AM 130 HOMEWORK

Finish the reading "Have we Forgotten the Trojan Horse" and answer the questions.

Think of a topic for your Process presentation.

PM1 Academic Writing

Use all three given sentences to formulate a new, compound-complex sentence. Watch your punctuation.

1.  Mike was in a car accident on his way to work.

   He was not injured.

   His car was not seriously damaged.

2.  I went to bed early after an exhausting day at work.

   I tossed and turned for hours.

   I was able to fall asleep.

3.  He has been studying French for 10 years.

    He is unable to communicate.

    He cannot formulate the most basic sentences.

130 HOMEWORK

Use of English 6-3 Change

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/harlem/

130 HOMEWORK

Do part two of the Phrasal Verb doc I shared with you today.  Define each of the 12 nouns and create your own example sentences.

HOMEWORK 130

In a Google Doc, write two or three paragraphs, between 100 and 200 words, summarizing the points argued by Farhad Manjoo and Joanne Saul in the Bookstore debate, then responding with your own opinion. Are bookstores essential or are they unnecessary and overrated?

BOOKSTORE DEBATE

Follow the link below and listening to the interview from the CBC:

http://www.cbc.ca/q/news_promo/2012/01/31/post-3/

You will hear a debate between two people, Farhad Manjoo, a writer for Slate Magazine, and Joanne Saul, a bookstore owner, on the topic of book stores.

Take notes while you listen and answer the questions below:

1.  Why are some people criticizing Amazon.com?

2.  What are some of Farhad Manjoo's criticisms of "brick and mortar" bookstores?

3.  Why does he think bookstores are unnecessary?  What, in his opinion, are the benefits of online bookstores like Amazon?

4.  How does Joanne Saul defend "brick and mortar" bookstores?  Give several benefits that she mentions in the debate.

5.  What is her point about the "serendipity" of bookstores?

6.  Whom do you agree with more?  Are bookstores relevant or unnecessary?

AM 130 HOMEWORK

Let's finish up an exercise from unit 5 that we didn't get to last week:

Use of English 5-5 Word Forms

Complete the sentences with the given word so that the meaning remains the same.

EX:

Do you know the departure time for the flight to Calgary? (leaves)

Do you know when the flight leaves for Calgary?

1. I wonder how those two are related?

(relationship)

I wonder ______________ those two.

          

2. I will do whatever you want to do.  

(up)

What ______________ you.

3. No one seems to be certain as to the actual frequency of major earthquakes in this area.

(often)

No one seems to be certain ______________ in this area.

                                         

4. He didn’t phone this morning, which has made me really angry.

(infuriated)

What ______________ this morning.

    

5. It wasn’t surprising that he didn’t come to the staff party.

(that)

______________ didn’t come as a huge surprise.

1.  Do you think that the glorification of violence in the media and entertainment creates/perpetuates violence in reality?

2.  What is a generalization people apply to your country?

3.  When is simplicity more effective than extensive detail?

4.  Do you consider cost of living in your city (housing, education, transportation) prohibitive in any way or is it affordable?

130

Write one paragraph summarizing the main points of the article on "Panglish".

A Good Summary

- is clear to someone who has not read the original material.

- maintains good paragraph structure, with a topic sentence identifying the title/author of the original.

- gives only the main ideas of the original.  Omit unnecessary details, dates, figures, etc. unless essential

- paraphrases, with no direct quotes from the original.

- is concise, not wordy.

- follows the same order as the original when possible.

- is objective

130 HOMEWORK

Complete the doc on Suffixes - part 1 and 2

AM 130

Post-reading discussion

1.  What is the main point of this article?  To what extent do you agree/disagree with the author?

2.  Why does the author begin the article with this quotation?

3.  How are the ideas in this article similar to and/or different from the reading we did on English as a global language in Monday's class?

Wednesday AM 130

AM 130

How does technology influence language?  Many people feel that our adoption of texting, Facebook, and Twitter as popular means of communication has negative effects on language, particularly on our ability to write.  How much or little do you agree/disagree with this statement?

http://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk.html

Watch the video and take notes.  Answer the following questions:

1.  How is speaking different from writing?  Give at least two differences.

2.  Why does McWhorter call texting “fingered speech”?

3.  How have “lol” and “slash” evolved?

4.  In the talk, he calls texting “miraculous”? What does he mean by this?  What is the point of his hypothetical situation involving people of the 70’s, 90’s, and present day?

5. How would you summarize the main point of McWhorter's presentation?

130 HOMEWORK

PART ONE

Follow the link and watch the video of a very handsome teacher explaining Negative Inversion.  There is a practice exercised attached to the video if you want to check it out.  We will do more work with this in class tomorrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SjDcvKIlI0&feature=c4-overview&playnext=1&list=TLOsgN0XzTmeI

PART TWO

Finish the Critical Thinking section of The Hockey Sweater, writing in complete sentences to be shared with me tomorrow.

PART THREE

Monday night's homework:  listen to the song, read the lyrics, find examples of figurative language and be prepared to discuss the meaning tomorrow in class.

AM 130

Pre-reading research and discussion:

1. When was the National Hockey League (NHL) formed?  Who were the original six teams?

2. Who were the two Canadian teams?  Why do you think they had such an intense rivalry?

3. Who was Maurice “Rocket” Richard?  Why is he an important Canadian figure?

4. Quickly do some online research on a Canadian company called Eaton’s.  Who started the company? What did they sell?  How did they sell their products to Canadians?

Listen to the song and discuss the meaning of the lyrics with a partner.  Find examples of figurative language in the song.

LORELAI
So guess I got oldI was like trash on the sidewalkI guess I knew whyOften it's hard to just sweet talk
I was old news to you thenOld news, old news to you then
You, you were like glueHolding each of us togetherI slept through JulyWhile you made lines in the heather
I was old news to you thenOld news, old news to you thenFell for the ruse with you thenOld news, old news to you then
And I still see you when I try to sleepI see the garden, the tower, the streetCall out to nobody, call out to meChip on the shoulder, the dime in the teeth
Now I can see howWe were like dust on the windowNot much, not a lotEverything's stolen or borrowed
I was old news to you thenOld news, old news to you then