ESL/ESL class summaries and lesson plans: Difference between revisions

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== Sun Nov 17 ==
== Sun Nov 17 ==
[[File:ESL Lesson-04 week of Nov 17.pdf|thumb|Lesson plan 4, Nov 17]]
[[File:ESL Lesson-04 week of Nov 17.pdf|thumb|Lesson plan 4 for Sunday Nov 17]]
This week we had four students, including a new student who has not attended any classes before.  
This week we had four students, including a new student who has not attended any classes before.  


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**** the Spanish is explicit as to what a proper noun is: "one's own name" (nombre propria)
**** the Spanish is explicit as to what a proper noun is: "one's own name" (nombre propria)
**** in English, then, "proper noun" is a noun that refers to itself as distinct from something else
**** in English, then, "proper noun" is a noun that refers to itself as distinct from something else
***** (we get stuck on the notion of "proper" as in appropriate
***** (in English we get stuck on the notion of "proper" as in "appropriate" while it actually means "belonging to")
**** "proper" comes from Latin ''proprius'' for "one's own, particular to itself"  
**** "proper" comes from Latin ''proprius'' for "one's own, particular to itself"  
** we might consider that a "proper number" is a number that is particular to itself, thus its numbers are spoken out distinctly rather than as a whole number
** we might consider that a "proper number" is a number that is particular to itself, thus its numbers are spoken out distinctly rather than as a whole number
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** this was an interesting exercise to read in English a text that students know in their own language but do not immediately see as similar, when they are actually quite similar!
** this was an interesting exercise to read in English a text that students know in their own language but do not immediately see as similar, when they are actually quite similar!
* agreed upon Red/ Yellow card strategy
* agreed upon Red/ Yellow card strategy
** Yellow card when student +/- understands the ENglish but is not sure
** Yellow card when student +/- understands the English but is not sure
*** explanation will be in English
*** explanation will be in English
** Red card when student does not understand  
** Red card when student does not understand