Tuesday, January 10, 2017

January in CALL

Jan. 11 - My Featured Film
Activities
1) review 2016 CALL Shared Work Record
  • take questions, make appropriate updates
2) Fashion Reaction Points Vocabulary

Homework
1) begin work on My Featured Fashion Show blog post
2) do elllo Listening with Email Report
3) do comments on My R


Jan. 18 - My Featured Fashion Show
Activities
1) review 2016 CALL Shared Work Record
  • take questions, make appropriate updates
2) collect Fashion Reaction Points Vocabulary
3) do CALL Activity: Do I really understand my own literary criticism?
4) work on My Featured Fashion Show blog post
5) complete other unfinished assignments

Homework
1) complete work on LRJ 8
2) do elllo Listening with Email Report


Jan. 25 - My Featured Fashion Show
Activities
1) review 2016 CALL Shared Work Record
2) work on outstanding assignments

Homework
None assigned - end of term

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

December in CALL

Dec. 7 - My Featured Novel
Activities
1) once again, remind students of make-up classes scheduled for Jan.
2) do LitCrit for My Featured Novel Blogs
3) look at Shared Work Record
4) introduce My Featured Film blog assignment
5) discuss and assign 
Homework
2) do elllo.org listening practice and report

Dec. 14 - My Featured Film
Activities
1) collect vocabulary HW for My Featured Film
2) discuss examples of My Featured Film blog
3) discuss quality of comments on elllo Listening HW
4) discuss and assign HW
Homework
1) create My Featured Film blog post
3) make comments on classmates' My Featured Film blogs
4) do elllo.org listening HW


Dec. 21 - My Featured Film
Activities
1) check the Shared Work Record
2) do Literary Criticism discussion activity
3) complete elllo.org listening HW
4) write and respond to comments on My Featured Film blog posts by classmates

Homework
1) do elllo.org listening HW
2) work on your My Featured ? blog post

Thursday, October 27, 2016

November in CALL

Nov. 2 My Featured Song Blog
Activities
1) review HW - see shared work record
2) discuss and assign Song Reaction Points Vocabulary (Set A)
3) discuss and do LitCrits, do and collect
4) discuss and assign My Featured Song page(例)with resources
5) discuss and assign HW, including choice of novel from Reading Marathon

Homework
1) do elllo.org listening assignment
2) do Song Reaction Points Vocabulary (Set A)
3) choose a novel (graded reader) for the Featured Novel Blog

  Nov. 9 My Featured Song Blog
Activities
1) review HW - see shared work record - take Qs
2) review Example My Featured Novel blog
3) update list of novels students chose for next blog
4) work on My Featured Song blog
5) introduce, discuss and assign elllo.com listening HW
6) discuss and assign HW

Homework
2) complete My Featured Song blog
3) read your novel for the next blog
4) do Song Reaction Points Vocabulary (Set B)


Nov. 16 - My Featured Novel Blog
Activities
1) check on elllo listening HW completion
2) explain and assign Literary Criticism forms - do both My Featured Poem and Song
3) discuss and assign HW

Homework
1) do Short Story Reaction Points Vocabulary (Set A)
2) work on My Featured Novel blog post
3) do elllo Listening HW with Report Email
4) make comments on five classmates blogs - comment on My Featured Song posts

Nov. 23 - Public Holiday
Class does not meet.

Nov. 30 - My Featured Novel Blog
Activities
1) check on elllo listening HW completion
  • elllo.org listening
  • comments on blogs
  • My Featured Song blog completion, look at:
  • blog design, including titling and spacing
  • quality of Reaction Points
2) explain and assign Literary Criticism forms - do both My Featured Poem and Song
3) show and discuss: How to Insert a YouTube Video into a Blog Post
4) discuss and assign HW

Homework
2) complete My Featured Novel blog post
3) do elllo Listening HW with Report Email
4) do comments on classmates' My Featured Song blog post
5) add more classmates to your blog's link list

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

October in CALL

Oct. 5 Commenting on Blogs
Activities
1) check student blogs, fill in list of student blog addresses
2) do presentation: How to Comment on Classmates' Blogs
3) review use of blogs
  • commenting on a classmate's blog
  • replying to comments on one's own blog
    4) review of how to link classmates' blogs to one's own blog
    5) discuss and assign My Featured Poem Template
    6) announce class schedule change for Oct. 12

    Homework
    1) work on My Featured Poem blog post
    use My Featured Poem Template
    2) 

    Oct. 12 - Class rescheduled to Jan. 18
    *Meet in the same room and at the same time.

    Oct. 19 - My Featured Poem Blog
    Activities
    1) check CALL Shared Work Record, HW from last class, hand out checked work
    2) announce and assign elllo.org weekly listening HW
    3) check student blogs, fill in list of student blog addresses
    4) discuss use of blogs
    • how to make a comment
    • how to set up a link list to classmates' blogs
      5) do presentation: Talking About Literature
      6) review and assign vocabulary: Types of Poetry Vocabulary (Set C)
      7) discuss and assign stories for My Featured Novel Blog

        Homework
        1) prepare My Featured Poem Blog
        2) study Types of Poetry Vocabulary (Set C)
        3) do elllo.org listening practice - send email report


        Oct. 26  - My Featured Poem Blog
        Activities
        1) hand back checked HW
        2) review of progress on My Featured Poetry blog
        • look at successful examples
        • review reaction points
        • do LitCrits
        3) discuss comments on blogs
        4) discuss My Favorite Song blogs, assign choice of novel
        5) introduce elllo.com Listening Report HW

        Homework

        1) revise My Favorite Poet blog, if necessary
        2) choose a song for My Favorite Song blog
        3) do Song Reaction Points Vocabulary (Set A)

        Thursday, September 15, 2016

        September in CALL

        Sep. 21 - Class introduction, student blog set-up
        Activities
        1) introduce and discuss class goals, policies, assignments and grading
        2) show and discuss examples of student work
        3) create new CALL google accounts/gmail account for each student
        4) create blogs on Blogger.com for each student

        Homework
        1) create both a new gmail account and a CALL Blog
        2) send your CALL Blog address to Chris Hoskins at <choskins.kyoritsu@gmail.com>
        3) do Poetry Reactions Points (A)


        Sep. 28 - Blog design & My Featured Poem
        Activities
        1) HW check: Self-Introduction posts, Poetry Reactions Points (A)
        2) Blog postingwrite a Self-Introduction post
        3) Blog design: discuss and assign Classmates' Blogs link list
        4) Blog commenting: explain and demonstrate making comments on classmates' blog
        5) HW assignments
        Homework
        1) study vocabulary: Poetry Reaction Points (Set B)
        2) choose and read a poem from the CALL Poem List
        3) read example of My Poetry Page (例)


        Tuesday, April 19, 2016

        Self-Introduction

        Hello classmates,

        I'm Chris Hoskins. I study in the Department of Arts and Letters at Kyoritsu Women's University. My course is English British and American Literature. My literary interest is