Debates

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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