Monday Afternoon at Lake Ontario

This is what the lake looked like today. It was very windy, so the waves were breaking on the beach. Unlike an ocean, Lake Ontario is calm when the weather is calm. When the weather is stormy or windy, the lake becomes active. I took this video in Webster Park. 

Take a Look at the Jeopardy Games We Created

Go to the following links to play our Jeopardy games. We worked in groups to pool and test our knowledge about several interesting topics. We used English for an authentic task, and demonstrated higher order thinking skills as we analysed, synthesized, evaluated information and created our games. Test yourself, and let us know what you think about our project.
(Press START after you go to the game boards.)


The Colorful group's game:   http://jeopardylabs.com/play/friday-fun20   


The HBBONN group's game:  http://jeopardylabs.com/play/hbbonn3


Khalid, Myunghee, Yousif, Carlos, Tan: http://jeopardylabs.com/play/khalids-team4

Affect vs Effect: The Dreaded Grammar Question

Yesterday, in grammar class, I was asked the difference between affect and effect.  I wasn't prepared to give the full explanation in class with absolutely certainty, so I promised I'd get back to all of my grammar fans with the full explanation!  Please click on the "Grammar Girl" link below for the full story!

Grammar Girl Tips - Effect vs. Affect

Take a Look at Our Videos!

Click the tab 'Class Videos' at the top of the page to see what we did on Friday. 

Free Sunday Afternoon Music at Naz

The Department of Music continues its celebration of the music of Claude Debussy on Sunday afternoon, February 26 at 3:00 pm in the Wilmot Recital Hall, in honor of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of his birth. Debussy's innovative and deeply affective musical imagery are heard in an engaging variety of vocal and keyboard works. Faculty artists performing include sopranos Soo Yeon Kim, Andrea Folan and Kimberly Upcraft, and pianist James Douthit, Josh Massicot, along with guest pianist Lyndon Meyer. The program is free and open to the public. 

Welcome our newest student!

Please welcome our newest student to the American Language Institute (ALI), Lin Lang Guo.  Lin Lang is from China and has come to the United States to study accounting at Nazareth College.  She will begin her classes at the ALI on Monday.  She set up her new blog today, so please write her a note of welcome:  linlangblog.blogspot.com.

We hope you all enjoyed the trip to the Susan B. Anthony House today.  Guidelines for your blog post or on the Friday page of this blog.

Have a great weekend!

What Did You See At Susan B. Anthony's House?

What is this?

What did Susan B. Anthony write?

What is this?

 Who is sitting with Susan B. Anthony?

Shahzad had a good time. Do you agree?

Sunday Afternoon - Free Concert

A program of music dedicated to nature's greatest musical inspiration, birds, is offered by the Department of Music this weekend. Come to Wilmot Recital Hall on Sunday afternoon, February 19 at 3:00 PM to enjoy a recital of colorful twitters of all manner of musical feather, and hear faculty harpsichordist, Bonnie Choi, and guest baroque violinist, Boel Gidholm, as you have never heard them before.

For more information, please contact the Music Department of Nazareth College at (585) 389-2700.

Here's a Chance to Practice Your Listening Skills

Happy Valentine's Day!

We wish you lots of LOVE. We wish you a love of learning, a love of education, and a love of English!

We're Taking a Field Trip!

On Friday, February 17, 2012 we will take a trip to the home of Susan B. Anthony. Tell Me More will be canceled that day. At 9:30 am, please report to GAC 127.  We will video record each group's skit, then we'll be on our way to the home of one of Rochester's famous women of history. Do not miss this exciting and educational day!

Please Notice the New Tab

At the top of the home page of this blog, we have a new tab: Friday Blog Project Portfolio. Please check this for the weekly assignment that is due every Friday. Thank you!

Musical Offerings at Naz This Weekend

This weekend's concert offerings from the Department of Music present the beauty of musical tone in its uppermost voices, first through the instrumental incarnation of the flute, and then with the glories of the operatic coloratura soprano.
 Flutist Annette Farrington will be joined by various colleagues in a program of lyric and enchanting duos on Friday evening at 7:30 PM in the Wilmot Recital Hall.
 On Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM, soprano Soo Yeon Kim is joined in Wilmot Recital Hall by pianist James Douthit in a program of thrilling coloratura arias and art songs. 
Both programs are free.