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Class 24 Goals

Homework Review

Presentations

Test 3 Talk

Homework

Homework for Today

➢ Do Activity 4.5 (Noun Clause Practice)

➢ Work on Group Project (“share” it among your group members as Google slides).

➢ Study for Test 3 on Chs. 5 & 6 on 4/16.

➢ Group Presentations will be due and presented on 4/14.

Activity 4.5 on p. 203 using Tartovsky’s article, p. 182-83 1 Depending on ___________, there are likely to be at least a dozen, if not hundreds, of blogs on the topic. (paragraph 1)

2 The term “information overload” became a more and more popular phrase as people started using the web and realized that it described ___________. (paragraph 3)

3 “To put them away, you need time, an amount that’s limited to ___________, and an already clean fridge and organized pantry.” (paragraph 5)

4 Because the Internet is available 24/7, you can consume information for hours. Limit ___________. (paragraph 5, point 2)

5 Another strategy I use when consuming information is to know exactly ____________ and ___________. (paragraph 7)

6 Regardless of ____________, don’t dismiss the importance of regularly connecting. (paragraph 8)

PRESENTATION DO’S & DON’TS (in normal times) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRaPmO6TlaM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKOO99UjsSE

DO:

➢ Eye contact

➢ Smile.

➢ Speak very clearly.

➢ Speak loudly.

➢ Body language

➢ Speak slowly.

➢ Be prepared.

DON’T!

➢ Don’t read your notes.

➢ Don’t put your back to the audience.

➢ Don’t eat / chew gum.

➢ Don’t talk on phone/ phone off!

➢ Don’t be late.

➢ No filler words (um, uh)

Instructions: ➢ Be sure Prof. Davis has

access to your group’s presentation.

➢ After I pull up your slides, your first speaker will begin.

➢ Speak slowly and VERY clearly!

RANDOM TEAM CHOOSER: http://www.abcya.com/random_name_pic

Homework ➢ For Thursday, be ready for Test 3 on Chapters 5 & 6:

vocabulary, collocations, (matching), ‘It Constructions’ for writing objectively, Noun Clauses, AND be ready to write your Summary-Response Essay for YOUR article.

➢ For Tuesday, read “Dunbar’s Number” on pp. 218-219.

➢ Read the student model, pp. 220-21 (the traditional structure).

➢ For both readings, answer in Blackboard (Week 13)

○ Where and what are the thesis statements?

○ For the student model, where is the counterargument? Write the topic sentence for that paragraph.