• During this 2-hour session you will learn:

  1. How to skim and scan a long reading, using note-taking and outlining techniques.
  2. How to write an 8-sentence paragraph.
  3. Click Writing Dens's Tips-O-Matic to learn more about paragraph writing.
  4. Click Grammar page to practice Capitalization and Punctuation.

Activity 1: (Voice-Text Chat Activity-1-hour)

• To go to Voice-Text Chat Activity, click "On-line Job Interview".
• Have a look at the Chat Activity , I created for my students, during last Spring 2003.

Activity 2: (Reading Activity-1-hour)

1. Choose to read ONE of the following articles:

   Article 1: The Founders of Yahoo!.

   Article 2: Bill Gates.

   Article 3: Jobs: Waiter/Actor.

1. Take notes while reading, using the concept of the 5Ws.
2. Use an on-line dicitionary to find the meaning of new words.
3. Outline your notes using the Standard Academic Paragraph Outlining Form.
4. Combine your notes to write a short summary paragraph, using WP.
5. Remember to avoid adding irrelevant information. This means Get to the Point!
6. Publish your paragraph on your Blog. (You can copy your paragraph and then paste it on a new entry on your blog).

Back to 090 CALL Program

Home

©2001-2003 Buthaina Al Othman