Week 13 - Sleep

Vocabulary and Spelling   - Here's our vocabulary and spelling for this week on Quizlet.   Let me know what you think!  If you SIGN UP with Quizlet (it's easy through facebook), you can add my class.  I can show you how.

Grammar -  Too or Enough   Here's a short exercise to try.

Practice identifying Adjectives, Adverbs, Nouns and Verbs.

Volunteer Opportunity - Creek to Bay Cleanup Day

Creek to Bay Annual Cleanup

This Saturday, April 27 from 9 to 12, thousands of people will be working together to clean up San Diego's beaches, rivers, and parks.  You can be a part of it.

Click the link above to find a location where you can volunteer!  Zone 3 is the one closest to us, but you can volunteer anywhere in San Diego - from Carlsbad to Chula Vista to Santee.

Week 12 - Writing about Goals, Part 2

Vocabulary and Spelling   - I'm trying out a new way to do our vocabulary and spelling.   Let me know what you think!

Grammar: This week we'll practice FUTURE time clauses.

Week 11 - Reaching a Personal Goal

Vocabulary and Spelling   - I'm trying out a new way to do our vocabulary and spelling.   Let me know what you think!

Grammar: This week we'll practice future tense with WILL and BE GOING TO.  

Writing Paragraphs:  Here's a page that shows some of what we'll be studying about writing paragraphs.  I like the example paragraph.

Week 10 - Einstein

Vocabulary practice words and meanings for this week.

Spelling: Listen, spell, and practice this week's words with games and dictation.

Grammar: This week we'll practice past continuous.

Week 9 - Ellis Island

Vocabulary practice words and meanings for this week.

Spelling: Listen, spell, and practice this week's words with games and dictation.

Grammar: This week we'll practice past time clauses.  Check out this page for an introduction, then try the practice exercises.  (You'll have to write your answers down and then check them.)

Interested to learn more about Ellis Island?  Here's the park service website.  It's full of photos and stories about the people who passed through Ellis Island.

Week 8 - Writing a Resume

Vocabulary practice words and meanings for this week.

Spelling: Listen, spell, and practice this week's words with games and dictation.

Grammar: This week we'll learn about using Infinitives in English.  Here's a page with information and exercises with gerunds and infinitives.   Try this practice exercise.

Week 7 - Finding a Job

Vocabulary practice words and meanings for this week.

Spelling: Listen, spell, and practice this week's words with games and dictation.

Grammar: This week we'll learn about using GERUNDS.  Here is an exercise with gerunds as subjects in sentences.  This one is practice with spelling the gerunds correctly.

Scholarship information

Here's the information about the scholarships.  Each one requires you to write a 200-300 word essay.  I encourage you to apply! 

The final deadline is April 11, but if you need a recommendation letter from me, your due date is April 4th so I have time to write the letter. 

The applications are on the right side of the page.
http://sdce.edu/organization/scholarships

Week 6 - Economizing on a Wedding

Vocabulary practice words and meanings for this week.

Spelling: Listen, spell, and practice this week's words with games and dictation.

Grammar: This week we'll work some more on Subject and Object pronouns - for example, they and them.  and we'll also look at reflexive pronouns, like myself and themselves.