Do you want a STEM career?  Why or why not?

 Summary 

Exercise is necessary for your health;  Three types are recommended, strength training, aerobic (intense), and flexibility.  People should exercise the way they prefer, meaning individually, in a group, at a sorts’s club, or on a team. 

and notes

 Key Notes

1. Exercise is good for the health.  WHO recommends 150-minutes minimum per week. 

2. You can exercise in many different ways, not just the gym. E.g., walk instead of riding the bus

3.  lose weight, get stronger needs effort, intense exercise is recommended (intense means heavy breathing)

4. Types:  strength training, Flexibility:  yoga, Aerobic improves heart,  Best todo all 3.

5. Exercising alone can be boring /team sports recommended. Helps aging.

6. Individual sports can set own goals, if lonely join a sport’s club

7. Gyms help with motivation by keeping records for everyone to see, making things competitive .

8.  The best exercise is the one you enjoy. 

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Experimental

English Writing

Title:  Book Report on Musashi

Name ___________________

Can you believe it? 1, Unit 1 Reaction question

Think about the problems in your community, native country, or in the world.
Which ones are getting worse and worse? What can you do about them?

Write your comments below.  

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The wasteful Otter

The wasteful otter

 “Otter Head”

 The Ainu frequently used the phrase “otter head” to refer to a person who can’t remember things.  There are reasons for this. 

An Ainu said: “The otter is a wasteful creature, and can’t remember anything at all. As soon as he has caught a salmon he drags it to shore, and takes one mouthful out of the back, near the head, and then leaves the fish. He then sets out to catch another meal, rarely returning to eat the salmon left behind.

For this reason a person with a bad memory is called "otter head."  As such, the Ainu believed that the otter had the power to possess people.  Such possession explained forgetfulness. 

When the Ainu find fish, which has been killed by otters, they carry them home and use them for food. But when they eat the fish, special prayers are said to the goddess of fire, asking her to protect them from the evil-disposed otters. 

Reference:  Bachelor J. The Ainu and Their Folklore p. 511

Questions

Why did the Ainu think the otter forgetful?

Why are forgetful people called “otter head”?

According to the Ainu, what powers did the otter have?

What do they ask for when they pray to the goddess of the hearth?

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Source

John Bachelor, The Ainu and Their Folklore (1889)

Tim Blankley

総合教養学科

Kokugakuin University Hokkaido Junior College

Discussion

What native animals do you like?

To build a fire by Jack London

To build a fire by Jack London

Respond to these questions

1.  Which 10 words are the most important for this story?  Make a list.

2.  Write about 150 words.

Why is the old man in Fairbanks important to the story? The young man got the idea to save himself by killing the dog to warm his hands so that he might light a new fire.  Would you have thought of the same idea under these circumstances?   What happened in this story that is typical of young men?

3.  Do you ever walk home late alone in the winter?  Is it a safe thing to sit down and rest if you have been drinking or feel tired?

Superstitions discussion

The Black cat

The Black Cat

Discuss the cruelty to animals, murder, and guilt.  Did you like the narrator? Why?  Why not? What literary value does this story have?

What do you plan? What don't you plan?

Plans Octopus style

1.       Do you plan your life in detail, or do you prefer not to make plans? Why? 

2.       Are you a spontaneous person? What kind of things do you do suddenly? 


3.       Do you often make impulse purchases, or do you only buy what you plan to buy? 


4.       Do you ever have a plan B, for when something goes wrong with plan A? Give an 
example if you can. 


5.       No matter how much you plan, things may go wrong. Have your plans ever gone 
terribly wrong? What happened? 


6.       Do you always share your plans with other people? What kind of plans do people 
keep secret? Why don’t they want to tell other people what they are planning? 


