Gun Control Lessons

Here is the first part of the lesson on Gun Control on 1/28, which emphasizes READING. We started the day by editing and discussing the previous class integrative essay and then completing another integrative writing task and essay. Before working on the reading passages, we completed and discussed these context clues exercises for the embedded vocabulary. Homework for 1/28/13 includes:

1. Five vocabulary sentences using any five words from the lesson
2. Passages 1 and 2 from the lesson
3. Study for Amy Tan vocabulary quiz

Here is the next part of the lesson from 1/29/13, which emphasizes LISTENING. In addition to editing and discussing our previous integrative writing sample and completing another task, we worked on an extended grammar lesson on Adverb Placement. We discussed flexible and inflexible adverbs of frequency as well as adverbs of place. In class we worked from the first listneing selection entitled School Shooting Rekindles Gun Control Debate. Here is a link to the podcast. For  homework, I would like you to complete the third listening passage entitled: LA Police Chief: Gun Limits Help Keep Crime Down. Here is a link to the audiofile. Homework for this class includes:

1. Practice exercises for adverbs of frequency and adverbs of place
2. Listening Passage 3
3. Begin to study for CGT section 2 vocabulary quiz on Thursday

Here is the next part of the lesson from 1/30/13, which emphasizes writing. In class we worked on an integrative essay on this topic. While the reading passage is in the lesson, you can find a copy of the lecture text here In addition, we reviewed the elements of a five-paragraph persuasive essay. Homework for today includes:

1. Complete the integrative writing task on gun control at home
2. Complete exercises for Adverb Placement
3. Study for CGT ssection 2 vocabulary quiz

Here is the final part of the lesson from 1/31/13. In this class we started off with more practice of the integrative writing task. We later worked from a series of relevant speaking activities. You can find a link to the video we watched on the Sandyhook school shooting here and a link to the speaking prompts here. Homework for this class includes:

Completion of five-paragraph essay on gun control.