Lesson 14 – Chapter 10 (continued)

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) for the last time on the topic of Summer Break Plans. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Quizlet
We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. 

We took a quiz on NAWL 1-8 to practice for the test. 


EWr Log (homework)
Make a spreadsheet to show your progress in your writing speed. Follow these steps:

• Go to your EWr Log.
• Highlight the cell A1.
• Shift-click on the cell B14 (or the highest number you reached).
• From the Insert menu, click on Chart.
• From the Chart editor choose Stacked area chart from the Chart type menu.
• From the Chart editor on the right side, click on Customize.
• From the Horizontal axis menu choose Treat labels as text.
• From the Series menu click on Trendline.

Textbook
In class, we read each other's On Your Own from last week.

Homework
Write a new blog post with the topic Summer Break Plans. 

Next Week
You will take your final test.

Final Test
Review the following for the final test:

1. Signal words (pp. 49)
2. Order of importance paragraph writing (Chapter 4)
3. The Writing Process (3 steps from Chapter 6)
4. Supporting the Main Idea (Chapter 7)
5. Verbs, adjectives and adverbs describing change (p. 100).
6. Verbs introducing quotes (p. 107).
7. Expressing Your Opinion (Chapter 10).
8. Vocabulary (from Quizlet NAWL Sets 1-8)

Lesson 13 – Chapter 10 Expressing Your Opinion

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again. Today's topic was Fireworks or Barbeque. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Quizlet
We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. We also took a quiz.


Textbook
In class, we began doing pp. 107-110.

Check your answers with the link below:

Answer Key

Check your answers for You Be the Editor in the back of the book. 

Homework

• Write your paragraphs for pp. 100 and 105 in Google Docs.
• Do On Your Own in Google Docs.
• Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. The vocabulary part of your test will be the AW05 NAWL 1-8 Set on Quizlet.
• Leave a comment on your classmate's post A Good Summer memory. Choose the person 4 below you on the list.

Google Docs Homework

• Give it the title of your full name + AW05 + L13 (Taro Suzuki's AW05 L13).
• Share it with me on Google. 7/16 23:59.

Video – The Piano Guys original tune: All of Me

The video we watched an original tune by The Piano Guys: All of Me. Jon Schmidt (the pianist) wrote this song years ago and many people have performed it on YouTube. Finally, he recorded his version for YouTube.

Enjoy the video again.

Lesson 12 – Supporting the Main Idea (continued)

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of A Good (or Bad) Summer memory. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Quizlet
We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. 

We took a quiz on NAWL 7. If you received 80% or more, you will take the NAWL 8 quiz next week. 


Textbook

• Do Paragraph Practice 2 in your textbook (p. 97). Write your paragraph in Google Docs.
• Do Practice A and B in your textbook (pp. 98-99) and check the answers.
• Do Paragraph Practice 1 in your textbook (pp. 99-100).
• Do Practice A, B and C in your textbook (pp. 101-103) and check your answers for B.
• Do Paragraph Practice 1 in your textbook (pp. 104-105) and check your answers for Prewriting.
• Do Paragraph Practice 2 in your textbook (pp. 105-106) and check your answers for Prewriting.

Chapter 7 Prewriting Answers

Homework

• Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. There will be a quiz on the NAWL 8 list next week. 
• Write a new blog post with the topic A Good (or Bad) Summer Memory. Include a photograph or illustration.

Google Docs Homework

• Give it the title of your full name + AW05 + L12 (Taro Suzuki's AW05 L12).
• Share it with me on Google. 7/9 23:59.

Video – Coldplay - Paradise (Peponi) African Style (ft. guest artist, Alex Boye) - ThePianoGuys

Paradise is a popular song by Coldplay. In this version, the Piano Guys join with Alex Boye, an African singer who is a YouTube performer. He uses the Swahili word peponi which means paradise. They shot this video somewhere near the Four Corners, a place where four states connect in the Southwest part of the United States.






Here is the original version with the original video.


In my opinion, the cover version and video are better. :)

Here are the words:

When she was just a girl she expected the world
But it flew away from her reach
So she ran away in her sleep and dreamed of
Para-para-paradise, para-para-paradise, para-para-paradise
Every time she closed her eyes

When she was just a girl she expected the world
But it flew away from her reach and the bullets catch in her teeth
Life goes on, it gets so heavy
The wheel breaks the butterfly every tear a waterfall
In the night the stormy night she'll close her eyes
In the night the stormy night away she'd fly

And dream of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise

She'd dream of para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise

La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
And so lying underneath those stormy skies
She'd say, "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I know the sun must set to rise"

This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise

This could be para-para-paradise
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise

This could be para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh, oh, oh

This could be para-para-paradise
Para-para-paradise

This could be para-para-paradise
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Lesson 11 – Supporting the Main Idea (continued)

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of Describe a good friend. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Quizlet
We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. 

