May 2004
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3 In-class writing #30 Transitions used in argumentation Examples of a body paragraph for an argumentative essay (one-sided). Essay sharing of first debate topic Contact USA (choose last unit to study) News For You exercise	5 Quiz: Reading and Vocabulary #4 In-class writing #31 Contact USA News For You	7 Quiz: Writing #2 In-class writing #26 Tips on how to review for exams TIUA course evaluation overview Contact USA
10 TIUA course evaluation (20 minutes) Reading and Vocabulary Final Exam Timed: You will need to work quickly. Part 1: Vocabulary work (20 minutes) Part II: Reading comprehension (1hr. 15 minutes)	12 Written course evaluation - In-class writing #33 (20 minutes) Writing Final Exam Timed: You will need to work quickly. Part 1: Write a compare/contrast paragraph about one aspect of Japanese and American culture. (15 minutes) Part II: Write a process paragraph (the steps will be provided). (15 minutes) Part III: Write an argumentative essay. (1 hr.)	.

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April 2004
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March 29   Computer Lab: In-class writing #15 Accessing your grades from the class web page Reports on interviews with Americans Contact USA Unit 4 News For You Information about midterm conferences	31   In-class writing #13 News For You worksheet Contact USA Unit 4 Independent work on writing exercises	2 Joint Activity with WU class in morning (both a.m. and p.m. classes) News For You crossword puzzle In-class writing #14
5 Computer Lab Introduction to basic 5-paragraph essay outline Writing a draft of a basic 5-paragraph essay In-class writing #12 Contact USA	7 Individual midterm conferences News For You activities Organizing your writing Outlining an essay In-class writing #16 Contact USA (correct Unit 4)	9 NFY reading exercises NFY reading discussion groups topics, topic sentences, and supporting sentences Outlining an essay Sign up for tutoring
12 Computer Lab:In-class writing #17 NFY: summary/reaction Contact USA: Unit 5 The process of cultural adjustment	14 In-class writing #18 NFY reading discussion groups Contact USA: Unit 5	16 Quiz: Reading and Vocabulary #3 In-class writing #19 Contact USA:Unit 5
19 In-class writing #20: describing a process Writing about a process Organizing information by time Organizing information using order of importance Contact USA: Unit 6 Sign up for tutoring	21 Tips for revising an essay More on writing about a process: transitions Contact USA: Unit 6	23 In-class writing #24 Contrast expressions and use of comparatives Introduce "point" and "block" organization for compare/contrast Contact USA: Unit 6 Sign up for tutoring
26 In- class writing #21 More practice with compare and contrast Contact USA: Unit 8	28 In-class writing #22 Contact USA: Unit 8 Brainstorm body paragrph topics for essay comparing WU class and TIU class Expressing Opinion Stating an opinion/giving reasons to support an opinion Argumentation: developing arguments for one side	30 Quiz: Writing #1 In-class writing #23 Contact USA: Unit 8 Argumentation: developing arguments for one side, and developing arguments for both sides Argumentation: developing supporting examples Outline for a one-sided argument essay (persuasion)

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February 2004
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16 Introductions Forms of address General Course overview Overview of textbooks Expectations Introduction to Contact USA: Unit 1	18 In-class writing #1 Reading and Writing homework review Continue Unit 1in Contact USA Sign up for tutoring Introduction to News For You	20 Introduction to formatting guidelines Computer Lab: finding our class web page sending an e-mail creating a new document and typing some paragraphs finding a saved document In-class writing #2 Continue Unit 1 in Contact USA Word forms: noun, verb, adjective, adverb News For You exercises
23 Computer lab: In-class writing #3 creating a new document and typing some paragraphs finding a saved document printing a document Sign up for tutoring	25 In-class writing #4 Working with News For You Comprehension and discussion questions using News For You article	27 In-class writing #5 Computer lab (a.m. class only) taking a survey finding a saved document News For You group discussion Using the dictionary to find meaning Contact USA: begin Unit 2 Sign up for tutoring (p.m.)

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March 2004
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1 Computer Lab: In-class writing #6 Contact USA: Unit 2 Using the dictionary to find meaning Review for reading quiz Sign up for tutoring (a.m.)	3 Quiz: Reading and Vocabulary #1 In-class writing #7 Contact USA: Unit 2 Using the dictionary to find meaning News For You discussion	5 Computer lab Creating a Quia account Try out ESL games on Quia Contact USA: Unit 2 Using the dictionary to find pronunciation (#of syllables and stress), and to identify word forms
8 Quiz: Vocabulary #1 (from Units 1&2 in Contact USA) Computer lab: Online vocab. quiz Creating a Quia account (p.m.) Try out ESL games on Quia (p.m.) In-class writing #8 Contact USA: Unit 2 Sign up for tutoring (a.m./p.m.)	10 Quiz: Reading and Vocabulary #2 In-class writing #9 Contact USA: Unit 3	12 In-class writing #10 Contact USA: Unit 3 Sign up for tutoring (p.m./a.m.)
15 Computer lab In-class writing #10 Writing a summary /reaction for a NFY article Finding the main ideas Giving an opinon Contact USA: Unit 3	17 Happy St. Patrick's Day! Contact USA: Unit 3 Reading discussion groups: NFY articles In-class writing #11 Review for midterm exam	19 Reading/Writing Midterm exam Contact USA synonyms, prefixes, expressing an opinion News For You: Skimming and scanning, prefixes Spring Break project
WILLAMETTE/TIUA SPRING BREAK --- MARCH 20 - 28
29 Computer Lab: In-class writing #15 Accessing your grades from the class web page topics, topic sentences, and supporting sentences Contact USA Unit 4 News For You Information about midterm conferences	31 In-class writing #13 News For You worksheet Independent work on writing exercises	2 Joint class activity with WU class (A.M. and P. M. groups) In-class writing #14 News For You crossword puzzle

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