Hope you all had a good Christmas!

Hello all, I am sure you are as thrilled as I to welcome this holiday season! What are your plans? Are you going to pick some presents for special people in your life?

Anyway, here is the homework (1/5) /reminder for you.
1. Finish vocabulary cards (120 words)
2. Update your blog at least twice
3. Be prepared for your vocabulary quiz (set 5) for 1/5

Have a very merry Christmas!
&
A Happy New Year!

Reality Bites

There are four main characters, Lelaina (Winona Ryder), Troy (Ethan Hawke), Vickie, and Sammy. Troy dropped out of school, and all other three just graduated from the same university. Lelaina wants to be a journalist, Vickie dates different men, and Sammy has a big secret that he keeps from a family. Troy is a musician, and even though he loves Lelaina, he does not know how to build a special relationship with her.

The story is about four main characters who struggle in reality. They all have big dreams and goals in life, but everyone struggles. They feel confused, frustrated, and disappointed with their relationships, jobs, and situations.

The message of the movie is that reality is tough. We all go through difficult time in life even when we have hopes for the future. We sometimes compare ourselves to others and feel disappointed. However, it is important to know who you are and keep trying. There is no perfect job or a partner, but it is up to you to make the most of it.

Little hello from

this guy here. I know many of you may be tired, but it is already December! Hang in there!

H.W for Nov. 24 (Tues)

I am sure you are all excited for the long weekend coming up soon. What is your plan? Are you going to a school festival at KU?

Here is the H.W. for the next week.
1. Finish your paragraph
2. Keep working on your vocabulary cards (70 at least, 100 max.)
3. Put a new post on your blog #My Three Wishes"

I won't see you for a while, but I hope you all have a great weekend!

Guess

Can anyone guess which part of Japan this is?

Finally I saw.....THIS!

H.W. for Nov. 10th

Hello all,

Here is H.W. for next week.
1. Finish your paragraph (Unit 5) and do the checklist on p. 41
2. Finish p.42 1 and 2, p. 43 3
3. Make vocabulary cards (70 words)

I hope you all enjoy writing in English, and you also learned a lot more about writing paragraphs. Let me know if you have any questions!

Movie: Nightmare Before Christmas

If you don't have any plans for Halloween, watching a movie may be a great idea!

This is my favorite Halloween movie: Nightmare Before Christmas! Have a wonderful Halloween!

Movie: Donnie Darko

Wow, I saw this movie and did not know what to think of it. I think it is one of those movies you have to see it several times until you really understand it.
I am wondering if any of you guys have seen it. If you have, let me know. I would love to know what you thought of it. If not, you should. The story takes place in October, so this is a good month for it!
The soundtrack is excellent, if you are interested....
Check it out:

H.W for Oct. 17th (sat)

Hello all,
I hope you all learned how to write a topic sentence today. Some of you looked very sleepy! Well, I do get sleepy sometimes!!
Here is the information about H.W. for Sat.

1. p.17
2. Unit 3 Read p. 20 and answer questions on p.21
3. Put a new post #2 My Best Friend

Also keep making your vocabulary cards.

Little Friends....

My first try to put up a photo from a cell phone. These guys are up on the wall of my living room.

Meetings

Here is the information about the meetings I mentioned today.

Oct. 13th (Tue.) 12:20-12:50 Room 211 University of Leeds

Oct. 27th (Tue.) 12:20-12:50 Room 211 Snow College

There will be a representative from each school. It will be a great chance for you to meet them in person and ask questions.

H.W. for Oct. 10th Sat.

Hello all,

I hope you learned a lot today about a paragraph today. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Here is the H.W. for Saturday.
1. Finish p. 13 on a textbook.
2. Finish the paper on p. 12
3. Make voc. cards. You should have 30 words by Saturday.
4. Make sure you have your welcome blog already set up and visited three of your friends' blogs.

Again, if you need help, come to visit me in my office or e-mail me. Good luck.

Hello Class!

Hello all,

I hope you have your blog already set up. Make sure you have your profile already done.

I put a list of your friends' blogs. Please go and visit their blogs. Have fun!

Let me know if you have any problems or questions about your blog. You can e-mail me or visit me in my office. Shogo seems to know a lot about technology, so maybe he can help you too!

Good luck, and have fun!

Welcome!

Welcome to KPP Writing Class 1!!! I hope you are as excited as I am to learn about sharing our thoughts and ideas in English! Maybe for some of you, it is the first time to use blogs......well, it is MY first time! We can all learn together!

On this blog site, I don't want you to worry so much about how "correct" your English is. Instead, I want you to ENJOY using English to communicate with each other.

So! What are you waiting for? Let's start up our own blog and have fun!