Topic 1
1 John’s
brother bought land last winter. He sold
it when the economy was in a bad condition. John loves to fish, but he wants to
be more successful. When John was
feeling sad, he painted his boat blue and shined it. John’s brother said that John lives to hear
compliments. John did not argue with his
brother. John made more nets. He hoped to catch more fish the next
day.
2 Some
of the vocabulary words in this passage may be difficult for students. Words such as debt, economy, compliments, energy,
and bought may require further discussion/background or visuals (if
applicable). Additionally, spelling and
pronunciation patters, that don’t follow the rules, can cause confusion. These patterns can be introduced at this time
and words can be practiced for correct pronunciation and identification.
Phrasing can also cause confusion and will need further clarification. For example, “economy crashed” “shined it up”
“two nets full of fish” “fishing for compliments”.
Topic 2
3. Posted to the Dropbox
4. For
grammar to be acquired, I feel that there must be a mix of instruction and
immersion. Instruction is important for
students to develop background and learn the rules of the language. However, without adequate opportunity for
practice, students will not be able to internalize what they were taught. Considering that English has so many
exceptions to the rules, immersion will allow students to recognize what sounds
correct, even if it does not follow the rules they learned in the
classroom.
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