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Group 49 LSC 1103 April-June, 2017
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Week 6 Thursday, May 11, 2017 Period 3 Plan of action for the remainder of the course Review Week 2 materials from Bb Learn Write a good introduction to at least one topic given in your Google Docs Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Period 1 Reading warmup Period 3 2nd Reading Assessment Week 5 Tuesday, May 2, 2017 Period 1, Reading on Sharjah Plane Week 4 Monday, Apr 24, 2017 Period 4 - Prepare for Reading Assessment #2 Week 3 Wednesday, Apr 19, 2017 Period 1 Reading Solar Power Tuesday April 18, 2017 Period 4 Reading Avalanche Period 6 Vocabulary for Avalanche Monday Apr 17, 2017 Period 3 - Create a Google Doc - tell your teacher something interesting about yourself Priority 2 - Reading quizzes in Bb Learn - Do these TWO by end of Period 1 on Wednesday April 19 Priority 3 in Memrise - 3000 points in Desert Horsemen by end of classes Sunday April 2 Sunday Apr 16, 2017 Period 2 - Complete Week 2 vocabulary work - reading quizzes - share a Google Doc TODAY! Achieve 2000 points on ANTIQUE COLLECTION vocabulary by end of Sunday, Apr 16 Priority 2 - Reading quizzes in Bb Learn - Do three by Period 1 on Wednesday April 19 Week 2 Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Period 1 Reading 2 for Week 2 and Vocabulary for Desert Horseman Period 4 Bb Quizzes on readings and Vocabulary practice with Memrise Respondus Lock Down Browser and Easter Island Quiz Tuesday, April 11, 2017 Period 4 Reading 1 for Week 2 Sunday, April 9, 2017 Period 2 Plagiarism Week 1 Wednesday April 5, 2017 Per 1 Week 1 Academic Reading exercise in the Easter Island folder Per 4 Reading and Vocabulary - Memrise Tuesday April 4, 2017 Period 4 NEW Vocabulary Period 6 finish up work from yesterday Hand in Vocabulary worksheets Complete the Edpuzzle Video Attack over Baghdad Part 1 from yesterday The EdPuzzle video Attack over Baghdad Part 2 to be complete next week These materials are in the academic writing folder Monday April 3, 2017 Period 3 Get everyone in Bb MyLearn and go over course outline Per 4 Week 1 vocabulary list and matching exercise Per 5 students did Edpuzzle part 1 of 3 Sunday April 2, 2017 Period 2 Showed students the Vance's Class wiki, and told the story of the Black Spot Course Documents Google Docs The Black Spot Bb Mobile Learn See the assessment schedule here
Week 7
We should have 6 class hours
Argument and Opinion essays: http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/english/argument/index.htm
http://writefix.com/ is aimed at people who are learning English and taking the IELTS or TOEFL exams in writing or speaking. Learn about IELTS essay writing here! There are several parts in this site:
How to write Argument and Opinion IELTS essays and lots of example essays
This is the first step in writing balanced argument essays.pdf
Find this pasted in each of your last shared Google Docs
Here is your next assignment, to be done in your last Google Doc
It’s due by the end of the next iPad day, Monday, May 15
Writing - Introductions to Argumentive Essays
Read the worksheet the teacher gives you, Argument Essay Explained.docx
Study these introduction paragraphs - http://writefix.com/?page_id=1715
Note how introductions can contain 3 or 4 sentences
General introduction of the topic
A statement FOR the argument
A statement AGAINST
Say what side you will argue in your essay
Write four introductions in a Google Doc or Office 365 Word document on these four topics
Do your own work. Anything submitted mostly the same as anyone else's will not be graded.
Should smoking be made illegal?
Who is responsible for protecting the environment?
Why do governments spend money on weapons?
Can racism in society be eliminated?
