FALL 2014IECP

NIKKI MATTSON

Academic Interactions 130A

Schedule

Monday = Leap chapter 5, listening 3Tuesday = class cancelled for individual

Progress Report 2 conferencesWednesday = Leap Unit 5 TestThursday = other class activities (persuasive

language focus, group presentation example, and Leap chapter 6)

Agenda

Schedule for the weekLeap chapter 5, listening 3Pronunciation focus, -ed endingsProgress Report 2

Leap, pg. 96 – What is an Urban Legend?

Q: So, what exactly are urban legends?

A: Urban legends are popular stories alleged to be true and passed from individual to individual via oral or written (e.g. forwarded email) communication. Typically, the stories concern unusual, humiliating, humorous, terrifying, or supernatural events — events which, in the telling, always seem to happen to someone other than the teller.

From: http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/errata/a/urban_legends.htm

What do you think? (discussion)

Additional Question: which of these do you think could be proven/disproven by research, e.g., using the scientific method?

True? False? Unknown?

1. Chocolate causes acne (pimples/zits/blemishes).

2. Chickens continue to run after their heads have been cut off because they are angry.

3. For every human on earth, there are 1.6 million ants.

4. If you leave a tooth in a cup of coke overnight, it will dissolve.

5. Russia has a larger surface than Pluto (the planet)

Fast Food Urban Legends

Video

1.What was the most surprising information (if any) in the video?

2.Why do you think these fast food urban legends are passed from person to person? Are they believable? What makes them popular?

Listening

Listen to the conversation between Oscar and Stella about urban legends. During their conversation, they mention four types of urban legends:

1) humorous urban legends 2) racial urban legends 3) feel-good email urban legends 4) poor advice urban legends

In your notes, try to define each type and make a note of examples of each type.

Comprehension Check

1. How can you define the following types of urban legends?

1) humorous urban legends 2) racial urban legends 3) feel-good email urban legends 4) poor advice urban legends

2. What examples can you provide for each type of urban legend that is mentioned above?

Pronunciation Areas

individual soundslinkingstress, and rhythmthought groupsintonation

-ed endings (discussion)

1. How do you pronounce –ed endings on words?

2. Are –ed endings pronounced differently in different words? If so, is there a rule that governs this variation?

-ed Pronunciation

Can you figure out what therule is? What influencesthe pronunciation of –ed endings?

Practice (read out loud for accuracy)

My roommate and I have hiked many of the trails in and around State College. The first trail that we ever hiked was Mount Nittany. We walked for less than one hour before we started getting really thirsty, so we sat for a while and enjoyed the view of the stadium and relaxed before we continued on our hike. It was so much fun! The next hike that we attempted was at Bear Meadows. During the hike, we walked slowly and talked a lot! The third hike we tried was in Black Moshannon Park. We loved walking around the wooded areas! We found a lake and practiced throwing pebbles into it. When I think about all of the hiking we have done, I realize that hiking has brought my roommate and I closer together. Before we started hiking, we didn’t talk much about our personal lives: now, we are much closer. I can’t wait to go on more hikes with her in the future. 

Wednesday = Chapter 5 Test

Vocabulary (pg. 82 and 89)Comprehension questions from lecture 1

(scientific method)References is speechesTED talk notes (listen to a short talk and

classify information into hypothesis, data, conclusion, etc.)

Progress Reports

Tuesday = Progress Conferences in Ritenour 147 (no regular class meeting)

Appointment card = bring your Progress Report + attendance taken at the time of your appointment

No appointment card = no class You arewelcome to talk to me during office hours.

HW

Tuesday = class cancelled for individual Progress Report 2 conferences

Wednesday = Leap Unit 5 Test

Group Presentation – Due 11/11 (Box)