Nate's Reading and Writing Classes

 By Nate Feldman Class Objective: Write a Problem-Solution Essay 1. I will review Problem Solution Essays briefly.  Example, Solutions for Overworking. The Problem of Overworking Do you or your job overwhelm you with work?  In many countries, people are working longer hours than ever before. Employees often feel pressure to stay late, answer emails after work, and sacrifice their personal lives to achieve success. Although hard work can lead to career advancement, excessive working hours can cause stress, poor health, and damaged relationships. To solve the problem of overworking, both individuals and employers must create healthier work habits and establish clear boundaries between work and personal life. One effective solution is for workers to manage their time more efficiently and set realistic limits. Instead of trying to complete every task immediately, employees can prioritize the most important responsibilities and avoid unnecessary overtime, or working extra hour...

Class Objective: Build vocabulary and reading skills 1. Warm up: Solve the problems 2. Speed read with essay about solving sugar problem 3. Review HW from P.16.  4. Vocabulary extension from P.18 5. Read the story together:  Once, there was a man named Tom.  He lived in a small village by the sea. His source of income was fishing. His annual income was about $50,000-60,000 , so he worked very hard every day to catch as many fish as possible to have a good life. Every dollar he earned was hard-earned because he woke up before sunrise and spent long hours on the water. One year, a colossal storm hit the village. The waves were huge, and many fishing boats were damaged.  There was massive flooding in the area.  It was kind of similar to an Aquae Alta in Venice, Italy. It was a fast-moving storm that caused a remarkable amount of destruction.  It was a disastrous event for everyone.  Because of this, Tom decided he needed a new way to earn money. He n...

 By Nate Feldman Class Objective: Build vocabulary through discussion and reading  1. How do you solve the problems?  I'll give several problems and you'll discuss your solutions with partners. 2. Hand in practice essay  3. Speed Reading about Too Much Sugar 4. P.12 vocabulary.  Use the words in discussion.  

Class Objective: Build vocabulary through listening and reading activities  1. Warm-up: What do you do?  I will give four problems.  Tell the group how you deal with that specific problem.  Pass the papers to each other to make sure each student can discuss their solution to that specific problem. 2. P. 11, We will watch the video about Farming Underground and discuss the problems this solves. 3. Speed Read.  We will read the following passage and answer questions in 10 minutes. Underground Farming: A Creative Solution to the World's Food Shortage  As the world's population continues to grow, cities need more fresh food for its citizens. However, there is not enough farmland near many large metropolitan areas. Furthermore, transporting vegetables from distant farms also increases pollution and makes food more expensive.  Therefore, finding new ways to grow food is becoming an important challenge. Steven Dring and Richard Ballard have come up with a c...

 By Nate Feldman Class Objective: Revising and improving final essay 1. Revision of first draft of final essay.  Look over mistakes and try and correct them.  Also, add new content or edit your reading passage in ways that might improve it. 2. Fun activities: You work for a chocolate factory and want people to eat chocolate for breakfast.  Make an advertisement that encourages people to do that!  3. Kahoot game with words and subjects from the session.

 By Nate Feldman Class Objective: Build vocabulary through reading and speaking activities 1. Reading Quiz 2.   2. Speed Read (8 minutes) "Should People Eat Chocolate for Breakfast?" 3. Imagine you work for a chocolate company.  Make a commercial with your classmates advocating Chocolate for Breakfast! Example: "Tired of the same boring breakfast?  Our chocolate has the highest demand in town! We promise plenty of supply, and every new employee starts with an entry-level job. Don't let your brother take a cut of your chocolate before you do!"

By Nate Feldman Class Objective: Writing a persuasive essay on one of the following topics. In class, we have discussed about a variety of topics and how to write a persuasive essay, where you try and effectively argue your point of view on the topic.  Here are a list of essay topics.  Choose one.  It should be 300-500 words. 1. Should gig companies be required to provide benefits to their employees? 2. Should there be a minimum wage established for people working for gig companies? 3. Should we keep the standard five-day, forty hour workweek for traditional companies, or should that be lowered to four-day, thirty-two hour workweeks? 4. Should we require ELS students to attend classes on Saturday? 5. Should people try and establish a business in Doomsday, USA where humans and monsters live together? 6. Should people eat chocolate at breakfast? H.W. We will have Reading Quiz 2, about the dark side of the gig economy, on Tuesday 

By Nate Feldman Class Objective: Reviewing the structures of a persuasive essay 1. We will look over a persuasive essay, "Should five-day workweeks be reduced?"  Read it together with partners and discuss your opinions of the essay.   2. P.47, F.  With a group, discuss whether the author is aligning or distancing themselves from the opinion with the vocabulary they use.   3. P.48, A-C.  Working and Traveling.  Discussion: Do you think you can travel full-time and still earn a living?  How?  B-C will come from watching the video.   4. P.49, vocabulary skill: reporting verbs.  Review the different verbs when showing opinions that show that a writer is supporting an argument, is distancing themselves from an argument, or are neutral on the subject.   5. Fun activity: If we finish all of this, we can have a skit where two people argue about having shorter workweeks. Example:  The four-day workweek debate. Joe:...