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