Dear students,  

The essay topic for the final Language III exam on December 16^th, 2015 will be based on The Namesake by Jumpa Lahiri. You should focus on Chapter 6. Some possible topics are:

- Contrast the Ratliffs’ and the Gangulis’ manner of living;

- Contrast Maxine and Gogol;

- Contrast Maxine’s and Gogol’s attitudes towards their parents;

Please read the text very carefully and revise the notes on comparison and/or contrast. Don´t forget to review the outline layout and the connectors you should use for the different modes of development.

On Tuesday, December 15^th, because I have to attend a meeting from 10 to 12, I will be available for office hours from 9 to 10, and from 12 to 1 pm.

Warm regards,

Prof. A. Argerich

Dear students,  

The essay topic for the final Language III exam on December 2^nd, 2015 will be based on Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. You should focus on the main character Montag. Please read the text very carefully and revise the notes on comparison and/or contrast and on cause-effect analysis. Don´t forget to review the outline layout and the connectors you should use for the different modes of development. 

Warm regards,

Prof. A. Argerich

Dear students,

Here´s another update of our office hours schedule. The only change in this new update is that Ms. Civit’s office hours as fom November 23^rd will be on Thursdays from 9 am to 1 pm.

Best wishes,

Amparo Argerich

Office Hours November 23rd, 2015 Update

Dear students,

Emilce Daneri, our student assistant, will be coordinating review sessions to discuss Language III reading materials. Besides discussing the reading materials, she will review the essay writing notes we´ve posted on the blog. You may also agree with her to work on other needs you may have.  

She will offer morning and afternoon sessions. In November these sessions will be on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 to 12 and from 17 to 19 in Room 32. She will let you know about December.

We hope you can take advantage of this further opportunity to be better prepared for the final exams.

Best regards,

Amparo Argerich

Dear students,

Here´s the update of our office hours schedule we promised we'd upload.

Best regards,

A. Argerich


Office Hours Update November 16th 2015

Dear students,

I´m attaching the list of make-up test results. The exams will be left in the Language III box in room 226.

Please, remember I will not be offering office hours on November 16th, 17th, 23rd, and 24th.

Best regards,

Amparo Argerich



Make-up Test Results Condición Alumnos

Dear students,

The following students were able to get the extra points they needed to fulfil the

requirements to pass the course without a final exam (promover)”.

1.       Alessandro, Antonio

2.       Andragnez, Enzo

3.       Astie, Sofía

4.       Bragagnolo, Constanza

5.       Giménez, Florencia

6.    Gori, Manuela

7.       Marinaci, Lucía

9.       Pandur, Karen

10.  Videla Muñoz, Pamela

Please, remember that for the colloquia (twenty-minute oral interviews) you must prepare an eight to ten-minute oral presentation (on the material covered in the year –first and second semesters) and be ready to answer questions and to comment on the reading material from the second semester. The colloquia will be on Thursday, November 12th at 9:00; we will let you know where we´ll meet as soon as we are assigned the classrooms.

Also, we would like to ask you to be very careful when giving your oral presentsations at the colloquia.  Please take into account that  you may fail the colloquium, in which case you will have to sit for the final exam as a "regular" student. 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us in our office hours (see the attachment on our previous post if you don´t remember them).

Congratulatons to all of you!

Best wishes,

Amparo Argerich

Dear students,

We are contacting you to let you know that the make-up test (Thursday, November 5^th at 10:00 am) will be an essay based on the novel The Namesake. As the essay topic will be about Ashima, we suggest that you read chapters 1, 2, 3, 7, and 12 very carefully. You will be asked to write the thesis statement, two or three developmental paragraphs, and the concluding sentence. You will not have to write introductory or concluding paragraphs. We will continue insisting on your following the conventions for the outline we discussed in class (thesis statement, topic senteces, supporting information expressed by means of noun phrases, etc.).

