Lessons of Juvenile Crime

8/27
Hello, it was a pleasure to meet and work with you all today. Please find a link to part 1 of the lesson  READING on Juvenile Detention here. You will find definitions to the vocabulary words in the link as well as related words. The homework today includes:

1. 10 vocabulary sentences using any ten words from the lesson
2. Complete reading and answering questions for Passages 2 and 3

Please remember to clearly identify your name and the date on your homework assignments. Homework assignments should be clearly labeled and typed. You can submit questions and work by email to gretchenesl@gmail.com.

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See you tomorrow at 9:30!

8/28
Here is a link to part 2 of the lesson LISTENING, which includes definitions for the words we worked through in class. You can find a link to the podcast from class here. This link also includes a transcript. Feel free to go back and listen to the selection while reading through the trascript. Here is a link to the homework listening passage. This one does not include a transcript. Homework for today includes:

1. Completion of the Vocabulary in Context exercises for Synonyms
2. Five vocabulary sentences using any five words from this lesson
3. Listening to the homework selection and creating a written summary of it
4. Studying section 1 of the high grequency words from your textbook for a quiz on Thursday.

8/29
Hereis a link to the list of common expressions used during lectures.

Below are links to the lectures from the exercises on recording steps or stages during an academic lecture.Here is a copy of the worksheet.  lectures.
Earth's Early Atmosphere
Moral Development
Product Life Cycle

Here is a link to part 3 of the lesson WRITING. Here is a link to the lecture from the integrative writing task.  Homework tonight includes:

1. Completion of an outline or web for the essay on juvenile justice
2. Listen to the following academic lecture on Dreaming, which contains stages. Please take careful notes and be prepared to submit your notes to me.
3. Study for the vocabulary qui on section 1 from the word list in the text.

8/30
Below are the links for the lectures from class used to practice academic notetaking. You can find a link to the worksheet that accompanies the exercise here.
Railroad
Site Management of Animals
Philosophy

Here is the link to the handout on using antonyms to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a sentence. This must be completed and submitted for homework.

Here is a link to part 4 of the lesson SPEAKING. Here is a link to the lecture from the wrtiting simulation on depression drugs.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU MUST BE IN CLASS 80% of the TIME TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COC ATTENDANCE EXPECTATIONS. MISSING CLASS IMPACTS YOUR ABILITY TO KEEP UP IN CLASS.

DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF ABSENTEEISM ON THURSDAY, THE VOCABULARY QUIZ WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th.

The Great Pyramids

Here is a link to the listening for class.