About this Course
For the course syllabus, student forms, and policies, please refer to Student Resources on the TLC website.
Course Objectives:
• 8.G.1 Produce grammatically appropriate sentences with modals of ability, possibility, permission, requests, necessity, prohibition, advisability, and expectations.
• 8.G.2 Produce sentences with noun clauses.
• 8.G.3 Produce sentences with quoted and reported speech.
• 8.G.4 Identify and produce adverb clauses of cause, contrast, time, manner, concession, condition, purpose, reason, and place.
• 9.G.1 Produce grammatically appropriate sentences using all verbs covered in previous levels (present, past, future, modals; active + passive).
• 9.G.2 Produce sentences with accurate article usage.
• 9.G.3 Produce sentences and respond to questions using true and untrue conditionals.
• 9.G.4 Produce grammatically appropriate noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses.
APL
Students will be able to:
• Complete academic research on assigned or selected topics.
• Describe and identify details in events observed either in person or via media (e.g. television, news, YouTube, etc.).
• Create questions to use for an interview.
• Develop and administer a poll.
• Discuss cause and effect of various situations or occurrences in politics, science, history, etc.
• Develop and deliver a PowerPoint or Prezi on a thematic topic.
Learning modules
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Week One
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Collocation Presentation, L8-L9
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Would Like (Partners)
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Written Example of Active/Passive
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Quiz Handout 1 & 2
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Main Pet Peeve
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Seventeen Sentences with Modals
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Best Day Story in the Past Tense (Ten Verbs)
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Collocation Exam (Do), L8-L9
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Collocation Presentation, APL
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Collocation Exam (Do), APL
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Week Two
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Best Day Presentation (L8)
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Best Day Presentation + Image (L9)
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Best Day Presentation + Image(s) (APL)
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Two Questions Regarding Adverb Clause Stories
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Sharing "If . . . were. . . ."
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Nine Sentences (Book, Crush, Food)
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Presentation (Book, Crush, Food), L8-L9
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Nine Schedule Items (Toward Adv. Clauses)
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Sentences (Singular, Plural, Non-count)
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Two Ideas (Sharing from partner's sentences)
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Pp. 5-6 (Adverb Packet)
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Pp. 7-8 (Packet)
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Presentation (Book, Crush, Food), APL
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Week Three
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Reporting on a Schedule, P. 9 (Packet), L8
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Bring Out Your Clauses (Adjective, Adverb, Noun)
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Coming to the U.S. (Past with Five Adverb Clauses)
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Reporting on a Schedule, P. 9 (Packet), L9
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Reporting on a Schedule, P. 9 (Packet), APL
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Questioning Partner (Y/N or Information)
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Pp. 6-7 (Embedded Questions)
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Week Four
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Presenting a Modal (from prompts on monitor)
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A Brief Story Leading to "Would Rather not Have"
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Study Guide, L8
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Conditional and Unconditional Involvement
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Modal Involvement
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Final Exam, L8
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Final Paper, L9 Grammar
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Final Paper, APL Grammar
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About the Instructor
Joe Sorrell
Thank you for sharing your world with us!Hello! My name is Joe Sorrell, and I would like to be part of your success with English. I have studied many tricky and sticky language concepts over the years and have developed strategies to help students overcome their language-learning anxieties. My graduate studies and experiences have helped me earn a deep and enduring appreciation for international students and the unique challenges language learners sometimes experience. If I can be of service, please contact me and be sure to forward any difficult language situations that we can face . . . together!
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