what we’ll be doing in our course

November 27, 2008

Nov 24th-Nov 27th: Finishing BRAVE

Filed under: Nicht kategorisiert — donath@ulricianum @ 9:52 am

Mo, November 24th:

  • feedback/experiences Klausur
  • BRAVE chap 12

Wed, November 26th

  • chap 12
  • chap 13
  • chap 14

Thurs, November 27th

  • chap 15
  • chap 16
  • chap 18
  • extracts of film >>more
  • interesting: sources of names in BRAVE >>more

@home (Mo): choose one of the tasks and write:

1. Dystopian novel & author’s intention

2. Point of view in BRAVE

3.  Creative writing: When she woke up the numbers 2 0 8 0 struck her sleepy conscience.

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November 12, 2008

Nov 17th-Nov 20th: GM & more

Filed under: Nicht kategorisiert — donath@ulricianum @ 4:44 pm

Mon, Nov 17th:

==> have a look at the sources and read at least one article carefully

  • words: GM & more
  • January 18, 2008: Animal-human embryo research is approved >> TIMES online
  • May 6th, 2008: Embryo research: a source of hope or horror? >> Telegraph
  • May 18th, 2008: Brown says embryo research is key to life  >> Guardian
  • embryos and stem cells: recent articles in the Guardian (mammoth as well)
  • GM food >>BBC Special
  • cloning & genetic engineering
    >>good BBC-pages for British schools with explanations and definitions
  • STAMMZELLFORSCHUNG: Forschern gelingt therapeutisches Klonen am Rhesusaffen (with loads of background info) >>SPIEGEL 14-11-2007
  • Tues, Nov 19th

    • panel discussion “GM”

    Thurs, Nov 20th

    • Klausur: article on GM & more
      [re-read the basic production of 'human beings' in BNW; wordfield GM & Co.; what's a good article?]

    November 10, 2008

    Nov 10th-14th: BRAVE & GM

    Filed under: Nicht kategorisiert — donath@ulricianum @ 9:02 am

    Mon, Nov 10th

    • anybody not joining the Shakespeare trip to Bremen on Dec 11th?
      19.30 h Shakespeare Company Bremen “Macbeth” >>more
      bus leaves 17.00 h parking lot; performance two hours without any break;
      back about 23.15 h; 9,00 € ticket, 9 € bus = 18 €
    • Obama speech and rhetorical means – examples & function
    • BRAVE chaps. 12-14
    • @home: article “Genetic selection gives girl a brother and a second chance”, CNN Oct 3, 2000 >>online

    Wed, Nov 12th

    • only six of you there, no lesson :-(
    • ==>please prepare for Monday >>Mon
    • basics: genetics & stem cells
    • word-field
    • article “Genetic selection gives girl a brother and a second chance”, CNN Oct 3, 2000 >>online
    • what Marina found out: “Großbritannien will Chimärenerzeugung legalisieren” >>Focus

     

    Thurs, Nov 13th

    • good luck with your Klausuren, I’ll be in Moscov

    next Mon:

  • January 18, 2008: Animal-human embryo research is approved >> TIMES online
  • May 6th, 2008: Embryo research: a source of hope or horror? >> Telegraph
  • May 18th, 2008: Brown says embryo research is key to life  >> Guardian
  • embryos and stem cells: recent articles in the Guardian (mammoth as well)
  • GM food >>BBC Special
  • cloning & genetic engineering
    >>good BBC-pages for British schools with explanations and definitions
  • STAMMZELLFORSCHUNG: Forschern gelingt therapeutisches Klonen am Rhesusaffen (with loads of background info) >>SPIEGEL 14-11-2007
  • next Tues:

    panel discussion “GM”

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    November 3, 2008

    Mon, Nov 3rd – Thurs, Nov 6th: BRAVE & GM

    Filed under: Nicht kategorisiert — donath@ulricianum @ 10:23 am

    Mon, Nov 3rd

    • how did you work on Thurs in your groups?
    • grammar training [mistakes Klausuren] ”Both, Either, Neither, Nor and So” >>online exercise
    • BRAVE: chaps 11 & 12
    • @home: vocab newspaper & gm

    Wed, Nov 5th

    • President-Elect Barack Obama in Chicago >>video
    • grammar training
    • BRAVE chaps 13, 14, 15
    • vocab GM

    Thurs, Nov 6th

    • GM groups present results
    • wordfield GM
    • debate GM pros|cons
    • @home: re-read Obama’s speech |video| and find at least three “rhetorische Satzfiguren/Wortfiguren”, please – and the English terms, of course :-)
      Nadine&Nadine: your time-line GM, please; Venja your list of words, please; and
      everybody: foetus/embryo/when does a being start to be a human being?

    Interesting: di Caprio & new film version BRAVE >>more but we’ll have to wait >>more

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