Academic Interactions 130

Agenda

• Finish fracking debate (130A)

• Individual Presentation example PPT

• Group Presentation

• Group Presentation Voice Thread assignment

• Review past unreal conditional

• Review reported speech

• Review chapter 7 vocabulary terms

Fracking Debate – 130A

• Debate

• Mayor’s Decision

Individual Presentations

• Tasks:• 1) Read the PPT slides• 2) Compare the slides to the

rubric – how do they match? Is anything missing?

• 3) Discuss what you noticed/learned with your group, as well as any questions you have.

• 4) Discuss what steps you need to take to prepare for your individual presentation.

Group Presentations Task

• Review the group presentation rubric

• Watch the video and take notes on areas of excellence and areas for improvement

• As a group, complete a rubric for the presenters

Group Video

• https://psu.app.box.com/files/0/f/3412644898/1/f_28582242858

What does constructive feedback mean?

• How can we engage in this practice?

• What types of language can we use?

Group Presentation Commenting Due 4/20 by midnight

• Choose one group presentation that you are interested in watching. Answer the following question in a 1-2 minute audio or video comment via Voicethread:

• 1) What aspects of the presentation were excellent/well done/positive?

• 2) What aspects of the presentation could be improved upon?

Past Unreal Conditional Review

• Example:

If women had not started to vote in the 1920s, I wouldn’t have

been able to vote after I turned 18.

OR

I wouldn’t have been able to vote after turning 18 if women had not started

voting in the 1920s.

If-clause result-clause

past perfect (had + past participle)

Would + have + past participle

Photo 1

Photo 2

Photo 3

Photo 4

Photo 5

Game

• 1) I will display a picture.

• 2) You have 2 minutes to make a correct, past unreal conditional sentence AND write it on the board.

• 3) At the end of 2 minutes, I will judge each sentence. All verb tenses must be correct to receive a point for the game.

Reported Speech Review

Quote 1

• The teacher said, “Open your books.”

• (imperative to infinitive)

• The teacher told us to open our books.

Quote 2

• Bill said, “You have to pay the tax.”

• (simple present to simple past)

• Bill told them (that) they had to pay the tax.”

Quote 3

• Mary asked, “John, are you studying political science?”

• (present progressive to past progressive)

• Mary asked John if he was studying political science.

Quote 4

• “Amy prepared a delicious meal,” Mark said.

• (simple past to past perfect)

• Mark said (that) Amy had prepared a delicious meal.

Quote 5

• “Sam, have you ever eaten at that restaurant?” Jack asked.

• (present perfect to past perfect)

• Jack asked Sam if he had ever eaten at that restaurant.

Game

• 1) I will display a quote.

• 2) You have 2 minutes to change the quote to reported speech AND write it on the board.

• 3) At the end of 2 minutes, I will judge each sentence. All verb tenses must be correct to receive a point for the game.

Vocabulary Review

• Listen, pg. 134

• Complete pg. 134 “B”

• Complete pg. 135 “A”

• Compete pg. 135 “B”

HW

• Group Presentation Commenting Due 4/20 by midnight

• Chapter 7 test (the last one!) = Thursday – main ideas, details, past unreal conditional,

reported speech, and chapter 7 vocabulary.

• Individual Presentations (see schedule on the course blog)