About Sandie Linn’s Blog
Welcome to Sandie Linn’s blog, where you can keep current with daily assignments and class news. I will post assignments for each week with corresponding due dates. Please check this blog every day to find out what is happening in our class.
June 4 – June 7
Read Take Me With You Acknowledgements
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Check out the facebook page for Take Me With You
Send me your Book Review for Take Me With You
Prepare your Thank You and in My Heart message to Carlos Frias
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May 29 – June 1
Read Take Me With You Home Part 7, Part 8, Author’s Note, Acknowledgements
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Check out the facebook page for Take Me With You
Start your Book Review for Take Me With You
Prepare your Thank You and in My Heart message to Carlos Frias
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May 21 – May 26
Read Take Me With You Home Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Check out the facebook page for Take Me With You
Start your Book Review for Take Me With You
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about Arriving in the U.S.
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May 14 – May 18
Read Take Me With You Day Eleven, Part 2, Part 3, Day Twelve Part 1, Part 2, Home, Part 1
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Check out the facebook page for Take Me With You
Start your Book Review for Take Me With You
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about Staying in Touch
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May 7 – May 11
Read Take Me With You Day Ten, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part , Day Eleven, Part 1
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Check out the facebook page for Take Me With You
Start your Book Review for Take Me With You
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about saying goodbye
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April 30 – May 4
Read Take Me With You Day Eight, Part 5, Day Nine, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Check out the facebook page for Take Me With You
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about a special gift
Watch the JoyRiders video filmed in January 2012 in Pacific Beach
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April 23 – April 27
Read Take Me With You Day Seven, Part 6, Day Eight Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Check out the facebook page for Take Me With You
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about family athletes at the best beach
Watch the video Varadero, Cuba
Check out the photo of American Speedo
Watch the slide show Cuando Sali de Cuba (When I Left Cuba)
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April 16 – April 20
Read Take Me With You Day Seven, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Check out the facebook page for Take Me With You
Read the NNDB article about Elian Gonzalez
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about little cousins
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April 9 – April 13
Check out the book Take Me With You
Read Take Me With You Day Six, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Check out the facebook page for Take Me With You
Read the L. A. Times article about Small Businesses in Cuba and check out the photo gallery
Watch the inspirational video by Nick Vujicic
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March 26 – March 30
Check out the book Take Me With You
Read the Day Five, Part 5, Day 6 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Check out the facebook page for Take Me With You
Read about the Pope’s visit with Fidel Castro
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March 19 – March 23
Check out the book Take Me With You
Read Take Me With You Day Four, Part 6, Day 5 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about Visiting Family Memories
Check out the information about Continuing Education’s 2012 scholarships on the website
Watch the facetious updated slideshow of Stephen Colbert for President
Check out movie ratings on the website Kids-In-Mind
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March 12 – March 16
Check out the book Take Me With You
Read the Day Four, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about Missing Family
Check out the information about Continuing Education’s 2012 scholarships on the website
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March 5 – 9
Check out the book Take Me With You
Read the Day Three, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about Notorious Brothers
Check out the information about Continuing Education’s 2012 scholarships on the website
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February 27 – March 2
Check out the book Take Me With You
Read the Day Two, Part 3, Part 4, Day Three, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Post a comment after you read Ask the Author – Carlos Frias
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about someone’s Career Dreams
Check out the information about Continuing Education’s 2012 scholarships on the website
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February 21 – February 24, 2012
Check out the book Take Me With You
Read the Day One , Part 3, Part 4, Day Two, Part 1, Part 2
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about your Favorite Foods
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February 13 – February 16, 2012
Check out the book Take Me With You
Read the Prologue, and part 1 and part 2 of Day One
Answer the Questions for Take Me With You
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about a Parent’s Approval
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February 6 – February 10, 2012
Read about Fidel Castro on Famous People.com
Watch the video and read about Fidel Castro on the Telegraph
Watch the video Happy Birthday El Comandante! Fidel Castro is 85
Read about the History of Cuba
Read about words for the family on English at Home’s website
Read about the English words and relationships for cousins
Prepare your weekly writing assignment about Fidel Castro
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February 1 – February 3, 2012
Read about Fidel Castro on Famous People.com
Watch the video of Fidel Castro days after the revolution in 1959
Watch the slide show Feeling Good (Michael Buble)
Watch the video and read about Fidel Castro on the Telegraph
Watch the video about Being a Good Citizen
Watch the video and read about Robert Duncan giving to others
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January 23 – January 27
Read about Kids and ATVs on the ATV Safety website
Read the information about Train Safety FAQ on Operation Lifesaver
Watch the Chinese New Year 2012 celebrations in Hong Kong
Read the information on About dot com A Guide to Chinese New Year
Watch the video Free Hugs
Watch the video Compliments Guys at Purdue University
Watch the video Sounds of Silence
North Star 3 – Listening and Speaking – Unit 5
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January 17 – January 20
Watch the MLK Parade video
Read the Union Tribune article MLK Parade Stirs Pride, Memories
Read the information about All Terrain Vehicle Safety on the ATV Safety Institute’s Website
North Star 3 – Reading and Writing – Unit 5 – Eco-tourism – Weekly Writing Assignment – Two paragraph essay about a remote getaway.
