Lab Activity, January 31

How Brands Effect Our Social Status    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaMhIZyL9NE

Marriage as a Status Symbol      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aSj5tO-qHU

Anti-Consumerism:  A Freegan Story  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5q_FAxDuWs&feature=related

Homework for February 3

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/   
Go to the above website and choose ONE video that is about 50 minutes long.  You may scroll down on the left and choose a topic, or go to the Topic pulldown menu and choose. 

•  Take notes as usual.
• Write 3 discussion questions for your group.  The questions should be general questions about the topic, NOT comprehension questions.  (Remember they didn't watch the video!)  Ask group members what they think about different aspects of the story.   

Cornell Method

Cornell Notetaking Video:  http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/videos/video_nt.html  

Homework for Friday, January 27

Go to the National Geographic website and choose one Full Episode (see bar on the left) of one of the following shows:  Naked Science, Taboo, and Ultimate Factories.  CHOOSE ONE VIDEO -  a topic you are interested in.  They are all about 45 minutes long. Take notes for Friday, January 27.

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/national-geographic-channel/      

Snow Day, Number 2!

I'm sure we'll have classes tomorrow, so bring your notes on the brain AND bring your books.  We need to catch up so we'll do both tomorrow.  I hope you enjoyed yesterday's snow and are staying warm.  Have a good day!

Lab Activity for January 17

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7395214n&tag=pop;videos

New words:  autism / autistic    prodigy    recite    ace (verb)    diagnosis    trait    in sequence 

Expressions:  "What did other students make of you?"   light years ahead    math phobia

Homework for January 20

Brain Rules

Take notes on your assigned videos.  *Write a one sentence summary for each one. 

http://brainrules.net/brain-rules-video

EVERYONE should watch the Introduction. 

Rules 1, 2, 3, 4: Haili, Vic, Steven, Chaeri, Esther
Rules 5, 6, 7, 8:  Serge, Shinhye, Sowon, Lili, Kristen
Rules 9, 10, 11, 12:  Tomo, Anastasia, Kitty, Janet, Vivian

Listening homework for Tuesday, January 10

12 Things I Wish My Students Knew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXNfVs1pPQc&feature=related

Note-Taking Tips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-jvsCkR1U&feature=related

Homework for Friday, January 13

http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086/videos

http://www.5min.com/Video/Biography-of-Dr-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-119809154

http://www.5min.com/Video/The-Life-and-Death-of-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-516931635

http://www.5min.com/Video/The-Assassination-of-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-120053253

http://www.5min.com/Video/The-History-of-the-Civil-Rights-Movement-516950482 

Monday is Martin Luther King Day.  Why does the US celebrate this?  Find out by listening to all of the above short videos and taking notes.  Bring your notes to class on Friday.  You will use the notes to create an outline of the important facts of his life and of the Civil Rights movement in general.  You will then turn the notes in to me.  Remember to use standard sized paper!

WORDS/EXPRESSIONS TO KNOW

Baptist     preacher   Jim Crow     segregation     integration     boycott    
Civil Rights     Rosa Parks      

WELCOME TO LECTURE COMPREHENSION!

This blog will have your weekly homework (Friday notes) and links to the Tuesday lab work, so learn this address!