Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.	COVER LETTER
2.	UNIT 1 – Timed Writing
3.	Worksheet – Opinion Essay
4.	UNIT 2 – Narrative Essay
5.	UNIT 3 – Comparison Essay
6.	UNIT 4 – Cause-Effect Essay
7.	UNIT 5 – Argumentative Essay
8.	CREATIVE WRITING TASK1
9.	CREATIVE WRITING TASK2
10.	CREATIVE WRITING TASK3
11.	CREATIVE WRITING TASK4
12.	CREATIVE WRITING TASK5
13.	CREATIVE WRITING TASK6
14.	CREATIVE WRITING TASK7
15.	CREATIVE WRITING TASK8
16.	CREATIVE WRITING TASK9
17.	CREATIVE WRITING TASK10
18.	CREATIVE WRITING TASK11

Cover Letter

COVER LETTER

1.       What did you learn in writing classes this term?

2.       What strategies / techniques did you learn to use while writing an essay?

3.       Which essay did you write the best? Why?

4.       Which essay did you write the worst? Why?

5.       What did you do well in writing classes this term? What are your strengths?

6.       What did you do badly in writing classes this term? What are your weaknesses?

7.       Where in your academic or daily life will you be able to make use of the information you have learnt in your writing class?

alpha_5 reading journal assignment 11

Dear students,
I'd like to assign the chapter that is called'A Messenger from the Past'.What is your opinion about the article? Who is the messenger from the past? What is the message can he give us today? Why did the Ice Man die? Do you believe that the discovery of the Ice Man is one of the most important archeological finds of the century? Write your reflections by referrring to the article.

Deadline: 16.04.2012

P.S You are supposed to do exercises on pages 306-316 of your TOEFL test book.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Lect.Elif MeltemBİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE

ALPHA 5 READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

Dear students,
This week we have read the chapter 10 that is called 'Antartica: Whose Continent Is It Anyway?' Is Antarctica a useless continent? Are there any people who go there? If your answer is 'yes', why do they go to Antartica? What is the function of the Madrid Protocol? What is the purpose of the Antartica Treaty? Write your reflections by referring to the text.

Deadline: 09.04.2102

P.S. You are supposed to do exercises on pages 282-291 of TOEFL book on Tuesday.

Have an enjoyable weekend!!

Lect.Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE

ALPHA_5 READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT 9

Dear students,
I'd like to assign chapter 9 that is called 'The Pursuit of Excellence'. What do you think this article is about? What can you write about the universities in the United States and those in Europe and in Asia?Write your reflections by referring to the text.

Deadline: 02.04.2012

P.S. You are supposed to do exercises on pages 258-267 of TOEFL book on TUESDAY..

Do not forget to bring your reading worksheets!!!

Have an enjoyable weekend!!!

Lect. Elif Meltem Birsöz Özköse

Alpha 5 READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

Dear students,
I'd like to assign chapter 8 that is called 'Teachers Are Key for Students'. What do you think this title means? Is intelligence malleable? What do scientists think about the intelligence ? Which do you believe has a bigger impact on intelligence: your genes or your environment? Why do you think this? Write your reflections by referring to the text.

Deadline: 27.03.2012

P.S. You are supposed to do exercises on pages 198-207 of TOEFL book on TUESDAY..

Do not forget to bring your reading worksheets!!!

Have an enjoyable weekend!!!

Lect. Elif Meltem Birsöz Özköse

ALPHA 5 READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT 7

My dear Alpha_5 students,

I'd like to assign chapter 7 that is called'The Federal System of Government'. How did the United States become an independent country? What was the dilemma the Constitutional convention faced? What was the aim of the system of checks and balances? What were the three major powers in this system? Write your reflections by referring to the texts.

Deadline: 19.02.2012

P.S: You are supposed to do exercises on pages 190-197 (Skill 6 -Exercise 6 Review Exercise Skills
1-6) in your TOEFL book on Tuesday..

Please do not forget to bring your worksheets that include reading exercises...

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Lect.Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE

READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

Dear students,
I'd like to inform you about chapter 6 that is called 'Highs and Lows in Self-Esteem'. According to the study in the reading, during what parts of life is self-esteem generally high and low? Why does the author make a connection between a roller-coaster ride and a person's self-esteem?Which examples are given in order to show what happened in different stages of self-esteem?
Write your reflections by referring to the article.