Practice reading this
1103 Emirati Dialect a. Reading.docx
answer these questions
1103 Emirati Dialect b. Qs.docx
here are the answers
1103 Emirati Dialect c. KEY.docx
Continue practicing reading quizzes in Bb Learn using lockdown browser
In preparation for the reading assessment postponed from week 4 and now scheduled for tomorrow
we went over this reading, LSC 1103Summary_Sharjah_plane updated and tweaked.docx
We'll go over the reading test from last Wednesday
This reading is assigned for homework , to help students prepare for the 2nd reading quiz on Wed Apr 26
DOLPHIN VS PORPOISES no key.docx
Solar Power - solar_power Reading text.docx
Read Avalanche - 1103 Avalanche a. Reading.docx
Answer the questions: 1103 Avalanche b. Qs.docx
Circle the words on the Vocabulary list - Avalanche.docx
and hand the reading in to the teacher
Quizlet - https://quizlet.com/180851421/avalanche-flash-cards/
Hand in the vocabulary list for Avalanche with complete sentences containing the words on the list
Work on the words in Memrise and Quizlet
Write a paragraph about something you do (or have done) that is interesting
Share the document with vancestev@gmail.com
Why? Because we will be doing writing starting Monday / Tuesday.
Feedback on writing is most effectively done in Google Docs.
If you can't create a Google Doc you can write in Word and save to OneDrive in Office 365
Log on to Office 365 and OneDrive with your HCT ID
Share the document with vstevens@hct.ac.ae
You must share a document with your teacher today. Tomorrow we'll begin writing in one of our classes
Antique Collection and Desert Horsemen
If the quizzes are done through Lockdown Browser you should see the results in MY GRADES
Your reading assessment 1 is on Wednesday Period 4
https://www.memrise.com/course/1469159/lsc-1103-kbzac/
By Sunday Apr 23, 3000 points on Desert Horsemen
If the quizzes are done through Lockdown Browser you should see the results in MY GRADES
Your reading assessment 1 is on Wednesday Period 4
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/desert-horsemen-keep-the-peace
Read this and answer the questions at the end of the reading: Desert Horseman, horsemen.docx https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6950191-dt-content-rid-10902087_1/xid-10902087_1
Circle these vocabulary words in the reading, Desert Horsemen.docx https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6950203-dt-content-rid-10902106_1/xid-10902106_1
Write a complete sentence example for each of the 10 words
Write your name on the paper and hand it in to your teacher
You need to take the quizzes for the readings using Respondus Lockdown Browser to open them
Download Respondus Lockdown Browser from the app store
Achieve a passing grade for the quiz on Easter Island
What's my passcode???
When you have this installed, take the quiz from week 1 reading
The first assessment, on reading and vocabulary, is in week 3
For today, period 4, read Antique Collection and answer the questions at the end of the reading.
https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6950187-dt-content-rid-10902081_1/xid-10902081_1
Put your name on the paper and hand it in to your teacher.
For more information
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/national-day-2013/old-gun-belt-that-gave-one-bedouin-an-edge-in-battle#ixzz2pncxlY7V
What is Dr. Khoori holding in his hand?
Period 6 Vocabulary for Antique Collection
Use this list
https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6950202-dt-content-rid-10902105_1/xid-10902105_1
to circle the words in the reading, and return it to your teacher
There are two vocab exercises for week 1 based on the next two readings: Antique Collection and Desert horsemen.
The readings are up under week 2 materials, along with the on-line quizzes, which will need to use Respondus to open them.
The vocab exercises are printable and they should use the Cambridge on-line dictionary, or its downloaded app, to complete them.
You can also go to Memrise for further practice (link in week 1 folder).
Download the presentation here: 4. Plagiarism-at-HCT-PPT.pptx
Plagiarism at HCT is resource #T150 in the HCT Student Research website, covering what plagiarism is, what the consequences are for plagiarizing, and how to avoid it.
RESOURCES from Slide 1
“Copyright perspectives: No you stole it”. 1:53 min. VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzV8GAtK0A0
A short video discussing plagiarism with students as actors. Language and example given is simple to follow. Produced by Penn State University. Video is 1:53 min.
“Avoiding plagiarism: What do I need to cite? ” 1:04 min. VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atTRlg6iaGo
This reviews when you will need to cite your sources – referencing both direct words, and ideas. Produced by the Critical Thinker Academy. Video is 1:04 min.
