What does family mean to you?

For the past week we've been talking about family. We've watched "Modern Family" and we've talked about our own families. In America, family is loosely defined. We think of our nuclear family as family and our friends as family.

Family has a different definition for everyone. What I think is a family, you might not think is a family.

So what does "family" mean to you?

Creating a game

I loved the games you all invented. It was a lot of fun to see how creative you could get. I'm not sure which one was my favorite. They all seemed to follow the theme, "win or get hit in the head!"

"Roll a 3 or get hit in the head!"

The most important thing to remember from this class was how to explain how do to something. 

Think about these things. 

What is the object? 

What are the rules? 

What do you do first? 

Then? 

After that? 

Finally?

The object of the game should explain the overall gist. What do you do and how do you win?

The rules should explain any restrictions that the game has. 

Then the sequence should explain how to play the game. 

This formula can be used to explain lots of activities that follow a sequence. Cooking, building or performing an action. 

For example:

The object of this blog is to help you review for the exam. 

There are no specific rules for accessing this blog. You should just have a curiosity to learn.

First, go to www.whitsclassroomcommunity.blogspot.com

Then, find the blog that covers the class you want to review.

After that, read the blog and try to remember all of the points we talked about.

Finally, review your book or worksheets to help you get a full picture of the material.

This should help you prepare for the final exam!

How do you play? -Monday preview

Hey class! 

I hope you had a nice weekend. I did. I relaxed on Saturday and took a day trip to Pohang on Sunday! It was fun.

As you know, we are talking about games in Unit 4. On Monday, you will be asked to make up a new game. So we will need to focus on imperatives and giving instructions. 

IMPERATIVES

Imperatives are sentences that start with the verb and give a sharp order. "Get me a drink." "Write this down." Sometimes it can sound quite rude, but it depends on the situation.  Check out this website to get some extra help on imperatives.  

INSTRUCTIONS

For giving instructions (or directions) think about using these words: 

Here are instructions on starting your own webpage.:

First, open a text editor or word processor.
Then. choose File > New to create a new, blank document.
Next. create the HTML content as explained in the rest of this book.
When you've done that, choose File > Save As.
In the dialog box that appears, choose Text Only (or ASCII) for the format.
Next, give the document the .htm or html extension.
Then. Choose the folder in which to save the Web page.
Finally. Click Save.

So be ready to do a lot of listening and speaking in class on Monday. 

First, we will warm up. 

Then, we will play a game. 

Next, we will do a listening activity.

Finally, we will create our own game.

See you Monday!

Etiquette!

Hey class! Thanks for a great (short) week. I need to catch up on my blog posts! This is one from Unit 3 about manners and etiquette. I wanted to put some of the common rules of etiquette in Korea.

Check out the list! Think about how you would write about Korean manners! What would be your topic sentence? What about your ideas and supporting examples? Conclusion?

Korea table etiquette can be very important. Especially when you are eating with elders!

What rules of etiquette do you follow?

Bowing.
Speaking respectfully.
Eating quietly.
Receiving things with both hands.
Turning away when taking a drink of alcohol.
Giving up your seat to elders or pregnant women.
Sitting up straight.
Avoiding eye contact (in some cultures you should maintain eye contact)
Opening the door for women.
Putting the toilet seat up when in use and putting it back down when you are done!

Why do you do these things?

For extra credit write a paragraph in correct format about: Why are manners important in Korea?