It's collaborative time!

Hi!
Remember I told you we were going to practice the exercises on this booklet here?
Well, I have created a discussion board where you will find extra exercises.
Post the answers to the exercises and receive feedback from me and from your classmates.
YES, you can correct grammar, spelling or any other mistake you see in your classmate's answers that way we will all learn from each other's mistakes and contributions.

Do you think it's a good idea to correct each other? Post a comment.
What do you think about this blog? Do you like it?
What things could be done to improve this blog?
Do you think blogging enhances your learning? Why? Why not?

See you!

Summarizing a text - Note taking

The class yesterday was really good and productive. I think you all got the idea of how to produce a good summary from your notes.

Keep these points in mind when you are writing a summary:

A summary:

Is shorter than the original piece of writing.
Includes an introductory sentence which refers to the source and states your controlling idea.
Includes the most important elements of the original text.
Has reminders that the ideas are coming from another text.
Is written in your own words or, when necessary, has original text in quotation marks.
Shows that you understand the original piece of writing.
Does not express your opinion of the ideas in the original text.

We will continue working to develop efficient note taking strategies in order to produce better summaries.

Here you can find more information on writing summaries:

http://learnersstrategies.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

Breakfast pictures

There are some blurry ones, but still nice.. Thank you all for participating.