Deadline: 12.03.2012

P.S. You are supposed to do exercises on pages 176-181 Skill 4 Exercise 4 Review Exercise (Skills 1-4) and 181-188 Skill 5 Exercise 5 Review Exercise (Skills 1-5) in your TOEFL green book.

Please do not forget to bring your worksheets!

Have an enjoyable weekend!

Lect. Elif Meltem Birsöz Özköse...

Listening: Lesson Plans

Dear Alpha 5 Students,

I wanted to remind you that you may send your lesson plans for presentations to my email. Every day they are late, you are losing points. My email address is: lisataskiran@hotmail.com.

See you Monday,

Mary Lisa Taskiran, Instructor

ALPHA_5 READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

Dear Alpha_5 students,

You are supposed to comment about the chapter 5 that is called 'Acupuncture: The New Old Medicine'. Many people today are using traditional forms of medicine in place of modern treatments. One of these traditional forms of medicine is 'Acupuncture'. What is acupuncture? How does acupuncture work? Why do people get acupuncture treatments? Do you want to recover by means of traditional form of medicine like acupuncture, OR modern treatment?
Please, write your reflections by referring to the article.

Deadline: 05.03.2012

PS: You are expected to do exercises on pages 170-174 ( TOEFL EXERCISE 3: PASSAGE 1,PASSAGE2,PASSAGE3 - TOEFL REVIEW EXERCISE (Skills 1-3) of your TOEFL GREEN BOOK and also worksheets that include reading passages and exercises on Thursday..

Have a wonderful holiday!

Lect. Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE..

Listening - This Weekend's Homework

Dear Alpha 5 Students,

Due to the fact that we were unable to finish Q Skills 4 Unit 1 because of the snow holiday, you will NOT be responsible for the Q Online Practice for this unit until next week.  You will need to complete Q Online Practice for both units 1 & 2 next weekend.   However, you do need to complete the TOEFL homework Part A Questions / Toefl Review Exercise 1-4 / Skill.5 / Toefl Review Exercise 1-5.  This is pages 22-26 in the original book.  If you have a different version of the book, you need to do the indicated exercises . 

In addition, lesson plans for the presentations are due TUESDAY, March 6th for everyone.
I hope you enjoyed the holiday.

See you Tuesday,

Mary Lisa Taskiran

ALPHA 5- READING

Dear students,

You are supposed to do exercises 'Stated Detail Questions',TOEFL Exercise 2, TOEFL Exercise Skills 1-2(Passage 1, Passage 2, Passage 3) on pages 162-167 in your TOEFL green book on Thursday....

Please, do not forget to bring your worksheets on Thursday....

Have a wonderful holiday!!

Lect. Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE..

ALPHA-5 READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

Dear students,

I'd like to assign the chapter 4 that we have read this week. ''Laughter Is the Best Medicine for Your Heart'' Do you agree with this idea? If your answer is 'yes', how can a laughter be the best medicine? What do the studies indicate in the article?

Deadline: 27.02.2012

Have a wonderful holiday!!

Lect.Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE...

 LISTENING - New Class Codes for Q Skills 4 Online Practice

Dear Alpha 5 Students,

The new class code for Q skills 4 Online practice is:  C-088-069-0752. If you have any problems, please see the instructors Ilknur or Kenan for assistance. As a reminder...be thinking about your presentations. Reports are due Tuesday, March 6th. Don't forget to get your SMALL notebooks for presentations.

Our groups and the units you selected are as follows:

Melike-Ipek:  Q skills 4 Unit 3

Kutay-Yusuf:  Q skills 4 Unit 6

Sinan-Ege-Oksay:  Q skills 4 Unit 1

Cansu-Murat:  Q skills 4 Unit 2

Ozlem-Taha:  Q skills 4 Unit 7

Bahadir-Yigit:  Q skills 4 Unit 4

See you Tuesday.

Lisa

ALPHA-5 READING JOURNAL ASSIGNMENT

My dear Alpha-5 students,

I'd like to assign Chapter 3 that includes an article about birth-order myth. What is your opinion about birth-order myths? Does birth-order affect your personality,intelligence and achievement? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being an only child? How can family size be important for academic success? Write your reflections by referring to the article.

Deadline: 20.02.2012

Have a nice weekend!

Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE..

