
Jan. 27 - Focus on Fashion
1) process Vocabulary HW
- return checked VocabSet 9
- collect VocabSet 10
3)
4) 5) do Presentation: Talking about Fashion
6) assign RRJ8: Talking about Fashion
- choose a fashion show video to watch
- choose three aspects from either Fashion Criticism Vocabulary
- introduce the designer, give the title of the show, and the year it was done
- make comments about three aspects of the fashions
- give your general opinion about the line of clothing
1) do VocabSet 10 - Fashion Criticism Vocabulary
2) do RRJ8
3) complete CALL Email Assignment 6
Jan. 27 - Focus on Fashion
Activities
1) collect VocabSet 10 - Fashion Criticism Vocabulary
2) review outstanding assignments
4) do clean up on outstanding assignments
Homework
1) none assigned - end of term
1) collect VocabSet 10 - Fashion Criticism Vocabulary
2) review outstanding assignments
- Blogs
- Emails
- VocabSets
- LitCrit assigments
4) do clean up on outstanding assignments
Homework
1) none assigned - end of term
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