Kulturraumstudien USA, Homework for December 14th

 For homework, please prepare the following: 

- read pp. 180-188 of These Truths and answer the following questions: 

1. What is the Monroe Doctrine? 

2. What does Jill Lepore mean by "populism is...at its heart, an argument about numbers"?

3. What was noteworthy/novel about the way in which Andrew Jackson campaigned? 

4. How did July 4, 1826 mark the beginning of a new era in US history?

5. U.S. presidents are often compared to their predecessors (parallels were made between Obama and JFK and FDR, for example). Trump has been compared to Jackson. Do you consider this comparison legitimate? If so, in what ways are the two presidents alike? If not, why is this comparison misleading?

Interesting links: 

Slave rebellions: Slave Rebellions - HISTORY

Webster's Dictionary: Websters Dictionary 1828 - American Dictionary of the English Language

Full text of the Star-Spangled Banner (the US national anthem): NMAH | The Lyrics (si.edu)

Declaration of Independence (referenced in your reading above): Declaration of Independence: A Transcription | National Archives

Who's on US currency? Currency and Coins: Which Presidents Are on U.S. Money? - NerdWallet

Symbolism of horse stances in monuments: The Horse Statue Symbolism... Fact or Myth? (nationsclassroomtours.com)

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Monday/Wednesday Group), Homework for December 9th

 For homework, please prepare the following: 

- read pp. 138-139 (the first pages of Unit 17) in Destination, paying particular attention to difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses. Bring any questions from these pages with you to class. (The file "intro to relative clauses elementary" in the "Resources for participle and relative clauses" folder on Ilias Inhalt might be of help.)

- complete exercises A-H on pp. 140-141. Self-check your answers with the key and bring any questions with you to class. 

- do number 8 from the file entitled "relative clauses ariane grande exercise" in the "Resources for participle and relative clauses" folder on Ilias

- read the filed entitled "closer look participle clauses 1_2" and "closer look participle clauses 2_2" in the "Resources for participle and relative clauses" folder on Ilias. Bring any questions about this content/the examples with you to class. 

- complete exercises 3.1 and 3.2 on the "closer look participle clauses exercises 1_2" sheet in the "Resources for participle and relative clauses" folder on Ilias. 

- self-check the remaining exercises from the "Grammar for CAE and CPE not using the passive" sheet started in class: 

2) 1. The lights dimmed during the last dance. 2. Darren's performance in the 100 metres/meters improved by a tenth of a second. 3. The Titanic sank in 1912. 4. His eyes filled with tears. (This is like the "the hole filled with water" example discussed in class.) 5. The plan gradually developed. 

3) 1. Initially, I think the plot unfolds very convincingly. 2. The tension increases in the third scene. 3. But then you change everything. 4. Melodrama replaces real drama, doesn't it? 5. But the first act finishes with only a vague suspicion of murder in the air. 6. You're crazy to/It's crazy that you start the second act with the actual killing. 7. And you end the third act with such an anticlimax. 8. It's difficult to see tickets selling for a play like this. 

4) d,b,a,c,d,b

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Tuesday/Thursday Group), Homework for December 8th

 **Please don't forget to register for the exam on PSSO by December 7th!!!** 

Announcement: there will be no Zoom meetings for our class on Thursday, December 10th. 

For homework, please prepare the following:

- check your answers for the "verbs commonly used with the passive" sheet below:

3) d, f, i, a, h, e, g, c, j, b

4) 1. we've been swamped with/by, 2. was completely taken aback by, 3. was disconcerted by, 4. is handed down from generation, 5. was scaled down following, 6. being talked down, 7. was couched in extremely formal 

- read the sheet entitled "not using the passive" in the Grammar for CAE and CPE folder and complete the exercises on the "not using the passive exercises" sheet

- complete exercises G-J on pp. 58-59. Self-check your answers and bring any questions to class. 

- learn the Unit 8 topic vocab and word formation words on pp. 60-61 of Destination and complete exercises A-D on pp. 62-64 and L-O on pg. 67. Self-check your answers and bring any questions with you to class.

- read three articles posted on this page and decide which of the three essays is the best in the following categories (there can be different essays that "win" in the different categories, just make sure that you have concrete reason for your decision): 1) word choice, 2) sentence construction/syntax, 3) paragraph organization, 4) thesis/main message What I'm really thinking | Lifeandstyle | The Guardian

- the notes from December 3rd appear on Ilias Inhalt and I have updated the December 1st file to include your contributions (it now appears as "real notes from December 1st" on Ilias). 

