The 1960's

Here is a link to part 1 READING. You will find a completed copy of the chart we worked on in class here. Homework for today includes:

• Completion of Passage 2 questions
• All Paraphrasing review activities from the packet
• Five vocabulary words in direct flow sentences
• Study for quiz on words from last week
• Study for CGT quiz 17

 

 

Here is a link to part 2 LISTENING with definitions. You will find a link to the lecture from class here. Here is a link to the podcast (listening only). Use this link to answer the questions. DO NOT USE THE TRANSCRIPT. Feel free to stop and start the podcast as needed and go back to listen again to complicated sections. Homework for today includes:

• Listening to the podcast and answering all questions
• Ten vocabulary sentences from the lesson (any words and any structure)
• Study for CGT quiz 17 (quiz will be on Thursday)

Here is a link to part 3 WRITING with a link here to the lecture from the integrative task. Homework for tonight includes:

• Complete the essay on the 1960's with a qualification
• Study for CGT quiz 17

Here is a link to part 4 SPEAKING.

THERE IS NO HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEKEND AT THE END OF THE BLOCK. HOWEVER, YOU WILL HAVE A VOCABULARY QUIZ ON THE WORDS FROM THIS WEEK ON MONDAY. To study for the quiz, study the vocabulary chart from part 1 and the words and definitions found in part 2 LISTENING.

The Sniper and other Stories of War

Here is a link to part 1 READING with definitions. Here is a link to the theme chart, which must be completed before composing the class writing assignment. Homework for today includes:

1. Ten vocabulary sentences
2. Completion of the theme chart for The Sniper
3. Begin studying for CGT section 16 vocabulary quiz on Thursday

Here is a link to part 2 of the lesson LISTENING with definitions. Here is a link to the podcast from the NPR series War and Literature. Feel free to start, stop, and repeat the podcast as needed, but do not rely on the transcript. Homework for today includes:

1. Five vocabulary sentences on any ten words from this lesson
2. Completion of theme paragraph using notes and examples found in your theme chart
3. Continue to study for CGT vocabulary quiz section 16 scheduled for Thursday

Here is a link to part 3 of the lesson SPEAKING. Here is a link to the two lectures on famous war novels from class. Your homework assignments were to:

1. Conduct a little research on a war novel and compose a written response in which you A. summarize the novel and B. Describe how it meets the characteristics of a war novel.
2. Continue to study for CGT quiz 16

Here is a link to part 4 of the lesson WRITING. Here is a link to the integrative lecture that accompanies the reading. Your homework assignments are to:

1. Complete the Compare and Contrast essay using the structure and examples discussed in class.
2. Study for a vocabulary quiz on the words from this week. You can find a link to the words and definitions that will be quizzed below:

Endure – persevere or continue through difficulty

Stint – duration of work or another activity

Traumatic – very upsetting

Alleged - suspected

In their eyes – from their viewpoint or perspective

Self-determination - independence

Sovereignty – independent rule

Protagonist – character whose actions set a story in motion

Grapple - struggle

Parallel – similar

Allegory – long and extended metaphor for a movement of series of events

Interrogation – intense questioning

Formative - shaping

Profound – deep or serious

Enveloped - surrounded
Beleaguered - attacked
Ascetic - one who lives without luxury
Fanatic - one who shows extreme enthusiasm for
Parapet - tower
Sensation- feeling
Lodged - stuck
Dressing - bandages
Fractured - broken
Wounded - injured
Paroxysm - sudden outburst of movement or emotion
Rifle/Revolver - gun
Silhouette - shadow
Recoil - pull back
Clatter - loud noise

Mission to Mars Lessons

Here is a link to part 1 of the lesson READING, which includes the definitions. Homework for today includes:

• Create three method questions for passage 2 from class. Use the list of rhetorical strategies to from the lesson to guide you.
• Compose five to ten vocabulary sentences using any ten words from this lesson.
• Read the homework passage (3) and create eight questions. Your questions can be open-ended, but must include at least two method questions.
• Study for a vocabulary quiz on the words from last week CHILD LABOR. You can find a word list with definitions on that post.
• Begin studying for a vocabulary quiz on Thursday on the words from section 15 of the CGT text.
• Complete all incompleted exercises from this morning paraphrasing through negation and sentence combining. A link to the workeets can be found here.

