August 3rd, 2012
Schedule for the Rochester Handbook
Wednesday the 8th-
Revised Copy Due
Please email your revised copies to your Reading and Writing
Teacher. Please take a look at the rubric below to check your writing
requirements.
Melissa
buffalum12@msn.com
Shizuka
hardyshizuka@gmail.com
Friday the 10th-Final
draft due in class
We will return your revised draft with corrections so that
you will have time to finish your final copies in class.
Friday the 17th-
Present the Rochester Handbook to the class
The Olympics
Today we learned about Olympic sports and nationalities.
Please check this website to learn about the Olympics.
Here are the vocabulary words we learned in class.
Homework for Friday the 10th:
1: Please post about the Olympics, including how your country
is doing in the Summer Olympics 2012 or your thought about the Olympic games,
etc...
This is due on Tuesday the 7th
2: Please complete your revised copies for the Rochester
Handbook. This is due on Wednesday the 8th
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July 20th, 2012
Rochester Handbook:
Our final project is to make a “Rochester Handbook for New
ALI Students”. The purpose of this book
is to provide useful information for new ALI students while they live in
Rochester. Your experience in Rochester will help new ALI students have a fun,
interesting and comfortable life here in Rochester. Each topic/information does
not need to be long, but it must be two-three short paragraphs including the
information below.
- pictures,
- details (business hours, website, phone number, address,
costs etc...)
- highlight of the place, the reason why you recommend the
place, why it’s important, personal experience, etc.
Did you pick the topic/information
you want to write? If not, please read the information below.
The information that we are going to include in the book is
below. Please check the lists and decide what information/topic you would like
to write about. Once you choose three
topics/information you would like to write about, please let us know. If there
is an initial next to the topic/information, it means that your classmates have
already chosen the topic and started to write about it. In other words, you
can’t choose a topic someone else is doing. “First come, first served.” If you
have some other information you would like to write about, please let us know.
Survival Information:
911- Emergency call (Strong Hospital, other medical clinics)
Number of taxi driver- HM
Hotel-Aziz
Weather information
American Holidays
Housing/Apartments- SM
Places to see:
Shopping malls – Aziz
Movie theaters-Eston
Niagara Falls-Kywe
High Falls and Low Falls - HM
Sea Breeze- Erick, Caliche
Six Flags/Darian Lake –Erick, Caliche
Subway-Kywe
Erie Cannel-ASM
Festivals/Concerts -SM
Letchworth Park
Finger Lakes
Ontario Lake (Kayaking)- HM
George Eastman House-N
Memorial Art Gallery
Artisan Works-N, Elif
Seneca Park Zoo
Hamlin Park–Erick, Caliche
Canandaigua
Eastman Theater
Genesee Country Museum- N
Places of Everyday
Importance:
Wegmans-Lazo
Tops-Lazo
Price Rite
Walmart
Target-Lazo
Sam’s Club
Marshalls-Elif
TJ Max
Cell phone Companies-Elif
Public Market in Down Town
Night life (Disco Club-TAPAS)-O.V
Public Transportation (RTS)-SM
Garage Sale-Kywe
DMV-SM
What else?
Places to rent a car-N
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Baseball
We learned about baseball. Here is some vocabulary related
to baseball and baseball rules.
Homework for next
Friday the 3rd
1: Write a draft of your handbook entries by Friday the 3rd
Please include,
Pictures, details, highlights and the reason you want to
write about this place
2: Complete the Baseball hand out (below) by Friday the 3rd
Baseball ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The person who
throws the ball:
2. The person who
crouches behind home plate:
3. A ball that goes
high in the air:
4. A ball that goes
‘out of bounds’:
5. The next person at
bat:
6. When there is
someone on every base:
7. When a batter hits
and runs to second base:
8. When a team gets 2
outs on the same play:
9. A home run when
the bases are loaded:
10. What is RBI?
11. Players wear this
on their hand so it doesn’t hurt to catch the ball:
12. What is a
strike? How many does a batter get?
13. What is a
‘ball’? How many does a batter get?
14. How many innings
are in a game?
15. How many outs are
in an inning?
