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| + | === Elections in America === |
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| | + | ==== Obama as president ==== |
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| − | <font size="3">''''''AKTUELL'''''' </font>
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| − | HOMEWORK:'''Fetter Text'''
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| − | Create a short entry in your own user page in this wiki. Use the following formats/forms
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| − | * a short numbered list of your thoughts on the election in Germany this weekend
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| − | * at least 4 headlines
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| − | Finally find at least 2 good English articles/webpages on '''what the Americans expected/hoped for from Obama''' and if (they think) he fulfills these hopes and expectations.
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| − | Create a numbered and annotated link collection like this for these two (or more) articles you have found.
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| − | It could look like this (if the topic was "bananas"):
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| − | :# [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana Banana] Wikipedia entry on bananas, good basic information and nice pictures
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| − | :# [http://www.bananas.org/ http://www.bananas.org/] Everything about sorts of, growing, cooking with and selling bananas. Good forums.
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| − | '''[[Problem Urheberrecht]]'''
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| − | ==US Politics== | + | |
| − | * [[LK Englisch/Thelenberg 2006 08/Qualities of a President|Qualities of a President]]
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| − | Look at the following two articles! Show/explain the function of the supreme court and the power it has!
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| − | * [http://theboard.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/in-the-supreme-court-today-gun-control/ Supreme Court on gun control 1]
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| − | * [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/18/opinion/18tue2.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=editorial+and+guns&st=nyt Supreme Court on gun control 2]
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| − | If you want to know a lot more ....
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| − | * [[wikipedia:en:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States |Wikipedia: Supreme Court]]
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| − | * Supreme Court decides if new laws (by states and districts)or federal governments are constitutional
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| − | * Former courts decided that the right to bear arms is not an individual right, but applies to a militia
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| − | * Supreme Court can decide what limitations of constitutional rights are ok
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| − | ==Talks==
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| − | <span style="color: #C00000">'''Look into your English books ... there are good texts and info boxes covering these topics.'''</span>
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| − | '''1. The US Constitution'''
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| − | * Making of the Constitution Bill of Rights
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| − | * Branches of government / Division of Power
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| − | * Checks and balances (examples, e.g. who can stop a president ….., how are laws made)
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| − | * Federalism (Rights of the States)
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| − | '''2. Presidential Elections'''
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| − | * Constitution on elections ….
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| − | * Starting/Financing a campaign – How to be elected
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| − | * Steps to become the candidate of the Democrats or Republicans
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| − | * Unjust electoral System (esp. 2001 election)
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| − | '''3. Citizens’ Initatives, PACs, Lobbying'''
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| − | * Influence of citizens/industry/ ??? on lawmakers, different approaches
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| − | * Role in political system
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| − | * Examples general (e.g. NRA, Suffrage, ….) and in upcoming presidential elections
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| − | ==Analysing texts==
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| − | *[[LK Englisch/Tone and Mood| Tone and mood]]
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| − | * theme/topic
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| − | * author's intention (what he wants to do ...)/message (what he says)
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| − | * author vs. narrator
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| − | * types of irony and their functions
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| − | :* verbal irony: express something by saying the opposite --> effect: reader enjoys finding irony, reader discovers real meaning, reader discovers contrast between what is said and what is meant
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| − | :* dramatic irony: the reader or the audience know more than the characters
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| − | --> effect 1: reader feels superior, only to show him he is not
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| − | --> effect 2: the reader feels pity, involvement in story
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| − | :* irony of situation: sharp contrast between what the characters/readers wish and what real life is like
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| − | * types of texts
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| − | * line of argument/argumentative structure
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| − | :# describe what the author does (e.g. he puts forward his main thesis)
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| − | :# explain why he does it at this point
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| − | :# show how he tries to do this effectively
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| − | * means to make a text interesting / convincing
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| − | * attitude of an author
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| − | ==<FONT COLOR="navy">Style</FONT>==
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| − | [[LK English/Style|Style (formal vs. informal]]
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| − | ==<FONT COLOR="navy">Building / Refuting an argument</FONT>==
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| − | *[http://bogglesworldesl.com/files/buildinganargument.doc Building an argument]<BR>
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| − | *[http://bogglesworldesl.com/files/refutinganargument.doc Refuting an argument]
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| − | ==<FONT COLOR="navy">Immigration, Multiethnicity</FONT>==
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| − | *[[Media:immigration.pdf|Topics for Talks on Race, Immigration etc.]]
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| − | '''What is the trend, what are the effects and problems of interracial relationships/marriages?'''