IF YOU HAVE ANY MISSING ASSIGNMENTS FROM LAST WEEK, SUBMIT THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY THE ESSAY. IT IS VERY HARD TO CATCH UP IN THIS CLASS IF YOU DO NOT DO THE HOMEWORK ON TIME. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A B OR BETTER IN THIS CLASS IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE MOST ASSIGNMENTS.

 

 

Here is a link to part 2 of the lesson, LISTENING. Here is a link to the texts of the lectures from class. Here is a link to the film from class. Homework assignments include:

• Complete the exercises on Paraphrasing by Definition and the comprehensive pararaph
• Go on my blog and read through the lectures from class. Find five words that you did not know and look up their definitions. Write down the word and its meaning to submit.
• Read through the lectures and create two additional method questions (and the answers) based on the list of rhetorical strategies discussed in class. Turn these in with the vocabulary.
• Conduct a little research and find a film set (at least in part) on Mars. Find a You Tube clip of the film. Watch the film and write a summary of the clip. Include a detailed description of the way Mars is portrayed in the clip. E-mail me a link to the clip no later than 12:00 on Tuesday night.
• Continue to study for the CGT vocabulary test section 15.

Here is a link to part 3 of the lesson SPEAKING. Homework assignments for this day of class include the following:

•  Listen to the recording you made of yourself this morning. Create a transcript of your response. Be sure to transcribe the words exactly as you recorded them.  Using a red pen or the “track changes” tool in word, go back and edit your response by fixing the grammar and changing awkward sentences and constructions.
• Study for the vocabulary quiz on the words from the CGT text section 15 for a quiz tomorrow.

Here is a link to part 4 of the lesson WRITING. Here is a link to the integrative lecture from class. Homework for today include:

• Revise returned integrative essay
• Complete rhetorical strategies practice from class. Use the revised handout I created and distributed with extra examples.
• Study for vocabulary quiz on the words from Part 1 (reading) on Mars. You can find definitions for the words from part 1 (that will be on the quiz) in this post under part 1.

Bare infinitives

For those of you who are interested, here is more information on "bare infinitives." Enjoy the weather!

Child Labor Lessons

Here is the link to part 1 READING. This link includes definitions from part 1 as well. Homework for today is the following:

• Complete passage 2 questions (TOEFL and IEP)
• Compose 5 (IEP) and 10 (TOEFL) vocabulary sentences using any ten words from today's lesson
• Find an article on this topic and identify all pronouns and their antecedents (TOEFL only)
• Read the homework passage and answer the questions (TOEFL and IEP)

Here is the link to part 2 LISTENING. This link includes definitions from part 2. Here is a link to the two lectures from class on child labor in the Victorian era and today. Here is a link to to the podcast from class on campus labor in China. Here is the class link for the podcast on child labor in Pakistan! Feel free to stop and start the podcast as needed. Homework for today is as follows:

• Complete paraphrasing exercises on active and passive voice (REQUIRED)
• Complete listening passages 1 and 2 from the lesson and turn in the answers to the questions (REQUIRED)
• Complete the comparative passage based on the Venn diagram from the class lectures (EXTRA CREDIT)
• Compose five -ten vocabulary sentences using words from the lesson (EXTRA CREDIT)

Here is the link to part 3 SPEAKING. Here is a link to the timed speaking prompts from class. Here is a link to the first video on child labor during the industrial revolution.  Homework for today includes the following:

• Record yourself giving the persusive presentation from today's speaking exercise. Use the evaluation sheet in the lesson to self-evaluate your response.
• Complete a t-graph on the pros and cons of child labor
• Study for a vocabulary quiz on the words in section 14 of the textbook

Here is the link to part 4 WRITING. Here is a link to the lecture from the integrative essay. You can find the reading in the lesson. Homework for today includes:

• Completion of the paraphrasing exercise on coordination and chronology
• Completion of the essay with a counterargument: Should child labor be decriminalized?

On Tuesday, June 12, you will have a short vocabulary quiz on many of the words from parts 1 and 2. Here is a list of the words you must know.