We have identified the students who were able meet the requirements to sit for the colloquia:

1.       Bezier, Florencia

2.       Cháves, Paula

3.       Hervas, Juan Manuel

4.       Martín, Sofía

5.       Mauad, Yamile

6.       Miranda Cibantos, Agustina

7.       Navarrete, Verónica

8.       Yerfino, Rocío

We have decided to give some students the possibility of sitting for the make-up test in order to get extra points to fulfil the requirements to pass the course without a final exam (“promover”). The students are:

1.       Alessandro, Antonio

2.       Andragnez, Enzo

3.       Astie, Sofía

4.       Bragagnolo, Constanza

5.       Giménez, Florencia

6.   Gori, Manuela

7.       Marinaci, Lucía

8.       Muscolini, Renzo

9.       Pandur, Karen

10.  Videla Muñoz, Pamela

For the colloquia (twenty-minute oral interviews) students have to prepare eight to ten-minute oral presentations and be ready to answer questions and to comment on the reading material from the second semester. The colloquia will be on Thursday, November 12^th at 9:00; we will let you know where we´ll meet as soon as we are assigned the classrooms.

If you have any dobuts, please contact us in our office hours (see attachment if you don´t remember them).

Looking forward to our last class on Friday,

Amparo Argerich

Language 3 Teachers' Office Hours Last Modified on August 4th 2015

Dear students,

Here´s a new version of the schedule for the Team Oral Presentations we´ll start tomorrow. There are a few changes: the group numbers, the starting time of a few TOPs, the fact that on Friday the first presentation will be at 8:00 (and not at 8:10) and the fact that on Tuesday we´ll finish at 10:00 instead of at 9:40. See you tomorrow at 10:00! AA


Team Oral Presentations Schedule New Version October 28th

Dear students,

Here´s the schedule for the TOPs. See you tomorrow in class. A.A.


Schedule for Team Oral Presentations

Dear students,

The essay topic for Mid-Term Test II, Part I will be based on the short story Labors of the Heart by Claire Davis. Please, re-read the story carefully, think of possible topics and identify possible supporting information; also, make lists of vocabulary items and expressions you may need to develop your ideas. You will not be asked to write introductory or concluding paragraphs. Don´t forget to revise the outline layouts for the modes of development we worked on in class during this semester. See you tomorrow at 8 am.

A. Argerich

Dear students,

I´m sharing with you this new schedule for some of Ms. Salmaso´s students for Assignment #7. 

Ms. Salmaso´s students - Tuesday, October 6th

Fernández, Carolina      1:00 pm

Lopez, Leticia                1:15 pm

Manzo, Luciano             2:00 pm

Moreno, Ma Julieta        2:15 pm

Morón, Ana Laura          2:30 pm

Muscolini, Renzo           2:45 pm               

Dear all,

Here's a file with questions on the whole novel, chapter by chapter.

Kind regards,

A. A.

The Namesake Questions Chapters 1 to 12 2015

Dear all,

Here are the questions on The Namesake I told you I would upload. See you soon!

AA


The Namesake Questions on Chapter 1

The Namesake Questions on Chapter 2

The Namesake Questions on Chapter 3

The Namesake Questions on Chapter 4

Dear students,

Here are the dates for the oral interviews for Assignment #7. Ms. Hassan's dates are tentative; we will be able to confirm them as from Monday, September 29th. The day of the interview, please bring your porfolio with all this year´s assignments and the first mid-term test. Please let us know soon (tomorrow or on Friday in class) if you have problems with the assigned dates.


Assignment #7 Ms Argerich

Assignment #7 Ms Civit

Assignment #7 Ms Hassan

Assignment #7 Ms Larzábal

Assignment #7 Ms Salmaso

Assignment #7 Ms Segura

Dear students,  

The essay topic for the final Language III exam on September 23^rd, 2015 will be based on The Colonel´s Lady (by Somerset Maugham). Please read the text very carefully and revise the notes on comparison and/or contrast and on cause-effect analysis. Don´t forget to review the outline layout and the connectors you should use for the different modes of development. 

Prof. A. Argerich

Hi guys!
I just uploaded the study sheets you will need for the extensive readings. Have a good weekend and happy student's day!

Emi

A Taste of Dust Study Sheet

Interpreter of Maladies Study Sheet

Lamb to the Slaughter Study Sheet

The Murderer Study Sheet

Hello!

Here´s the ppt on Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs.

See you tomorrow in class!

A.A.

Introductions and Conclusions

Dear students,

I´m uploading the list of Ms. Hassan´s students split into two groups for September 10th and 24th. The first group will join Ms. Civit´s class in room 31 and the second part of the list will join Ms. Larzabal´s in room 15.

I´m also uploading the ppt on comparison and contrast.

