Schedule for end of semester

Nov. 28 & 30,  Dec. 3,5,& 7  Work on If-clauses & Conditionals

Friday, Dec. 7 - Quiz on conditionals and sentence conbining

Monday, Dec. 10 & Wed. Dec. 12 - Work on and correct review for final exam

Friday - Dec. 14 - Listening Section of Final Exam

Monday Dec. 17th - Grammar Section of Exam

Wed. Dec. 19th - (Optional) - Individual Appointments to see final exams/grades These will also be posted online.

ATTENTION!!

I just corrected the last assignments and only about half of the students handed them in!!

There are also a few students who haven't handed in work in several weeks.

BE SURE TO HAND IN ANY MISSING WORK BY WED., NOV. 28th;  I will not accept it after that!

The last two assignments were:
1.Schedule for Spring semester (Selection of classes) and
2.Sentence combining The Col. Sanders Story. word processed.

I will also collect the sentence combining on the beige sheet  (Ex. Mr. X ate too much, so he got indigestion.)  I saw   a lot of blank papers in class with students filling answers.  You don't learn anything that way!!

Homework - Wed. Nov. 28th

Write a 1 page (or longer) essay using one of the prompts given in class.  This should be word processed and double spaced.
Use 5 connectors (Studied in class: a transition word, conjunction, or adverb clause)  This means you will be combining sentences.
UNDERLINE THESE CONNECTORS

Read and study Pages 416-418 and do Ex. 1,2,3,4, and 5  Chapter 20 Conditionals

ATTENTION- NO CLASS FRIDAY, NOV. 16

I will be out of town on Friday, Nov. 16 so my class will not meet.

UCC is in session, so your other classes will meet.

See you Monday

Homework Nov. 19th Monday

Read Chapter 16 Coordinating conjunctions and do the following exercises: 1,2,3,4,6,7, 10, and 18 Write out any that are not fill in the blank.

Complete the packet on sentence combining (Handed out in class)

Wed. Nov. 14th

I will collect your schedules for Spring (the ones we worked on in class)

Homework Nov. 14 Wed.

Study for quiz on adjective clauses
Ex. 57 and 58 are good for this and you can self correct

Monday, Nov. 12 Homework

Make a copy for me of your schedule (selected classes) for next semester.  Use the worksheet we had in class.  I either want a clear photocopy of that sheet or transfer  it in your own writing on another sheet.

In chapter 13 Adjective clauses, do exercises 14,24,26,27, and 35.

Homework - Nov. 9

Chapter 13 Adjective clauses Pgs. 274-  278 do Exercises 10,11,12,17, & 18

Do Adjective clause exercise in Career Packet

 Study charts 13-5 and 13-6

Wed. Nov. 7 - Homework

Write up your summary of the video you listened to in class today.  www.education-portal.com
 I prefer that these are word processed , but if you don't have power, I will accept them hand-written.

Read and review Adjective clauses Chapter 13, Pgs. 270-273 and do exercises 2,3,4,6,7, and 8

Let's hope that there are no more storms.

Stay warm and be safe!

IMPORTANT - Class Monday, Nov. 5th

Hello Students,
I hope none of you had damage or injuries from Storm Sandy.  Currently, the Cranford Campus is closed.   Springfield Ave. in Cranford is closed also.

If the Cranford Campus has not opened by Monday,  my class is rescheduled for the Elizabeth Campus The Lessner Building (The original building in Elizabeth) on Jersey Ave. Room 224.

Please continue to read the blog and the main page at ucc.edu for more information.

Write up your findings and reactions (questions in career packet)  about the results of your Myers & Briggs Personality survey.

In addition, call any friends in class to make sure they know that there is a current posting on the blog and if you can carpool with them to Elizabeth.

Thanks & good luck with everything!

Nancy Kotch

Friday, Oct. 26

The Ucc Counselor, May, will be coming to class.  Think about any questions you might have about career planing, or your path at UCC.

Last Debate tonight

Last presidential debate tonight, Oct. 22 at 9:00 P.M.

