Ethnology Lessons

Here is a link to lesson 1, which contains the definitions.

Homework for lesson 1 includes reading and answering the questions for passage 1 as well as composing ten sentences using any ten words from the lesson.

Here is a link to lesson 2. You will find a link to the lecture from the integrative task here. You can find instructions for the presentation in this lesson. Before tomorrow, please complete the research assigned to you by your group members and compose a one-paragraph summary of your research results. Tomorrow, you will have class time to meet with your group and create a simple presenation of your findings. We will give presentations on Thursday. There will also be a writing assignment for this project due later in the week.

Finally, please go online and complete these practice exercises on common TOEFL idioms.

Lessons on the Crusades

Here is part 1 of the lesson, which includes definitions.

Here is part 2 of the lesson, which includes definitions. If you are interested, here is a link to the podcast from class. Here is a link to the lecture from class that accompanies the integrative reading passage.


Here is a link to the listening file of my spoken response. Practice speaking along with me to help you with your phrasing and intonation. I will ask you to give this response tomorrow in class. You can find a link to the text of my response here.

Finally, here are more detailed instructions (with an example) for the One Example essay. Please make sure to submit a first draft that is typed, proofread, printed, and on time.

Offshore Drilling Lesson Materials

Here is part 1 of the lesson on Offshore Drilling. This version of the lesson contains class definitions for vocabulary words and both the reading and the lecture for the integrative task.

Chicago students, if you attended class, you are responsible for the following for homework:

• Read Passage 1 and answer the questions.
• Read Passage 3 and create a basic outline of the information in the passage.
• Compose ten vocabulary sentences using any ten new words from the lesson.
• Start thinking about the pros and cons of Offshore Drilling for an essay on this topic.

Chicago students, if you missed this class, you are responsible for the following:

• Read Passages 1 and 2 and answer the questions.
• Read Passage 3 and create a basic outline of the information in the passage.
• Compose ten vocabulary sentences using any ten new words from the lesson.
• Start thinking about the pros and cons of Offshore Drilling for an essay on this topic.
  Read the reading and lecture for the integrative task and give yourself twenty minutes to compose an integrative writing response comparing the reading and the lecture.

Remember the following about homework assignments:

1. Homework is due within two days of its assignment
2. E-mailed homework is not accepted unless specifically requested.
3. Homework should be typed and labeled with the lesson topic and assignment date.

Final Project Information

Here is a schedule for next week. If you are still confused about the project, here is a copy of the instructions. I will check the blog for comments regarding questions and concerns.

Have a great weekend.