Watch Switched at Birth – post your reaction
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January 9 – January 13
Read the information about Fifth Disease
North Star 3 – Reading and Writing – Unit 5 – Eco-tourism – Weekly Writing Assignment – Two paragraph essay about responsible tourism.
Read the information about Tim Jarvis and Peter Treseder’s walk across Antarctica in 1999
Watch Switched at Birth – post your reaction
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January 3 – January 6
Read about Smoking Cessation on About.com
Watch the video The Last Knit
North Star 3 – Listening and Speaking – Unit 4 – Separated by the Same Language – Weekly Writing Assignment – Two paragraph essay about gender and language
Watch Switched at Birth – post your reaction
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December 12 – December 16
Watch the PBS video about The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Read about Liz Murray’s memoir Breaking Night
Read about Truancy in San Diego
Read about Virginia Beach students getting paid for good grades
Read about Truancy and Prevention
Read about Truancy Laws in Texas
Watch Switched at Birth – post your reaction
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December 5 – December 9
North Star 3 – Reading and Writing – Unit 4 – Speaking of Gender – Weekly Writing Assignment – Two paragraph essay about gender and language
Watch Switched at Birth – post your reaction
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November 28 – December 2
North Star 3 – Listening and Speaking – Unit 3 – Endurance Test – Weekly Writing Assignment – Two paragraph essay about life lessons and sports
Watch Switched at Birth – post your reaction
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November 14 – November 18
North Star 3 – Reading and Writing – Unit 3 – Going to Extremes: Sports and Obsessions – Weekly Writing Assignment – Two paragraph essay about Goals and Obsessions
Watch Switched at Birth – post your reaction
Watch Martin Luther King, Jr. speak in Washington, D.C. in 1963
Read about Americans who have received the Nobel Prize for Peace
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November 7 – November 10
North Star 3 – Reading and Writing – Unit 3 – Going to Extremes: Sports and Obsessions – Weekly Writing Assignment – Two paragraph essay about Extreme Sports
Read the Advanced Learning English lesson about Extreme Sports: Good Idea?
Please Note: There is no class on Friday, November 11, 2011 in observance of Veteran’s Day.
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October 24 – November 4
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North Star 3 – Reading and Writing – Unit 2 – Fraud – Weekly Writing Assignment – Two paragraph essay about Frank Abagnale, Jr.
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October 17 – October 21
North Star 3 – Reading and Writing – Unit 2 – Fraud – Weekly Writing Assignment – One Paragraph
Watch Switched at Birth – post your reaction
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October 11 – October 14
North Star 3 – Listening and Speaking – Unit 1 – Advertising on the Air – Weekly Writing Assignment – One Paragraph
Watch Switched at Birth – post your reaction
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October 3 – October 7
North Star 3 – Reading and Writing – Unit 1 – The World of Advertising – Weekly Writing Assignment – One Paragraph
Watch Switched at Birth – post your reaction
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September 26 – September 30
North Star 3 – Reading and Writing – Unit 1 – The World of Advertising – Weekly Writing Assignment – One Paragraph
Watch Switched at Birth, Episode 3 and post your reaction
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September 19 – September 23
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: Web Lesson: Awesome Stories Go to Flicks, Remember the Titans, Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Watch Switched at Birth, Episode 2 and post your reaction
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September 12 – September 16
Monday and Tuesday: Web Lesson: Awesome Stories Go to Disasters, America Attacked, Chapter 5, 6, 7
View Mitch Albom’s Slide Show of 9/11 and read his article
Watch Switched at Birth, Episode 1 and post your reaction
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday: Web Lesson: Awesome Stories Go to Flicks, Remember the Titans, Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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September 6 – September 8
Watch the video “Why You Need to Fail” by Derek Sivers
Check out Derek Sivers’ website
Watch the TED talk with Derek Sivers
Watch Switched at Birth, Episode 1 and post your reaction
Web Lesson: Awesome Stories Go to Disasters, America Attacked, Chapter 3, 4
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September 6, 7, 8, 9
Friday: September 9
Web Lesson: Awesome Stories Go to Flicks, World Trade Center, Chapter 12, Chapter 13
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