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.

Da Vinci

Social Media

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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.

PTSD Lessons

Here is the link to part 1 of the lesson, which includes the definitions. Homework for this class includes revision of the returned gene patent essays, five vocabulary sentences using any ten words from this lesson, and the summary of a You Tube video per the instructions at the end of the handout.

Here is a link to part 2 of the lesson. The podcast for the independent listening assignment can be found here.