It was Langston Hughes' birthday yesterday. Go to the website to read why he was an important person in American literature. 

Then, choose one poem to practice out loud. You can youtube the poem and listen to someone else reading, if you need help.

After practicing MANY times. Call 302-365-0806 and leave me a message of yourself reading the poem you chose. Make sure to tell me your name! Pay attention to your pronunciation!

Have fun!

As requested by some students, links for looking at the upcoming tests:

In Jan. and May the Keystones (Go to Item and Scoring Sampler for sample questions): 
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/…/20965/keystone_exams/1190529

In Feb. the ACCESS (the ESOL test, this will decide your ESOL level next year and show how much your English has improved since last year):
https://www.wida.us/assessment/ACCESS/sample_items.aspx

SAT (the test you take to enter college, and the higher you score the more chance for scholarships you have) practice: 
http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-practice-questions

Pick a Poem and Practice Pronunciation

Pronunciation is an important part of learning a new language. In order to improve your pronunciation, it is helpful to practice and repeat the words many times. Please choose one of the following poems to practice.

Click on the image to hear the recording. Listen many times. Practice many times. When you feel you are ready, call 302-365-0806 and leave a message of you reading the poem with proper pronunciation. (I will not answer the phone, you have to speak after you hear a beep. I will not hear the phone ring, so you can call at any time.)

Pre-reading Webquest

We are going to begin reading a novel in English. In order to be able to talk about the book, there are a few things that you need to learn about the story. Follow the steps below in the webquest that I have created for you. Please answer all questions in an e-mail to me listing the numbers of the questions and your answers in complete sentences!

1.  From inside your Gmail click on the apps button and click on YouTube

                

In the search bar write: puerto rican national anthem with lyrics

2.  Listen to the music, what language do you think they are singing in?

3.  View this video:

4.  What country is this?           

5.  Look in the section of text called climate on this website, then answer number 6: 

6.  What is the weather like in Puerto Rico?

7. Go to this website and look for the Puerto Rican link. Find a recipe that looks good and describe it for me. (Do NOT copy, just give me a simple idea of what it is.)


8. Looking at the website from # 7, how is the food of Puerto Rico similar, or different from your native food, or food in the US.


9. Find the Puerto Rican flag on Google Images. Copy and paste it into your message to me for #9.


10.  Watch this video of a mambo, then answer #11: video


11. What is a mambo, and where in the world do people do it?


12. Use Google to tell me the names of 3 musical artists from Puerto Rico who are still performing.


13. Visit this website and tell me what reggaeton is, and where it came from. Have you ever heard about it before?


14. Look up a book called "Call Me Maria" on www.amazon.com and read the reviews. Does it sound like something you want to read? Why or why not?