16. Baseball is
called America’s national _____________
17. Rochester’s
baseball team is called:
18. Rochester’s Major
League affiliate is:
19. A former
Rochester player who set a record for consecutive games played:
20. The first black player in Major League Baseball:
21. This famous
player set a record for home runs in the
1920s:
22. “Take Me Out to
the Ballgame” is traditionally sung during:
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3: If time allows, please post about Genesee Country Museum
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July 20th, 2012 Since we will take a field trip to Genesee Country Village and Museum on Wednesday the 25th, we learned about how people live in the19th century and important vocabulary related to pioneers in class. Before we will go to Genesee Country Village and Museum, please check the website and learn a little bit more about the museum! Let's try a webquest!
(Blog Assignment for Tuesday the 24th)
Use this website to answer the questions:
http://www.gcv.org/Home.aspx 1. In what town is the GCV&M located? 2. What century is represented in the village? 3. How many historic buildings are in the village? 4. Many jobs are demonstrated. Name 3. 5. What sport was played in the 1800s that is still played today? 6. What does a cooper make? 7. What foods did the pioneers eat? 8. What is building #4 on the interactive map? 9. What is a livery barn? 10. What color is George Eastman’s boyhood home?
This post is due on Tuesday at midnight.
Today's Vocabulary
Pioneer Vocabulary
1. gristmill- a place where grain is ground to make meal, or flour. 2. settler- a person who starts a life in an area where there are no people. 3. congregation- a group of people gathered together. 4. pioneer- A person who gets to a place first. 5. bring up the rear- last person in line 6. slave- a person who is bought and owned by a master 7. container- an object that can be used to hold or transport something. 8. deliver- bring to this nation 9. simmer- keep just below boiling, while cooking. 10. kettle- a metal container usually with a handle, used for cooking. 11. shoot- point a weapon at a target and release ammunition. 12. chop- cut with an axe. 13. axe- sharp heavy metal tool. 14. blacksmith- a worker who makes tools and equipment out of metal. 15. horseshoe- a piece of metal nailed to the horse’s hoof for protection. 16. oxen- large cow-like animals used to pull wagons and plow land. Singular=ox. 17. pharmacy- a store where medicines are prepared and sold. 18. wagon- a 4-wheeled vehicle used to move things, pulled by oxen. 19. cooper- a person who makes wooden containers. 20. potter- a person who makes containers of clay. 21. soldier- a person who serves in an army. 22. schoolhouse- one-room school for all grades. 23. farm- a place where crops are grown and animals are raised. 24. yoke- wooden frame on the neck and shoulders, used for carrying 2 buckets. 25. dip pen- an instrument for writing with ink on paper. (Pictures are from http://www.gcv.org/Home.aspx)
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July 13th, 2012
Community Service (Blog Assignment for Tuesday the 17th)
Please research community service opportunities in the Rochester area. Choose one that you think is important and write about 1) what the organization does, and what a volunteer ther would do 2) why you think it's important to help
This post is due on Tuesday at midnight.
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George Eastman and Kodak
Today we learned an overview of George Eastman, Eastman
House and Kodak. Today’s class work and homework will help you understand and relate
to what you will see and learn during the visit to the George Eastman house
next Wednesday.
Assignments for Tuesday the 10th
Please review today’s vocabulary and notes then post one or
two sentences for each topic: George Eastman’s life details, inventions, Kodak,
philanthropy and house. Please use your own words and write about important
facts or information. You can include
pictures if you want to. This post is due on Tuesday at midnight.
Assignments for Saturday the 14th
Choose 5 highlights of the Eastman House that you especially
liked and/or think other people need to see. For each highlight, be sure to:
Example of how to
write highlights
(please read this example before you write about the George
Eastman House)
Highlights of the Zoo
 One thing I really liked at the zoo was the tiger. I love cats, and the tigers are so
beautiful. Many of the animals were just
sleeping, but the tiger was walking around, and then she decided to sit in her
pool. It was fun to see a cat in the
water. The volunteer said that they can
only let one tiger out at a time, so I’ll have to come back another time to see
the other tiger.
