Lesson 6 – Getting Ready to Write

RF
We began again with Reading Fluency (RF) practice with Reading Reading 19: The Terracotta Army. Update your RF Log on Google Sheets.


EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) again. How many words could you write? Could you reach your best score? Update your EWr Log on Google Sheets.

Writing Paragraphs
Follow the steps below. 

1. Log in to Google Drive.
2. Create a new file in Google Docs.
3. Give it the title your name + RW2 + L06 (ex., Junko Saito RW2 L06).
4. Share it with me at my Rikkyo email address.
5. Write 2-3 paragraphs about a school festival. 
6. Due 11/3 23:59.

Quizlet

You took the NAWL 1 test. Study this set again for the next lesson.

Whenever you have free time in class or free time outside of class (e.g., waiting for a train or bus), study vocabulary.

ER (graded readers)

Another way to use your free time is to read graded readers. Don't forget to take the quiz on MReader when you finish a book to get credit.

Video — Mission Impossible (The Piano Guys featuring Lindsey Stirling)

We watched the Piano Guys play Mission Impossible, a popular TV show turned into a movie series. This time they were joined by another YouTube star, Lindsey Stirling. She is known for playing violin while dancing. Enjoy it again below:

Lesson 5 – Extensive Writing (EWr)

RF
We began again with Reading Fluency (RF) practice with Reading 17. Update your RF Log on Google Sheets.



EWr
We tried Extensive Writing (EWr) for the first time. How many words could you write? Update your EWr Log.

Quizlet

After entering your scores into your RF Log and EWr Log, you spent some time studying vocabulary on Quizlet. 

Whenever you have free time in class or free time outside of class (e.g., waiting for a train or bus), study vocabulary.

Next week there will be a quiz on the NAWL 1 set.

Blog Comments

From the list of student blogs on the right side of this blog, find the student who is one below you on the list and go to their blog. Read their blog post and leave a comment.

ER (graded readers)

Another way to use your free time is to read graded readers. Don't forget to take the quiz on MReader when you finish a book to get credit.

Remember, the total you need to read this semester is 60,000 words. You should be almost 1/3 finished by now.


Quiz
We took a quiz on plagiarism. Next week we will have a quiz on the first NAWL set on Quizlet. Be sure to study.


Homework
The homework for Lesson 5 is to write comments on three more classmates' blog posts. You can choose which posts to comment on.
Due 10/27 23:59


The homework for Lesson 4 when I was absent is the following. You need to complete it for attendance credit on 10/14:

• Use the stopwatch on your smartphone and do Reading 18. Answer the questions without looking back. You can look back after you finish, but DO NOT change your answers. We will check our answers in class.
• Use the timer on your smartphone and write for another 10 minutes in your EWr notebook. Before you begin, choose a topic and think about it for a minute. Count the number of words and update your EWr Log.
• Write another blog post. Write again about a Typhoon Memory. This time, you will be careful with your spelling in grammar. Use one of your photos or an image from the internet to go with your post.

Due 10/27 23:59

Video — Gangnam Style (Cover by Jayesslee on YouTube)

We watched Jayesslee's (Janice & Sonia Lee) cover of Psy's Gangnam Style. They are a talented pair of Korean-Australian twin sisters from Sydney. Enjoy it again below:

Lesson 3 – Student Blogs

RF
We began again with Reading Fluency (RF) practice with Reading 16: Castles. Could you reduce your reading time? 

Quizlet
After your enter your scores in your logs, immediately go to Quizlet and study from the NAWL list on our class page. You can do this on your smartphone or your computer, whichever is convenient for you.


Blog Set Up
Set up your blog for our class, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Blogger . Use your Google Drive login and password.
2. Click on the New Blog button at the top left of the page.
3. In the Title cell, write, "(your full name's) RW2 Blog" (ex. Keiko Sato's RW2 Blog).
4. In the Address cell, write, "(your full name without spaces) + RW2" (ex. KeikoSatoRW2).
5. Choose a Template from the Simple group. Don't worry, you can change the template at any time.
6. Click on Create Blog. This should take you to your Blogger Dashboard.
7. Follow the steps below (from step 2) to send me the link to your blog.

Submit Blog Link
Everyone should send me the link to your blog. Follow these steps:

1. Go to Blogger and log in. This should take you to your Blogger Dashboard.
2. Click on the View Blog button.
3. Copy the URL to your blog.
4. Send it to me by email with "RW2" as your email subject.

Extensive Reading (ER)
You must read 60,000 words by the end of the semester. Be sure to take a quiz soon after you finish a book.


Homework

• Write a blog post introducing yourself to your classmates. Give it the title, My Personal Introduction. Include information about your family or friends, your hometown, and your interests/hobbies. Include at least one photograph. Due 10/15 23:59.
• Read and study The English Language Program Policy for Plagiarism and Cheating on p. 1 of Becoming a Better Writer. There will be a quiz next week.
• Study on Quizlet.
• Read from your graded reader.

Video — Cello Wars (Star Wars parody by The Piano Guys on YouTube)

The Piano Guys are my favorite YouTube artists. They have great music AND great videos. This one is a parody of my favorite movie from my childhood, Star Wars. Now people call it Episode IV (4) or A New Hope, but it was Star Wars to us when it came out. It wasn't until the stupid prequels (Episodes I, II & III) years later that those names were used.

The ideas of lightsabers, fighting ships flying across the screen, laser guns and The Force were all new and very cool. Star Wars was the first real blockbuster movie. If you wanted to see it when it came out, you might have had to wait hours and there were no reserved seats back then. It stayed in the cinemas for over a year.

I have included a modern trailer of the movie below the Piano Guys video. The original trailer was not very good. Enjoy!