1. Today’s Lesson 2/13/17: Overview
FINISH Free-writing Activity: In your notebooks, please write at least 4 short paragraphs:
The topic is your life history. I want to know about your life, especially before you came to the USA.
Write as much as you want as soon as it comes to your mind, but please write at least 4 short paragraphs (1 per question). The more you write, the better!

2. Writing Assignment Guidelines:
Please answer the following questions:
Why did you come to the USA (according to you or the adults in your life)?
Tell me about your life before you came. Give me an example of a typical day.
Tell me about the time when you knew you were coming to the USA. How did you feel?
How do you like your life now compared to life in your country? How is it different? How is it similar? How do you feel about being here?

3. Writing Assignment Guidelines:
Please keep in mind:
I WILL NOT SHARE THIS WITH ANYBODY, AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO SHARE THIS WITH ANYBODY.
Feel free to be honest!!

4. Writing Activity Frames (Suggestions if You’re Stuck):
Why did you come to the USA, according to you or the adults in your life?
I came to the USA for many reasons. The first is that _________. The second is __________.
Tell me about your life before you came. Give me an example of a typical day.
My life was _______ in my country. In a typical day in my country, first we ______. Then we ________.

5. Writing Activity Frames :
Tell me about the time when you knew you were coming to the USA. How did you feel?
I found out we were moving to the USA in __________. At that time, I was _______.
I felt _______ because ______________.
How do you like your life now compared to life in your country? How is it different? How is it similar? How do you feel about being here?
My life here compared to life in my country is __________.
It is similar because ________. It is different because _________________.
I feel _____________ about being here.

6. Today’s Lesson 2/15/17: Overview
Finish reading funny Valentine’s Day Letters
Pre-reading prep: debate: “Are Social Networking Sites Good for our Society?”
Whole-class debate (10 min)
Write down reasons why you agree and disagree in a T-chart in your notebook (10 min)

7. Today’s Lesson 2/16/17: Overview
Pre-reading prep: debate: “Are Social Networking Sites Good for our Society?”
Finish writing down reasons why you agree and disagree in a T-chart in your notebook (5 min)
Learn and write down phrases for politely expressing an opinion (15 min)
In-group debate: alternate “agree” and “disagree” (10 min, switch after 5 min)
Use correct phrases that you wrote down
Add more to the T-chart based on your group members’ opinions.

8. Today’s Lesson 2/16/17: Overview
AGREE / PROS / (GOOD THINGS)
(Social Networking Sites
Are Good for Society)
DISAGREE / CONS / (BAD THINGS)
are NOT Good for Society)
Good for keeping in touch with friends and family in other countries
Can lead to cyberbullying
Example: my friend put on her Facebook that she hated her job, and her boss found out, and she got fired.fy

9. Appropriate Ways to Orally Express an Opinion in an Academic Setting
Expressing an Opinion Politely (write down 5 that you like)
In my opinion
It’s my opinion that
It seems to me that
The point I’m making is
I (believe, think, feel) that
It’s my belief that
As I see it,
Don’t you think that ?
As far as I’m concerned, I think
To be honest with you, I think that
If you ask me,
(Personally, honestly, frankly), I think
I’m going/have to be honest with you here. I think
From my point of view, I think

10. Disagreeing Politely (write down 3 that you like)
I’m sorry, but I disagree / don’t agree.
Yes, but
While that may be true, on the other hand I think
I’m not sure I agree with you because
To be honest with you, I disagree because
Please don’t take this the wrong way, but
I see what you mean, but
I see where you’re coming from, but
I don’t exactly agree, and here’s why
Your point of view is valid, but

11. Disagreeing Politely (write down 3 that you like)
Maybe, but
I see things from a different perspective/point of view because
Perhaps, but
Excellent point. However
But don’t you think that
I don’t agree, I’m sorry. I feel this way because
I understand what you’re saying, but
That’s completely understandable, but I think
I hear what you’re saying, but
I respect what you say, but
You have a good/great point, but
That may be true, but
I disagree, and here’s why

12. Today’s Lesson 2/17/17: Overview
Pre-reading vocab: for article “Are Social Networking Sites Good for our Society?”
Partners- discuss what you think the meaning of each word is and how sure you are on a scale of 1-5.
Review the meaning: how correct where you?

13. Vocabulary: “Social Networking”
Profile
Keep in touch
Behave
Protest
Cause

14. Vocabulary: “Social Networking”
Rely
Promote
Privacy
Threaten
Distract
Drop
Supporter

15. Today’s Lesson 2/14/17: Overview
Reading: article “Are Social Networking Sites Good for our Society?”
Whole class reading (first time)
Partner reading (second time)
T-chart: Write facts from the article and write the “pros” and “cons” according to each fact.

16. Today’s Lesson 2/14/17: Overview
Facts from Article or
Your Own Knowledge
PROS
(good things)
CONS
(bad things)
More older people are using Social Media than in the past
They can keep in touch with their family members who don’t live close
They don’t know the rules of privacy
The