Monday, Oct. 22, Homework

Letter to Joab or Raluca if you have not handed it in yet.

Fill in dialog which we started in class.  Time for School

Start to study for Midterm

Friday- Oct. 19 - Homework -

Study for quiz Direct and indirect speech
Do re-write for Nanavi
Write a letter to Raluca or Joab You can write  anything you would like.
This should be Word processed and double spaced - 1 page.
You can turn this is on Monday if you need the extra time.

Wed. Oct. 17- Homework

 Pages 264-267.  Do Exercises 40,42,43 (Write our on a paper) and 44.

Friday, Oct. 12 - Homework

Write a summary of "Time for School" - Nanavi
Put one direct quote in your summary

Look at the webpage:  Link for reported speech

Homework - Wed. Oct. 10

Write a 1 page (Word processed and double spaced) interpretation of one of the famous quotes (These are on the class handout)  think about:

What does this quotation mean?
 (Your interpretation)
Why did you choose it/ what do you like or dislike about it?
How can you apply it to your life?
Other thoughts are OK

Review Pgs. 258-260 Chapter 12 and do exercises 33,34, and 35

Choose 10 verbs from the lower right-hand box and write one sentence with each verb.
Ex.
"My mother is a very strong woman," added Russell Baker.
"I did it," confessed the little boy.

Bring in your book for reading class.  In most cases it will be Growing Up

Homework - Monday Oct. 8

Do re-write for Shugufa paper

Write a summary for Jefferson video.

Link for Reported speech

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech
-http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech

Homework - Friday, Oct. 5

Review chapter 12 - Pgs. 242-251

Do Exercises 7, 9, 10, 14, 16,and 18

Read hand-out on  Cornell Notetaking and Summarizing

Extra Credit:
If you watch the presidential debates tonight at 9:00,
write down 5 questions and answers that you heard during the debate

Homework - Wed. Oct. 3

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/time-for-school-series/time-for-school-series-full-episode-time-for-school-3-part-2/5558/

Write a 1 page reaction answering the question: What were Shugufa's barriers to education?

Word processed and double spaced.

Homework Oct. 1st

http://englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html
Go to the above link and Do exercises 24-28 and print them out!
I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY EXCUSES ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH PRINTING. ALSO, I WILL NOT ACCEPT THESE LATE
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIGURE THIS OUT


Chapter 4 in the book Do Exercises 22, 23, 25, 27 (We discussed this in class - pick 7 and make up sentences)

Homework - Friday - Sept 28

Do chapter 5 Review of Tenses Ex. 1,2,6,9, and 13
Make sure you have at least 6 entries on your Grammar Log

Homework Wed. Sept 26th

Chapter 4 - Review Pages 60-70.
Do Exercises 11,14,15,18, & 19
Pay attention to Chart 4-3 Pg. 67.

Review The Passive - Chpt. 11- Do  Ex. 9 and 11

Read the article, "Scamnation" - There will be a short quiz,
Write down any words that you don't understand and pick one scam that you are interested in

Homework Monday - Sept. 24

Write a 1 page bio about one of the people in the timeline
This should be double spaced and word processed

Reagan, H. Ford or Ophrah
Use 3 of the 5 different past tenses

Past Continuous
Simple Past
Past perfect
Past perfect continuous
Present perfect

Homework - Friday Sept. 21

Finish Exercises 30 and 31 on Pages 56  and  57.

Do UCC Scavenger Hunt
Write a 1 page bio about one of the people in the timeline
This should be double spaced and word processed

Reagan, H. Ford or Ophrah
Use 3 of the 5 different past tenses

Past Continuous
Simple Past
Past perfect
Past perfect continuous
Present perfect

Homework for Wed. Sept 19

Homework for Past perfect:
Do exercises 23 & 24 in book Pgs. 51 & 52  You can write these in the book
Write 5 sentences about the Timeline/Harrison Ford in THE PAST PERFECT

e-mail from students:

The following students have not sent me an e-mail from their college e-mail:

Stanley



Maria

Kevvin

Quiz Monday, Sept 17th

Quiz - Know verb spellings on pages 10-12
Know the highlighted verbs on pages 20-21

Study question- and answer formation - Pages 442-445
There will be an article to read and you will write questions and answers to go with the article.

