* English as a Second Language (ESL)

SPRING SYLLABUS 2017: Level 5 Class: ESL Level 5 Intermediate High Class website: www.quia.com/pages/donna/spring5 Time: M-F, 8:30-11:30 Break Time: 10:00-10:15 Instructor: Donna Price Room: 203 Required Book: Ventures 4 WEEKS/DATES TOPIC LANGUAGE WRITING FOCUS (GRAMMAR) OBJECTIVE 1 Welcome: ESL Review: verb tenses Partner interview; write 2/1 – 2/3 Student Guide Class a paragraph about description & schedule themselves and partner 2 Ventures Unit 1: Parts of speech, Edit paragraphs week 1 2/6 – 2/10 Personal information; Noun clauses My primary intelligence Multiple intelligences Writing assessment #1 3 Ventures Unit 1 (cont) Verb + infinitive Describing semester 2/13 – 2/16 Goal-setting Present perfect review goals No school 2/17 CASAS Reading Test Lincoln Day 4 Ventures Unit 2: Present passive, Obstacles & successes; 2/21 – 2/24 Educational plans, Be supposed to write about someone No school 2/20 Reading a course who is successful Washington Day schedule 5 Ventures Unit 2 (cont) Passive with infinitives Someone who is successful 2/27 – 3/3 Writing assessment #2 6 Ventures Unit 3: Indirect questions, Compare and contrast, 3/6 – 3/10 School behavior, Say/tell Transitions Different generations Spelling rules 7 Ventures Unit 4: Modals (present and Coping with stress, 3/13 – 3/17 Health, Stress past) Cause and effect Writing assessment #3 8 Ventures Unit 8: Work* Participial adjectives; Cover letter 3/20 – 3/24 Hard and soft skills verb tense contrast EL Civics assessment 4/13 and 4/14 *Unit 8 fits well with the Civics topic Start Civics SPRING BREAK No school March 27-31 9 Ventures Unit 8 (cont) Clauses of concession Advantages and 4/3 – 4/7 and reason disadvantages CASAS Reading Test Continue Civics * English as a Second Language (ESL)

SPRING SYLLABUS 2017 Level 5

WEEKS/DATES TOPIC LANGUAGE FOCUS WRITING (GRAMMAR) OBJECTIVE 10 Ventures Unit 5 Time clauses Describe someone who made a 4/10 – 4/14 Volunteering difference in your life: Civics Assessment Writing assessment #4 4/13 and 4/14 11 Ventures Unit 5 (cont) Verb tense contrast Using time clauses 4/17 - 4/21 Giving supporting details 12 Ventures Unit 6: Clauses of concession Using clauses of 4/24 – 4/28 Technology transition

13 Ventures Unit 6 (cont) Clauses of reason Describe a time-saving device 5/1 – 5/5 Writing assessment #5

14 Ventures Unit 9: Present unreal Cause and effect 5/8– 5/12 Daily Living conditionals (Environment)

15 Ventures Unit 9: (cont) Connectors (since, so) Describe an 5/3 – 5/19 environmental problem in your city (cause/effect) Writing assessment #6 16 Ventures Unit 10: Future real Hope and wish 5/22 – 5/26 Free time conditionals Comparing customs 17 Ventures Unit 10 (cont) Hope & wish My favorite celebration 5/30-6/2 Writing assessment #7 No school 5-29 Memorial Day 18 Semester review: Review: vocabulary, Reflection 6/5 – 6/8 Certificates; End of grammar and reading semester celebration Possible guest speakers, including counselors, relevant community partners and others * English as a Second Language (ESL)

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

San Diego Continuing Education- Institutional Student Learning Outcomes

1. Social Responsibility SDCE students demonstrate interpersonal skills by learning and working cooperatively in a diverse environment.

2. Effective Communication SDCE students demonstrate effective communication skills.

3. Critical Thinking SDCE students critically process information, make decisions, and solve problems independently or cooperatively.

4. Personal and Professional Development SDCE students pursue short term and life-long learning goals, mastering necessary skills and using resource management and self-advocacy skills to cope with changing situations in their lives.

English as a Second Language- Program Student Learning Outcomes

1. ESL students effectively listen to and speak with people of diverse backgrounds to fulfill communication tasks as workers, family members, community members, and/or lifelong learners.

2. ESL students demonstrate appropriate reading and critical thinking skills to process information related to their roles as workers, family members, community members, and/or lifelong learners.

3. ESL students demonstrate effective writing skills to fulfill writing tasks as workers, family members, community members, and/or lifelong learners.

English as a Second Language - Intermediate High (Level 5) Course Student Learning Outcome on Writing:

Students write a 2-3 paragraph composition on a personal topic or a narrative report of an experience or event, based on a topic assigned by the instructor