Violence and Video Games

Let's hear what the experts have to say....

Argument for Video Games and Violence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH38gqvPUuA

Arguments against Video Games and Violence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osSVBO77-B8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWIJTydRLt8

Thanks!

Just a little blog to say thank you for the surprise birthday party yesterday in class. I was very surprised and delighted that you took the initiative to celebrate my birthday. I am very touched. As you can see in the picture, I've always liked cake. I developed a taste for it on my very first birthday when my mother even let me lick the bowl!!!

Blogging on the Research Project

Congratulations! You finally finished the research project! How do you feel now that your paper has been submitted?

In your next blogging assignment, we would like you to blog on your experience doing the research project. What did you learn? What did you find challenging? What will you remember about it?

Naturally 7

Listen to the video clip - everything you hear is the human voice. A little break from the research paper .....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5MkNOXSdkA

The Power of Words

Words Matter. And look what can happen if you are creative with them. Check this video out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hds3jvjZY-Y

Hockey Game

It’s Hockey Night at Concordia!Concordia Men’s Hockey Teamvs.University of TorontoFriday, October 30th at Loyola Athletic Complex

Hockey is Canada’s favourite sport. It is fast, exciting, rough and fun to watch. This is your chance to watch a real hockey game. Come with us!Tickets:Price for Concordia Students (you must have a Concordia Student Card): $3Price without a Concordia Student Card: $7

Directions:•Several teachers will go with the students to the game. Meet in the Lobby of the FB building at 6:25 PM.•We will walk to the Hall Building to take the free Concordia Shuttle bus, which leaves at 6:45 PM. The shuttle is free if you have a student card.•The game starts at 7:30 PM, and lasts 2-2½ hours.•To return, you can take the 105 Bus to the Vendôme Metro station. You need a metro pass or tickets to come back on the city bus or metro.

•Dress warmly. You can buy hot dogs, chips, soft drinks and beer at the rink.

Just for fun - The longest word in the English language

Do you know what the longest word in English is? According to wikipedia, the longest word in the English language consists of 189,819 letters. It is a term which refers to the chemical term for titin, a protein. However, it has been argued if this word is even considered a word because it is arbitrarily long. If you consult the Oxford dictionary, however, the longest word in English Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. It refers to a lung disease which stems from inhaling fine chemicals from volcanoes. How many syllables do you think there are in this word?

Reminder

Hi Class,

Just a reminder that we are half way through the program and some of you have done little or no work on your blogs.

Sherry

Population

In your next blog assignment we would like you to blog on the following questions:

1. How many children did your grandparents have? What about your parents? How many children do you want to have?

2. What is the population of your country? What impact does the population have on the quality of life there?

3.Has there been a significant shift in your country from rural areas to urban areas? If yes, what are the consequences?

Giving Thanks

This weekend many Canadians will celebrate Thanksgiving with their families and friends. We use this day to give thanks for what we have. What are you thankful for?

Reaction Writing

In your next blogging assignment, I'd like you to view the two video links below which explore both sides of a controversial issue we will focus on in class next week. When you view the videos, ask yourselves the following questions:



What is the issue? What are the sides of the issue? How do the producers use the video footage in a persuasive way? Did it work? Which side do you support? Why??



You should complete this assigment for Tuesday. Please reaction exploring the above questions but in paragraphs - in other words, no one word/two word answers. We will discuss the content of these videos in class. I apologize in advance because they will trigger an emotional reaction in some of you who are sensitive to the topic, but isn't that the point of a debate?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulr3yVd8MtA



www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvXcUmlk1HA

Did you know???

In the late 1700's, many houses consisted of a large room with only one chair. Commonly, a long wide board folded down from the wall, and was used for dining. The 'head of the household' always sat in the chair while everyone else ate sitting on the floor. Occasionally a guest, who was usually a man, would be invited to sit in this chair during a meal. To sit in the chair meant you were important and in charge. They called the one sitting in the chair the 'chair man.' Today in business, we use the expression or title 'Chairman' or 'Chairman of the Board.'

Join Our Facebook Page

Are you on facebook? Did you know that the Centre for Continuing Education is doing a campaign on facebook? For every fan on their page, the school will create a $500 bursary for students. That could be you! Join us at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/concordia.cce?ref=nf
Spread the word to your friends & remember all you have to do is become a fan!

Sherry

Process Writing

Tonight's homework requires a bit of listening of a process. Some of you may know how to do this activity, but have you ever had to explain it to someone else in English or better yet, write about it?

Watch the following video from youtube (see link below) and take notes. I'd like you to write up the instructions into a process paragraph. Don't forget to outline the important steps or you might not get it just right!

Good luck!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7X7SpkkEMY&feature=related

Welcome to Blogging

Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging. This term blogging will be part of your course work. A blog is a type of on-line journal written primarily by an individual who makes commentaries on events in the world or their own lives. A blog can have no audience or it can be popularly followed by numerous fans. It's been estimated that there are over 112 millions blogs in cyberspace.

In advanced two, you will be required to make entries based on course work, classroom experience or random topics assigned by your teachers. There are numerous benefits for second language learners to blog such as writing practice, on-line writing practice (there is a difference), critical thinking skills and computer literacy skills. Most importantly, blogging is an excellent opportunity for you to extend your definition of "reader" to a wider audience - your community.

You will be required to read and comment on your classmates' blogs from time to time. Each blog should be submitted for a certain deadline; otherwise you will lose marks. Blogging on blogger is not private,Moodle is private; therefore, it is only open to your fellow classmates and teachers.

So let's get started!

To get comfortable using blogger, we are going to play a little game. Write 3 sentences about yourself. 2 Statements are true and 1 statement is false. Post these statements and have your classmates guess which statement is the false one. Afterwards, you can post the false statement in another blog.

Here are my statements:

1. I am a very skilled skier.

2. I used to live in the Netherlands.

3. I never text message.