Author Topic: J.L. Haas' Middle School English 1, 2, & 3 Index (Read 257380 times)

thbsp · « **Reply #80 on:** November 21, 2011, 07:42:38 PM »

hot damn! just hacked the doosan website (in a matter of speaking) and was able to pull out a link for the grade 1 textbook! so, the full list:

http://textbook.doosandonga.com/update/mid_enkim1/players/middle.html
(IE only (first page loads in any browser, but on chrome and mozilla there's some poor scripting preventing the actual lesson content from loading))

http://textbook.doosandonga.com/update/mid_enkim2/ETBookBase.htm
http://textbook.doosandonga.com/update/mid_grade2_en_kim_new/ETBookBase.htm

http://textbook.doosandonga.com/update/mid_grade3_eng_kim/start.htm
(IE only)

PLEASE DON'T GO SPREADING THIS TOO WIDELY! it's easy for them to track their website traffic, and if they notice that they're getting a large number of people accessing their books without having logged in first they might go back and fix the holes in their security. we don't want that.

the directions that sheila posted a while back take you to a site that has a link to the online version. when you click on the link, a popup window tells you that only teachers (that have registered) on the site have access, but if you look at the link it's simple a javascript redirect command with the address right in the call parameters! man, that's sloppy design. so, thanks sheila, and whoever it was that first gave the links to the other books. i had no idea that these were online until a few hours ago.

grade 1: the initial page is really small in IE for some reason (probably a fixed resolution attribute), but click on any one of the lessons and it will expand to the full window size.
grade 2: there are two links now, and both work (and they're not pointing to the same location). so, one is likely being updated, and the other not. i'm guessing the "new" one is the one to use.

the online grade 1 is not the current version, though. if you use the cds at your school and let it update program run when it loads, you'll have noticed that some time during this school year the company added a 'skip' button for the initial logo screen, like the grade 3 books have always had. that's not in the online version i've linked to, hence it's not the current version. no idea if the current version is online. (the differences are really minor, so it's not a big deal.)

the cool thing is that if you do a google search for this: site:textbook.doosandonga.com/update
you'll get a list of results with links to the online versions of a bunch of their other textbooks, now freely accessible.
have you ever wanted to learn middle school level chinese characters in korean? well, i know you haven't, but still: textbook.doosandonga.com/update/mid_hanja/intro.swf

anyways, now you can stop lugging your books to and from home when doing your lesson planning.

happygolucky · « **Reply #81 on:** November 27, 2011, 11:19:41 AM »

Cheers thbsp! You made my life a lot more convenient.

kristenmyers06@gmail.com · « **Reply #82 on:** November 28, 2011, 10:58:30 AM »

This will be a very helpful resource. Thanks!

elaineccatgirl · « **Reply #83 on:** December 14, 2011, 01:30:02 PM »

Quote from: thbsp on November 21, 2011, 07:42:38 PM

hot damn! just hacked the doosan website (in a matter of speaking) and was able to pull out a link for the grade 1 textbook! so, the full list:

http://textbook.doosandonga.com/update/mid_enkim1/players/middle.html
(IE only (first page loads in any browser, but on chrome and mozilla there's some poor scripting preventing the actual lesson content from loading))

http://textbook.doosandonga.com/update/mid_enkim2/ETBookBase.htm
http://textbook.doosandonga.com/update/mid_grade2_en_kim_new/ETBookBase.htm

http://textbook.doosandonga.com/update/mid_grade3_eng_kim/start.htm
(IE only)

PLEASE DON'T GO SPREADING THIS TOO WIDELY! it's easy for them to track their website traffic, and if they notice that they're getting a large number of people accessing their books without having logged in first they might go back and fix the holes in their security. we don't want that.

the directions that sheila posted a while back take you to a site that has a link to the online version. when you click on the link, a popup window tells you that only teachers (that have registered) on the site have access, but if you look at the link it's simple a javascript redirect command with the address right in the call parameters! man, that's sloppy design. so, thanks sheila, and whoever it was that first gave the links to the other books. i had no idea that these were online until a few hours ago.

grade 1: the initial page is really small in IE for some reason (probably a fixed resolution attribute), but click on any one of the lessons and it will expand to the full window size.
grade 2: there are two links now, and both work (and they're not pointing to the same location). so, one is likely being updated, and the other not. i'm guessing the "new" one is the one to use.

the online grade 1 is not the current version, though. if you use the cds at your school and let it update program run when it loads, you'll have noticed that some time during this school year the company added a 'skip' button for the initial logo screen, like the grade 3 books have always had. that's not in the online version i've linked to, hence it's not the current version. no idea if the current version is online. (the differences are really minor, so it's not a big deal.)

the cool thing is that if you do a google search for this: site:textbook.doosandonga.com/update
you'll get a list of results with links to the online versions of a bunch of their other textbooks, now freely accessible.
have you ever wanted to learn middle school level chinese characters in korean? well, i know you haven't, but still: textbook.doosandonga.com/update/mid_hanja/intro.swf

anyways, now you can stop lugging your books to and from home when doing your lesson planning.

score, now that the school is over! kidding--i've been trying for ages to get that 1st grade one. cheers

cboulton72 · « **Reply #84 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:40:33 PM »

I'd first like to echo the kudos on putting all of this info together! You have made 2012 a dream!

