How have your views changed?

Hello Everyone,

In the past two weeks, you've met and talked to some native Canadians and read about their historical problems. I would like to know if your views on native Canadians have changed, and, if so, how?

Have a good weekend, and enjoy National Aboriginal Day at the Forks on Saturday!

Carol

Residential School Survivors

When Native Canadian children were torn from their families and taken to residential schools, how do you think they must have felt? What can be done now to help these survivors of a cruel school system?

I look forward to reading your ideas on this important subject.

Carol

In the News

Hello Everyone,

This week you heard a lot about the news. What story, to your mind, was the most compelling? Explain why.

Have a good weekend,

Carol

The way you see yourself

Hello Everyone,

How has the way you see yourself changed over the years?

Bye for now,

Carol

Abel's brilliant idea

Hello Everyone,

A few days ago, Abel wrote to me with a new idea, and I think it's totally brill. What do you think? Here it is:

The problem is speaking Korean too much after school or on weekends. It is hard to meet foreigners after I finish class~ Moreover, I feel my speaking skill is getting worse…these days~ So I am annoyed with myself.

Nowadays I have gotten acquainted with many Koreans. So I can’t help speaking Korean when I am with them.

So I am thinking about making a group for studying English after school. For debating or listening. Do you think it is helpful for us?

Surely, I know it will be helpful for us… But I’m not sure it is a realistic plan~

We don’t have any subject to discuss. Could you tell me where I can get some good topic??

See you on Monday!
Carol

What'll your classmates be doing?

Hello All,

Tell me, what are your classmates going to be doing this weekend? This month? Next year?
By the time they're old, what will they have accomplished? How many children will they have had?
And what will they have been doing for a long time?

Have fun practicing your grammar and making predictions--this is not a serious question.

See you on Monday,

Carol

School Uniforms!

Hi Everybody,

What's your opinion on school uniforms? Use essay form, please. This means that you will be writing at least 4 paragraphs, with a thesis staement, at least 2 supporting paragraphs, and your conclusion.

Have a good long weekend!

Carol

Your first blog post

Hello All,

Here is your first blogging assignment:

On Tuesday, you asked some students a controversial question. Now is your chance to express your opinion about that issue. Write your answer to your own question!

By 9:00 p.m. on Sunday evening, I will have checked and printed out your answers. You will get your corrected blog printouts on Monday.

Have a great weekend!

Carol

A Letter of Complaint

Hello, All.

Here is your blog topic:

Write a letter of complaint. Be sure to use the format I showed you on Thursday.

See you at Luiz's place tonight, and Tony's place tomorrow!

Carol

Finally!

Hello All,

Apologies for the lateness. I wasn't able to get onto the blog till now. I hope you all are able to get on without any problems.

On Friday, I had asked you to write about dating practices in your country. Do people hook up the same as in Canada? What about living together and getting married?

Thank you for your patience.

Carol

"1984"

Hello All,

You've been reading "1984", and I would like to know what you think of Winston and Julia's romance. What makes it strange or beautiful or ugly to you? How is their relationship 'a political act', as Orwell describes it?

I look forward to your comments.

Bye for now,

Carol

What do you really think?

Hello All,

I hope you are recovering nicely from the test.

Yesterday, you all participated in two very interesting debates, and just to remind you, here are the topics:

1. Marijuana is good business.
2. Gay marriage should be legalized everywhere.

Now, the key to successful debating is using logical arguments to prove your points. Some of you had to argue against your true feelings on marijuana and gay marriage in order to win. It was a challenge, but you met it with great aplomb.

But now, I want to know, what are your real opinions on these subjects? I will be fascinated to read what you write. Don't hold back!

Talk to you soon,

Carol

Used to...

Hello, All. Here is this weekend's blog topic. Please answer all 3 questions. You can use examples from your own country, or Canada.

A long time ago, how did people use to do things differently?
Did there use to be different social rules?
What are people getting used to doing differently nowadays?

See you on Monday!

Carol

Thanks, Everyone

Hello, Everyone!

First of all, thank you for bringing such DELICIOUS food for Alberto's goodbye party. Luiz and Yul-Ri, you really missed out. Larissa, please post your recipe for Graham Wafer Cream Cake, or whatever its real name is--all the teachers want to copy it! Christian, thank you for bringing Larissa. Saki, great fried rice. Roberta, lovely Italian rice salad. Thanks to Ji-Soo and his aunt for the phenomenal kim-bap. Julia, your duk-gook-gi was greatly appreciated. Excellent rice krispie cake, Tony! Eun-Hye, your pancakes were impeccable. I think Septi's somai(How do you spell it?) were a big hit. And we always need chips at a party, so thank you, Laura, for bringing them. By the way, they are on the window sill, but I put the dip and salsa in the refridgerator in the kitchen.

As for your homework:

1. Please remember to read part 3 of 'Jane Eyre'. It's the juiciest part of the book.

2. Study Chapters 9 and 10 of your grammar book. Which modal verbs are troublesome for you?

3. And of course, your blog. Here is your blogging topic:

Think of the future. 20 years from now, what do you think
will have happened?
will have been happening?
will be happening?
You can make predictions about your own life,your country, governments, means of transportation, technology,or any other subject that strikes your fancy.

Have a good weekend, and I'll check the blog around 9 p.m. on Sunday.

Cheers,

Carol

January 18, 2008 12:05 PM

trouble printing

Hi Bloggers,

I've been having trouble printing out your blogs, so please have patience with me and the Heartland computer system.

Christian and Larissa, congratulations! Yours is truly a match made in heaven, and I wish you many more decades of happiness together.

Saki, thanks for posting so much. Remember 'a, an, and the'!

Alberto, your comments were welcome. But what about CAPITAL LETTERS? You need to capitalize your friend Roberta Maria's name; otherwise, she will seem less important. And as she is going to become your wife, you should accord her that modicum of respect!:)

Septi, thank you for rewriting your introductory blog. Your writing is certainly improving. Try to find the 'spellcheck' option in the writing program you use. Ask Alberto, the IT expert, about it. Spellcheckers come in really handy, as they also help with punctuation. Good luck!

Everyone--by the time you finish your Impact course, you will have written at least 7 more blogs. I hope you're enjoying the process.