My Last Blog!!!

Wow! Ten weeks ago I had never blogged in my life and now blogging is how I plan, prepare, organize and communicate. You guys aren't the only ones learning! So here are my final instructions to you for this FINAL week that we will work together:

For Monday: Read the article that I gave you in class and also on Wired World to organize your pro and con ideas on video games. We will briefly review the first video for ideas too. 

Be there on time please as it will be a busy morning. We will start your Reading test by 10:30.

Also start finding information of your own on this topic. You all know how to do research on the Internet now, so click around to find information. We will build up information during the week. 

You can also visit Debatepedia and Idebate websites to see what others have debated on this topic. 

Your debate will be prepared on Wednesday morning and the topic debated Wednesday afternoon. 

LET'S GET BACK TO BLOGGING!

Now that your research papers are done and the oral presentations have started, it's time to revisit our blogs and catch up to what everybody's thinking about topics we covered in class. So please start posting your thoughts on 

1)population

2) your research project (use those questions that we discussed in class as inspiration)

3) your experience giving your oral presentation (after you've given it, of course)

Also you can post any ideas, anytime also!

Research Project Deadline

Please bring in your final draft of your research project on Tuesday morning. I will check it over quickly and then you can go and print up your two copies. Use your checklist. You don't have to write an abstract. Don't wait until 11:30!

You will work on your Oral Presentations on Tuesday afternoon. 

We will also discuss the last three weeks of the course. 

We are so close to the end of this course so keep your focus and pace yourselves. Soon we will be sitting on a terrace together enjoying the sunshine and congratulating each other on all your hard work.

E-mail me if you have any questions.

Schedule for Oral Presentations

May 21: morning: Fox

               afternoon: Mey

May 22: morning: Qiang

                afternoon: Loc

May 23: morning: Nicole & Reem

May 26: morning: Myriam

               afternoon: Peng

May 27: morning: Ivy

               afternoon: Katherine

May 28: morning: Hongze

                afternoon: Pedro

Remember your presentations are to be between 20-30 min. Organize your information for listeners (not readers this time) Be prepared to answer questions for 10-15 min. 

Monday - Debates

Just a reminder about what you can expect next week:

Monday - (morning) the debates (Pedro - make sure you contact Nicole!)

                  (afternoon) your persuasive writing on your position from the debate

Tuesday - lecture presentations and working on your research project

Wednesday - Listening test (be there!)

Thursday - Reading test (again - be there)

Thursday afternoon - FUN - I don't know what we will do but let's think of something fun!!!

Friday - more work on your research projects

Have a great weekend and see you Monday morning. 

Check out the front page the Gazette. There's a big article on Happiness!

I know you are busy but....

Please don't forget to keep up your blogging. Your site should have everyone else's blog sites listed on yours. How about a blog on the lecture on Love? Any thoughts?

marley

DOES ANYONE STILL NEED A LECTURE?

In today's newspaper (Saturday) I noticed an ad for a very prestigious lecture given by a very well known Montreal human right lawyer.  He also used to be Canada's Minister of Justice. He is giving the lecture at McGill  on Monday at 6:30.  The topic is "Pursuing Justice:Confronting Injustice". I booked 4 seats for any of you who want to go. It's first come, first serve. Let me know.

BRING IN YOUR REFERENCES SO FAR

On Friday(tomorrow) we are going to practice writing up our references into proper form so bring in some that you want to practice on. Let's help each other. Remember to use those sheets that I gave you today.
Have your notes on your integrated summary readyt o write from so you can get started in class tomorrow.
Be on time. Class starts at 9:00.

Please buy today!

Please buy Doing Honest Work In College by Charles Lipson. It is used by all Concordia and McGill undergraduate students.

Grammar Resources For You

If you need help with your grammar, these books are helpful and can be purchased in the Concordia bookstore:
Understanding and Using English Grammar by Betty Azar (blue book)
The Essentials of English - A Writer's Handbook by Ann Hogue
Exercises to Accompany The Essentials of English by Lida Baker

DON'T FORGET TO BLOG!!!

 

Just a reminder that you should post a quick blog about your experience giving your book presentation. What do you think about how you presented? What did you do well and what do you need to improve (we all have room for improvement!). Was your book worth all that work?

Also you need to go and visit other classmate's blogs too and leave comments. There are some amazing bloggers in this group!!! Your blogs are beautiful, funny, musical, poetic and one of them will make you hungry!

Movie Lovers,

Here is a good site if you like movies. It is two movie critics who review the latest films. There is also a large archive of reviews of films to watch also. For those of you who are doing the Kite Runner , they have an interesting discussion about the film. They also review the new film on the Rolling Stones. 

http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/

At the Movies with Ebert and Roeper

Important Dates!! Mark them in your agendas!

Wednesday April 16 1:30 A2 Lecture on Critical Thinking

Monday April 21 9:30 Introduction to Library Research Part 1

Tuesday April 22 10:30 Introduction to Library Research Part 2

You must have picked your final topic for your research paper by Part 2 visit!!!!!!

Monday April 28 10:00 A2 Lecture in Social Psychology

Don't forget to check your schedules for your book project presentations. Final presentations are next Friday (hopefully) - April 18th. 

Interview with author of Kiterunner

Here is an interview of the author of the book The Kiterunner. Watch it and let us know what you think.   www.bbc.uk

marley

I'd be very interested in reading about your experiences as second language learners. Choose one of the questions we discussed on Thursday morning and post it so we can all benefit from your point of view.

Welcome

Hi Everybody,

Welcome to our blog site. 

Marley