Thursday, April 23, 2009

Activity 2 - Unit 7 – Forum

  • Go to Forum 2 - Advertising & Consumers in this blog.
  • Participate and give your personal opinion on the topic.
  • Stick to the topic of discussion and make sure that you answer the forum question.
  • At least two entries per student (adding new info, agreeing/disagreeing with the other student's points of view, drawing conclusions, etc.).
  • Remember to identify your post with your name.
  • Forum closes on Week 6.
  • Value points: 2/10

Forum 1 - Animals

The way animals are used or treated by humans is a topic of constant debate. There seems to be a lot of pros and cons about each and every circumstance. Some people consider that we are the dominant species of the planet and therefore our needs should be met first.

Exchange opinions about the way animals are used or treated.
Select one point from the list and express your views on the topic.
Animals...
  • used for medical research
  • trained to perform in circuses
  • raised for fighting

Activity 1 - Unit 6 – Forum

  • Go to Forum 1 - Animals in this blog.
  • Participate and give your personal opinion on the topic.
  • Stick to the topic of discussion and make sure that you answer the forum question.
  • Write at least two entries. One stating your stand on the matter and the second commenting, adding new info, drawing conclusions or agreeing/disagreeing with other student's points of view.
  • Don’t forget to identify your post with your name.
  • Forum closes on Week 3.
  • Value points: 2/10

Homework & Assignments

For your assignments, please keep the following in mind:
  • Follow instructions step by step.
  • Pay careful attention to syntax, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
  • Make questions or comments about any activity in the posting of that specific activity.

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Comments & Questions




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Evaluation & Grading Plan


You must earn an average of 75 pts. to pass the course.

Course Calendar

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Before you come to class remember to prepare your lessons and...
  • complete the exercises
  • check the grammar boxes
  • read the articles
  • clarify your opinions on the subjects so that you can express them orally

Textbook & Activity Link



On this course we will be covering the first half of your textbook Summit 1 from Pearson Longman.

Here is the link for these series: http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/summit/

For addtional practice of Units 6 to 10, go to Summit 1 Companion Website at http://wps.pearsonlongman.com/summit1/