About this Course
The Student Resources page on the TLC Website contains policies, forms, syllabi, and other useful information for students. A few examples of the policies found on Student Resources include: Make-up Work, Academic Integrity, Attendance, Satisfactory Academic Progress, etc. The Student Resources page is available at www.thelanguagecompany.com/student-resources.
Learning modules
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Week 1
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Review Synonyms re: "Footballer unhurt after gunfight during mugging; enter into Brainscape/underline in reading
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Discussion Questions: Student A/Student B "Footballer unhurt (pre-writing discussion/using vocabulary)
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Writing: "Police officers are among the biggest heroes in the world today." Agree/Disagree
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Due 6/25: Use 10 new words from 06/20 "Synonym Match" in complete sentences
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Due 07/01: Use 10 new words from 06/24 "Synonym Match" in complete sentences
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Writing: "Everyone in the world should reduce the amount of water they use." State opinion with reasons.
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TED Talk: Why I'm a weekday vegetarian/Graham Hill w/comprehension and details quiz
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Vocabulary: Synonym Match; words added to Brainscape app., personal review lists Topic: Italy/drought
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2022-06-25 03:30 - Reading: Summary (oral) "Italy's largest river experiencing drought"
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Random questions related to water shortage: Student A/B (3 different partners)
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Week 2
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Review: How to Answer a Question with a Complete Sentence
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DUE 07/05...Homework 10 sentences from synonyms (1-10) or (a-J) 06/30 Breaking News "People in Tokyo Asked..."
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Download 2 page Mini-Lesson "People in Tokyo"; Vocabulary (synonyms)entered in app. BRAINSCAPE
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Writing: "We all need to use less electricity every day." State opinion with reasons.
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Impromptu Speech (11 AM 07/01/22) re: TED Talk (links below)
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Week 3
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Week 4
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Review synonyms/enter into Brainscape/underline in reading: "Octopuses and humans share intelligence gene
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Writing: "Research on intelligence will make us more intelligent." State opinion in one paragraph using 3 synonyms from reading.
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Impromptu Speech Ted Talks: 9 Types of Intelligence, Which One Are You?/12 Genuine Signs of Intelligence You Can't Fake
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10 sentences using synonyms from reading Octopus DNA Assigned 07/15-DUE 07/18
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Discussion Questions: Student A/Student B "Octopus DNA" Questions attached.
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Icebreaker: Octopus's Garden: The Beatles Lyrics and pdf link
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