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.

 

Women in Combat

Here is the link to the lesson 1 (reading).

Here is a link to lesson 2 (listening). Here is the link to a text of the lecture that I read in class 2 on the pros and cons of women in combat. Here is a link to the podcast we listened to in class. Here is a link to the second podcast. Please answer the questions in the handout based on listening 2. Here is a link to the third podcast. Please answer the questions about this podcast, but you do not need to create a summary.

Here is a link to lesson 3 (writing). Here is a link to the text of the lecture I read in class. Here is a link to an audio version of the integrative task lecture. Feel free to stop and start it as needed.

Homework assignments for this week include:

• 10 vocabulary sentences using any ten words from lesson 1
• Read passage 2 from lesson 1 and answer questions
• Find any article related to the topic of women in combat and compose a paragraph summary
• Listen to the second podcast on mothers in the military and answer the questions in the handout.
• Listen to the third podcast, which details three women's stories and answer the questions in the handout
• Compelte the written comparative summary of the first and second podcast (you can use the transcripts found in lesson 3
• Study for the CGT vocabulary quiz 12

Hurricanes

Here is the link to lesson 1 with the definitions.

Here is a link to the podcast from class. Here is a link to lesson 2. You may want to go back and read the lecture from the integrative task found here.

Homework Assignments for Lesson 2 are as follows:
Five vocabulary sentences from today's lesson
Complete and revise today's returned integrative essay on Hurricanes
View the clip below. Compose five questions based on the clip and compose a one-paragraph summary.

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Nanotechnology

Welcome back from Spring Break, Testing, and Final Projects! Let's get back to our regular rigors of class.

First of all, here is a link to the reading portion of the lecture, which includes definitions. Homework for day 1 includes 10 vocabulary sentences, the ACT grammar passage questions 16-30, and to study and complete a brief written summary of passage 3. You will be given a very short quiz on this passage. Keep in mind that the Complete Guide to the TOEFL section 8 vocabulary quiz will be on Thursday, so you should start to study those words.

Here is a link for the podcast for part 2 of the lesson. Its a challenging one, but don't be discouraged. Remember, you can stop, start, and replay the selection. Here is a link to the second part of the lesson, which includes definitions. Here is a link to the homework listening passage on nanotechnology fashions.

Here is the link to the podcast for part 3 (writing). You will find instructions for the counterargument here. Your homework assignment is to complete a high-quality draft of your essay on nanotechnology with a counterargument.

Here is the link to lesson 4 (speaking). In addition to studying for a vocabulary quiz on the words from parts 1 and 2 of this lesson, please complete the practice reading test I distributed at the end of class on Thursday.