Final Post # 9 - The Future

Hello RW2B!

This will be the final post of the semester.  Please feel free to keep your blog going if you enjoyed the writing process on an online format.  The FINAL date for any submissions and comments will be Sunday, March 31st at midnight.  After I finish marking, I will leave your final mark as a comment on your final blog post.

Your final topic for the semester is...... The Future........
Please write about what you will be doing, where, when, how, why, who.... etc

You can write about your plans for the next couple of weeks, months, days, years...anything that is important to you, right now.

It was a pleasure to teach you all in RW2. Thank You All! Genki and Wasabi say hi!

Post # 8 - What's Your Medicine?

Hello RW2B!

We are almost finished Week 11 of the program!  Only one week to go and then final exams.  Hang in there!  you are doing great!

Recently we read an article about "Leech Therapy".  Ewwwwww!  Gross!  Well, medical usage of Leeches is not THAT gross, but Leeches themselves are pretty yucky!

In Canada, Leech Therapy OR Hirudotherapy is not a common practice, but it is legal and accessible in private clinics in larger cities.

Does your country allow doctors to use leeches to treat their patients? Do you think this is a good thing?  Why or why not?  If you had the opportunity, would you try Leech Therapy?

Julie

Post # 7 - Serious Fun

Hello All,

This week we started unit 6, which talks about playing video games and if it is a good thing or bad thing for people to do.  Many people think that it is bad for kids to play video games.  Others think that people can learn a lot from video games (though some things may not be useful).  What is your opinion?  Do you think people can learn from video games or not?  Give detailed examples.

Julie

Post # 6 - Public Transportation

Hello!  We are nearing the end of week 9!  Only 3 weeks to go!  Keep up the good work!

Do you think that public transportation (buses, subways, trains) where you live is unpleasant to ride?  After reading "A Civilized Suggestion," do you think that New York's subway is less pleasant than the subway or bus in other cities?  What makes you think so?

Which opinion do you agree with?  Why?

A. We need more police to make people more polite.

B. We need more rules to make people more polite.

C. We just need to remember our manners.

Post # 5 - Etiquette

Hello RW2B!

We have started talking about etiquette and being polite.  Specifically, are there certain "rules" that should be followed when on public transportation to not disturb other passengers? First, lets talk about your own country.  Are there "rules" of etiquette that people should follow when using public transportation? Are these "rules" the same or different from etiquette "rules"when using public transportation in Canada?  How do people "learn" these etiquette "rules"  in their own countries?  How do people learn etiquette "rules" when they are in another country (abroad)?

Post # 4 - Restorative Justice

We have been speaking at great lengths about crime, punishments, the idea of "justice", and the relationship of these to our own countries and cultures.  I would like for you to think about our discussions and then choose ONE of the following topics to respond to.

Topic One:

Have you ever been the victim of a crime?  In 2 or 3 paragraphs, describe the crime.  Describe where it happened, what time of day it was, and what each person involved was doing before the crime.  What happened to you after the crime?  What happened to the offender? Do you think the traditional justice system worked well in that case?


Topic Two:
Restorative justice offers victims the chance to forgive the offender.  Do you think every victim can or should forgive the crime/criminal?  Why or why not?  Please add a description (in your own words) about what Restorative justice means to you.

Julie

Post # 3 - Long Weekend

Hello RW2B!

I just realized that I forgot to post an assignment on the blog last week!!!!!!  Oh my goodness! How did this happen?  Sincere apologies to those students who were eagerly waiting to blog.  Therefore, this week we will do 2 blog posts :)  YAY.  Don't worry, you have an entire class period to work on your 2 new posts and make at least 4 comments on OTHER peoples blogs.

Here is your assignment for your third post......

I want you to practice using descriptive adjectives and the past tense!  Please write a paragraph OR two describing (in detail) what you did for the 4 day weekend that just passed.  Where did you go? What did you do? How did you feel? Why did you participate in that activity? etc.

Here are some pictures of what Genki, Wasabi, and I did over the weekend.

Genki played on her cat tower for many hours.  She loves her tower very much.

Genki and Wasabi played together on the cat tower for many hours.  Genki sometimes lets Wasabi play on the tower, if she is being nice.

Genki helped me mark all of my students wonderful assignments, journals, and tests.  She loves learning English grammar and her favourite thing to do is write short stories about her daily life.

I ate some taco rice, which is a special dish that people make in Okinawa.  It was so delicious!