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Announcement: 2/2/2017 class Teacher: We have three tasks to do today:
 * The class will be in three groups namely:
 * 1) Group A: Red will discuss Holler Chap.2
 * 2) Group B: Discuss Academic language; using slides provided
 * 3) Group C: Language Function using the paper provided.

Housekeeping For Thursday: post it on the Swap shop page. 2. Read Holler Chap.3
 * Text Talk schedule & explanation, students responsible: 2/7 Chap. 3 :Adrian,Brandon, & Nathan 2/7 Chap.4: Meghan, Jen, & Bryan
 * Tuesday 2/7 there will be a quiz:
 * Read Chapters 3 & 4 Zwiers, one question from each chapter, prepare for that.
 * A quiz on language function, Syntax, Discourse & vocabulary.
 * be prepared to define language function, task,syntax, vocabulary, and discourse and identify them within a given text.
 * 1) Swap Shop: Find an instruction/ strategy or a resource that you could use to teach A/L in your discipline.

Task for the day:2/2/17 Three teams/groups each w/f a facilitator. 2.Group B: Identification of A/L in a text
 * 1) Group A: Discussion on important areas of Chap.2. Holler using guiding questions like:
 * What touched you? How do you motivate kids who are disinterested in school like Hector?
 * How do you treat kids like Diana in your class?
 * How do you choose the A/L? How do you identify what is important or not?
 * Should you always be guided by the highlighted words in a text?, Others....

3. Group 3: Language functions: Discussion: Syntax, task, Discourse and language function and how to identify each within a text. Then there were rotations of the questions of discussion to allow each group to discuss: Holler Chap.2, A/L and Language function. Conclusion: The tr. winds up by emphasizing the Housekeeping for Tuesday and Thursday.