Applied English for American History

Tokyo International University of America
Fall 2005
J. E. Seibert

August 31

• Warm-up: ancestry groups
• Announcements
• Vocabulary review from today's History lecture
• Statue of Liberty: assignment for Professor Jopp: explanation of poem and a few minutes in groups

Homework:

• Quiz on vocabulary from today

2

• Make groups
• Quiz on vocabulary from AE class last Wednesday
• Syllabus
• Lecture/vocab review from History this morning
• Capitol brochure and worksheet 1: complete sentences
• History of Labor Day

5

No class: National Holiday, Labor Day

7

• Return quizzes
• Oregon geography
• Announcements
  • Passwords
  • Clipboards
  • No class 9th
  • Language partners
• Preview of reading worksheet for history for Monday
• Review of today's history vocabulary and lecture

Homework:

• Quiz on vocabulary on Wednesday (will give you a list on Monday)

9

• No class in exchange for 9/3 Saturday field trip

14

• Vocabulary and map quiz
• Lecture review
• Go over the History worksheet #4 questions: examples of good and bad answers sentences

16

• English prep for field trip to Champoeg Park
• Explain and give out the first language partner assignment
• Show the course website

21

• Preparation for the reading assignment for Prof. Jopp for Wednesday: worksheet 6
• Lecture review/vocabulary

23

• No class in exchange for 9/17 Saturday field trip

28

• Quiz
• Aurora, Mt. Angel, Mt. Angel Abbey

Homework:

• Meet with your language partner!

30

• Language Partner warm-up
• Preparation for Saturday's trip: Aurora, Mt. Angel, Mt. Angel Abbey

Homework:

• Finish the worksheet: Aurora, Mt. Angel, Mt. Angel Abbey

5

• Reading preview: vocabulary for Worksheet 8

7

• Lecture review
• Review of terms
• Give out next language partner assignment

Homework:

• Study for the quiz
• Meet with your language partner

12

• Nikkei Legacy Center visit
• Reading preview

Homework:

• Meet with your language partner

14

• No class in exchange for 10/1 Saturday field trip

19

• Sample bibliography
• Paraphrasing, summarizing and quoting

Homework:

• Meet with your language partner
• Finish the worksheet: Paraphrasing, summarizing and quoting

21 Mid-semester Day

No TIUA or WU classes

26

• Quiz
• Using the library
  • Webpage for the Hatfield library
  • Language for talking to the reference librarian

Homework:

• Meet with your language partner

28

• Lecture review
• Reading tips
• Help with the History reading assignment and worksheet due on Wednesday

2

• Reading help with pages 44 and 45

Homework:

• Due Friday at 9:10: your notes on my handout: Reading help with pages 44 and 45

4

• Lecture review
• Reading help for Professor Jopps assignment for Monday

9

• Lecture review
• Help with the reading about Woodburn for History class: vocabulary (http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=80205)

11

• A little Spanish lesson
• Terms review
• Prep for trip to Woodburn
  • Link to City of Woodburn site
• Outlining review

16

• Review for my quiz on Friday and Professor Jopp's quiz on Monday

Homework:

• Study for the quiz !

18

• Quiz
• Help with Professor Jopps essay assignment due November 28
  • http://www.geocities.com/yamataro670/pot-bowl.htm

Homework:

• Read the Melting Pot/Salad Bowl article and do the web-based quiz until you get 100%!
  • http://www.geocities.com/yamataro670/pot-bowl.htm
    

23

• No class in exchange for 11/12 Saturday field trip

25

No classes / Thanksgiving Friday

30

• Individual conferences (draft due to Professor Jopp on Friday)

December 2

• Practice presentations for the first four students to present
  • Presentations tips
  • Evaluation form I'll use
  • Pronunciation: ten words

7

• Paper help
• Course evaluations

9

No class