C1.1 Good News, Bad News Podcast Project

Instructions:

Choose an episode of a podcast that you and your teammates agree on. List to the episode and take notes. Your presentation should have:

- a summary of the main points of the episode.
- some specific details that stuck out to you. (Feel free to mix these in with the main points)
- Your own opinions about the episode, the hosts, and the topic.
- Some of your own questions about the topic that you would like answered the that hosts were not able to answer.

Presentations should last around 10 minutes and you will be given feedback on vocabulary, pronunciation, intonation, and organization. Good luck! I look forward to hearing your presentations on Friday!

Podcasts you can choose from (all podcasts available on Spotify, iTunes Podcasts, and other platforms)

This American Life

Reveal

Death, Sex, and Money

Hidden Brain

The Daily

Trump, Inc

More Perfect

On The Media

C1.1 Environment Podcast Listening

Hi all!

In our next class I would like to discuss something difficult to discuss when it comes to environmental activism: Our carbon footprints. How much do we, as individuals, contribute to climate change?

Please start by taking this carbon footprint quiz to see how many Earths we would need if everyone on Earth lived like you. Don't worry, I'll do this too and reveal my answer in class.

After you take your quiz and get the results, I want you to listen to this podcast about our impact on the Earth. What do the people in the podcast have to say about the topic and what is the problem they are dealing with? How would you deal with this issue? What is your answer to the question, "If you gave up flying, how would your life change?"

The Future C2.3

Hello all!

For this weeks project I would like you to focus on creating a presentation about futurist Amy Webb.

Amy Webb is a quantitative futurist whose research focus is on artificial intelligence and how emerging technologies will transform the way we live, work, and govern. She is the author of The Signals Are Talking: Why Today's Fringe Is Tomorrow's Mainstream, a professor of strategic foresight at the NYU Stern School of Business, and the founder of the Future Today Institute, a leading future forecasting firm that helps leaders and their organizations prepare for complex futures. Now in its second decade, FTI advises Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, government agencies, large nonprofits, universities and startups around the world. Amy also publishes the annual FTI Emerging Tech Trends Report, which has now garnered more than 6.2 million cumulative views worldwide.

This video will give you a great introduction to Amy and what she does for a living as well. Her new book, 'The Big Nine,' which I could not recommend more, is an incredible book about the future of AI and the 9 Tech Firms that control nearly all AI development.

For your presentation watch the following video and read this article from the MIT technology review. Summarize her views on the future and present them in a 10 minute presentation. Your presentation should also include a brief biography of Amy Webb and her career achievements. Also, at the end of the presentation you should give your own opinion of how futurists like Ms. Webb can help our society and your own views on the future she predicts may happen.

Atomic Bomb: Triumph or Victimization?

Here is a list of resources, videos, and statistics about the usage of the Atomic Bombs at the end of World War Two.













Other resources:

Thank God for the Atom Bomb: by Paul Fussel Written by a WW2 Soldier.

Hiroshima by John Hershey. I read this book in high school and it was the first time I'd ever read something that was so honest about the bombings of Hiroshima.

A film by Studio Ghibli about the war from the civilian perspective. One of the best animated films ever made.


A list of war crimes committed by the Imperial Forces of Japan

War Crimes Committed by the USA during WW 2

Dan Carlin's Hardcore History: Supernova in the East Episode 1. A long form history podcast spanning from the feudal history of Japan to the Battle of Shanghai in the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937.

Please feel free to suggest any other resources I should add.

C2.3 Field Trip Assignment.

At the Museum of the City of New York one of the large exhibitions is currently entitled Activist New York. On Monday we discussed what it means to be an activist and one example of an activist movement in the city's history. Currently at the Museum there are 5 activist movements that are being exhibited during our visit.

• Economic Rights
• Environmental Advocacy
• Gender Equality
• Immigration
• Political and Civil Rights
• Religious Freedom

What I would like you to do for our trip to the museum is choose one of these activist movements and write a comparison/contrast essay on one of these movements in America and a similar movement in your own country. This essay should be around 300 words and should be handed in to me by Friday, April 12th. So, when we are at the museum use your time to gather as much information as you can to use in your essay. 

Also, please use this resource to give you some advice on the best way to formulate a comparison/contrast essay. Good luck and  have fun!

Money and Finance Podcast Writing

For your small project (Due Monday) I would like to you to listen to an episode of your choice about personal finance, take notes, write a summary and a review of the podcast that you chose. The podcasts you can choose from can be found here. Your writing should be between 250-350 words, written on Google Docs, and shared with me @ andrewnovakefny@gmail.com. Good luck and have fun!

Debate Rules link

The debate rules can be found here as well as in the Grammar, Listening, Reading and More! sidebar.

Quizlet Posts Now Available

Please check the sidebar on the right side of the page to see quizlets from the past!!!!

Subculture/Counterculture Research Project (February C2.1)

Next week's unit is on Nationality and Culture, so we will be doing this project and presentations will start on Thursday and continue on Friday.

Subculture and Counterculture Project                             Due: February 28th. 

“Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one’s own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.”- J.F.K

Assignment:

·         Select a subculture/counterculture to research in groups of 3-4

·         Counts as a project grade 

·         Present information to class

What to Research:

·         Food, clothing, language, values, religion, location(s), norms, laws, traditions, history, leisure activities, family structure, etc….