Homework Friday Sept 14

Finish worksheet ( Tasks for Timeline) on Ophrah -  I prefer that these are word processed
Re-write Letters of Introduction (Correct errors) and attach re-write to first draft.

Homework - Wed. Sept 12

Read E-testing and write 6 questions with answers - 4 Q W questions and 2 Yes/No
WITH ANSWERS
Study Pages 10-12 Betty Azar - Do Exercises 16 & 17
Study Pages 20-21 Irregular verb tenses
Quiz - Friday Pages 10-12, Pgs 20-21 and Question formation

Homework - Monday, Sept. 10

Study Pages 442-445
Read "School Uniforms" article and write 6 Questions and Answers
Write letter of introduction Word Processed - Properly formatted

Homework - Sept. 7 2012 Friday

E-mail me with your college e-mail

Buy the book - If you can't get it today, try again on Thursday or Friday

Homework for Friday April 13

Review for quiz on adjective clauses
Do Ex. 51,54, and 58
Write a 1 page essay WORD PROCESSED
on The Town Where I Grew Up
Include 5 adjective clauses:
2 with where
1 with who or whom
1 with whose
1 with which
Use correct punctuation.

Homework - Wed. April 11

Review adjective clauses Chapter 13 Pgs. 270-290. There will be a quiz on Friday.
Review Chart 13-8 and do exercises 37,40,41.
Write down any questions you have.

Monday April 9th

Remember to bring your Career Packet and your UCC catalog

Homework Wed. April 4

Review Pages 270-276 and Correct the exercises.
Reiew Pg. 277 (Whose)and do exercise 17
Finish the page about adjective clauses in the Career packet
Look over Chart 13-5 do Ex. 24 and 25
Look Over chart 13-6
Do Ex.26 and 27

New Post for Monday April 2

Be sure you have completed the Myers & Briggs test, submitted it to May, and gone to the website to check your personality type.
Print out your results (personality characteristics & suggestions for careers)
Bring these to class with you; we are going to do some writing about your results.
For any absent students make sure you know how to use adjective clauses with who, whom, which, that, and with prepositions. Study the pages inh Chapter 13.

Homwork Monday, April 2

Study Pages 270-270 and Do Exercises 2, 3, 4, 7,8,9, 10, 11, 12 ,13 ,14

Go to the link http://www.personalitypage.com/careers.html and read about the suggested careers for your personality type

Homework Friday, March 30th

Make sure you forward your results to Kortbaoui@ucc.edu
Print out the results that she sends to you and bring the printed e-mail to class.

Homework March 28th

Do test corrections.
Finish your story about the student registration.

Homework Monday March 26

Go to www.ucc.edu
Owlsnest
Academics (This is across the top)
Course Catalog
Catalog for 2011-2012

Choosing a majo r This is on the left
These are very general areas on study
Find an area you are interested in, read about it and write a short summary about it.This won't be too long (maybe a paragraph) because the explanations are short.
If you prefer, you can go to the counseling center and get a catalog (hard copy) and use this instead of the online version.

Homework, Wed. March 21

Write 10 sentences with DIRECT SPEECH using the verbs from the bottom of the page Pg. 258 (Bottom box on the right.)
Finish Exercises 33, 34, and 35 Pgs. 259-260 (Grasshopper and ant)

Start reviewing for the midterm. Chapter 5 Do exercises, 1,2,6,9, and 13.
Do practice test - Chapter 12/ Test 2 (Handout)

Homework for Monday March 19 After break

Go to Time for School (Part 2) Start at 44:00 minutes. This is after Raluca and Joab. Listen to the children talking to each other and do the exercise on reported speech. This is a hand out from the teacher.

Homework Friday, March 9

In book Pgs. 242-251 Study Grammar explanations and do eExercises 3,4,5,6,7,9,14,16, and 18.

Do the fill in the blanks in the book and write out the others on paper (You don't have to word process these.)

