Superior Writing (7-9 a.m.)

The essay will be due in my email inbox by 9am on Friday, July 27th. Please format your essays in the following ways:

·         800 word minimum

·         Word document (.docx)

·         Double-spaced

I wanted to see if you were interested in the end-of-cycle party that the morning superior level teachers and I have with our students. 

Last cycle, we combined the morning Superior Writing, Superior Speaking, and TOEFL students on the last day of classes in order to give our students a chance to mingle and share thoughts/experiences about learning English. So, it's a way to celebrate the end of the cycle as much as a way to connect our students with each other, so that maybe they'll find more people to practice their English with and learn from.

So, we're thinking of having the party on Monday, July 30th (the last day of classes) from 7-9am in Heather's classroom. We're announcing this party to our students today, just so you all have enough time to prepare and write a food item that you'll share on this list.

Chorus Concert:

·       Today at 7:30pm in the Católica Auditorium, tickets $5

·       If you would like to join, we can meet at 6:15pm at the Galo Plaza ecovia stop to have dinner beforehand. Email me by 5pm if you are interested in dinner -- it would be at a restaurant where meals are $3-6

·       Concert Facebook page:

o  https://www.facebook.com/events/2074935376107241

 HW:

HW: Bring in drafts of your essays to edit in class on Monday. If you can, please print your draft; this will make it easier for your peers (fellow students) to edit.

Word count minimum: 800

Homework:

1.)    Think more about your essay topic and make an outline of the structure of your essay. Those outlines are due in my inbox by Wednesday at the beginning of class.

HW:

1.)             Do the transition word exercise.

2.)             Read to Chapter 7 by Tuesday (and take notes so that you have things to say!).

Since you have left me for this stupid guy.

You multiplied my obsession for me; my nights are a feverish delirium,

By luck this bus left me in Guayaquil,

Someone is waiting for me, or maybe no,

at least here I breathe with another lung,

I will not come back to Quito,

Here I take it,

To the river’s shore

I don’t feel the cool,

Guayaquil City will be exploted,

All my sorrows will go to level of sea

Guayaquil City will be exploted,

San Borondón, and Bastion Popular,

I came from the Highland, when people lock themselves,

mountain, cool, hail, rain, and fog.

Since you have left me for this stupid guy.

I live drinking xanax with rovotril,

It mekes me sad, your bad actions,

Allways too grim, too dry, and too shy,

Guayaquil City will be exploted,

All my sorrows will go to level of sea,

Guayaquil City will be exploted,

San Borondón, and Bastion Popular,

I like when you talk, because I am like absent,*

I like when you are in silence, because you are not lying to me *

(for you, dumb highlander).

I will go to the lovel of sea,

I wil go

I will go to the level of sea

I will go.

I will go to the level of sea

I will go

I will go to the level of sea

I will go

Since you left me because of that foolish

You multiplied my desires by a thousand

My nights are a delirious fever

Luckily, this bus leaves me in Guayaquil

Someone is waiting for me,

Or maybe not

At least, here I breathe with another lung

I don´t go back to Quito anymore

Here I take it off on you

The cold is no longer felt by the river

All my sorrows go away to sea level

 Guayaquil City is going to bust up

Samborondon and Bastion Popular

I come from the highlands, where people are locked

Mountain, cold, hail, rain, and fog.

 Since you left me because of that foolish

I live taking Sanax with Rivotril

I'm out of your bad habits

Always so dead, so cutting and sullen

 Guayaquil City is going to bust up

Samborondon and Bastion Popular

I like for you to be talk

it is as though you were absent,

I like for you to be still

because at least you don´t lie to me

 I'm going to go to sea level

I'm going to go

I'm going to go to sea level

Ever since you left me, for that moron

My worries increased thousandfold

My nights are a feverish delirium

Luckily this bus, leaves me in Guayaquil

Someone is waiting for me,

Or maybe not

At least here I breathe with another lung

I'm not going back to Quito

Here I get even

The cold is no longer felt on the riverbank

Guayaquil City, is gonna blow up

All my sorrows will wash, standing by the ocean

Guayaquil City, , is gonna blow up

Samborondón and Bastion Popular

I come from the mountain range, where people are locked

Mountain, cold, hail, rain and fog.

