Listen to Mr. Bakin read Juan Angel's story!

I've created a new webpage where you can listen to me reading Juan Angel's story paragraph-by-paragraph. Click here to go to the webpage.

The world's smallest scissors!

Read this article about the world's smallest scissors! How small are they? How do they work? Find examples of comparatives and superlatives in the story. Send your answers to me using Gaggle.net or as a word document saved on your USB flash drive.

Click here to read the story about the world's smallest scissors.

Compare Shenandoah, Iowa and Beijing, China!!!

We have started to read Xinrong's story. In the first part of the story, we learned that Xinrong (Cindy) moved to Shenandoah, Iowa from Beijing, China. Look at some websites about Shenandoah and Beijing by clicking on the link below. Write a paragraph comparing the two cities. Make sure you use comparatives AND the "not as ________as" form in your response. You can send me your response using email or save it as a Word Document on your USB flash drive.

Websites about Shenandoah and Beijing

Shenandoah, Iowa and Beijing China

The first two photos are of Shenandoah. The last two photos are of Beijing.

Don't forget to do the assignments on THIS page!

There are assignments on this page! As you scroll down, you'll see photos and directions. Look at the photos and follow the directions! Send your responses to me using Gaggle or save your answers as a Word document and give them to me on your USB flash drive.

Simple Past Tense Affirmative Declaration Review!

Look at the photos above. They were taken by Michael Corral and Mike Meadows in May of 2007 and posted on the LAFD "photostream" on flicker
Write several sentences about the photos using Simple Past Tense Affirmative Declarations! (Use both action verbs and the verb "to be") Write your sentences using Word and save them on your USB Flash drive to turn in to me, or send them to me using your Gaggle email!

A new project! - "One Word Poem"

A new project was introduced this past Friday. It's called "One Word Poem". In this project, you associate an image with a word that is related to the image. You can see one example above and more examples on the wall in the classroom or at http://esl.adultinstruction.org/One_word_poems.htm.

Don't forget about the first two projects!

Project One: About Me Story
Project Two: Past Tense Sentences using "When"

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