TO ALL MY STUDENTS AT THE CURNE, SAN FRANCISCO DE MACORIS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:

YOU ALL KNOW THAT THERE WAS NO CLASS AT OUR COLLEGE LAST WEEKEND.  PLEASE, TAKE A LOOK AT THE ASSIGNMENT ACCORDING TO YOUR SUBJECT OR SUBJECTS:

IDI-243 (Literature):

1-Write a summary on Santa Clo' Comes to la Cuchilla by Abelardo Díaz Alfaro (Make sure that, before starting to write it down, you had read the guidelines from the Handbook for Specialized Subjects). Be ready to tell the story in your own words in simple present.

2-Read the guidelines on how to write an essay from the Handbook for Specialized Subjects.

3-Read Santa Clo' Comes to La Cuchilla and reflect on the relationship between the short story and present societies.

IDI-228 (Composition):

1-Find out about the first subtopic for your writing project. Make sure you have as much information as possible.

2-Read about Affixes, Run-Ons, Sentence Fragments, Punctuation, and Capitalization.

3-Read about The Writing Process: The Subject, Audience, and Purpose.

FEM-327 (SPECIAL DIDACTICS II):

1-Read about Dominican Curriculum.

2-Read about Planning a Balanced Program: the lesson  plan, the unit plan, and the yearly plan (Chapter VI in Big Pamphlet).

FEM-129 (SPECIAL DIDACTICS I):

1-Read about Nature and Functions of Language: What is language?, Engish as a native language, English as a Foreign Language, English as a Second Language, The target language.

2-Read about Culture: Definition, The culture of English-Speaking Countries, Techniques for teaching culture (See big pamphlet, the Internet, and other sources).

3-Read about Factors that affect the learning of English as a Foreign Language: the school and community, relationship between teacher and students, and number of students in the classroom.

IDI-224 (Advanced English I):

-Study units I and II.

IDI-135 (English Grammar):

1-Study the Pronoun and the Verb.

2-Write a summary on the short story you chose at lib (Make sure you read the guidelines from the Handbook for Specialized Subjects before writing your summary).

3-Start reading Wolfer's Roost by Washington Irvin (You can find it at Annie Copy Center).

See you this coming weekend (Thursday, Sept. 13th.-Saturday, Sept. 15th.)