Ever since you left me, for that moron

I' ve been Sanax and Rivotril

I am sick of your twisted manners

always somber, distant and aloof

Guayaquil City is gonna blow up

All my sorrows will wash, standing by the ocean

Guayaquil City is gonna blow up

Samborondón and Bastion Popular

I like it when you speak because I'm absent

I like when you shut up

Because at least you do not lie to me

I'm going closer to the sea

I go

I'm going closer to the sea

I go

I'm going closer to the sea

I go

I'm going closer to the sea

I go

Since you left me by that idiot

You increased my anxiety by one thousand

My nights are a febrile delirium

Luckily, this bus drop me off at Guayaquil

Maybe someone is waiting for me

Or not

At least here I breathe with another lung

I am not going to come back to Quito

Here, I get even with it

At the river shore, I do not feel cold anymore

 Guayaquil city is going to burst

All my sorrows go along with sea level

Guayaquil city is going to burst

Samborondón and Bastión popular

I come from the mountain range, where people lock them up

Mountain, cold, hail, rain, and fog.

 Since you left me by that idiot

I live drinking Sanax and Rivotril

I feel overwhelmed by your bad knack

As always, you are such a sparing, curt and sullen person

 Guayaquil city is going to burst

All my sorrows go along with sea level

Guayaquil city is going to burst

Samborondón and Bastión popular

I like when you talk because I am like an absent-minded

I like when you are in silent

Because, at least you do not lie to me

 I am going to go along with sea level

I am going to go

I am going to go along with sea level

I am going to go

 I am going to go along with sea level

I am going to go

I am going to go along with sea level

I am going to go

Since you left me for that fool;

You multiplied my yearning by a thousand;

My nights are feverish delirium.

Fortunately, this bus leaves me in Guayaquil.

Somebody waits for me,

Or maybe no.

Al least, here I breathe with another lung.

I already do not return to Quito

Here I retaliation

In the seaside – already does not feel the cold.

Guayaquil City is going to burst;

All my sorrows go to the sea level.

Guayaquil City is going to burst;

Samborondón and Bastión Popular

I come from the Sierra, where the people are enclosed.

Mountain, cold, hail, rain, and fog.

Since you left me for that fool;

I live drinking Sanax with Ritrovil.

Your bad tricks have already overwhelmed me.

Always so sparing, dry and sullen.

Guayaquil City is going to burst;

All my sorrows go to the sea level.

Guayaquil City is going to burst;

Samborondón and Bastión Popular

I like when you speak because you are like absent.

I like when you keep quiet because al least you do not lie me.

I go to the sea level

I go

I go to the sea level

Your letters must be between 100-200 words, and respond to a recently published article. On Wednesday July 4th, the letter will be due in my inbox and should be sent to the newspaper you chose.

NYT: Click for The New York Times

MH: Click for The Miami Herald

LAT: Click for The Los Angeles Times

If you’re writing to MH or LAT, you’re going to have to fill in some personal information. Unless you want to give your personal address and phone number, use the following information instead:

EPN’s address: Edificio Aulas y Relación con el Medio Externo (Line 1)

Av. Toledo N23-55 y Madrid (Line 2)

EPN’s phone number:

(02) 222-9163

Ecuador’s postal code:

+593

Homework: Go to one of the three newspapers (NYT, MH, or LAT), choose an article that interests you, and respond with a letter to the editor. Bring your letter into class on Monday for editing; the final version will be due on Wednesday.

Remember, you can model your letter off of the structure we discussed in class:

To the Editor:

Re "Article Title," by Author(s) (Date):

1. Establish ethos immediately (Who are you? What makes

your point of view unique? Why should I listen to you?)

2. Follow your ethos with evidence (logos and/or pathos)

3. Offer some sort of solution (logos)

4. Finish strong (pathos/logos/ethos)

Letter to the editor: For your first graded assignment, you will be writing a letter to the editor to a news source in the United States. 

Citizens write these letters into newspapers to express their opinions/reactions to the news. If the newspaper chooses, your letter will get published. While this process is competitive, we will nevertheless try to get your letters published :)