·         Give us feel for the life of this culture

·         Be serious and scholarly, avoid STEREOTYPES, DO NOT MAKE FUN OF,   but have some fun as well

Presentation:

·         Group will give an oral presentation in front of the class

·         7-9 minute time limit.

·         Must have visual component (PPT, video, LARGE poster(s), etc..)

·         Be creative! Dress up, play music, bring food, etc….

Make a Kahoot to quiz the class on after your presentation! 5 - 7 Questions!

The rubric I use for grading can be found here.

Potential Topics: (If you want to do something different please run it past me first.)

Native-Americans (specific tribes)

Street Gangs

Surfers

Skaters

Straight-Edge

EMO

Gothic

Any hyphenated American group (Irish, Italian, Chinese, etc…)

Beatniks

Hippies

Punk

Black Panthers

KKK/Neo-Nazis

Flappers

Hip-Hop (Old and New School)

Hobos                                    

Wiccan

Voodoo

Amish

Hare Krishna

Military

Harlem Renaissance/Spanish Harlem

Inuit

Appalachian (hill billy)

Organized Crime (Mafia)

Rastafarians

Hipsters

Once you've chosen and gotten the ok from me on your topic you may begin.

Make a Kahoot to quiz the class on after your presentation! 5 - 7 Questions!

Emma/Leti - Wicca
Duy / Lucas - Gaming
Marco/ Merel / Belen - Hippy
Isar / Anna - Bodybuilding

C2.2 Environment Podcast Project

When you've chosen an episode please come and see me to make sure it has not already been chosen. 

Find a partner and choose an episode to build your presentation around.

Dollop Episodes related to the environment. 

68, 72, 207, 218, 356, 349

Also, the podcast Reveal has many episodes related to the environment.

• Your presentation should address the following.
• A brief summary of the podcast. 
• What is the environmental issue that is the core of the problem? Disaster? Resource Extraction? Extinction? Climate change?
• What has caused this issue and who are the key players? 
• If the problem is human caused, what were the motivations of the key players? Who benefited and who lost? 
• If the problem was accidental in some way, what led up to the accident? What could have been done to prevent it? What, if anything, was learned as a result of the accident? Did anyone benefit from it? How? If people lost, what did they lose? 
• Why, in your opinion, should we pay attention to this issue? Why is it important? What did you take away from it?
• How did you feel about the way the hosts expressed their opinions? What did you agree/disagree with them on and why? 
• Finally, you should create a kahoot to quiz the class on what you have taught them. 

Vivi and Linus - Dollop 68 Centralia, Pennsylvania.
Evi, Davina, and Caroline - Reveal: Burning Hotter and Faster
Melis / Bianca - Dollop 218 The Donora Smog Disaster
Anna / Hendrik - Dollop 356 Resnicks: Water Monsters!
Risa / Lisa - Dollop 72 The Hanford Site
Emma / Luis / Lukas - Dollop 207 Animal Horror of Macquarie Island
Tora / Josefine - Dollop 349 Nauru

C1.3 Unit 5 Lesson 1 Document

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C1.3 Urban Issues Podcast Presentation Project

Hello C1.3!!!

The government shutdown is over (for now) so we gotta get back to work!!! Our unit this week revolves around urban issues. As of 2018 82 percent of people in North America live in cities, and the numbers are high (49% or higher) in the rest of the world as well. As human beings begin to live in more and more crowded places, problems begin to arise. This week you will be listening to a podcast that deals with any of the myriad issues humans face when living in urban population centers. Your job will be thus:

1. Find a partner. (No solo presentations please.)
2. Choose a podcast. I will post a few episodes here but also look at the whiteboard for some suggestions. If you find something else please obtain my approval before continuing.
3. Create a presentation that contains the following.

•  A BRIEF overview/summary of the story. 
• Answers to these questions. 

1. What city and in what era did this story take place in?
2. Who were the people that were the most impacted in this story? 
3. What problems did the people face and what were the causes of the issue(s)?
4. Was there any attempt to solve the problem or prevent it from happening? What, in your opinion, could have prevented this issue from arising in the first place?
5. Why do you think this story could still be relevant today? Are there similar situations or issues that still come up?
6. What was your opinion of the podcast and the hosts? Would you recommend this podcast?

4. Create a 5 question kahoot based on the content of your presentation to give to the class!

5. Present and get some feedback from me on language, pacing, and content. 

Good luck!

C1.3 Alternative Communication Project

Hello All

In addition to the projects located at efekta-projects.ef.com I would like to give you some alternative topics to research and present on.

First, check out this previous post about communications surveillance by world governments.

One group may choose to present on the topic of communications surveillance and whether or not it is necessary to keep us safe.

Other potential topics:

Smartphones: How have they evolved?

Smartphones: The environmental impact.

How the internet works: In a nutshell.

The internet: Blessing or curse?

Cloud Computing: What it is and why it matters.

Create your own!!!

Keep presentations under 10 minutes but be sure to have an introduction, a body (The bulk of your presentation), and a brief conclusion where you summarize what you presented to us.

Also, please create a brief Kahoot for us to play after your presentation. No more than 5 questions.