Look at these ten items and decide if themain purpose is to entertain, persuade, or inform?
1) Bananas have many vitamins and doctors say they make a good breakfast.
2) We have so many quizzes in other classes so I do not think you should give us any homework.
3)
4) Sweets can taste good but having a diet high in sugar can lead to a person becoming sick with diabetes or heart disease. 5) How do you know the chef at McDonald’s is a clown? Because the food tastes funny. 6) The new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 can go over 400 kph. It would be a good car to buy if you want to look very cool.
7)
8) The “brown note” is term for the audio frequency between five and nine Hertz (below the 20 Hz frequency detectable to the human ear). There is a theory that when the brown note is played loudly enough, the vibrations felt in the human body will cause a person to feel like they need to poo.
9)
10) Ferrari World may be a long drive away but is a great place to take the family. Not only does it have the fastest roller coaster in the world but it is has many activities for young children. Even though it can be expensive, a trip to Ferrari World will be an unforgettable experience.
11) A neutron walks into a Starbucks and asks "how much for a coffee?" The barista says, "for you? no charge."
12)
13)
14)To be successful on the iELTS exam students must be able to write a "For and Against" essay so students should learn how to see from more than one perspective.
Work with a partner using TitanPad. Write a sentence for each vocabulary word, using the word correctly.
Each group writes 19 sentences:
Good Example:
1) The pyramids of Egypt are thousands of years old so they are ancient.
Bad example:
2) Archeology is a science.
The pictures can help with your sentences but read the definition to write the sentence. You can make your own examples but make sure the sentence shows the meaning of the word.
UNIT 3
Reading/
Writing Vocabulary
(1)
Ancient –
(adjective) -very old : having lived or
existed for a very long time
(2)
Archeology –
(noun) – a science that deals with past human life and activities by
studying the bones, tools, etc., of ancient people
(3)
Artifact – (n) –a simple object (such as a tool or weapon) that
was made by people in the past
(4)
Compulsory –
(adj) – required by a law or rule
(5)
Display –
(verb) – to put (something) where people can see it
(6)
Document –
(noun) –an official paper that gives
information about something or that is used as proof of something
(7)
Economic –
(adj) – relating to the system of buying, selling, or producing goods and
services.
(8)
Excavate – (v)
– to uncover (something) by digging away and removing the
earth that covers it
(9)
Exhibit – (n) –
an object or a collection of objects that have been put out
in a public space for people to look at
(10)
Field – (n) – an area
of work, study, etc.
(11)
Financial –
(adj) – relating to or having to do with money
(12)
Fossil – (n) – something
(such as a leaf, skeleton, or footprint) that is from a plant or animal which
lived in ancient times and that you can see in some rocks
(13)
Hieroglyphics –
(n) – a system of writing (such as the one used in ancient Egypt)
that uses characters that look like pictures
(14)
Knight – (n) – a
soldier in the past who had a high social rank and who fought while riding a
horse and usually wearing armor
(15)
Naturalhistory
– (n) – the study of plants, animals,
and sometimes ancient human civilizations
(16)
Period – (n) – a length
of time during which a series of events or an action takes place or is
completed
(17)
Research – (n)
– careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge
about something
(18)
Sword – (n) – a weapon
with a long metal blade that has a sharp point and edge
(19)
Tuition – (n) –
money that is paid to a school for the right to study there
Before you make your cartoon, write a brief
short story.
What change will happen? What will people say and do?
Cause == the reason for something happening. Effect == the change that happens. In a cause and effect story there must be an action that changes something.
Do not only tell the change, show the change.
You must plan how many boxes you will need for your comic. I suggest 3 or 6 boxes.
STEP
2: Make your comics
Here are some websites to create a comic:
StoryboardThat.com (Make sure you click "save and continue" on the bottom right of of screen so you do not lose your work as this site does not save automatically).
When the comic is completed, write a few
sentences that explain:
What is custom or tradition?
What is the cause and effect?
What (if anything) has changed in recent years
on the cartoon’s topic?
Checklist help:
In Unit 2, we learned about cause and effect so each comic should show a cause and effect. You do not need to tell the cause and effect in the comic because, after you complete your comic, you will write about it in Step 3.
