Carol+Gross+Summer+2010

Carol's Evening Level 5 Class:



Carol's summary: ** EVENING LEVEL 5 **  Our Level 5 eight-week summer session has gone by quickly, and there was certainly no problem filling the extra ten minutes of class. I decided to add a half hour of pronunciation lessons on top of our regular grammar, reading, and writing activities. There is seldom enough time for regular pronunciation practice, and the students seem to enjoy it//. Pronunciation Pairs // is my favorite book for this activity, but the class set seems to be missing. Bless “Elmo” for projecting the book activities. Writing emerges as the significant focus at this level, and the students wrote and typed one letter, six paragraphs, and one Fourth of July poem. Typing and decorating a poem gives them a showcase for their artistic talents as well as the opportunity to experiment with the computer beyond the formal academic MS Word format used for paragraphs. It’s so encouraging to see the progress they make from week one to week eight. We also made use of the ESL Library. I brought in high-interest Level 1 books for them to check out, read, and report on orally for points. They were also encouraged to fill out simple book report forms. Since there seemed to be a genuine need for employment form skills and vocabulary, we spent two weeks on that topic. Weekly dictations reflected grammar points and relevant vocabulary. I’m hoping they have established a sound foundation for the Fall Term I challenges.