Week Three

We practiced skimming and scanning for information today, in the computer lab and in the classroom. We found information about the Community College Summit, and read more about Amy Tan's life.  You did a good job of analyzing the content and tone of two different cut-up articles in class. We also went over the reading handout about non-verbal communication.  Then we did an initial reading of Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue" using our highlighters for the first and last sentences to the paragraphs.

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK:  Finish highlighting the first and last sentences of each paragraph, then read "Mother Tongue."  Read it twice; once to get the general idea, and a second time to understand and enjoy it more fully. As you read, think about parallels with your own life.  This week, notice the different kinds of "Englishes" that you hear while shopping, in class, at home. Also notice if and when your own language changes when you speak to different people.  Be ready to talk about that next week.

QUIA:  Do the "Week Three" reading activity.

SPELLING PRACTICE: There are 30 vocabulary words from "Mother Tongue" at the Spelling City link.   Learn them, and try to get 90% or more right.  Please print your test result and bring it to class. 

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In the computer lab today:
What is going on at the White House?  Skim the news at:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
What can you learn at this website?

Also:
- What is President Obama doing at 12:15 today?

See related news at RTC's website:
http://rtc.edu/News/articleview.aspx?id=273

and here:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/communitycollege

We will be discussing the gist of what you learned in class.