Final Projects

Dear all,

These are the activities for our last days of the course:
Tue, July 6: Book project + Methodology project
Thu, July 8: Final Exam (List, Read, Speak, Writ)
Tue, July 13: Course Feedback

Portfolio

Please, bring your portfolio next Thursday, June 17. I would love to see it. If you can't because you are still working on it, you can submit it in my office (office 320-UIS)on Wednesday, June 23 (morning time)

Reading Assignment 3

This Reading assignment is due on:
Group A: Tuesday, July 6
Group B: Thursday, July 6

GROUP A
THREE IS A LUCKY NUMBER (Margery Allingham)
Sophie, Carmen, Jesus

AT THE OLD SWIMMING HOLE (Sara Paretsky)
Nelsy, Nilsa, Dora, Luz Mary

THE ABSENCE OF EMILY ( Jack Ritchie)
Angie, Diana, Francelly, Rose


GROUP B
THREE IS A LUCKY NUMBER (Margery Allingham)
Ximena, Silveria, Yael, Lucy, JP

AT THE OLD SWIMMING HOLE (Sara Paretsky)
Enith, Vicky, Nubia, Omar, Margy

THE ABSENCE OF EMILY ( Jack Ritchie)
Francy, Inexa, Daira, Elva, Milena

Midterm Test

Midterm Test will be administered on Tuesday, April 27.

(Our class on Thursday, 15 April, will be held at the Human Science Building, Room 411)

Reading Assignment 2

This reading assignment is due on Thursday, April 29.

GROUP A

SHORT STORIES 1
1. The man with two shadows by Thomas Hood
-Nirsa -Luz Mary -Angie -Sophie

2. Mrs. Bracegirlie's night of fear by Stacey Aumonier
-Jesus -Carmen -Dora -Nelsy

SHORT STORIES 2 - HUMOUR
1. Professor Panini by Matthew Crigg
-Francely -Rose -Diane -Oscar

GROUP B
SHORT STORIES 1
1. The man with two shadows by Thomas Hood
-Omar -Silveria -Daira -John Paul

2. Mrs. Bracegirlie's night of fear by Stacey Aumonier
-Francy -Jackie -Elva -Ximena

SHORT STORIES 2 - HUMOUR
1. HUMOUR: Professor Panini by Matthew Crigg
-Enith -Inexa -Margie -Lucy

2. FICTION: The archipielago
-Milena -Vicky - Nubia -Yael

DANE code

Please, remember to ask your principal for the DANE code of your school.

Make-up days

Here are the dates to make-up the sessions of the summer break:

Friday, March 19
Friday, April 9
Friday, May 7
Friday, May 28

Schedule reminder

The week after Easter we will be working on the following dates:

Tuesday, April 6
Thursday, April 8
Friday, April 9

NEW CHRONOGRAM

Have a look at the new choronogram under the COURSE INFORMATION section on this blog. According to the new changes which were made taking into account some students' suggestions, next week we will have class on the following dates:

Tuesday, March 16
Thursday, March 18
Friday, March 19

I really hope everybody can attend Friday class.

READING ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY

Please, type your summary and hand it in next class, Tuesday, March 17.

PORTFOLIO

Please, file all the written work from your English class in a portfolio. Put a nice cover page to it with the following information:

UIS LANGUAGE INSTITUTE
TEACHING UPDATING PROGRAMME

NAME
SCHOOL

PS: I would love to read your emails. Please, send them to my email address: portillaleonor@yahoo.com

READING ASSIGNMENT

Here is your READING assignment for THURSDAY, MARCH 11. In order to access the material you need to go to the EXTENSIVE READING section on this blog:

PLEASE, FIND OUT SOME BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR

GROUP A
1. Luz Mary and Sophia: click on SHORT STORIES and get "The open window" by Hector H. Munro

2. Carmen, Nirza and Ma de los Angeles: click on STORIES and then go to the ROMANCE section and get "Madeleine Rain" by Jesse Miller

3. Rose and Diane: click on STORIES and get "Death by Scrabble" by Charlie Fish.

4. Jesus and Oscar: click on SHORT STORIES and get "Mrs. Bixby and the colonel's coat" by Roald Dahl

5. Francely, Nelsy and Dora: click on SHORT STORIES and get "A swim" by Roald Dahl

GROUP B
1. Vicky, Jackie, and Daira: click on STORIES and then click on the ROMANCE section and get "Return to Paradise"

2. Olga, Lucia and Ximena:click on STORIES and then go to the ROMANCE section and get "Madeleine Rain" by Jesse Miller

3. Angelica, Nubia and Yady:click on STORIES and get "Death by Scrabble" by Charlie Fish.

4. John Paul, Elva, Margie: click on SHORT STORIES and get "Mrs. Bixby and the colonel's coat" by Roald Dahl

5. Yael, Omar and Inexa: click on SHORT STORIES and get "A swim" by Roald Dahl

6. Enith, Silveria, Francy. click on STORIES, then go to FICTION and get "The Duel" by O. Henry.