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| − | *[http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Nov05/interracial.couples.ssl.html | Interracial relationships I]
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| − | * [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18090277/| Interracial relationships II]
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| − | ==<FONT COLOR="navy">Art and Artists</FONT>==
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| − | ==<FONT COLOR="navy">Big City Life and "The Car Crisis"</FONT>==
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| − | <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="navy">'''Links covering "Big City Life"'''</FONT>
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| − | *[http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_kornblum_socprob_11/0,7958,796637-,00.html Urban Problems]
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| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City#Social_problems_in_the_city Wikipedia: City]
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| − | *[http://www.scalloway.org.uk/sett.htm Settlements]
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| − | *[http://www.tarpy.net/2006/TRAVEL/04/07/city.travel/index.html Attractions in Big Cities]
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| − | <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="navy">'''Results of "Big City Life - Search on 01/10/07'''</FONT>
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| − | *[http://www.theli.de/englisch/revival-of-cities-1.pdf revival-of-cities-1.pdf]
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| − | *[http://www.theli.de/englisch/revival-of-us-cities.pdf revival-of-us-cities.pdf]
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| − | *[http://www.theli.de/englisch/urban-divide.pdf urban-divide.pdf]
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| − | <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="navy">'''Musterlösung Translation "Four Legs Good ....'''</FONT>
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| − | <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="navy">'''Project: US-Solutions to "The Car Crisis"'''</FONT>
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| − | *[http://www.sightline.org/research/sprawl/solutions Information on ''Sprawl & Transportation'']
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| − | ==<FONT COLOR="navy">Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet</FONT>==
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| − | <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="navy">'''Talks: Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet'''</FONT>
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| − | * Talk 1: Wikipedia: "Elizabethan Era" & "English Renaissance"<BR>
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| − | * Talk 2: [http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/Tillyard01.html http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/Tillyard01.html], [http://library.thinkquest.org/C0120460/arte/index.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/C0120460/arte/index.htm]
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| − | * General: [http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/resource_lit.shakespeare.html http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/resource_lit.shakespeare.html]
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| − | : [http://www.william-shakespeare.info http://www.william-shakespeare.info] (esp. talks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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| − | : [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare] (esp. talk 4)
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| − | * Talk 6: [http://www.bartleby.com/215/index.html#11 http://www.bartleby.com/215/index.html#11] (Punkte 1-8)
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| − | <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="navy">'''Shakespeare - Sources and material ...'''</FONT>===
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| − | *[http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/page_6.html ''What do you get for 1 p. - The naked truth about Romeo and Juliet'']!
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| − | *[http://www.gfx-toxic.de/share/wiki/images/Prologue.doc The Prologue]
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| − | *[http://www.gfx-toxic.de/share/wiki/images/Elements_of_play_about_love.doc Elements of a Play about Love.doc]
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| − | *[http://www.clicknotes.com/romeo Romeo and Juliet online ....]
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| − | ==<FONT COLOR="navy">"Facharbeit" </FONT>==
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| − | Just in case you've forgotten: There are some useful links ...
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| − | *<FONT COLOR="navy">http://www.theli.de/englisch/</FONT>
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| − | *<FONT COLOR="navy">http://www.theli.de/englisch/inetsearch.pdf</FONT> or <BR>
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| − | *<FONT COLOR="navy">http://www.theli.de/englisch/style.pdf</FONT>
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| − | *<FONT COLOR="red">'''NEU:'''</FONT> [http://www.theli.de/englisch/facharbeit_word.pdf Word-Anleitung Facharbeit]
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| − | For more questions, or in order to arrange a quick meeting -->
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| − | To discuss your progress or problems ==> [mailto:joerg.thelenberg@gmx.de joerg.thelenberg@gmx.de]
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| − | An annotated collection of links can also be found in this wiki: [[Englisch/Linksammlung_Englisch|Annotated Links for Learners of English]]
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| − | ==<FONT COLOR="navy">Interpreting symbols</FONT>==
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| − | *[http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html Online-Dictionary of Symbols]
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| − | *[http://www.writedesignonline.com/resources/design/rules/color.html#psych Colour-Symbols]
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| − | *[http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/animals2.htm Animal Symbolism I]
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| − | *[http://www.writedesignonline.com/assignments/masks/animalsymbolism.htm Animal Symbolism II]
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| − | *[http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/legend01/beast.htm Animal Symbolism in Medieval Christian Sources]
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| − | ==<FONT COLOR="navy">Vocab sheet ''USA at war''</FONT>==
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| − | [http://www.theli.de/englisch/vocab-usa-politics-war.pdf usa-war-politics.pdf] - produced by LK E2
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