Now~ for the embarrassing part...I can't figure out how to get the ppts, etc. that are mentioned as posts. Am I missing something?

cboulton72 · « **Reply #85 on:** February 09, 2012, 08:50:00 PM »

OMG~~ Just figured it out! It's official! I'm blind! hahahaha~~

Sorry!

Hlub35 · « **Reply #86 on:** February 27, 2012, 09:45:13 AM »

Hello Waygook crew!!! I have been here for a couple of months. My school is also using this book, and this site looks amazing and really fun! I am looking forward to the materials. Thank you all for your hard work. I will be sure to give back! ^___^

Meagan17 · « **Reply #87 on:** March 02, 2012, 12:05:09 PM »

My school is using the new edition of these books, so I hope things match up pretty well becuase this is amazing! Thanks so much!

Chicagohotdog · « **Reply #88 on:** March 04, 2012, 01:03:51 PM »

Thank god for this thread! My co-teacher seems a bit frazzled and I wasn't really able to ask her any questions because she was running around sorting other things out the whole time I was with her. She did manage to dump these books in my lap as we were leaving though. At least I have something to go off of now to help me figure out just what I am supposed to be doing! Thanks a ton! You've made my life so much less stressful!

sbeau · « **Reply #89 on:** March 05, 2012, 11:10:18 AM »

I'm using these books, too. As of right now, I am supposed to be teaching the Listen and Talk section for each lesson, and I was told each lesson should take 2 weeks. I'm feeling a bit uncertain about my students' ability levels/how long each activity will end up taking, so planning the lessons is a bit strange. Suggestions on how to get a handle on this are welcome.

Lidija · « **Reply #90 on:** March 05, 2012, 02:12:26 PM »

Thank you so much for an immensely helpful corner of the Internet. I have been thrown into four schools, and I barely understand the textbooks or anything else happening; I use these books, so I'm sure it will help me out in a jiff. Once I have become more comfortable with my PPT and lesson planning skills I shall return the favour doubly.

ShelzC · « **Reply #91 on:** March 05, 2012, 09:46:26 PM »

THANK YOU! you have saved me (and my co teacher) days of frustration!

xenophon · « **Reply #92 on:** March 06, 2012, 02:20:29 PM »

Wow! Thank you for this thread. I just started and I thought I would have to reinvent the wheel.

afraley · « **Reply #93 on:** March 07, 2012, 08:39:29 AM »

Wow thanks for this! I have just one question though. I was given these books and told that we weren't actually using them, they were just to help me get an idea of the students' levels. Each of these lessons that I've been looking at seems really jumbled and illogically paced. Bouncing from questions to basic present tense, to gerunds, back to questions, etc. Does anyone have a general idea of the basic curriculum for these classes, loosely based on whatever these books are meant to be teaching. I have a year 1 class, and a mix of years 2&3 in another class, so that creates a whole other issue. Any help or tips in regards to this would be greatly appreciated. And again, thanks for all the help with this book already!

lroper16 · « **Reply #94 on:** March 09, 2012, 07:44:26 AM »

I arrived in Korea two weeks ago as well, and this site has such great resources. I am so happy to have so many other teachers who are doing the same as me. I was a bit worried, but now I feel much more at ease. I will be teaching out of books 1,2, and 3. So I will post anything I think of.

abteacher89 · « **Reply #95 on:** March 09, 2012, 07:52:52 AM »

any idea how long we have to spend on each lesson in middle school grade 2/3? I know it depends on their level and ability but should it take a max of 2/3 classes??

Darth-Monkeo · « **Reply #96 on:** March 09, 2012, 10:00:14 AM »

This is an absolute lifesaver, I've only just been told what I'll be teaching and the first lesson's on Monday morning. It's going to be so useful to have all this info here and I'll be sure to share if/when I come up anything interesting or creative :) Thanks again!

Vanilla · « **Reply #97 on:** March 12, 2012, 08:50:07 AM »

Shiela

Thank you so much for all the input you give.

Its really great to receive information that not only helps me to prepare better for my lessons, but also helps the learners to perform better.

Thanks

Juan

hwacks · « **Reply #98 on:** March 12, 2012, 10:22:12 AM »

Thank you for your hard work. I am currently working with this book, as well as making up lesson plans of my own. I'd like the lesson plans I've created to be cohesive with what is happening in class. It's a bit challenging since the book appears random at best. I also don't want to teach the children things that presumably know already. My first week had a lot of bored faces. I guess review isn't that bad though!

JWilly · « **Reply #99 on:** March 13, 2012, 12:41:25 PM »

GREAT index... Has EVERYTHING one could possibly need for lesson planning. Some lessons too short (simple), others too long (complicated), but they all offer a fantastic base off of which to work with. Thank you so much for this index, it has made my first week in Korea go from complete failure to utter success...