We took a quiz on NAWL 6. If you received 80% or more, you will take the NAWL 7 quiz next week. 


Textbook
We continued to look at Chapter 7: Supporting the Main Idea in the textbook. 



Homework

• Do Paragraph Practice 2 in your textbook (p. 93). 
• Do Paragraph Practice 3 in your textbook (p. 94). 
• Do Paragraph Practice 1 in your textbook (p. 96).
• Write your paragraphs in Google Docs after you check the Revising steps.
• Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. There will be a quiz on the NAWL 7 list next week. 
• Leave a comment on your classmate's post OYO. Choose the person 4 above you on the list.

Google Docs Homework

• Give it the title of your full name + AW05 + L11 (Taro Suzuki's AW05 L11).
• Share it with me on Google. 7/2 23:59.

Video — Indiana Jones Rocks Petra with this Arabian Classical Remix! - The Piano Guys (Wonder of the World 4 of 7)

Indiana Jones Rocks Petra with this Arabian Classical Remix!
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)

This is the fourth in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World.  In this video, they go to Petra a city built into the rock in Jordan. The name Petra means rock.

Because Petra was a location in the 3rd Indian Jones movie, they use music from the soundtrack in this tune.

Enjoy the video again.


 





You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World 

Lesson 10 – Supporting the Main Idea

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of Describe a favorite clothing store. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Quizlet
We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. 

We took at quiz on NAWL 5. Or, if you are behind, you took your quiz at the correct level.


Textbook
We looked at the first part of Chapter 7: Supporting the Main Idea in the textbook. 

You did Practice A & B (pp. 88-89) in your textbook. And Using Example for Support.


Homework

• Do You Be the Editor (pp. 86). Check your answers in the back of the book.
• Practice Grammar for Writing in your textbook (pp. 89-90)
• Do the rest of Paragraph Practice 1 in your textbook (pp. 91-92). Write your paragraph in Google Docs.Write your paragraph in Google Docs.
• Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. There will be a quiz on the NAWL 6 list next week. 
• Write a new blog post with the topic OYO: (+ your title). Follow the instructions from On Your Own (p. 86).

Google Docs Homework

• Give it the title of your full name + AW05 + L10 (Taro Suzuki's AW05 L10).
• Share it with me on Google. 6/25 23:59.

Video — What Makes You Beautiful (The Piano Guys Cover of One Direction)

What Makes You Beautiful 
(The Piano Guys Cover of One Direction)

I wonder how much practice they must have done to make this video. Enjoy it again!

Lesson 9 – Chapter 6C: Revising

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of How do you spend time on rainy days? Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Quizlet
We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. 

We took another quiz. Study the new set for next week.


Textbook
We practiced revising as the third step in the Writing Process pp. 77-78.

You can check your answers with the link below:
Chapter 6 Answers


Paragraph Practice 2

• You interviewed your partner as a prewriting activity (pp. 84-85). Write a paragraph about your partner in Google Docs.
• Give it the title of your full name + AW05 + L9 (Taro Suzuki's AW05 L9).
• Share it with them on Google. (Be sure to get their email address). 6/12 23:59.
• Write your paragraph. 6/14 23:59.
• Give suggestions to your partner about their paragraph. 6/16 23:59.
• Rewrite your paragraph and share it with me. Use the Revising Checklist (p. 77). 6/18 23:59.

Homework

• Practice revising using Practice B (pp. 79-80).
• Practice Grammar for Writing in your textbook (pp. 80-83)
• Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. There will be another quiz next week. 
• Leave a comment on your classmate's post My Favorite Smartphone App. Choose the person 2 below you on the list.

Video — The Jungle Book / Sarabande (Mayan Style)

The Jungle Book / Sarabande (Mayan Style)
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)

This is the third in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World.  In this video, they go to Chichén Itzá on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The most famous view is of El Castillo, a big Mayan pyramid.

The music is a medley of tunes from the soundtrack to Disney's The Jungle Book. Did you see the bear and the panther in the video? They are two main characters from the movie

Enjoy the video again.


