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Call Lab work on Monday

For those of you who missed my class on Monday (Aziz A, Aziz B, Frank, Nana, Inoussa, Denny, and Hawra):

Go to townsendpress.net and complete ex. 1, 2, and mastery tests 1, 2, and 3 in chapter 2 (main idea).

Makeup tests

If you missed the plagiarism test today (Hawra, Dohoom, Denny, Denis, Gedeon), I will stay after tomorrow to give it to you. Come to my room at 12:30 p.m.

Rayan, you can take the context clues (reading) test and the plagiarism test after class.

You can use your notes for the plagiarism test.

Remember the word "malfunction" from our lecture?

Here it is in a different context. LOL

https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/holy-grail--beyonc%C3%A9-has-wardrobe-malfunction-while-on-stage-with-jay-z-185106706.html

Holly's Classification Essay

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVY3V6MWFzd0N1Z00/edit?usp=sharing

Holly's Lecture on Plagiarism

http://youtu.be/5q4rX01voYk

If you missed class today (Aziz A., Aziz B., Hawra, Qing, Denny, and Nana)...
Listen to this lecture and take notes.

You will be able to use your notes for the listening quiz tomorrow.

Vocabulary Slides (due Wednesday)

Send your completed slides to me at holly_cin@yahoo.com

    

Vocabulary taken from 10 Steps, chapter one.

1.      Ambivalent: feelings, emotions, thoughts--Rayan

2.      Adverse: effects, conditions--Rayan

3.      Incessant: noise, complaining, whining, demands—Aziz A.

4.      Nocturnal: creatures, animals, activities—Aziz A.

5.      Mundane: activities, events--Dung

6.      Euphemism--Dung

7.      Bizarre: ideas, thoughts, situations--Frank

8.      Longevity--Frank

9.      Adapt: to new situations, to a new language, culture, etc…--El Hadj

10.  Incentive:--El Hadj

11.  Turmoil: an office in turmoil, a nation in turmoil, a relationship in turmoil--Zhara

12.  Enhance:--Zhara

13.  Soothe (v): soothe a baby--Jianzuo

14.  Soothing (adj): words, a soothing bath--Jianzuo

15.  Scrutinize: documents, numbers, deeds—also “under scrutiny”--Gedeon

16.  Pragmatic: suggestions, solutions, ideas--Gedeon

17.  Obscure: meaning, ideas--Hoa

18.  Condone:--Hoa

19.  Indispensable: car in Houston, a smartphone, good language skills--Natinee

20.  Adversary:--Natinee

21.  Advent:--Chamari

22.  Benevolent:--Chamari

23.  Prevalent--Nana

24.  Impede--Nana

25.  Simulate: Hussain

26.  Succinct: essay, speech, answer--Hussain

27.  Lucrative: idea, investment, career--Hawra

28.  Flamboyant: clothes, car, person--Hawra

29.  Stagnant: water, your life, a relationship--Dohoom

30.  Ambiguous: words, language, meaning--Dohoom

31.  Detriment/detrimental: Musaed

32.  Depreciate: currency, real estate, cars--Musaed

33.  Meticulous: house, clothes--Ramatou

34.  Stringent: laws, policies, teachers--Ramatou

35.  Viral: a youtube video, an idea, a song--Ali

36.  Proximity:--Ali

37.  Fiasco:--Sang A

38.  Lethargic—Sang A

39.  Gist--Valerie

40.  Fabrication--Valerie

41.  Covert: activities (like the CIA “under cover”)--Kant

42.  Enigma/enigmatic--Kant

43.  Fluctuate: stock values, currency, a person’s weight, the temperature outside--Vy

44.  Resilient: human beings--Vy

45.  Dispel: wrong ideas, myths, rumors--Doris

46.  Culminate: a project, an essay, an argument--Doris

47.  Unabated:--Inoussa

48.  Nepotism--Inoussa

49.  Nebulous: ideas, meaning, intentions, words--Justin

50.  Ecstatic:--Justin

51.  Endow:--Tesia

52.  Deter: crime, accidents--Tesia

53.  Dubious:--Rayan

54.  Feasible:--Aziz A

55.  Immaculate: clothes, house, car--Rawan

56.  Divulge: a secret, personal information—Aziz B

57.  Alleviate: pain, headache, stress--Dung

58.  Simultaneous—El Hadj

59.  Culpable--Zhara

60.  Vile: person, an act of violence, a food that tastes bad--Jianzuo

61.  Quest: a quest for something such as money or talent--Gedeon

62.  Lucid: ideas, thoughts--Hoa

63.  Deficient: in vitamins, in nutrition, in skills--Natinee

64.  Dilemma--Chamari

65.  Redundant: words--Nana

66.  Impoverished: nations, people, societies--Hussain

67.  Espouse: ideas--Hawra

68.  Inquisitive: people, especially children--Dohoom

69.  Preposterous: suggestions, ideas--Musaed

70.  Waive:  rights--Ramatou

71.  Assimilate:--Ali

72.  Grotesque:--Sang A

73.  Corroborate--Valerie

74.  Blatant—a blatant lie--Kant

75.  Innovations/innovative: ideas, technologies--Vy

76.  Assess:--Doris

77.  Allocate: time, resources--Inoussa

Answers to the reading homework

Please check your answers. If you have any questions, ask me in class.

