Personalities

We are studying what jobs are good for different types of personalities. Please click on the link on the right to take an online personality test. When you are finished, please return to the blog and write the answers to these questions.

1. What did the test say about you? What was the description of your personality?

2. Do you think the results were accurate? Do you think the results describe you?

3. How do you describe your personality?

4. What jobs do you think are good for your type of personality?

Post your answers to the blog and read your classmates' responses.

Welcome!

Welcome to Level 3's Computer Class. I'm happy that you are studying with us. In computer class, we are going to practice listening, reading, typing, writing, and grammar. Today, I want you to write an introduction about yourself. I will teach you how to post your writing in this program. When you are finished, everyone will read each other's posts.

Here is my introduction:

My name is Robbin. I am a teacher and I have been teaching for 12 years. I am from the United States and my hometown is Holt, Michigan. It is a very small town in the middle of Michigan. Now I live in the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago on Sheridan and Foster. I am not married and I do not have any children. I have a cat and her name is Sophie. My favorite flavor of ice cream is chocolate and my favorite food is pasta. My favorite color is blue because it looks like the sky and the ocean.

Now, I'd like you to write the answers to the conversation questions we did at the beginning of class. Please write a paragraph with full sentences similar to my introduction.

Adopt a Pet

A Cat for My Family

I want to adopt Honeydew. She is young, so I can have her for many years. Also, she loves attention, so my husband and I can play many games with her. She will be a good pet for our future children because she is very friendly. Finally, I like that Honeydew is a beautiful, black soft cat with green eyes.

*Now, click on the link "Anti-Cruelty Society" on the right and follow the directions on your paper*

Changes in India

Education

We've seen from our discussions that education systems in different countries are both similar and different. All of our school systems teach the basics such as math and the country's national language, but some of us studied a variety of subjects and others studied a specific set of subjects. Also, we found that the rules about uniforms, tuition, and books can be different country to country.

Now that you finished the first part of your handout and you learned about the graduation rates in different U.S. states and different countries, I'd like you to research information about some Chicago schools. This will help you see how Chicago schools compare to the school systems you learned about on your handout. Even if you don't have children in school, this is good English practice.

Groups:

Rosalia, Jeoung, and Margarita: Northside Collge Prep

Mary and Christine: Amundsen

With your partner, you will research the school next to your names.

Click on this link http://www.cps.k12.il.us/Schools/hsdirectory/HS_Directory.pdf and it will take you to the Chicago Public School's website. On the left there will be a list and a scroll button. Scroll down until you see "North/Near North School Profiles". The schools are listed alphabetically starting with Amundsen. Scroll down until you find the name of the school you were assigned. Use the profile to answer the rest of the questions on your handout.

Once you are finished, you are going to compare your information with another group. Tell Joanna that you are finished and she will pair you with another group. You will create a poster that compares the information you found for the two schools. Then you will present your information.

Families

We've been talking about family reunions this week and using present perfect to talk about changes that have happened recently. I have a small immediate family and a large extended family. Growing up, my immediate family included just my mother, my father, my brother and me, but I had 9 cousins, 8 aunts and uncles, and 4 grandparents in my extended family. All of us lived in Michigan.

However, things have changed since I was a child. My brother has gotten married and he has had 3 daughters. He has been married for 8 years and his daughters are 7, 6, and 2 years old. Two of my nieces have started violin lessons recently. My youngest niece has learned how to walk and she has started to speak in full sentences. Also, all of my cousins have gotten married and have had children. Now I have over 40 people in my extended family. In addition, 3 of my grandparents have passed away. I have only one grandmother and she is 99 years old. Finally, some of my family members live in Michigan and some of us have moved to different states. We moved because of better job opportunites.

Now I'd like you to describe your family. Also, describe the changes that have happened in the last 10 years. Post your answers and then read your classmates' answers.

1. Describe your family when you were a child.

2. Describe your family now. How has it changed?

3. If you have children, what changes have happened with them recently? (Have they learned to walk, speak English, say their abc's...?)

When you are finished you can go to this reading link
http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity1&topicID=3&storyID=154 and read about health insurance for families, or you can go to these grammar links and practice "since/for" http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/and "present perfect"http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/medium.html. If you like singing and learning songs, go to this youtube link http://youtube.com/watch?v=ea2Eh6GWc_U and learn the song "We Are Family".

Have fun!

Safety Programs

Today, you are going to work with a partner. Find your names below and click on the link. Then complete the handout. When you are finished, come back the blog and write your answers to the questions.




Jeoung and Christine http://www.chicityclerk.com/kidsidprogram.php

Marta and Dilcia http://199.253.140.81/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?blockName=Promo+Item&channelId=-536879036&programId=536880019&topChannelName=Government&contentOID=11363&Failed_Reason=Session+not+found&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&Failed_Page=%2fwebportal%2fportalContentItemAction.do

Yan and Margarita http://usa.safekids.org/tier2_rl.cfm?folder_id=3124

Song and Mija http://www.chicagoredcross.org/general.asp?SN=483&OP=502&SUOP=514&IDCapitulo=VF223FBDFD

Conception and Mary http://www.chicagoredcross.org/general_calltoaction.asp?CTA=2&SN=246&OP=919&IDCapitulo=VF223FBDFD

1. What is the name of the organization?

2. What is the name of the program?

3. Who do you think it is for (children, adults, teenagers, families…)?

4. Describe the program. What do they do?

5. Does it have any activities? If yes, when and where?


Now read the posts your classmates wrote about the programs they found. If you have time, click on the other links so that you can read about these programs. If you run out of time, ask Joanna to help you print a copy of the websites addresses so that you can go to them in your free time.