See you soon,

Amparo Argerich


List of Ms. Hassan´s students for September 10th and 24th

The Comparison and Contrast Essay

Essay Writing Cause-Effect Analysis 2015

Study Guide for Friday, September 4th, 2015

Labors of the Heart Study Guide

Labors of the Heart Text

Dear students,

I´m writing this short note to let you know that tomorrow you will all be in room A8 for Assignment #5 with Ms. Segura.

And below I´m attaching a list of vocabulary on the article My Big Bad Mouth for next Tuesday.

Kind regards,

Amparo Argerich


My Big Bad Mouth Vocabulary

Dear students,

I´m uploading several documents we promised we would share with you:

1) a new schedule for Oral Presentations with Ms. Hassan;

OP Dates Ms Hassan

2) some links to videos we started watching in class or we just commented on in class;

Links to Videos

3) study guides /questions on Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter and There´s no way to go but ahead;

Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter Study Guide

There's no way to go but ahead Study Guide

4) Questions on the Interview with Chitra Divakaruni;

Questions on the interview with Chitra Divakaruni


5) my very long list of words and phrases from Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter and a shorter one from Assimov´s text;

Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter Vocabulary

There´s no way to go but ahead Vocabulary

6) the ppt on Cause-Effect Analysis Paragraphs you worked on in class on Thursday, August 13th;

PPT Cause-Effect Analysis Essays

7) A transcript of a very interesting lecture given by Isaac Asimov in 1978.

A transcript of a lecture by Isaac Asimov

I hope I haven´t forgotten anything. Enjoy your classes tomorrow and see you very soon,

Amparo Argerich

Dear students, 

Last Tuesday there was some confusion regarding classroom assignments due to a mistake I made on the presentation I uploaded last week. Here are the right classrooms. 

Below I´m uploading the list of reading material for the whole year. 

Kind regards, 

Amparo Argerich

TUESDAYS  08 – 10       

  

Ms. Argerich     GROUP A            ROOM A8

Ms. Salmaso      GROUP B            ROOM 22

                                                                                                             

THURSDAYS 10 – 12  

                

Ms. Civit           GROUP 1             ROOM 14

Ms. Larzábal     GROUP 2             ROOM 15

Ms. Hassan        GROUP 3             ROOM A8

FRIDAYS 08 – 10                  

Ms. Argerich      GROUP A            ROOM A8

Ms. Segura         GROUP B            ROOM 21

Reading Material 2015

Dear students,

Here are the lists with the oral presentations dates. Please check with you teachers, especially those students who are in Ms. Hassan's op dates list.

I´m also uploading the ppp Introduction to Essay Writing we worked on today.

See you soon,

Amparo Argerich

Introduction to Essay Writing

Oral Presentations Group 1 Ms Civit

Oral Presentations Group 2 Ms Larzábal

Oral Presentations Group 3 Ms Hassan

Oral Presentations Group A Ms Argerich

Oral Presentations Group B Ms Salmaso

Oral Presentations Group B Ms Segura

Dear students,

As I promised this morning, here is the ppp with instructions for this semester, a new update of our office hours, a study guide for The Veld and the new article on racism from The Guardian.

See you soon!

A. A.


Course Instructions for Second Term (2015)

Office Hours (Updated August 4th 2015)

The Veld Study Guide 2015

Article from The Guardian: This is why there are things we don't say about race

Links to the Language III 2015 Syllabus and Tentative Class Schedule Second Term 2015 (1)


Idioma Inglés III Syllabus 2015

Tentative Class Schedule Second Term 2015 (1)

Dear students,

The essay topic for the final exam on Wednesday, July 29^th will be based on the short story Eveline by James Joyce.

Kind regards,

Amparo Argerich

Dear students,

The topic for the essay you´ll have to write on Wednesday, July 1^st will be based on the short story Mrs. Dutta Writes a Letter by Chitra Divakarumi.

Kind regards,

Amparo Argerich

Dear students,

Here´s the ppp "Major errors in grammar and guide to punctuation"  we used in our class on Friday, May 29th.

I´m also uploading some questions on Fahrenheit 451.

See you soon,

A. Argerich


Questions on Fahrenheit 451


Major errors in grammar and guide to punctuation

Dear studentes,

The topic for the essay you´ll have to write the day of the exam, Wednesday, May 20th, will be based on the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (focus on the following characters: Clarisse McClellan and Guy Montag).

