Weekly Reading Vlog 155: Starlight Enclave by R.A. Salvatore p.224-324, 2nd Samuel 19-22,Donald Duck

(Weekly Reading Vlog)

 

Book Haul: The Sandman Volume 2: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman

Books (106 pages this week--the goal is 200 pages)

Starlight Enclave by R.A. Salvatore p.224-324 (100 pages)

2nd Samuel p.350-356 (2nd Samuel19-22) (From The Bible) (6 pages)

Comic Books (Comic Books don't count towards weekly page counts)

Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes by Carl Barks p.68-218

Podcasts: 

Revolutions Season 10: The Russian Revolution by Mike Duncan From:10.44- Bolshevik Bank Heist To: 10.66- Finland Station (Wherein the Bolsheviks call for an Uber.)

Duolingo: 

From:  Section 2, Unit 11, Level 6, Lesson 1  To: Section 2, Unit 11, Level 8, Lesson Legendary (My Duolingo profile is here.  Here is the quizlet I use to practice all of the vocabulary I've learned in Duolingo.  I had to create a second one once I got to 2000 words.  Second quizlet here.  And here is a smaller quizlet I use to consolidate the new or difficult vocabulary.)

Videos from this week:

* The Scramble for Africa: 1876-1912 by Thomas Pakenham: Book Review: Complete: https://youtu.be/_p3gPBpoMis

* God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens: Book Review (Complete): https://youtu.be/jLCuwjRHbHk

* The Magicians by Lev Grossman: Book Review (Complete): https://youtu.be/4n8aGh-8EZY

* The Trial of the Chicago 7: Movie Review (Complete): https://youtu.be/TjIUoDnipJI

* Flashman and the Angel of the Lord by George MacDonald Fraser: Book Review (Complete): https://youtu.be/xPn7rL35MZ8

* Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien: Book Review (Complete): https://youtu.be/wc8hoIjPUG0

For more information about what this is and why I'm doing it, see HERE.

Clarifying Form for Vocabulary: Example Sentences Worksheet

(TESOL Ideas--Any Vocabulary Set, Parts of Speech)

Sample: docs, pub

This is for the Clarification Stage of a Vocabulary Lesson.

It's very simple.  The students are given a worksheet containing each of the target vocabulary words in an example sentence.  Based on the grammar of the sentence, the students then have to decide what part of speech the target vocabulary is (i.e. noun, adjective, adverb, verb, etc).

My students often struggle with this, at least at first, so I talk through the first couple ones with them as examples before I let them do the rest on their own.  Then I make sure to allow time for pair-checking, and finally, I am prepared to do extra clarification and explanation during the feedback and checking stage.

It's somewhat of a guided discovery in the sense that the students are supposed to work out the parts of speech of the vocabulary words themselves, but in practice I also find there is also often a lot of teacher-centered clarification in the feedback.

This sample sheet is from Impact 3 the vocabulary lesson on pages 112-114.

Look at the underlined word in each sentence.  Write in the word form.  You can use the following code:

Noun=N

Verb=V

Adjective=Adj

anger: When you feel anger, you are upset. _________

audience: A photographer can’t be sure how an audience will react to a photo. _________

canvas: An artist paints on canvas. _________

image: The images in the magazine tell an incredible story. _________

meaningful: This old photo of my grandparents is really meaningful to me. _________

oral: Many cultures pass down stories through oral traditions. _________

portrait: Each year at school, a photographer takes students’ portraits._________

portray: This photograph portrays the love the family shared._________

represent: To me, this painting represents the artist’s feelings about the situation. _________

scene: In this rural scene, we can see trees and animals in a field. _________

shock: When you are really surprised, you may be in shock. _________

subject: Three children were the subject of the painting. _________

understanding: When we travel, we have a better understanding of how

other people live._________

visual: Visual stories can be told through painting and photography. _________

witness: After the event, witnesses talked about what they saw._________

capture: This old photograph really captures my aunt’s youth. _________

certain: Photos can create certain emotions, such as anger or sadness._________

last: Photographs help to make our memories last longer. _________

permanent: This painting is part of the museum’s permanent collection._________

Answer Key

anger: When you feel anger, you are upset. Noun

audience: A photographer can’t be sure how an audience will react to a photo. Noun

