Portfolio Assignment (Due Monday)

‘The Green Report’

-Choose a city.

-Do some research to discover how ‘green’ the city is right now. You might want to search for things related to:
-availability/popularity of organic foods
-efficiency of public transportation; availability of bike, pedestrian paths
-sustainable architecture
-green areas like parks, etc…
-and so on…

-Write a 4 or 5 paragraph essay:
1) Introduction
2) Green report (based on your research)*
3) Green suggestions (your opinion: what are the next things the city could do to improve their eco-friendliness?*
4) Conclusion.

-*You may need to write part 2 or part 3 as more than one paragraph!
-Remember, paragraphs should have a clear topic sentence!

-On Monday you will share your findings and your suggestions with the class… you can use the note card provided, but you’ll give me your essay before you speak!

Thursday, April 9

-Ex. 3, p. 244-245
-Ex. 4, p. 246
-Study vocab (quiz tomorrow).

-Happy Birthday Tomo!

Wednesday, April 8

-Ex. 1, p. 243
-Ex. 2, p. 243-244
-Find example sentences of five or your vocabulary words. Find the sentences in magazines, posters, or by searching online. Bring your five sentences to class tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 7

-Read p. 239-240; ‘After You Read,’ on p. 241
-Vocab (define in your own words)

Portfolio Assignment (Due Monday)

Writing a Descriptive Essay

Using a picture from a newspaper or magazine for inspiration, write a descriptive essay describing the imaginary events happening in the time before, during, and/or after the picture was taken. Use adjectives and adjective clauses throughout the essay.

On Monday, bring your essay and your picture to class. Don’t forget to write your essay on two sheets of paper (not front and back of one page) if it is more than one page long!

Thursday, April 2

-Review vocab for quiz tomorrow.
-Write 1-2 descriptive paragraphs using adjective clauses about what you saw at the museum today.
-Ex. 3, p. 213-214.

Wednesday, April 1

-Ex. 3, p. 198
-Ex. 4, p. 199
-Bring in a picture from a magazine, newspaper, the Internet etc. (This can be a picture of anything, but it shouldn't be a picture of you and your friends. Also, pictures with no people or with more than one person are preferred)!