For Level 3 only, Unit on Fame!

Good Morning Level 3 Students! I wanted to share the e-mail I wrote to one of your classmates. Let me know if you have any questions. Try leaving a comment below.

I want you to make a blog at Blogger.com. Tiene la opción en blogger.com para acceder tu cuenta de google. Haz un blog y mándame su ubicación. Allí en el blog vas a continuar el diario como hiciste el semestre pasado.

El siguiente trabajo es escribir una biografía de un famoso. Cuenta la historia de una vida. A biography is the story of a life.

Debes de escoger alguien interesante a ti y que sea famoso. Puedes escribir de nuevo acerca de Johnny Depp.

En el blog quiero que hables del proceso de escribir su biografía. En donde sacaste la información? Como es llegaste a decidir que información ibas a incluir?

Ahora quiero que escribes 10 preguntas acerca de su persona y su vida. 10 preguntas de Wh- interrogativas.

What, Who, Why, When, Where, and How?

Para sumar:

1. Make a blog at blogger.com. When you finish, send me the URL address so I can check it out!

2. Write a biography of a famous person. This person should be interesting to you. Tell the story of their life.

Think about what makes a good, interesting story. Remember to simplify what you are writing to your level of English.

3. Blog about your writing process on your new Blogger.com blog.

Where did you find the information? Why did you chose certain parts of their life to include in the biography? Was this homework assignment difficult or easy for you? What did you learn?

4. Write 10 Wh-questions about your biography. What, When, Why, Who, Where, and How? Can you answer the questions? Can your friend answer the questions after reading your biography? Try it!

5. You can save your work to Google Docs. When you are finished with your work, copy and paste or insert the Google Doc into a new entry on your blog.

Have fun telling an interesting story!

- Eric

monday morning

Do you like Mondays? I don't. But it will be fun to get back into class.

Last week most of you started your Google Accounts - you made a Gmail address and e-mailed me with your new gmail address information.

This week, the students will be starting a Blogger.com blog.

Here is some class specific information for students in Level 1 and Level 3.

Level 3

Last week we talked about fame. What is fame? Why are people famous? Would you like to be famous? Why or why not?

What are the positives (good things) about being famous? What are the negatives (bad things) about being famous?

On Friday we were working on our biographies of famous people.

Today, Monday, we will finish writing the biographies and then write some questions to give to the readers of the biographies. These will be Wh-questions.

Remember, Wh-questions are asking for information. Wh-where, wh-what, wh-why, wh-who, wh-when, and how?

Write some Wh-questions about your biography and then give your biography to a partner to read. Can they answer the questions?

Level One

Last week we studied many things. The alphabet and greeting people were some topics we learned. We wrote a list of 5 phone numbers of our classmates. We took a listening test listening for spelling for names and phone numbers by digits.

We played a name game on Friday practicing on making statements using possessive adjectives, (my, your, his, her) about the names of people.

Today we will have a brief introduction to the verb be and practice making statements and contractions.

See you in class.

Gringo in Loma, First Entry!

Here is my first entry in the blog!

I am from the United States and I live and work in a small town in the Pineapple growing region of rural Oaxaca.

The town I live in is called Loma Bonita. Everyone just calls it ¨Loma¨.