Thelenberg 2011 12

New Homework

Recent Homework

• Read the two articles on the worksheet and answer the question: "How much do looks count today?"
• A useful method to read, mark and annotate texts can be found here: Reading and Marking techniques - SQ3R Method

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1. Take notes on this feature on plastic surgery performed on teens in the USA! (Motives, views and attitudes, effects and problems covered by this video clip ...!)
2. Prepare a short talk based on these notes. As a conclusion, it should include your personal opinion.

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• Before you answer the questions:

• LK Englisch/Thelenberg 2009 11/Answering a question
• LK Englisch/Thelenberg 2009 11/Starting an Essay/Comment

Basic Skills & Information

• Information on homework and oral grades
• Working with Cartoons
• Answering qestions on the text:
• Starting a paragraph
• Starting an Essay/Comment

• Building an Argument

Reasons for Plastic Surgery

Men:

• want to have more success in jobs
• want to attract younger women
• want to have an image of vitality
• makes them feel better
• to look more attractive
• to get attention from other people
• to look young, fit, with good reactions and professional
• to bring out their character
• to prevent prejudice

Women:

• to look like the women in the media
• everybody does it
• prices go down
• feels good to get told that they look good
• to improve their self-confidence
• to remind themselves of the good times
• people don´t like themselves because they are brainwashed by the media
• to be more attractive to men
• to get better job chances
• youth shows fertility
• to wear the newest dresses ( fashion ) ????????

Obesity

• Obesity: presentation of talk on slideshare

Talks on "The cults of youth and body in the USA"

• The other side: Obesity in the USA (2 pupils)

• statistical facts, dangers, problems
• causes of obesity and possible solutions, programmes fighting obesity

Start here!

• Body Cult: Going to the gym (1 pupil)

• statistical facts causes and problems

Start here!

Religion in the US and the UK

TV Evangelism

• Joel Osteen - The Power of "I AM!"

Talks on Religion

1. Creationism and intelligent design vs. science - Burger/Müller(2)
2. Religious landscape in the US – Main Churches … Importance of religion in families, at work, in education - Kuhn/Albert (2)
3. TV Evangelism in the USA (2)
4. The Amish - L. Hein (1)
5. Muslims in the UK today. Numbers, self-perception, difficulties for Muslims and Christians - A. Rossmanith/L. Schineller(2)
6. Religion in Britain – Christian Denominations, Religious Values in Education/Society (2)
7. Britain and Catholicism – A violent History - Wudy/Höchner (2)