In Unit 2, we learned about suffixes so each comic should include at
least one use of a suffix
Two friends will say they want to be family but one moves away. They say they will communicate by bird. Later they say their son and daughter will marry. One friend tries to send a bird but the bird dies. The other friend never gets the message and thinks they forgot about them.
Example Step 3:
What is custom or tradition?
What is the cause and effect?
What (if anything) has changed in recent years
on the cartoon’s topic?
Sending messenger birds is a traditional way of communicating. Also, parents deciding who their children will marry is also a traditional custom. In my cartoon, the bird getting lost caused a misunderstanding in the communication. One friend thought that the other friend did not want his friend's son to marry his daughter because the message was not received. Receiving no message was understand as the answer "No." Today, parents still choose who their children will marry but people send those invitations by e-mail and they can quickly contact the person to find out if the message was received.
When you click "save and exit" on Storyboard that it will give you a link. Send this link to your teacher along with a few sentences in which you complete Step 3.
Bonus Step:
When you are finished with your comics (Step 2) and writing about them (Step 3), then use iMovie to turn your favorite comic into a video
Today you will work in TitanPad. Open up a Titanpad (http://titanpad.com/ep/pad/newpad). Share the link with your partner. COPY and PASTE TASKS A-F into the TitanPad. Share your titanpad link with a partner. (Task H will be done on Padlet).
You will make a presentation answering this question:
How has modern technology changed the way we interact
with each other? What are the positive and negative aspects of this
influence? Are the changes for the better or for the worst?
What do these pictures tell us about how our interactions have changed?
One new way we interact with each other is through social-networking. On Page 73 of the Listening/Speaking textbook there is an ideas map for social networking activities.
----------------------------------------------
TASK A) Besides those listed on page 73, What are some other examples of social networking activities?
*
*
*
*
*
*
TASK B) Besides social networking, what are some modern ways of communicating?
*
*
*
*
*
*
TASK C) What are some traditional ways of communicating?
*
*
*
*
*
*
TASK D) What do you think has caused the big change between traditional and modern ways of communicating?
TASK E) Look at the ways of communicating that you listed in TASK B and TASK C in more detail. Think of examples. Describe the activities. What are the positives/advantages and negatives/disadvantages?
TRADITIONAL WAYS OF COMMUNICATING
1) Communication: Face to face
Examples & Activities: Chatting with friends at a cafe. Talking with family at the dinner table.
Positives/Advantages:
Negatives/Disadvantages:
2) Communication:
Examples & Activities:
Positives/Advantages:
Negatives/Disadvantages:
3) Communication:
Examples & Activities:
Positives/Advantages:
Negatives/Disadvantages:
NEW WAYS OF COMMUNICATING
1) Communication: Social Networking Examples & Activities: Posting and commenting on Instragram photos. Sharing videos, links and thoughts on twitter.
Positives/Advantages:
Negatives/Disadvantages:
2) Communication:
Examples & Activities:
Positives/Advantages:
Negatives/Disadvantages:
3) Communication:
Examples & Activities:
Positives/Advantages:
Negatives/Disadvantages:
TASK F) Think about classrooms of the past and of today, or how your grandfather spent time with his friends and how you may spend time with yours. What are some ways technology has changed how we interact with each other?
*
*
*
TASK G) Review the advantages and disadvantages listed in TASK E and your examples from TASK E. What is your overall opinion about the change in communication methods has affected how we interact? Is the change positive or negative?Why?
Use the information from Tasks A-F to complete Task H
1 Slide: what has changed how we communicate. 3 Slides: traditional ways of communicating described with positives/advantages and negatives/disadvantages. 3 Slides: modern ways of communicating described with positives/advantages and negatives/disadvantages. 1-3 Slides: ways technology has changed how we interact with each other. 1 Slide: You and your partner’s opinion about if the change in how we communicate is for the better or for the worse.
How has modern technology changed the way we interact with each other? What are the positive and negative aspects of this influence? Are the changes for the better or for the worst? When finished, email your teacher: A) TitanPad link B) Padlet link.