It was exciting to see the polar bear. They’re usually in their cave, so it was a
treat to see one out. The polar bear’s
habitat at the zoo has a swimming pool with glass so you can see them under
water. The bear didn’t swim while I was
there, though. I wonder how they cope
with such hot weather.
 Today’s Vocabulary
There will be two or three quizzes based on the vocabulary
words you learned in class. We will let you know about each quiz a week before
we have it.
Today’s Notes
    
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July 2nd, 2012
Vocabulary Homework and Quiz
Please post the definitions of 14 vocabulary words on top of
the handout about the zoo and example sentences using the 14 vocabulary words.
This assignment is due by Tuesday at midnight. There will be a quiz about those
vocabulary words and the names of the animals this Friday the 6th. Please
prepare for the quiz. The quiz will be held at the beginning of the class at 10
am.
AND...
This Friday, we will explain about Summer B sessions’ class,
the final project for this course, etc. We will welcome our new students as
well. Please be on time for every class.
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Pictures, videos, etc from Portfolio classes in June
In June, we had different kinds of experiences in and
outside of class. We went to different places to see what Rochester looks like.
Here are some pictures and videos about the classes in June. Click "Play" to see the pictures.
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Putting our Skills to Work: Creative Problem Solving
June 4th, 2012
This week we will be doing two simulations, one on Creative Problem
Solving in which you and your team will be solving a design problem.
The
second simulation will be help us all better understand what ourselves
and the people around us as we explore how we make decisions regarding
people we know very little about. Its called ' Who do We Take to Mars'?
I think you will all enjoy this active and engaging day of putting your
growing skills at Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking to us.
We will also be celebrating the hard work and fellowship
we have shared this week by trying a unique American breakfast food,
donuts.
See you all on Friday!
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Blogs, board games and stuff...
May 30th, 2012
For the first half of the class on Friday, we will have time
to catch up with any missing blog posts and comments to your classmates etc... Then
we will give you a topic to research and blog about. Please bring your laptop
to work on, if you can. If not, we will have laptops for you.
For the rest of the class, we are going to play some board
games, like Life, Pictionary etc...
Why board games??
Board games are quite popular, not only for children, but
also for adults in America. It is common for friends and family to get together
and play games and have a good time. There are even groups playing certain games
in the community as well. Let’s get to
know some of the popular American board games!
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How was today’s picnic?
May 25th, 2012
How was today's picnic? Is this something you do in your
country? How were the hotdogs, pizzas, chips, potato salad and strawberry
shortcake? Was it your first time to play Bocce and Frisbee? Tell us all about
it! We would love to hear about your experience today.
Please post your blog about today’s picnic by Tuesday the 29th
and also comment on your classmates’ posts about today’s picnic. You can find
your classmates’ blog address on the information page on our ALI Blog.
We were glad to see that everyone enjoyed talking with their
classmates, playing Bocce, and having picnic foods together! We hope all of you
had a chance to experience some of the things people in America do on a holiday
weekend.
AND...
Thank you very much for bringing a dish to pass, setting and
cleaning up our Memorial Weekend Picnic today! We all appreciate your
cooperation in making the picnic such fun and so enjoyable!
Have a wonderful weekend!!
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*************************************************************************Memorial Day Picnic
May 21st, 2012
This Friday we are going to have a picnic on the Nazareth campus! Why picnic?
This is because Monday the 28th is Memorial Day. In
America, families and friends usually get together to celebrate this day. One of the things people do on this day is have a
picnic.
We will learn more about
Memorial Day in this Friday’s Portfolio class, and then have a picnic outside.
In this picnic, we will barbeque and play lawn games. ALI
will prepare food for the barbeque. We also would like to ask you to bring a
dish to pass.
No idea what to bring?
If so, here are some suggestions...
Potato Salad (You can make or buy it at Wegmans , Tops
etc..)
Macaroni Salad (You can make or buy it at Wegmans , Tops
etc..)
Potato Chips
Watermelon
Water
Soda
Of course, you are welcome to bring other stuff as well, but
if you are not sure what to bring, pick one from the list above.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
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