This week’s song of the week is “Bounce Back” a song by CCM superstar Stacie Orrico from her self titled 2003 CD Stacie Orrico. Released as a single from the CD the song talks about bouncing back after a bad relationship [or at least after being badly let down by someone]. Not great, not bad, it nonetheless fits this weeks theme like a glove…
i) the pros of genetic testing given in the essay.
(ii) the cons of genetic testing given in the essay.
(iii) are the pros and cons and organized separately or “back and forth".
(iv) Does it have a thesis statement? Could you write a strong / stronger one for the essay.
(v) Does the conclusion state an opinion? Is it a strong one?
Read the two readings starting on pages 174 & 177 and make lists of:(i) of the qualities most resilient people have, and
(ii) the outside influences resilient people often have.
(i) What have scientist discovered about the relationship between one's genetic makeup and one’s experiences?
(ii) How, when and by whom can one’s genetic predisposition be altered?
(iii) do you think social institutions like schools and prisons could make use of this information? Is so, how?
Read the essay ‘Free Will or Determinism’ starting on page 165 of the textbook and discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend: 1: What was the author’s thesis statement? Did it express a strong opinion?
2: What was/were the author’s opposing opinion (s) and rebuttal (s)? Was it / were they effective?
3: What examples did the author give? Were they in short phrases or paragraphs? Were they effective? Can you find places where you would have placed more?
4: The author uses an analogy, is it effective?
5: How effective is the overall argument? Are there any points the author makes you disagree with?
1: Why didn't Martin Mooney prepare for this marathon?
2: How has Mooney's life changed, physically and emotionally, since he got his disease?
3: How does Mooney feel about his life?
4: What can you say about the cards Mooney was dealt and how he is playing his hand?
This week's song of the week is "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?“. . Written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman with original music by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film The Happy Ending, the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
-a topic we covered in class [i.e. genetic testing],
- something related to world politics [e.g. the war in Iraq, Korean unification]
- something spiritual e.g. the existence of god, the evil of eating meat]
- something related to your everyday lives [e.g. the teaching of courses in English at advanced institutions of learning in Korea].
- The choice to make KAIST become an ‘English’ only campus.
- The proposal to do away with special purpose high schools in Korea.
- The demand for people to use degendered language.
- The efficacy of doing experiments on animals for the improvement of products like cosmetics
1: What did the author of this essay give as the basic definition of industrial engineering?
2: Which other defining strategies did the author use?
3: Did you find the examples the author gave interesting?
4: How did the author introduce his essay?
5: Do you feel like you understood industrial engineering well after reading the essay? Why or why not?
Read the article “The Liberal Arts” starting on page 136 of the textbook and discuss the following questions with your language partner or imaginary friend: 1: When the author was a student, what courses do you think he expected to take?
2: What courses did he actually take? Why?
3: What was his original career plan? What career did he actually go into? What might this change tell you about your own course choices in college?
4: By the end of his essay what value does the author give to studying the liberal arts
Find below the link the the Powerpoint Presentation for Lesson 1: Chapter 8 "Career Pathways"
Science News is an American weekly magazine devoted to short articles about new scientific and technical developments, typically gleaned from recent scientific and technical journals. It has been published since 1922. From 1922 to 1966, it was called Science News-Letter. It is published by Science Service. Kendrick Frazier is a former editor.
(1) compare the boldface phrases and sentences in the original excerpt with the completed precis and discuss whether you think all the main and secondary points are included.
(2) decide which words you feel from the original excerpt were kept in the precis and the reasons why.
(3) determine whether you think there is an ‘introduction’ and‘conclusion’ to the precis and the term you could use to identify the first sentence of the precis.
(4) decide what you would omit if the instructor / editor only wanted 100 words.
Find below the link the the Powerpoint Presentation for Lesson 2: Chapter 7 "Battling Stress at College"
(i) what were the three areas of life the author felt could be controlled so as to relive stress?
(ii) What did the author feel cold be done in each of these areas to releave stress?
(iii) What was the College Readjustment Rating Scale was developed according to the author?
(iv) What were the two theories about the origin of stress noted by the author.
(v) What was the one aspect of stressful situations the author thought we could always control.
Find below the link the the Powerpoint Presentation for Lesson 2: Chapter 7 "Battling Stress at College"
(i) which information did the author use that probably came from another source?
(ii) what words do you think are key ones in the essay?
(iii) what do you think is the authors thesis statement? Do you think it is well supported in the rest of the essay? Are there any places that need more support or somewhere something should be deleted?
(iv) What direct causes of poverty does the author mention? What indirect ones?
(v) How is the essay brought to a close? If you couldn’t see the white space at the end of the essay, would you have known it was ending?
Find below the link the the Powerpoint Presentation for Lesson 2: Chapter 6 "At The Mercy Of Others"
If you having trouble writing your comparative essays, look at the following web sites for some guidance and/or inspiration:
(i) What are some of the direct causes of North Korea’s Famine?
{ii) What are some of the indirect causes?
(iii) What are some of the possible effects of the famine?
Find below the link the the Powerpoint Presentation for Lesson 2: Chapter 5: Empty Pockets
Read the student essay, starting on page 91, “H.H. A Homeless Man” .
