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Questions from Extraordinary People (Shining Star Text) 1. What is Ellen Ochoa’s job and what did she study in college? 2. Where is the Johnson Space Center located? 3. What is Ellen’s cultural background… her ethnicity? 4. What country does Adriana Fernandez come from? 5. In November, 1999, Adriana accomplished what goal? 6. What are some of the things that Erik Weihenmayer can do? 7. What was Erik Weihenmayer’s ultimate goal?

Questions from Extraordinary People (Shining Star Text) 1. Rosa Parks boarded a bus on a December evening, in 1955. What did Rosa Parks’ actions help to end in America’s South? 2. It took courage to do what Rosa Parks did. What kind of dangers did she face? How was this decision courageous, but dangerous? 3. In the section on Albert Einstein, there are four vocabulary words. Google them or search on iPads for their definition… Define physicist Define universe Define theories Define genius 4.Who were the first people to reach the North Pole? 5. How was Helen Keller sick, and how did she communicate? 6. Who was Wolfgang Mozart, and what is he famous for?

This is actually an oldie-but-goodie. This was one of Mr. Chiocca's favorites when he was a straight-A French student, way back in high school. I found my old "Annonces" from my wonderful high school French teacher, and thought "Oh, we can use this in ELL!!" We're going to do them every Monday morning. You will grade yourselves, and then I'll adjust it if need be. ~~~~~~~ Student Announcements! ELL Class - BHS Week of ______________ Student Name:   ____________________________   How do you think you did? General Speaking Skills 98/ A+ 95/ A 92/ A- 88/ B+ 85/ B 82/ B- 78/ C+ 75/ C 72/ C- 68/ D+ 58/ F Topic, or Subject 98/ A+ 95/ A 92/ A- 88/ B+ 85/ B 82/ B- 78/ C+ 75/ C 72/ C- 68/ D+ 58/ F Volume 98/ A+ 95/ A 92/ A- 88/ B+

Moms and Dads - we need your signature on this! Students will bring this home from school on 9/15/11. Please read and sign. Thanks~~ Burlington High School Course Expectations Handout ELL: 2011 - 2012 Teacher: Mr. Chiocca Course Title: ELL I. Course Overview  The ELL Curriculum at Burlington High School follows modern American mainstream ESL/ ELD methodology and pedagogy. The ELL course over the entire school year comprises of structured units and lessons of powerful, relevant and purposeful curriculum and assessment. The units and lessons in this course are designed to help students strengthen and improve their English language skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening.  The Longman Press Side by Side series of four levels of student books, workbooks, audio tapes, teacher’s guides and other texts serve as the basis for teaching grammar and vocabulary development. These texts also help to reveal the complexities of modern American conversation and la

ELL, Unit One – Technology Intro & Tech Terms to Know Day Two - Ok, let’s do some more questions and discussion: 1. What’s the battery life on your iPad? 2. What does “sync” mean… and how or why do you need to do this sometimes? 3. To write a 3-page paper for History class or English, what kind of software do you need? 4. Name 2 kinds of software that allow you to do word processing? 5. If your mom wanted to buy Microsoft Office Software, what products would she get with her purchase? 6. How much do you think Microsoft Office costs… for home use? 7. How much does it cost to use Google Docs? 8. Many people still prefer Microsoft Word, over Google Docs, because there is a delay when typing in Google Docs. What is a “delay” during word processing? 9. What’s your new Gmail school-email address? 10. Can you write to anyone in the world with your new school email? 11. What’s the deal with storage on your iPad? 12. What’s dropbox? Don’t know? Watch their intro video!

ELL, Unit One – Technology Intro & Tech Terms to Know Day One - Let’s get started with some starter questions & discussion. 1. On your iPad, what’s the name of your internet browser? 2. Besides the browser you have on your iPad, name 3 other popular browsers. 3. How does your iPad get internet access, and where does it come from? 4. What is “app” short for? 5. How do you look for or search for new apps? 6. Should you tell others your iTunes account password? 7. What kind of device is the iPad?… a computer… a smart phone… nope… it’s a… 8. Can you access the internet from anywhere… say on the road, on your way home from school? 9. Will you be able to use your iPad at home, and how? 10. If you see a new app on your iPad on Monday morning, in homeroom, should you be worried about how it got there? 11. Do you own this device? 12. What company makes the iPad? 13. Do you have the original iPad or did all students get the new iPad2? 14. Should you be rough and irresp

Welcome. Let's try this link today, on your iPads. Mr. Chiocca http://literacyworks.org/mi/assessment/findyourstrengths.html

It's funny how you can look for a long time on YouTube and not find what you're looking for. For me, at this time, I wanted a "Welcome Back" video clip for teachers or students. Ok, well, this will have to suffice. It's a great tune too.