Please remember that on Monday (May 18th) Ms Hassan, Ms Salmaso and I will be involved in Language I and Language II exams and won´t be available for office hours. On Tuesday, Ms Segura won´t be available, since she has Phonetics exams.

See you soon,

Amparo Argerich

Dear students,

Here's what I promised I would upload.

See you very soon,

A. A.


Comparison and Contrast Paragraphs 2015

Dear students,

This message is for both 2014 and 2015 students. For 2014 students I´m uploading again the ppps on cause-effect analysis and comparison and contrast. The ppps have been converted to pdf files. I’m not sure if you’ll be able to downlaod them from the blog or if you'll just be able to see them on-line on the blog.

For 2015 students there´s a checklist for when you write your paragraphs, three documents in word with questions on Tactical Exercise and on The Legacy and one with very useful links on The Legacy, including a recorded reading of the short story.

Enjoy them!

Amparo Argerich

Cause Effect Analysis Essay 2014

Comparison and Contrast Essay

Checklist for paragraphs

Study Guide on Tactical Exercise by Tas 2014

Questions on Tactical Exercise 2015

Questions on The Legacy 2015

Links for The Legacy

Hi guys! As we promised, here're the two remaining extensive short stories.

Like a Winding Sheet
Like a Winding Sheet - Study guide
Waiting
Waiting - Study guide

Dear Students,

This message is for 2014 students. I am uploading the material on Essay Writing we talked about in our meeting last Monday.  

If I get some essay samples, I´ll share them with you. I will also upload a few essay topics for you to practice, hopefully during this weekend. 

Remember that our office hours were updated on April 8th. Here´s the document again.

2015 students should wait to download the material on Essay Writing. The documents I´m uploading now will very probably be edited next semester.

We are really looking forward to working with our Language III virtual classroom. We’ve been told that in May we´ll have some training in how to use the Moodle platform.

With best wishes,

Amparo Argerich

Introduction to Essay Writing

Essay Writing Cause Effect Analysis

Essay Writing Comparison and Contrast

Essay Writing Introductory and Concluding Paragraphs

Office Hours Last Update April 8th 2015

Hello!

Here´s the ppp on Essay Paragraphing. Read it carefully and if you have any doubts please ask Ms. Hassan or me on a Wednesday session.

See you tomorrow,

A. Argerich

Essay Paragraphing

Hi guys! Here's the material we'll be using in our next session. We learned that on Tuesday morning there won't be classes since there's a meeting regarding the revisión de los planes de estudios. So, we'll meet on April 21st to work with The Colonel's Lady, which is a rather long story. Also, remember that this Friday we'll have the session on the mock test in room 18 at 12 o'clock! See u around!

The Colonel's Lady
Study sheet

Hello again, I forgot to upload the list of reading material!

A A

Reading Material Language 3 2015

Dear students,

Here are most of the documents and power point presentations I told you we would upload. I´m still editing the ppp on essay paragraphing; we've added a few slides on outlining and two or three more paragraph examples.

You will notice that I'm also uploading the short story My Oedipus Complex.  Please remember to look for information on Frank O'Connor, the author, and on references (literary, geographical, cultural) in the short story.

Enjoy!

I'll be back soon,

AA

Our office hours Updated April 8th 2015
The reading process
The Truth about Life as a Househusband Content Analysis
Oral Presentations
Oral Presentations Evaluation Sheet
The Truth about Life as a Househusband TEXT
Story of an Hour Study Guide
My Oedipus Complex TEXT

Hi guys! Here's the material we'll be using this Thursday at 12. remember that you don't need to answer the questions in the study guide since we're going to use it in the session. We'll let you know about the room tomorrow afternoon. Enjoy your reading and see u on Thursday!

Appointment with Love
Study guide

Hi guys! Here's the list of the dates for the OPs. Have a nice holiday and happy Easters!

Dates for the OPs

Tentative Class Schedule First Semester 2015

Dear students,

Here´s the (tentative) class schedule for the first semester 2015. We´ll be soon uploading the Oral Presentation Dates and an updated document with our office hours.

This Wednesday our Teaching Assistants, Emilce Daneri and Santiago Moreno will visit us so that they can soon start with their TA sessions.

See you very soon,

Prof. Argerich

Tentative Class Schedule First Semester 2015