 



You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World 

Lesson 8 – Chapter 6B: Clustering

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of Smartphone Apps. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Quizlet
We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. 


Textbook
We tried clustering as a pre-writing strategy pp. 75-76.

Write your outline from your clustering ideas on your paper.


Homework

• Write your answers in a Google Docs file (see instructions below). 
• Outline for your clustering topic (p. 76)
• Step Two: Writing (for your clustering topic) (pp. 76-77)
• Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. Next week is another quiz*.
• Write a new blog post with the topic My Favorite Smartphone App.

*If you scored 80% or more on today's quiz, you will go up one level. If you scored less than 80%, you will take the same quiz again next week.

Google Docs
For the online part of your homework, prepare a Google Doc and share it with me.

• Go to Google Docs here: Google Docs
• Start a new document.
• Give it the title of your full name + AW05 + L8 (Taro Suzuki's AW05 L8)
• Share it with me.

Due 6/11 23:59

Video — I Won't Give Up (Jayesslee Cover of Jason Mraz)

I Won't Give Up (Jayesslee Cover of Jason Mraz)
Jayesslee is the artist who sang the Gangnam Style cover we watched before. Jayesslee means J S Lee. Their names are Janice (Jay for J) and Sonia (Ess for S) and their last name is Lee. I love their harmonies. It must have been difficult to perform this on one take at the beach.

See the lyrics below the video.

I Won't Give Up

Jason Mraz

When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
There's so much they hold
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?

Well I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love, I'm still looking up

And when you're needing your space, to do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting, to see what you find

'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We've got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No, I won't give up

I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got yeah, we got a lot at stake
And in the end, you're still my friend at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not and who I am

I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up, still looking up.

I won't give up on us (no I'm not giving up)
God knows I'm tough enough (I am tough, I am loved)
We've got a lot to learn (we're alive, we are loved)
God knows we're worth it (and we're worth it)

I won't give up on us, even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love, I'm still looking up

Lesson 7 – Brainstorming (Understanding the Writing Process)

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of Your favorite TV show when you were young. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Quizlet
We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. 

We also took a quiz with Quizlet.


Textbook
We began Chapter 6: Understanding the Writing Process in our textbooks. We tried brainstorming to practice prewriting. You will write a paragraph using your topic sentence and ideas.


Homework

• Write your paragraph in a Google Docs file (see instructions below). 
• Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. Next week is a quiz*.
• Write a comment on your classmate one below you on the list for their A Movie that Moved Me post.

*If you scored 80% or more on today's quiz, you will go up one level. If you scored less than 80%, you will take the same quiz again next week.

Google Docs
For the online part of your homework, prepare a Google Doc and share it with me.

• Go to Google Docs here: Google Docs
• Start a new document.
• Give it the title of your full name + AW05 + L7 (Taro Suzuki's AW05 L7)
• Share it with me.

Due 6/4 23:59

Video — The Mission / How Great Thou Art - The Piano Guys (Wonder of The World 2 of 7)

The Mission / How Great Thou Art 
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)

This is the second in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World.  In this video, they go to the Christ the Redeemer Statue in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). They also visit Iguazu Falls near the border of Argentina. 

The music is a mashup (mix) of two tunes. One is called Gabriel's Oboe. It is the most famous music from the soundtrack of the movie The Mission. The setting of the movie is at Iguazu Falls. It is a wonderful movie and I strongly recommend it. It has a beautiful theme about love (not romantic). I cry every time I see it. The other music is a Christian hymn called How Great Thou Art.

Enjoy the video again.


 

You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World 

Lesson 6 –

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again on the topic of A Movie that Moved You. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Quizlet
We used Quizlet in class to study vocabulary. You should also use it outside of class. 

We also took a quiz with Quizlet.


Textbook
You shared your answers to pages 48 - 61 with your partner.


Homework

• Write your answers in a Google Docs file (see instructions below). 
• Ordering Supporting Points (pp. 50-53). Choose one paragraph to copy into your Doc.
• On Your Own (p. 61)
• Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet. Next week is a quiz*.
• Write a new blog post (50 words or more and photos) on the topic of A Movie that Moved Me. 

*If you scored 80% or more on NAWL 1, you will take NAWL 2 next week. If you scored less than 80%, you will take NAWL 1 again next week.

Google Docs
For the online part of your homework, prepare a Google Doc and share it with me.

