Homework 1

Prepare your oral presentation (topic: British history movie report #2). 2-4 minutes (4 minutes MAX).

If you are using Powerpoint, bring a USB and copy your Powerpoint file to your instructor’s pc before class.

Save your Powerpoint document with the name “British Movie Report 2 (Your Name)” so that your instructor will know which is your Powerpoint presentation.

If you are NOT using Powerpoint, please upload your document to Manaba before class.

ALL students will present next week July 12th.

Homework 2

HW for July 26th – final essay: choose ANY TOPIC COVERED THIS SEMESTER, including your two movie reports, but remember that the topic is BRITISH HISTORY (not the movie).

– 500- 800 words (not including References)

– feel free to add illustrations, maps, pictures, etc.

– don’t forget your References page

– correct academic format (APA style, double-spaced, cover sheet, etc.)

Homework 1 – advice

• What is the purpose of your presentation?
• The purpose of your presentation is TO TEACH YOUR CLASSMATES SOMETHING ABOUT BRITISH HISTORY and British society today (e.g. famous actors, famous directors, famous movies, etc).
• Don’t forget your purpose!

• Only give your classmates the important information that they should remember!!
• Do not give information that your classmates need not remember!
  • The information you give should be what you want your classmates to remember.
  • E.g. Do not tell your classmates the names of the actors in the movie UNLESS YOUR CLASSMATES SHOULD REMEMBER THOSE NAMES!
• Do not use difficult English: your classmates will not understand.
• Remember the English teacher in Dragon Zakura:
  • *use short, simple sentences
  • * use your own English
  • * use simple words that you understand.
  • * use simple words that your classmates will understand.
  • * If you do not understand the words in your presentation, your classmates will not understand either!
  • * If you do not know how to pronounce the words in your presentation, your classmates will not understand!
  • Do not use words that you do not know how to pronounce!!

Total length should be about 300-500 words, and take about 2 – 4 minutes. 4 MINUTES IS THE MAXIMUM.

Today’s class

1. Last week’s sample movie report “A Christmas Carol”
   1. paragraph one topic = the 1951 movie
   2. paragraph two topic = the original 1843 story by Charles Dickens
   3. paragraph three topic = some important themes or ideas in the original story and movie
2. Model movie report 2: an oral presentation about the movie “Bend It Like Beckham”.
3. British history worksheet “Stonehenge to 1066” (pair-work gap speaking, listening and writing activity).

Homework

Write the first draft of your final essay – your “book and movie” presentation –> essay. Print it out and bring to class on January 11th.

1. Introduction
   1. Give the titles of the movie and book you will write about
      1. “I will write about the story, give some historical background and finally say what I learned about US history from this book and movie.”
   2. Movie. Some basic information (title, release date, period of history, director (if famous), actors (if famous). A brief summary of the story (in 2~3 sentences. You may use Wikipedia or Goodreads or Amazon to help you but do not copy and paste – use your own words.
   3. Discuss the history in the movie; e.g. the movie “Forrest Gump” mentions Elvis Presley, President Kennedy, Vietnam War, Nixon and Watergate, etc. Explain these people and events.
   4. Say what you learned particularly about US history from watching this movie. Be specific.
   5. Book. Some basic information (title, original publication date, period of history in the story, author (if famous). A brief summary of the story (in 2~3 sentences; use Wikipedia or Goodreads or Amazon to help you but do not copy and paste – use your own words)
   6. Discuss the history in the movie (e.g. in “Forrest Gump”, explain about Elvis Presley, President Kennedy, Vietnam War, Nixon and Watergate, etc.)
      1. Say what you learned particularly about US history from reading this book.
      2. Good examples:
         1. “I learned that the Vietnam War lasted from 1955 to 1975 and included not only Vietnam but also Laos and Cambodia.”
         2. Or “I learned that President Kennedy was president from 1961-63, that he was president while the Vietnam War happened, that his ancestors were from Ireland, and that he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on Nov. 22nd, 1963.”
      3. Bad example: “I learned about American history from this movie/novel.”
   7. Conclusion. (Repeat the introduction.) Add a short summary of what you learned, and whether you enjoyed the book or movie.

Today’s class

• Explanation of APA style with examples for a book, movie and Internet article. See the resource page for details and more resources.

Homework

Work on your final project. Bring your work to the next class on Friday January  5th.

Today’s class

1. How did the Pilgrims in the Plymouth Colony communicate with the Native Americans?
   1. Listen to the mini-lecture and take notes, then write a paragraph summarising your notes.
2. How do we know what happened in the Plymouth Colony?
   1. Listen to the mini-lecture and take notes, then write a paragraph summarising your notes.

Homework

1. For next week July 14th: Choose a claim in chapter 4, find evidence for it and (if necessary) give an explanation.
   • Evidence can be numbers, dates, tables, photos, maps.
   • You can use more than 1 item of evidence to support your claim
   • Tell (or show) your classmates where you got the evidence from (the book, newspaper, magazine, website, etc).
   • Present this information to your classmates orally next week.
2. For two week s’ time, July 21st:  Choose four claims from chapters 4-7 in the textbook, find detailed evidence for them, and (if necessary) given an explanation.
   • This will be a written paper, in academic format.
   • Choose at least one claim of fact (e.g. Margaret Thatcher was the first woman prime minister of Britain) and at last one claim of judgement (e.g. David Beckham is the most famous English footballer).
   • List all your sources of information.

Today’s class

1. Reviewed Queenie’s claim and evidence.
2. Looked at picture 2, “the Voluptuary” and drew inferences from the observable evidence in the picture.
3. Textbook, p. 46 “Before you read”, exercise #3.