7.       Have you ever planned a party, wedding, or other event? How well did the event go? 


8.       Are you making a career plan? What is the next step in your career plan? 


9.       Do you have financial plans? How important is it to plan your financial future? 


10.    When you travel, do you plan where you will go, what you will see, and what you will 
eat? On the other hand, do you prefer to take each day as it comes?


11.    What do you use to help you plan? A smart phone application? Computer software? 
A pen and paper? 


12.    Did you have any plans when you were younger that you gave up on? What went 
wrong? 


13.    Do you have any plans that you feel you will never complete? Why do you hold onto 
them? 


Treason

Treason

Write a cohesive response while addressing the following questions.

以下の質問に答えながら、まとまりのある回答を書きます

The author of this story Preeta Kristna is a journalist and won a prize for this short story because of its social importance.

1.     What is the social issue this story discusses?

2.     Why is the title “Treason”?  Explain.

3.     What about this story astonished you?  

4.   Describe the relationship between Kanna and her father.  Give an example from the story.

5.     What role does the grandmother play in the story?

6.   The story is open ended, meaning we don't know the ending.  Give a suitable ending to match the atmosphere the narrator describes.

The church band by Thomas Hardy

The church band by Thomas Hardy

Write a cohesive response while addressing the following questions.

以下の質問に答えながら、まとまりのある回答を書きます。

What was the social importance of the church band?  Give examples and/or reasons for your answer.  

What lead up to the church band making the mistake they made?  

The word "wicked" is used again and again, why is this vocabulary item so important to the story?

While the parson understood their mistake, the squire did no.  Discuss this situation and the outcomes.  Comment on the social issue here.

The Church Band is an entertaining story.  What makes it entertaining?  

Andrew, Jane, the Parson, and the Fox

is it possible that the most sincere people can be careless and not consider others? Explain with reasons.

Notice the careless actions of people in the story.  Give examples. Comment on the juxtaposition of a formal occasion and inappropriate behaviour.  What was inappropriate? Comment and compare two of the characters.  How are they similar? In what way was the author commenting on the human condition?  What line in the story shows that the tension was finally diffused?

Beginning the New Year

Write a report on the story.   Make sure you have an introduction.  Read and consider the following questions.


This is an open ended story.  That means we don't know what the ending is.  We, the reader, are left hanging.

America is used as a kind of escape in the story.  Why do you think that is?  Why do ou think Toby changed his name?

Write an introduction and use the title of the story.  Explain how Toby found himself at #11.

Why did Toby leave in the first place?  What did he do in America?  In your report mention the chance and unplanned meeting of his "wife".  

Do you think that Toby has returned to stay for good or just one night?  Explain.

Is your life unplanned?  Do you wander from situation to situation or do you have control of the future?

Tony Kytes Finds a Wife

Discuss deception and sincerity in the story, Tony Kytes Finds a Wife.  Which two characters in the story are important?  Give examples from the story to support your reasons. 

Netty Sargent and the House

Write a short report in paragraph form.  Address the following questions:

Why was her uncle indecisive about renewing the leasehold?

What role as a minor character does Jasper play in the story?  Explain with example from the story.

What problem did Netty think about the most?

Which character astonished you and why? Explain with example from the story.

Considering her wrongdoing, what is your opinion of Netty?  Explain with example from the story.

What did the author want you to understand from this story?

Leaving

Discuss the responsibilities of Aloo and his mother.  Keep in mind there were more than one topic in this story.  Money was just one of them.

Cardboard Mansions

Write a report based on the following guidelines.  Write in paragraph form. 

Explain what happened to Chotoo’s father, mother, and grandfather.  Say why Dadi ma and Chotoo have to go to Stanger.  Describe the relationship between Ratnadevi and Dadi Ma.  Finally, say in detail what will happen next in the story.

The rubbish dump

Write in paragraph form.

Where does Joey live?  What was the main action of the story? Did any of the characters have an obvious flaw?  What did you think and feel about the story?  What was interesting or surprising?
Why do you think the writer used the setting of the rubbish dump?