I wanted to thank all of the teachers and students that worked with me this year. It has been a great year. I really enjoyed working at TNPU and living in the beautiful city of Ternopil. I wish all of you the best of luck in the future.
As any of you head into the classroom, it's important to keep things interesting for yourselves and for the students. This year, I started sharing NPR podcasts to keep listening activities interesting. :) 
Girls in subgroups 34.2, 32.2, and 32.1: Thanks a bunch for coming to the mini writing camp yesterday. I hope that you had fun and enjoyed the activities I prepared for you. Writing can be a lot of fun if you make it fun. :) Sharece
I realized that communication at TNPU has been pretty bad this year when I saw a student write that they wish there was an English club at TNPU that they could go to. I had an English club for most of this school year, at least four weeks of which, I ended up sitting by myself in room 80 for an hour.
Back home in the states, if we want a club and want to hang out and study English we (meaning the students) organize ourselves to make such a club. Life back home is about taking advantage of our skills and abilities. We don't wait for someone else to give us what we want. We work for what we want. That's the beauty of America. I challenge you all to start your own English club next year. Don't wait for another Peace Corps Volunteer to make it for you. Make your own club. Perhaps on occasion, you can invite PCVs in the oblast but it all starts with you... Sharece Thanks to those of you who came to the Chatting English at TNPU Seminar on Wednesday. It was a lot of fun. I'll be posting photos soon. :)
I can't believe how fast this year has gone. Today, with group 33.2, we wrote some nursery rhymes. I hope you like them. :)
Little Susie, don’t you cry Mommy will bake you a cherry pie All the dogs and cats are funny They are weird and like to sleep The don’t eat a lot of honey And on Sundays they go deep. By Nataliya Susla & Olia Salivka We have no idea what to say But there is a though in our head Nothing is left to say So we’ll try another day. By Meri Bryhidyr & Mariana Olinyk A priest went to church to make people holy A little girl came and bought a small dolly. By Yuliia Tsapyk & Christina Malichok Hey little girl, You would better sleep right now. They you’ll meet a prince Who will kiss you and say, “wow.” By Olia Shevchuk & Ira Zborivksa Girls,
You got to watch part of A Time to Kill in class and now it's time to put those brains to work. Finish up the movie on your own and write a response that answers the following questions. · What does this movie show you about race relations in the southern states in the USA? · What does this movie show you about the justice system in America? · What does this movie make you think about the death penalty (capital punishment)? · Should Jake have warned the sheriff, thus preventing Samuel L. Jackson’s character from getting revenge? · Would you be like Jake and defend this big case? · Is it better to fight for what you think is right and end up hurting your family or to stop fighting and protect your family but lose those you love? · Had you been on the jury, how would you have voted? · How do you judge the rightness and the wrongness of crime? You responses are due by email on Friday, April 27th at midnight. Good luck and enjoy the movie watching! Fourth Course Students: You're supposed to write a movie review so I'm attaching a PDF that will give you tips on writing a movie review. Have fun. Movies are awesome. Sharece
DEAREST FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS:
IN LIEU OF THE PERSONAL HEALTH BILL OF RIGHTS, you are going to make a children’s book. YEA! We’re so excited about this! J You will create a small children’s book with about ten pages (so about 10 to 15 sentences) for children grades three to five. I will try to set up a time for us to visit a school where you will get to read your books to some kids. If for some reason, there are too many scheduling conflicts and we can’t take a class trip to one of the local schools, you will still be able to use your children’s books in the future, when you are teaching or when you tutor little kids or what not. Do you understand? Did you stop reading at the beginning? Here’s what you need to remember: 1. You do not have to write the personal health bill of rights paper. 2. You do have to make a children’s book with simple English. 3. You need to edit your sentences and you might have to correct them if they are wrong. (Using pencil helps.) 4. If you have questions, ASK PRONTO! 5. Your books will be due the week after Easter, the same week your movie review is due so if you want to get a jump on it, I’d suggest you do… See you soon! Sharece MEMO
To: All 4th year students in Sharece’s English classes From: Sharece M. Bunn, Adjunct Professor at TNPU Date: March 1st, 2012 Re: the writing competition points as described on your syllabus I have decided to change the amount of points awarded for the writing competition. Those of you who entered will have your essays graded and will be awarded points for completing the assignment and entering the competition. However, the points you earn will be counted as “extra-credit” points. Kudos to those who completed the assignment as asked. All participants in the competition were rewarded with English reading materials. Thanks. The fifty points for the writing competition will be refigured. You will be able to earn up to those fifty points by completing the various assignments I have been giving you for homework or different in-class assignments. Please let me know if you have any questions. | Little factoidMy favorite phrase is Carpe Diem: Seize the Day. ArchivesMay 2012 Categories | ||||||||
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