October begins...

EVERYONE: DON'T FORGET TO VISIT spellingcity.com!

Red Group! Don't forget to do the EXERCISES at the end of the Easy Stories
This week, you should try to do FOUR stories. (One each day.)

White Group!  Don't forget to do the EXERCISES at the end of the eslfast stories! You can also work on dialogues at englishspeak.com

Blue Group!  Your new essay is at:
Creating Your Own Happiness

You will be responding to this essay this week. Also, please CHECK YOUR COMMENTS and edit last week's blogs -- we will be SHARING THEM WITH EACH OTHER THIS WEEK.
GOOD LUCK!

New Websites to Explore!

Here are some great new websites - please try them out! I will help you individually with reading.

The RED group (Carlos, Hassan, Timiro, Murio, Chi): Please look at
Easy stories
You will be reading one each day and doing the exercises.

The WHITE group (Rashid, Macy, Ma, Hasanah, Oudorn, Martha): Please look at
eslfast
You will be reading one each day and doing the exercises.

The BLUE group (Daniel, Larisa, Dung, Mehari): Please look at: This I Believe
You will be reading some together and responding in your blogs.

Spelling Practice

Please practice the words from the "George Washington" reading here: Spelling CityThere are two lists.  When you can write the words correctly for each one, please SHOW ME YOUR LIST on your computer!  Good luck!

Computer Time...

During computer time, please use 2 -3 different programs each day.  Depending on your skill level and ESL needs, there are lots of programs to choose from. If you need help or don't know what to do, please ask Liz. There are lots of links (above) to choose from!
ALSO TRY: englishspeak.com
GOOD LUCK!

WELCOME TO FALL QUARTER!

CONGRATULATIONS TO MARTHA GONZALEZ,  who just passed her citizenship test! Good job, Martha!

This is going to be a very busy quarter!  Today, please see how fast you can type! Later in the quarter, you can check how much you have improved. 

You can test your speed at: typingtest.com. My result was: 62 words per minute, 88% accuracy: ADJUSTED SPEED: 55 words per minute.  (I chose the topic, "Baseball" and typed for one minute.)

Please write down your speed in your notebook.

THEN, PLEASE TAKE THIS SURVEY AT QUIA:
ESL SURVEY.   (The secret word is "survey".)