March 7th Homework

Bring ego4u (website) homework with you This was due Monday, but we didn't have time to correct it.
Word process your sentences about the career videos and attach the notetaking sheet to it.
Make sure you wrote out the exercises we did in class Ex. 37
Pg. 262 5,6,10,12,13,14,17,19,22,& 23 Most people did this in class. If you wrote them in your book, write them out on paper.
Do rewrite on Time for School - Raluca

Homework Monday, March 5

Go go www.ego4u.com (Website) and finish The exercises "Backshift" Write these out
STUDY AND LEARN the information on Page, 261.Understanding and Using English Grammar
Make sure your Chart for verb tense changes is complete.
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Reminder

On Monday, March 5th we will be going to the Language Lab to do a listening assignment. There are earphones, but if you prefer, bring your own earphones or "earbuds"
Come to our regular room L-314 first and we will go together.

Homework Friday, March 2

Summary due - Time for School "Raluca"
Do Test Corrections - I will collect these.

Minday Feb. 17

Study for quiz on Passives Chapter 11

Do "grammar search" on article about airlines crime. Find all the passives in the article.

No homework on Time for School video.

Have a good weekend

Homework Friday Feb. 24th

These are the exercises we are going to do on the passive:
Whatever we don't finish in class, do at home:
Chapter 11: Pages 211-241
Exercises 1 ,2, 3 ,4, 9, 11, 14,16 26, 27 (Study Chart 11-5) 29,31,32, 34, 37
Emphasis will be on Pages 229-241.

Write 10 sentences about
the Kitty Genovese story.

HOMEWORK Feb. 17 - Feb. 22

No Homework - Happy President's Day

Homework - Feb. 15 Wednesday

Read & study Chart on Pgs. 71 & 72 and do exercises. Future Progressive
Do summary for Neeraj Regular format and word processed.

Homework Monday Feb. 13

Chapter 4, Exercise 11,14,15, and 16 (Write out questions)
Do Re-write for Jefferson Time For School
Have a good weekend!

Friday, Feb. 10 Homework

Pages 55 - 56 Read and make sure understand The Past Perfect Progressive
Do Exercises 30 and 31
Do Ex. 34 on Page 58

Wed. Feb. 8th

Study Pages 50-52
Do Exercise 23
Write 5 sentences about Ronald Reagan and 5 sentences about Ophrah using the Past Perfect

Sunday, Feb. 5th

Yeah Giants!!

Friday Feb. 3

Do Exercise 38 Pg. 35
Study Pgs 36-50 Do Exercises 4, 5, and 13
Write 5 Sentences in Present Perfect about Ophrah


Quiz Monday
Summary about Time for School Jefferson - Due Monday

Wed. Feb. 1. 2012

Write a summary about "Time for School" 1 page word processed

Learn formation and spelling of "High frequency verbs"

There will be a quiz on Friday

Homework Monday, Jan 31

Study Pages 16 and 17 in Grammar book
Do Exercises 9 and 10 on Pages 18 & 19Make sure your notes are "filled in"

Read over packet on How To Summarize and look at models.

Make sure you have the re-writes for "Getting Acquainted"

Homework Friday Jan 27

Do Ex. 11 Pages 6 and 7
Study pages 10, 11, and 12 Do Exercises 16, and17Look on Pg. 12
Write a 1 page essay about Ophrah's life; focus on what you thought was interesting.
Use at least 4 different tenses (Underline these)

Homework Jan. 25

Review Pgs. 442-446
Make sure you have questions and answers about E-Testing article.
Bring in and read an interesting article from the online or hard copy newspaper.
Suggestions The Star Ledger, The N.Y. Times or The Wall Street Journal.

Homework Monday Jan. 23, 2012

BUY YOUR BOOK; I WILL CHECK THIS!
Study Pages 439-441 Basic Grammar Terminology (Maybe a quiz)

Write 1 page about your first day of ESL 064
Follow format given my teacher - Double spaced word processed
Write 5 questions and answers about the Italian Cruise ship disaster.

Welcome!