It is important to discuss that while plagiarism can be a major academic problem, there are many ways to avoid it, including correctly citing resources used, note taking and summarizing skills.
Obtain - or log on to - an account at http://memrise.com
Name yourself (or change your profile name to read)
49s3_Firstname_lastname
Achieve 2000 points on the LSC 1103 KBZAC leaderboard
(Your teacher did this in 15 minutes)
Search for / Log on to the LSC 1103 KBZAC
or use this direct link to practice in this course
https://www.memrise.com/course/1469159/lsc-1103-kbzac/
First list of vocabulary that students will be tested on in Academic Vocabulary in Week 3
is in a folder labeled Easter Island. This contains
https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6947595-dt-content-rid-10888460_1/xid-10888460_1
1 https://edpuzzle.com/media/57cc4386a73451b6461eb390
Go to http://edpuzzle.com
Create a STUDENT account
Give a real name that I can find in my gradebook
JOIN this Class
ehatioz
The EdPuzzle video Attack over Baghdad Part 2 to be complete next week 2 https://edpuzzle.com/media/57cc4382f117dc6634fea9ec
The third part of the series is not yet assigned
3 https://edpuzzle.com/media/57cbef5ef117dc6634fde248
Reading
Reading strategies
https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6947543-dt-content-rid-10885082_1/xid-10885082_1
Reading 1 - Health
https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6947544-dt-content-rid-10885083_1/courses/KBZAC-LSC_1103_Academic_Reading_And_Writing/LO1-2%20Reading%20Module%201%20-%20Health.pdf
You should find all of these in the week 1 folder of the weekly materials.
Introduction Paragraph.pptx
https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6947548-dt-content-rid-10885087_1/xid-10885087_1
Introduction paragraph- goes with power point.docx (48.241 KB)
https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6947549-dt-content-rid-10885088_1/xid-10885088_1
Official LSC 1103 Course Outline 01701
The vocabulary list covers these 25 words (which I’ve alphabetized)
https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6947545-dt-content-rid-10885084_1/xid-10885084_1
authority chapter income normal process scheme
approach community issue period range series
area data legal policy research significant
available despite (prep) major prime role structure
theory
The students did this exercise
https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6947595-dt-content-rid-10888460_1/xid-10888460_1
Per 5 students did Edpuzzle part 1 of 3 Work this one on Monday April 3 - Attack over Baghdad
1 https://edpuzzle.com/media/57cc4386a73451b6461eb390
Go to http://edpuzzle.com
Create a STUDENT account
Give a real name that I can find in my gradebook
JOIN this Class
ehatioz
The room we were assigned had no teacher technology equipment so effective teaching was not possible despite cooperative nature of students. I spent time afterwards arranging a move to S6 classroom for the rest of the week.
Here are our
For writing, we will use Google Docs
Please activate or create an account
Here's what we can do with Google Docs
VIDEO
https://youtu.be/bH1p86lXD40
To return easily to this page
you can put a BLACK SPOT on your iPad - here's how
Visit Vance's Class at PBWorks.com
http://vancesclass.pbworks.com
Open the link in Safari.
Tap on on the iPad screen Select ADD TO HOME SCREEN Select ADD Show the Vance's Class icon on your home screen to your teacher
The LSC1103 BB Learn course
assessment_schedule.pdf
New, improved assessment schedule
10% Week 3 Reading #1 10% Week 6 Reading #2 Week 7 (no assessment) 20% Week 8 Agree/Disagree essay assessment 10% Week 9 Vocabulary test on words in the Memrise course Week 10
20% Research Paper due (300-500 words) 30% Final written assessment
This is for way later
https://mylearn.hct.ac.ae/bbcswebdav/pid-6947546-dt-content-rid-10885085_1/xid-10885085_1
For exercises A, B, C, D
achieve (v.)
estimate (v.)
expect (v.)
evaluate (v.)
function (n.)
progress (n.)
promotion (n.)
require (v.)
research (n.)
role (n.)
For exercises E, F
approach (n.)
barrier (n.)
combine (v.)
complex (adj.)
confirm (v.)
constantly (adv.)
essentially (adv.)
major (adj.)
predict (v.)
similarly
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