canvas: An artist paints on canvas. Noun

image: The images in the magazine tell an incredible story. Noun

meaningful: This old photo of my grandparents is really meaningful to me. Adjective

oral: Many cultures pass down stories through oral traditions. Adjective

portrait: Each year at school, a photographer takes students’ portraits.Noun

portray: This photograph portrays the love the family shared. Verb 

represent: To me, this painting represents the artist’s feelings about the situation. Verb 

scene: In this rural scene, we can see trees and animals in a field. Noun

shock: When you are really surprised, you may be in shock. Noun

subject: Three children were the subject of the painting. Noun

understanding: When we travel, we have a better understanding of how

other people live. Noun

visual: Visual stories can be told through painting and photography. Adjective

witness: After the event, witnesses talked about what they saw. Noun

capture: This old photograph really captures my aunt’s youth. Verb 

certain: Photos can create certain emotions, such as anger or sadness.Adjective

last: Photographs help to make our memories last longer. Verb 

permanent: This painting is part of the museum’s permanent collection.Adjective

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien: Book Review (Complete)

This video was originally published in two parts: 

Part 1: https://youtu.be/mLlEd5RnLCE

Part 2: https://youtu.be/v4BXsDSzPmg

At the time, I didn't have access to editing equipment, so I just uploaded the videos separately.  But now I've combined them into one video.

From this blogpost:

https://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2020/09/mrs-frisby-and-rats-of-nimh-by-robert-c.html

Flashman and the Angel of the Lord by George MacDonald Fraser: Book Review (Complete)

This video was originally published in two parts: 

Part 1: https://youtu.be/GFGeZZDjYJQ

Part 2: https://youtu.be/jREN4pzSXBU

I had previously posted these videos on this blog here.

At the time, I didn't have access to editing equipment, so I just uploaded the videos separately.  But now I've combined them into one video.

From this old blogpost:

http://joelswagman.blogspot.com/2012/12/flashman-and-angel-of-lord-by-george.html

From Vnexpress:
Heat waves to sweep across Vietnam during long weekend holiday

It's scary, but the climate crisis is no longer something off in the distant future.  It's here now.

Fortunately, it hasn't finished me yet.  I've been hot, but I've been surviving.  (I like to think that years of living in the tropics have acclimatized me somewhat to the heat.)  But I also spend most of my day inside air-conditioned rooms.

Quizziz: Comparative Adverbs

This is a Quizziz activity on comparative adverbs that I used in my class.  I believe that I actually copied this from another account on quizziz, but I've now forgotten where I copied it from (apologies).  But I did use it in my class, and it did work well.

Garbage Man for 2nd and 3rd Conditionals

(TESOL Materials--2nd Conditional, 3rd Conditional)

Google: docs, pub

A garbage man activity for 2nd conditional and 3rd Conditional

I know his number I phone him

Tom reads more he has more time

I go to the park it is not raining

I can drive I buy a car

I am rich I buy a boat.

I remember my raincoat I don’t get wet

I remember to set my alarm I don’t oversleep

I eat breakfast I am not hungry at school

I study harder I pass the test

I don’t eat so much cake I don’t get sick

answers (n.b. in some cases either conditional would make sense)

I know his number I phone him If I knew his number, I would phone him.

Tom reads more he has more time If Tom had more time, he would read more.

I go to the park it is not raining  I would go to the park if it wasn't raining.

I can drive I buy a car If I could drive, I would buy a car.

I am rich I buy a boat. If I were rich, I would buy a boat.

I remember my raincoat I don’t get wet If I had remembered my raincoat, I wouldn’t have gotten wet.

I remember to set my alarm I don’t oversleep If I had remembered to set my alarm, I wouldn’t have overslept.

I eat breakfast I am not hungry at school If I had eaten breakfast, I wouldn’t have been hungry at school.

I study harder I pass the test If I had studied harder, I would have passed the test.

I don’t eat so much cake I don’t get sick If I hadn’t eaten so much cake, I wouldn’t have gotten sick.