TS, chapter 2:

Practice 7:
1. 1
2. 3
3. 2
4. 5
5. 1

Review test 1:
1. B
2. Specific
3. A
4. A

Review test 2:
A
1A. S
 B. S
 C. S
 D. P

2A. S
  B. S
  C. P
  D. S

B
 A. SD
 B. SD
 C. T
 D. MI

 A. SD
 B. S
 C. T
 D. MI

Review test 3:
1. 1
2. 3
3. 9
4. 2
5. 2

Mastery test 3:
1. 1
2. 2
3. 6
4. 1
5. 2

Mastery test 4:
1. 3
2. 2
3. 1
4. 7
5. 2

Holes, by Louis Sachar

Please get this book as soon as possible. I'd like to start reading it this week.

Blog #2: Questions from the lecture on stress (due Wednesday, 9/24)

1. Write 2 test questions from the lecture we  heard today in class on PNI.

Post as a comment.

You may not copy questions that are previously posted.

If I use your question for the test, you will receive points.

LCC Attendance Policy

http://youtu.be/P2x5BknSt0A

Voicethread #1 (due Wednesday, 9/24)

Go to the following link:

https://voicethread.com/share/6076271/

Schedule Tomorrow

8:30-9:20:  First class
9:30-10:20: Second class
10:30-12:30:  Both classes together in the Call Lab

Listening #2: Breathing and Stress (due Monday, 9/22)

After you listen, please post a comment. If you have nothing much to say, just write "done!"

Listening #1: Instructions for your audio presentation on stress

                        This audio which I have made explains what I want you to do for Monday. However, instead of presenting in front of your classmates, as I say on this audio, you will create an audio file on Voicethread. I will explain this to you on Monday and you will create the audio on Monday in the Call Lab.

So listen to my instructions and be prepared to speak on Monday.

Slides to help you with prefixes, suffixes, and roots

Roots

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Websites to learn roots, prefixes and suffixes

The following are some websites that will be useful for those of you interested in learning more roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Please comment if you find them useful.

1. These are quizzes for you on structural analyses of words.
http://www.edhelper.com/Word_Roots.htm

2. Prefix Jeopardy--a game
http://www.quia.com/cb/221179.html

You can play this with one or two players. Try it, its fun!

3. A list of Latin roots:
http://www.siliconyogi.com/andreas/acadamn_it/gre/LatinRoots.html

Blog #1: Introduce Yourselves (due Thursday, 9/18)

Today each of you briefly introduced yourselves to the class. Now I would like you to tell us some more about yourself in writing.

Here are some questions to consider:

Where are you in life (meaning, what stage)? Did you finish high school? College? Graduate school? Talk about your background, and your professional and personal aspirations. Also, discuss your interests, hobbies, and talents. Tell us something about yourself that makes you unique. Feel free to add anything else that you would like to share about yourself with the class.

You should post your writing as a comment to this post. Just click on comment.

Weekly Schedules

Week Five:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVdDBKQjRCaFhwNFE/view?usp=sharing

Week Four:
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVWjJGNVZoQzJHWkk/view?usp=sharing

Week Three:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVRThOaVNKeEFWeDQ/edit?usp=sharing

Week Two:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVNzNVYS1TbDJGVUE/edit?usp=sharing

Week One:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rIza1967iVaDhaTkRUSUZhaTA/edit?usp=sharing

Books for this class

Academic Encounters (Listening and Speaking), 2nd edition, by Miriam Espeseth

Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills, 6th edition, by John Langan

Focus on Grammar 5, 4th edition, by Jay Maurer

Longman Academic Writing Series, by Alan Meyers 

Welcome to the Blog!

Hello 5C and 5D,

The purpose of this blog is threefold. First, it will occasionally be a place for you to do some of your homework assignments. I will also place weekly schedules and vocabulary lists on it so if you're absent on Monday or you misplace (lose) your list, you can replace it easily.

The second purpose for this blog is for us to share useful information (where to go, where to shop, what to do if you have a problem, etc.). You can also use the blog to post items of interest, such as articles, pictures, invitations, etc.

Finally, I will use the blog to post internet links for different activities such as on-line reading and vocabulary practice/quizzes and listening activities.

You should check this blog every few days in order to keep current with the class.

I look forward to a great semester with all of you, and I look forward to "seeing" you on-line,
HC

p.s. If you want to respond to something on the blog, click on "comments" and write your post.