• Go to Google Docs here: Google Docs
• Start a new document.
• Give it the title of your full name + AW05 + L6 (Taro Suzuki's AW05 L6)
• Share it with me.

Due 5/28 23:59


You can check your answers for chapter 4 with this link.

Chapter 4 Answer Key

Video — Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends (The Piano Guys – Wonders of the World Series)

Kung Fu Piano: Cello Ascends 
(The Piano Guys Wonders of the World Series)

This is the first in the series where The Piano Guys go to one of the 7 Wonders of the World.  In this video, they go to the Great Wall of China. Enjoy the video again.





You can read more about the New 7 Wonders of the World in simple English here:
New 7 Wonders of the World 

Lesson 5

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again. Today's topic was A Place You Want to Visit. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.

Quizlet

We used Quizlet in class. You should also use it outside of class.

Textbook

Check your answers for pages 25-31 with the link below.

Chapter 2 Answers

We also began writing On Your Own on page 31.

Homework

1. Write your answers in a Google Docs file (see instructions below). 
1. Tasks C-E (pp. 22-23). Write only your concluding sentences.
2. Write your paragraph for Task D on p. 29.
3. Write your paragraph for Task D on p. 30.
4. Write a paragraph for On Your Own on p. 31.
2. In your textbook write your answers for pages 48-61 (except On Your Own). 
3. Write a comment on your classmate's blog post for Self-Introduction. Make sure your comment adds to the conversation and doesn't end it. Comment on the classmate one above you on the list.
4. Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet.

Google Docs

For the online part of your homework, prepare a Google Doc and share it with me.

1. Start a new document in Google Docs and share it to my samuraitheologian email address. 
2. Give it the title of your full name + AW05 + L5 (Taro Suzuki's AW05 L5)
3. Due 5/21 23:59

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 4 – Student Blogs

EWr
We did Extensive Writing (EWr) once again. The topic was A Golden Week Memory. Could you beat your best? Enter your score in your EWr Log.

Quizlet

We used Quizlet in class. You should also use it outside of class. It is a great tool for improving your vocabulary. Try to use it every day even for only 5 minutes. You can use it while you're on the school bus, standing in line, or on a train.

Next week we will have a quiz on the NAWL 1 Set. Download the Quizlet app to your smartphone if you haven't already.

Blog Set Up
If you have not yet set up your blog for our class, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Google.co.jp .
2. Change language to English to make it easier to follow these instructions.
3. Click on the icon at the top right of the page that looks like a box of 9 squares.
4. Pull down to the More menu item.
5. Click on the Blogger menu item.
6. Click on the New Blog button at the top left of the page.
7. In the Title cell, write, "(your full name's) AW Blog" (ex. Keiko Sato's AW Blog).
8. In the Address cell, write, "(your full name without spaces) + AW05" (ex. KeikoSatoAW05).
9. Choose a Template that you like (I don't recommend Awesome  Inc. because it's difficult to read). Don't worry, you can change the template at any time.
10. Click on Create Blog. This should take you to your Blogger Dashboard.
11. 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 (samuraitheologian) with "AW05 Blog Link" as your email subject.

First Blog Assignment
Write a blog post introducing yourself. You should include information about:

• Your name.
• Your family (if you feel comfortable)
• Your hometown
• Your school major (Literature, Economics, Politics, etc…)
• Your interests or hobbies
• Your pets

Include photographs or images if you like. Give your blog post the title Self-Introduction. Due 5/14 23:59.

Textbook

Check your answers for pages 11-20 with the link below.

Chapter 2 Answers A

Homework

1. Write your answers in a Google Docs file (see instructions below). 
1. Task B (p. 14)
2. Writing Topic Sentences (pp. 16-17)
3. Writing Supporting Sentences (p. 18)
4. Writing Concluding Sentences (p. 20)
2. In your textbook write your answers for pages 21-31. 
3. Write your first blog post.
4. Spend 5 minutes or more per day on Quizlet.

Google Docs

For the online part of your homework, prepare a Google Doc and share it with me.

1. Go to Google Docs here: Google Docs
2. Sign in using your Google ID and password.
3. Start a new document.
4. Give it the title of your full name + AW05 + L4 (Taro Suzuki's AW05 L4)
5. Click on the Share button.
6. Type in my samuraitheologian email address.
7. Click Share. 
8. Due 5/14 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 women from Sydney. Enjoy it again below:

Lesson 03 – Chapter 2 (part 1)

EWr
We tried Extensive Writing (EWr) again. Could you beat your score from last week? Enter your score in your EWr Log.


