Your Argument Presentations

Argument Nguyen

https://youtu.be/p7EcHgnHMPY

Argument Oria

https://youtu.be/eEAZ2XH6bwQ

Argument Juan Carlos

https://youtu.be/84rKOoLueFU

Argument Moaz:

https://youtu.be/84rKOoLueFU

Argument Jack:

https://youtu.be/vxujCix2nro

Argument Hamy:

https://youtu.be/slIbK0Gti0w

Argument Ro:

https://youtu.be/DWRdPduCEjY

Argument  Sophie:

https://youtu.be/PIZDi4nWXiw

ArgumentGinna:

https://youtu.be/AjDJrT7swj8

Class tomorrow

If you were absent today and didn't hear the message, CLASS TOMORROW IS IN THE HILTON HOTEL, NOT IN LAW HALL.

Schedule for week 12

Monday: AH 7 (Final exams: grammar, writing, and listening part 1)
Tuesday: Compass Exam (go to Roy Cullen (LCC BLDG) room 100 at 8:30)
Wednesday: No class/study day
Thursday: Hilton Hotel (Final exams: reading and listening part 2)

Preparing for the listening final exam

The listening test will have multiple components, all of which are related to chapter 6 in Leap. If you don't prepare properly for this test, you probably won't pass it. I'm assuming that you are familiar with listenings 1 and 2 from chapter 6.

Part I: You will hear a lecture in class on Monday and take notes. I will collect the notes. You will answer the questions on the test on Thursday based on your notes. Read the information below in order to be prepared for this lecture!

Part II: On Thursday, you will listen to something new, take notes, and answer questions.

Part III: Vocabulary from chapter 6.



For Monday's lecture:

Taken from: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/148945.php

 The word pandemic comes from the Greek pandemos meaning "pertaining to all people". The Greek word pan means "all" and the Greek word demos means "people".

A pandemic is an outbreak of global proportions. It happens when a novel virus emerges among humans - it causes serious illness and is easily human transmissible (spreads easily from person-to-person).

What is the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic?

A pandemic is different from an epidemic or seasonal outbreak.

• Put simply, a pandemic covers a much wider geographical area, often worldwide. A pandemic also infects many more people than an epidemic. An epidemic is specific to one city, region or country, while a pandemic goes much further than national borders.


• An epidemic is when the number of people who become infected rises well beyond what is expected within a country or a part of a country. When the infection takes place in several countries at the same time it then starts turning into a pandemic.


• A pandemic is usually caused by a new virus strain or subtype - a virus humans either have no immunity against, or very little immunity. If immunity is low or non-existent the virus is much more likely to spread around the world if it becomes easily human transmissible.


• In the case of influenza, seasonal outbreaks (epidemics) are generally caused by subtypes of a virus that is already circulating among people. Pandemics, on the other hand, are generally caused by novel subtypes - these subtypes have not circulated among people before. Pandemics can also be caused by viruses, in the case of influenza, that perhaps have not circulated among people for a very long time.


• Pandemics generally cause much higher numbers of deaths than epidemics. The social disruption, economic loss, and general hardship caused by a pandemic are much higher than what an epidemic can cause.

You need to review the vocabulary from Leap chapter 6 in order to be prepared for this lecture. In addition, here are a few more vocabulary words you'll need to understand the lecture:

1. Detection

2. Surveillance

3. Incentive

4. Deity

5. A SPIKE in the number of cases (it means a sharp increase)

6. Cataract

Your Final Presentations

In this presentation, we will discover who among you has the potential to be a lawyer :D

Tomorrow (Tuessday), each student will be assigned a position on a controversial topic (either for it or against it). The topics will be assigned randomly. There is no switching.

Your job is to research the topic so that you are familiar with the topic as well as the arguments for and against it. Write down all of your sources of information as you'll need to provide them at the end of your presentation.

Then you are to give a 7-10 minute thoughtful presentation on your topic, arguing your point of view (not your own point of view; the point of view you are assigned). Present as many arguments as you can in favor of your position. Again, this is not your personal point of view, but rather the opinion you have been assigned.

A strong argument will also consider the opposing points of view and address them if possible.

A good presentation will contain:
1. An attention-grabbing introduction to your topic
2. A clear explanation of your topic. (For example, what exactly is capital punishment?)
3. Your position on the issue and why we should be persuaded by it.
4. A conclusion.

***You have to practice outside of class in front of two classmates. If you skip this step, you will lose 10 points from your grade. I will give you the feedback forms for them to fill out. Here is the link in case you lose your hard copies:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVTlRWbDl5ajhxOGM/view?usp=sharing

Here is the schedule:
Friday: 1, 2, and 3

Monday: 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 (in 5A we'll do 8 on Tuesday)

Tuesday: 9, 10, 11, and 12

1. Social networking sites are good for society.  (Nguyen/Hamy)

2. Social networking sites are not good for society.  (Oria/Moaz)

3. Marijuana should be legalized for adults.  (Juan Carlos/Dani)

4. Marijuana should not be legalized for anybody.  (Dalya/Jack)

5.  Prostitution should be legal.  (Santiago/Ginna)

6. Prostitution should be illegal.  (Rachel/Ro)

7. The drinking age should not be lowered to 18. It should stay as is at 21.  (Xiaotong/Sophie)

8. The drinking age should be lowered to 18.  (Murtaja/Andy)

9. Adults should have the right to carry a concealed weapon.  (Chuong/Mingyao)

10. Carrying a concealed weapon should be illegal.  (Loha/Aybeck)

11. Capital punishment should be instituted for capital crimes. (Ali)

12. Capital punishment should not be instituted under any circumstance. (Huy/Alvis)

Monday, November 16: Leap, ch. 6, listening 2

Tuesday, November 17: RS, purpose and tone HW: RS, pp. 250-251 letters 1 and 2; pp. 252-253 write summaries of the writer’s perspectives

