Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
Content Focus
Grammar Focus/
Reinforcement
Writing Focus
Listening Tasks
Readings
Getting to
Know You
Verb Tenses
(Present Simple,
Present
Progressive, Past
Simple, Past
Progressive)
Summary of an
academic article (1
Paragraph)
provided by the
teacher
Summary/Response
(2 Paragraphs) of
the Ted Talks
Video provided
by the teacher;
sentence structure
(simple, compound
and complex)
Summary/Response
/Proposed Solution
(3 paragraphs) of
one of the two
articles on Global
Warming (causes or
effects) - provided
by the teacher;
continued study of
sentence structure
Introduction
Paragraphs and
Thesis Statements
students begin work
on their own topics
Energy
Science and
Technology
Verb Tenses
(Present Perfect
Simple and
Progressive, Past
Perfect Simple
and Progressive)
Environment
Global
Warning
Verb Tenses
(Future Simple,
Future
Progressive,
Future Perfect
Simple and
Progressive)
Medicine
Verb Tenses
(continued
review of all 12
verb tenses)
Mind and
Brain
Adverb Clauses
Body Paragraphs
and how to support
you claims in a
body paragraph
students work on
their own paper
Nature Oceanography
Adjective and
Noun Clauses
Students share
their selfdirected study
topics
Students share
their selfdirected study
topics
continued
Body Paragraphs
continued;
concluding
paragraph - how to
write a good
conclusion
First Draft of Essay
Due on Tuesday
None
Grading Policy: Students will be graded according to the following letter grade system. In order to pass the class and receive a
certificate, students are required to attain a C or higher.
97-100% A+ 87-89% B+ 77-79% C+ 67-69% D+ 0-59% F
Participation/Classwork/Homework
40%
92-96% A
82-86% B
72-76% C
62-66% D
Writing Assignments/Research Tasks
30%
90-91% A80-81% B70-71% C60-61% DMini Presentation
10%
Final Essay
20%
Students are required to attend 80% of the classes and complete all work assigned.