Quizlet
After you enter your EWr Scores in your log, study vocabulary on Quizlet.

Textbook

We checked our answers for Chapter 1. You can check your answers for Grammar for Writing with the link below:

Chapter 1 Grammar for Writing

For homework do Chapter 2: Understanding Paragraphs in the textbook. Read, study, and do the tasks from pages 11-20. Be ready to share your answers in the next lesson.

Homework

• RTW On Your Own (p. 10). Write your answers on paper.
• RTW Pages 11-20
• Study for the Quizlet Quiz (NAWL 1)

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!

Lesson 2 – Extensive Writing & Journals

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

EWr Log

We will use Google Sheets (spreadsheet) to keep track of our progress in extensive writing (EWr). This makes it easy me to follow your progress. It also makes it easy for you to see your own progress. You can generate a line graph from the spreadsheet.

Follow the steps:

1. Sign in / log in to Google Drive.
2. Click on NEW.
3. Choose GOOGLE SHEETS. 
4. In the top left box, give your spreadsheet the title: full name + AW05 + EWr Log (e.g., Taro Suzuki AWO5 EWr Log)
5. In the top right corner, click on SHARE.
6. Share it with me. Use my email address (samuraitheologian).
7. In the A column, write the date of your first EWr.
8. In the B column, write the number of words.
9. In the C column, write the percentage (%) your partner understood.
10. Repeat for each time.

Enter in your EWr score every week.

Quizlet Sign Up

We will use Quizlet, a free flashcard app to study vocabulary. Take the following steps to join our Quizlet group and begin studying.

1. Go to http://quizlet.com and sign up. Be sure to use your real name.
2. After signing up, click on this link to join our class's group: https://quizlet.com/join/XdY5dVTR3.
3. Try the set on our class page.
4. Download the Quizlet app for your phone from your app store.
5. Practice the different tools on Quizlet this week.

Homework

Do pages 1~9 in your textbook. 

Video – Tom Sawyer by Rush

As I told you in my self-introduction, the Canadian rock trio, Rush, is my favorite band. Geddy Lee, the bass player, is also the singer and keyboardist; Alex Lifeson is the guitar player; Neil Peart is the drummer and lyricist (writer of the words).

Rush's best-known song is Tom Sawyer. Tom Sawyer is the name of a famous character is American literature. Mark Twain wrote a few novels with Tom as a character who observes human nature. Tom was a boy and had a friend named Huckleberry (Huck) Finn. Huck had his own novel in which he made a raft (small flat boat) and traveled down the Mississippi River with an escaped slave.

In the introduction part of the video there is an animation with characters from South Park (a popular TV show). The characters have their own rock group called Lil' Rush. They start to play Tom Sawyer, but stop to have an argument. It's because the singer confuses Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.

In this song, Peart (the writer) thinks of himself as a "modern-day Tom Sawyer". So, this song is really about himself. I have included the lyrics (words) below the video if you would like to read them. Enjoy!






Tom Sawyer
Words: Peart    Music: Lee & Lifeson

A modern day warrior
Mean, mean stride
Today's Tom Sawyer
Mean, mean pride

Though his mind is not for rent
Don't put him down as arrogant
He reserves the quiet defense
Riding out the day's events
The river

What you say about his company
Is what you say about society
Catch the mist, catch the myth
Catch the mystery, catch the drift

The world is, the world is
Love and life are deep
Maybe as his skies are wide

Today's Tom Sawyer
He gets high on you
And the space he invades
He gets by on you

No, his mind is not for rent
To any God or government
Always hopeful yet discontent
He knows changes aren't permanent
But change is

What you say about his company
Is what you say about society
Catch the witness, catch the wit
Catch the spirit, catch the spit

The world is, the world is
Love and life are deep
Maybe as his eyes are wide

Exit the warrior
Today's Tom Sawyer
He gets by on you
And the energy you trade
He gets right on to the friction of the day

Lesson 1 – Welcome!

Welcome to Academic Writing 05 (Intermediate)!

In this first lesson, we introduced ourselves to each other. I also explained the outline for the course.

Next Week

1. Buy a B5 Notebook
2. Write your full name in English on the front
3. Write "Academic Writing 05" under your name
4. Write "Daniel Beck" below that.

Homework
Send me an email with a self-introduction. Write a few sentences about these topics:

1. Introduction
2. Family or Friends
3. Hometown
4. Interests (2 or more)