Wednesday, November 18: Leap, ch. 6, listening 3 Purpose and tone HW: RS, pp. 266-268, reading and questions

Thursday, November 19: RS, argument HW: RS, pp. 436-440, read both articles, answer questions, and respond on the blog

Friday, November 20: 8:30-9:30: First class 9:30-10:30: Second class Presentations Culture Festival HW: Presentations next week Monday and Tuesday

Class tomorrow

Please go to the Call Lab at 8:30 for LCC evaluations.

After you finish...
9:30-10:50: First class
11:10-12:30: Second class

Class tomorrow

Classes will be combined in my room.
Greg will teach first.
I will teach second (obviously).

Leapchapter6 from holly_cin

Complete Mastery Tests 1 and 2 for homework.
You can do 3 and 4 for extra practice (highly recommended but not required).

If you were absent for class today:

1. Go to townsendpress.net chapter on inference. Watch the video, do exercises 1 and 2 and then mastery tests 1 and 2 (as mentioned above).

2. Take the "Sex Lies and Conversation" reading test using only your notes. Turn in the test and your notes tomorrow.

Download the following document and type your responses on this test. When you're done, print it out.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVUFFQcDNMRFQyd2c/view?usp=sharing

Sex, Lies, and Conversation essay

I will give out a hard copy in class but here it is online for you:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVeDlyYkFWSnE4bEk/view?usp=sharing

Debates

The votes are in and they have been scrutinized by trustworthy vote-counters :)
It looks like topic 4 and 5 were the most wanted debate topics.

Topic 4 debate (living together before marriage) will take place on Monday.

Topic 5 debate (banning violent video games) will take place on Wednesday.

5B
Topic 4:
In favor (of living together before marriage):  Loha, Nguyen, Xiaotong
vs.
Against (living together before marriage):  Ali, Chuong, Santiago

Topic 5:
In favor (of banning) Murtaja, Oria, Rachel (79.28)
vs.
Against (banning): Dalya, Huy, Juan Carlos (72.14)


5A
Topic 4:
In favor (of living together before marriage): Ginna, Ro, Mingyao
vs.
Against (living together before marriage): Dani, Hamy, Andy

Topic 5:
In favor (of banning): Aybeck, Sophie (84)
vs.
Against (banning): Jack, Moaz, Alvis (87)

Classes Thursday and Friday

Classes will be combined with Greg.

Thursday (in Law Hall big room)
Friday (room 108): Reading test (organizational patterns, ch. 7) and Leap, chapter 5

Go to the townsendpress.net website and do some of the practice tests for "relationships I and II" in order to practice this skill. The videos are good to watch.

Choosing debate topics (due Thursday)

Here are some topics that I thought would be interesting for your debates. Please vote for your 3 preferences. Post a comment.

Topic #1:
Social networking sites are good for society.
Social networking sites are not good for society.

Topic #2:
Cell phones and ipads (or similar devices) should be permitted in LCC classes.
Cell phones and ipads (or similar devices) should not be permitted in LCC classes.

Topic #3:
Attendance should be taken at the LCC.
Attendance should not be taken at the LCC. If students don't want to attend, that's their business.

Topic #4:
Couples should live together before they get married.
Couples should not live together before they get married.

Topic #5
Violent video games should be banned.
Violent video games should be permitted.

Topic #6
Prostitution should be legal.
Prostitution should not be legal.

Topic #7
Women make better nurses than men.
Men make better nurses than women.

Friday Fun Day: Halloween Edition

Our next debates (next Monday and Wednesday)

5B
Loha, Nguyen, Xiaotong (85)
vs.
Ali, Chuong, Santiago (69.29)

Murtaja, Oria, Rachel
vs.
Dalya, Huy, Juan Carlos


5A
Ginna, Ro, Mingyao (85)
vs.
Dani, Hamy, Andy (85)

Aybeck, Sophie
vs.
Jack, Moaz, Alvis

Schedule for week 8

Monday, November 2: RS, organizational patterns (compare and contrast/cause and effect) Discussion “Male Nurses…” Leap, ch. 5, listening 2 HW: RS, pp. 351-357, passages 1-3 for each pattern

Tuesday, November 3: Organizational patterns, continued (classification and chronology) HW: RS, pp. 358-363, passages 1-3 for each pattern

Wednesday, November 4: Leap, ch. 5, listening 3 Organizational patterns, completed (process, listing, spatial order, statement and clarification) HW: RS, pp. 364-373, passages 1-3 for each pattern

Thursday, November 5: Reading test: Organizational Patterns

Friday, November 6: Listening test (Leap chapter 5) HW: TBA

For tomorrow's class

In RS, please read pp. 341-346 and answer questions.
Also, p. 348 passage 3.
Read #2 Illustration and example and do practicing the skills pp. 349-350

Leap, pp. 89-92, review vocabulary