ALS Session 2

• Academic Language Skills
• HBO
• Studiejaar 1

Plan for today...

1. Discuss homework

2. Brainstorm a topic for your essay

3. Mark an essay using the rubric

4. Learn about reputable sources

5. Find sources for your essay

ALS Session 2

Learning objectives...

At the end of this session...

I have decided on a suitable topic for my essay

I can use the rubrics to grade an essay

I can find suitable sources for my essay

Plural nouns that do not end in -s are...

1. Regular
2. Irregular
3. Normal

"Wendy is ambitious and hardworking." What's the verb in this sentence?

1. is
2. hardworking
3. ambitious

_______ sentences have a subject and a verb.

1. Long sentences
2. Some sentences
3. All sentences

"I couldn't find the folder or the e-mail." Write down all the nouns

"Walks the dog." What is this sentence missing?

1. A verb
2. A subject
3. A verb or a subject

What do you need in your introduction?

1. A thesis and facts
2. A hook and sub questions
3. A thesis and a hook
4. Facts and sub questions

What do you put in a bibliography?

1. All of the works you cited in your essay
2. All of the works you used to write your essay
3. All of the books you read on the topic
4. All of the websites you used for your essay

Do you have any questions about the homework?

TASK 1- brainstorm session

15-20 minutes

Groups of at least 3 

Have a chat about possible topics for your informative essay

OPTIONS for essay topics:

 Choose a language or a dialect and describe it

 Choose a country and describe its educational system

The topic should be related to language or education.

TASK 2

20 minutes

Pairs

What topics have you come up with?

Choose the most credible source

1. Blogspot
2. Presi
3. New York Times

Choose the one which is not a reliable source

1. A book
2. A customer review
3. An organisation's website
4. A newspaper

If a source is credible, it is...

1. Trustworthy
2. Not true
3. A blog

Why should you be careful about using Wikipedia as a source?

1. References for the information are not listed on the website
2. Users can leave comments about the information on the website
3. Entries can be written by any anonymous person
4. Information can be used by anyone without proper citation

.org means the website is associated with...

1. A nonprofit agency
2. An educational group
3. The government
4. The military

.com means the webpage is run by...

1. An educational group
2. The military
3. A commercial group
4. The government

.gov means the website is run by...

1. An educational group
2. The military
3. A commercial group
4. The government

When you want to use a webiste, you want to choose the one whose purpose it is to...

1. Persuade
2. Inform
3. Sell a product
4. Share a hobby

Which website would probably be the most credible source on literacy?

1. literacy-research-studies.edu
2. readingstartshere.com
3. youtoocanreadbetter.com
4. youth-reading-coalition.com

www.wikipedia.org

maken.wikiwijs.nl

Questions?

Start collecting sources!

Learning objectives...

At the end of this session...

I have decided on a suitable topic for my essay

I can use the rubrics to grade an essay

I can find suitable sources for my essay

Next week..

- watch this video on how to write effective and readable sentences.

- watch this video on finding reliable sources for your essay.

- complete Units 1 and 2 in your book dealing with sentence types and paragraph structure.

Next week...

I'll be at my sister's wedding!

1VD --> You'll join Jasmin's class
1VC --> You'll join Beth's class

Look for the room on the announcement page!