Optional essay of 250-300 words in response to one of the following prompts (due to me via email by Sunday, December 13th at 5 pm): 

1. Write your own "What I'm really thinking" text (you still need a thesis for this essay; notice that all of the good ones on the Guardian website have a clear message that they wish to communicate to the reader)

2. Is the holiday season overrated? 

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Monday/Wednesday Group), Homework for December 7th

**Please don't forget to register for the exam on PSSO by December 7th!!!** 

For homework, please prepare the following:

- check your answers for the "verbs commonly used with the passive" sheet below:

2) 1. dogged, 2. buffeted, 3. haunted, 4. Locked, 5. hounded, 6. handicapped, 7. doomed, 8. blessed, 9. touched, 10. earmarked, 11. destined, 12. possessed

3) d, f, i, a, h, e, g, c, j, b

4) 1. we've been swamped with/by, 2. was completely taken aback by, 3. was disconcerted by, 4. is handed down from generation, 5. was scaled down following, 6. being talked down, 7. was couched in extremely formal 

- read the sheet entitled "not using the passive" in the Grammar for CAE and CPE folder and complete the exercises on the "not using the passive exercises" sheet

- learn the Unit 8 topic vocab and word formation words on pp. 60-61 of Destination and complete exercises A-D on pp. 62-64 and L-O on pg. 67. Self-check your answers and bring any questions with you to class.

- read three articles posted on this page and decide which of the three essays is the best in the following categories (there can be different essays that "win" in the different categories, just make sure that you have concrete reason for your decision): 1) word choice, 2) sentence construction/syntax, 3) paragraph organization, 4) thesis/main message What I'm really thinking | Lifeandstyle | The Guardian

Optional essay of 250-300 words in response to one of the following prompts (due to me via email by Sunday, December 13th at 5 pm): 

1. Write your own "What I'm really thinking" text (you still need a thesis for this essay; notice that all of the good ones on the Guardian website have a clear message that they wish to communicate to the reader)

2. Is the holiday season overrated? 

Kompetenzerweiterung III (Wednesday Group), Homework for December 9th

 Please prepare the following for our next meeting: 

- watch the following video and be prepared to debate this question with a classmate next week: Should Chocolate Advent Calendars Be Banned? | Good Morning Britain - YouTube

- have a look at Good Morning Britain's debate playlist and select another video to watch. Bring that debate question with you to class next week: Most Heated Debates | Good Morning Britain - YouTube

- access the "Words for Discussions" folder on Ilias. Read the sheet on vocabulary words/phrases and do exercises 16.1-16.12. Check your answers with the answer key and bring any questions you have with you to class. 

- prepare the following debate questions for next week: 

1. Should we change the ways we raise children?

2. Is veganism sustainable?

Kompetenzerweiterung III (Tuesday Group), Homework for December 8th

 Please prepare the following for our next meeting: 

- watch the following video and be prepared to debate this question with a classmate next week: Should Chocolate Advent Calendars Be Banned? | Good Morning Britain - YouTube

- have a look at Good Morning Britain's debate playlist and select another video to watch. Bring that debate question with you to class next week: Most Heated Debates | Good Morning Britain - YouTube

- access the "Words for Discussions" folder on Ilias. Read the sheet on vocabulary words/phrases and do exercises 16.1-16.12. Check your answers with the answer key and bring any questions you have with you to class. 

- prepare the following debate questions for next week: 

1. Should we change the ways we raise children?

2. Is veganism sustainable?

Kompetenzerweiterung I (Tuesday/Thursday Group), Homework for December 3rd

  For homework, please: 

- read through the grammar descriptions for passive voice on pp. 54-55 in Destination and complete exercises A-F. Self-check your answers and bring any questions with you to class. 

(In the folder "Resources for passive voice" you'll find a number of scans that might be of assistance in forming the passive, such as the files "passive voice in present progressive" and "passive voice table".)

- read the sheet "verbs commonly used with the passive explanation" in the Grammar for  CAE and CPE folder on Ilias and complete the accompanying exercises (this is a separate file entitled "verbs commonly used with the passive exercises"). Look up any verbs you don't know (there are quite a few advanced ones here). 

- self-check your answers to the future tenses sheet that we started correcting in class here: 

2) 1. supposed/due/required/obliged, 2. just 3. point 4. unless 5. be 6. to 7. left/gone 8. leaving /going/off 9. be 10. move

3) 1. the point of, 2. would do his/was doing his 3. as we've paid, 4. is going to have (or: will have) an, 5. will have been studying, 6. to be taken/being taken/going to be taken 

4) 1. on, 2. OK, 3. now, 4. zone, 5. the, 6. OK, 7. been, 8. course, 9. OK, 10. the, 11. and, 12. OK, 13. will, 14. OK

The notes from today's class appear under the file name "Notes from December 1st" under Ilias Inhalt.