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Grading:

Students are given a daily grade for brining their materials to class each day. The required materials are: Textbook; agenda; ESL notebook; dictionary; pen or pencil. Please make sure to bring your things each day.

Spelling tests/quizzes: In ESL, we tend to have more short quizzes instead of long tests. My spelling tests have three parts: spelling; definition; and part of speech. Spelling lists come from our reading, so be sure to study each night.

Classwork: All work completed in class is graded and returned.  Some activities, such as writing prompts, are assessed informally.

Class Participation: I expect each student to participate in class according to his or her abilities.

This Week in ESL I:

We're going to the library today to select Independent Reading texts. On Tuesday, we'll be in the computer lab finishing our Social Studies Projects. Later in the week, we'll be studying about Jobs in our textbook.

This Week in ESL II

We're going to the library today to select Independent Reading texts. On Tuesday, we'll be in the computer lab finishing our Social Studies Projects. Later this week, we'll read chapter 3 of Bram Stoker's Dracula and get a new list of vocabulary words for next week's spelling test.

This Week in ESL III

About Me:  I have a BA in English from Appalachian State and an M.Ed. in English from UNC Greensboro. I am certified in English and in ESL. I am happily married and have two delightful children. I am originally from Boston, but Raleigh has been my home for over 20 years. 

Texts:High Point (This is our textbook. We use different books for ESL I, II, and III)  Oxford Picture Dictionary, Prentice Hall Writing and Grammar, Oxford Listening Series, Saddleback Classics Novels for ESL readers, Blue Diamond Test Series