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?