ALPHA-5 READING

My dear Alpha-5 students,
You are supposed to do exercises that are related to main idea questions, TOEFL EXERCISE 1 on pages 158-160 of your TOEFL test book on Thursday..

Please,don't forget to bring worksheets on Thursday..

Have a nice weekend!..

Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE....

ALPHA_5 READING

Dear students of Alpha 5,

You are supposed to do exercises on pages 143-153 of your Toefl Test book on Monday...

Please,do not forget to comment about the situation that takes place on my previous post...

Have a wonderful holiday!..

Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE....

ALPHA_5 READING

Dear students of Alpha 5,

I'd like to assign the chapter 2 to you. In this chapter,we have read an article about giving name and namesaking. What is your opinion about namesaking? Is it a good idea for a child to have the same name as his father? If you were named after your dad or your mother as one of the those characters in the article, what would you feel? Would you want to change it or not? Why or why not?

Deadline:13.02.12

Have a wonderful holiday!

Elif Meltem BİRSÖZ ÖZKÖSE...

WRITING -Alpha 5

Dear Students of Alpha 5,

You know today we have a mendatory holiday because of the snow :) I will be waiting for your essays (timed writing) and creative writing tasks on Monday...

All the best...
Enjoy your holiday!

Inst. Aslıhan AKIN

ALPHA_5 READING

Dear students of Alpha 5,

This week, we have read a passage called'Paradox of Happiness' that is related to happiness and unhappiness. What do you think about them? Is being happy or unhappy inherited? And, Are you a happy or an unhappy person?

You can comment by using these reading prompts. You can write down any thoughts, questions, or ideas you had while reading.
Write down the way you felt while reading the text.
This reading text made me realize_______________
This reading text reminded me of________________
I would like to ask the author ____________
My opinion of this reading text is ___________
My favorite part was ________________
This reading text made me wonder about ___________________
Make a prediction about what will happen next.
If you were the author, what would you change?
How is this reading text like another one you have read?
Does a character remind you of someone you know?
How is the main character alike or different from you?
Would you want to be the character’s friend? Why or why not?
What did the author do to keep you interested in the reading text?
Illustrate the setting and use five words to describe it.
I like / dislike this reading text because _______________
Would you like to be one of the characters in the reading text? Who and Why?
Does the reading text leave you with questions you would like to ask? What are they?
What are your favorite lines/quotes? Copy them into your reading journal and explain why these passages caught your attention.
How have you changed after reading the text? What did you learn that you never knew before?
Who else should read this text? Should anyone not be encouraged to read this text? Why? Would you recommend this text to a friend or fellow classmate?
Write about the characters? Which one is your favorite? Is there a character you hate/detest/despise? Why?
I think the author is really trying to say ________________
I think the part __________ should be changed because firstly, __________ Secondly, __________.
__________ must be important because it repeats over and over. I think __________.
I really like this sentence / phrase / or this word used in the reading text because __________.
This part is very important because__________. Another thing is that __________.
I noticed that the first thing the author underlines __________. After reading the text, I wonder________ .
The characters in the reading passage seem realistic / unrealistic because__________. Also, __________ .
I love the way__________.
I wish that __________It seems like__________.
I’m puzzled over or wonder about__________.
I learned something about __________The setting of the story is __________.
The author’s words made a picture in my mind__________.
Reading about __________makes me think about__________.
I was very touched / angry when I __________.
The thing(s) I read about was/were shocking / exciting because__________. The other reason why I think so is that __________.
The title of the reading passage is a perfect match because __________.The other reason why I think so is that __________.
____________ is a problem / conflict because first of all, _______. The other reason why I think this way is that __________.
This passage made me realize__________.
This reading text reminded me of__________.
If I had the chance to talk to the author of this text, I would ask him/her__________.
My favorite part in the text__________ .
The author managed to keep me interested in the text because__________.
The author couldn’t manage to keep me interested in the text because__________.
The __________which the author mentioned seems unclear because__________.
The overall message of the text is__________ .
I can relate to the __________because first of all, __________and another thing is that__________.
I was surprised when I __________.
This situation reminds me of something that happened in my own life__________.
This book was an effective writing because__________.
__________was either believable / unbelievable about the texts / characters / events__________

Deadline: 06.02.2012

All the best…

Inst. Elif Meltem BIRSOZ OZKOSE

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