Week 1 Class Content

English 8

Week 1

Day 1

1.       Course Outline

2.       Icebreaker: Shoes

3.       KWL: Class Event:  Storm the Wall site:

·         https://rec.ubc.ca/events/storm/

·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJVr3hjHjSo

·         http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5nGgEJJR88

 

Homework

1.       Open a You tube channel and Blog at Blogger.com  send me the link by e-mail  dkuhn@itesm.mx

2.       Get Copies from library for unit 1: Happiness

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Day 2

1.       Unit 1: Happiness: 

·         Happy Planet Site: http://www.happyplanetindex.org/

·         Dog Yoga Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v29REhdoMwQ pps.1-9

2.       Storm the Wall Planning 1:  Event Brainstorm: What, Where, When. Rules? (take picture)

 

Homework:

1.       Bring your laptops and tablets tomorrow!!!!

2.       Unit 1: Lesson B

3.     Send me your blog link if you have not already done so

 

 

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Day 3

1.       Language Lab: Country Quest Challenge: Pick a country out of a hat, find the information asked of you.

Homework:

1.      Read Unit 1 Lesson C and do Blog Entry #1: Personalize Blog with things that make you happy  (5 pictures, profile entry about you, what makes you happy, and things you like (50 words): music, hobbies, etc…)

2.       Finish the Language Lab #1: Culture Challenge including a video of you singing a song from that country and a translation of the chorus and upload all sections to one of your blogs to be presented on Monday.

3.Please change the url of your blog to include your name. Use  denysekuhnenglish8.blogspot.mx  as your example. Thanks!