ELL 2: Cultural Studies
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Important Information:
- FLEX DAYS: I am available Day 2 in Room 16 and Day 1 in Room 215.
- Current Events Assignment: You will need to do at least 3 this term (I may change my mind later.)
- The first is due TUESDAY, January 14th, 2020.
What we did today:
January 28th, 2020:
Learning Goals: "Why do civilizations succeed? Why do they fall?"
HOMEWORK:
Learning Goals: "Why do civilizations succeed? Why do they fall?"
- We will go over key vocabulary related to the Roman Empire.
- We will record notes from a video about the lasting impacts of the Roman Empire.
HOMEWORK:
- Rewatch the video if needed and prepare for a paragraph about the Roman Empire from your notes.
- Your Current Event is now REALLY OVERDUE
January 20th, 2020: Today there was a TOC.
Learning Goals:
We also watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXoEpNjgKzg.
HOMEWORK:
Learning Goals:
- We will extract information from a video to take notes about important information from the Roman Empire.
We also watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXoEpNjgKzg.
HOMEWORK:
- Read the article "The Fall of the Roman Empire" and underline key words. Identify 5 possible causes for the fall of Rome.
January 16th, 2020 (FLEX):
Learning Goals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9bcohqsTGk
HOMEWORK:
Learning Goals:
- We will go over key vocabulary related to the Roman Empire.
- We will extract information from a video to take notes about important information from the Roman Empire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9bcohqsTGk
HOMEWORK:
- Watch this video and bring 5 key facts about the Roman Empire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXoEpNjgKzg.
- Your Current Event is now OVERDUE
January 14th, 2020:
Learning Goals:
HOMEWORK:
Learning Goals:
- We will extract information from a video to analyze discoveries and inventions and their impact on the world today.
- We will present our leaned information to the class.
HOMEWORK:
- Write about 3 vocabulary words from this webpage: https://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/glossary_and_terms.php
- Your Current Event is DUE TODAY
January 8th, 2020 (tutorial):
Learning Goals:
HOMEWORK:
Learning Goals:
- We will participate in a visualization exercise to empathize with humans over 500 years ago.
- We will extract information from a video to analyze discoveries and inventions and their impact on the world today.
HOMEWORK:
- Start reading news articles to prepare you for your Current Events Assignment #1: Due Tuesday, Jan. 14th.
January 6th, 2020: Happy NEW YEAR!
Learning Goals:
Learning Goals:
- We will learn about what people did over the winter break.
- We will go over the expectations for the "Current Events" Assignments.
- We will brainstorm inventions in our daily lives that make our lives easier and use the sentence frames below:
- "Something that makes our lives easier is ... because ...
- "... make(s) our lives easier by ...
- "... simplify(ies) our lives because / by ...
- Start reading news articles to prepare you for your Current Events Assignment #1: Due Tuesday, Jan. 14th.
December 19th (FLEX): We finished our responses. If we didn't, I asked you to come for Flex Day.
Learning Goals:
Learning Goals:
- We will divide vocabulary words into categorize and explain our thinking.
- We will present our ideas in an organized way.
- Sentence frames: "We organized the vocabulary by ... because... " "Some words we weren't sure about are..." "Another possible way to organize the vocabulary could be by sorting the words by ...
- Watch English videos and read articles in English over the break!!