In class on 2/7:
- Course Schedule Overview
- Visit from the ESL Lab
- Summarizing
- Text 1: ‘How Do You Define a Family?’
Asynchronous/ On Your Own before class on 2/9:
- Watch/ read: “The World’s Largest Family Reunion… we’re all invited” by A.J. Jacobs/ TED. As you watch this TedTalk, it’s a good idea to have the English subtitles turned on so you can read along as you listen and watch. In class on 2/7, we’ll discuss this, focusing on the summary and main ideas.
2. Draw your family tree and post a picture of your drawing here.
In class on 2/9:
- HW Review
- Glossary + “The Nature vs. Nurture Debate”
- Annotating, Summarizing and Paraphrasing
Asynchronous/ On your own before 2/14:
- Finish reading The Nature vs Nurture article on Perusall. Add at least 5 annotations to the article.
- Conversation 2: Summary and Response.
In class on 7/14
- summarizing, annotating, paraphrasing and finding a thesis statement
- Notebook–questions and summaries of “The Nature versus Nurture” article
- Overview of essay draft for 2/16
Asynchronous/ On your own before 2/16:
- Revise your summary and response assignment–bring your essay draft to class on 2/16 for peer review.
In class on 2/16:
Peer Review 1: have your essay draft ready to share with the class + discuss thesis statements
Tuesday, February 21: Classes follow Monday schedule
So: we don’t have class but if you have a class on Mondays then this class meets on Tuesday, February 21st, too.
Asynchronous/ On your own before 2/23:
- Revise your summary and response essay.
- Schedule a time to meet with an ESL and/ or Writing Center tutor to revise your essay. See here.
- Submit your summary and response essay on Blackboard by Thursday, February 23rd.
- If you are missing any previous assignments, this is a good time to catch up.
In class on 2/23
- Read/ watch: Do You Think of sperm donors as family?” byVeerle Provoost/ TEDxGhent
- Quiz 2: our notebook
- Verb tenses review
- Summary and response- in class
Asynchronous/ On your own before 2/28:
Find one TEDTalk video or article about family to share with the class. Post the video or article in Assignments. Summarize and respond to it (in two separate paragraphs). Watch a classmate’s video and write down what you learned.
