Have a great weekend

Hi Everybody.

I want to wish you a great weekend either indoors or in a pool. This heat is killing me. I actually feel nauseous from it. Welcome to Houston in the summer time.

If you're in 5D, you know that your final draft of your logical division essay is due on Monday. Some of you weren't in class today so you missed peer editing. Here are the partners for those who missed peer editing:

1. Nouf and Cheetah
2. Ali and Ahmed Alraddadi
3. Douhayan and Ahmed Sanba

It is up to you guys to contact each other, meet, read each others' papers, and fill in the peer editing sheet and give your comments.

On Monday, I expect the following in your packet:
1. Outline
2. First draft
3. Peer editing sheet
4. Final draft (which should not be the same as your first draft)

5D, you also have a small writing assignment to do on the blog (writing #3).

For the rest of you (including 5D), there are three blog assignments that you need to do: 8.4 (past modals), 9, and 10. Also, you should complete exercises 1, 2, 3 and 5 in unit 5, if you haven't already done so. I also recommend that you listen to the article at the beginning of the chapter.

Also, I hope you listen to the musical lessons that I've posted for your listening, reading, and grammar pleasure :D

Looking ahead to next week, on Monday my class will be in the Call Lab. After class, you are invited to come with your teachers and classmates for lunch at Madras Pavilion (3910 Kirby Dr
Ste 13, Houston, TX 77098). If you don't have a car, don't worry. We'll carpool together. Everyone will have a ride.

I also want to give you a heads up about midterm tests next Thursday. In grammar, the test will be on units 4, 5, 14, and 15. We'll be covering 14 and 15 beginning Monday.

For 5D, I will give you an in-class writing test, probably on Wednesday. I will tell you more about it in class.

Finally, next week you have off Friday and the following Monday, which means you have a nice 4-day break. What a great time to see some of Texas! I highly recommend that you get out of Houston and find some cool places to chill out! If you're looking for ideas, look at my post "great places to go in Texas."