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You have read and seen and thought a lot about Utopian societies. Now it is time to begin to look at the subject from a more academic point of view. To do that, you will start to gather...
This story is by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The main character, Sherlock Holmes, is a detective known for his excellent skills of observation. We will complete a series of activities related to this...
We will discuss the story in class. We will also talk about the words you looked up. Then we will begin to look at the vocabulary from the story that I will hold you responsible for. Finally, we...
Now we will watch the movie A Knight's Tale.
As you watch the movie, look for people who change their identities and people who hide their identities. Try to understand why they do that.
When you...
Books
Claeys, G., & Sargent, L. T. (Eds.). (1999). The utopia reader. New York: NYU Press.
This book is an introduction to the study of Utopianism. It includes texts from before Thomas More's...
What do you think a perfect world would look like? Post your thoughts here. Be sure to to put "posted by" and your name at the end of your post.
Step One:
Before you read the story, think about these questions. Then write a response to at least one of them on your blog.
1. Who are some famous detectives other than Sherlock Holmes? What...
In the final weeks of this course, you will read a novel that has some utopian elements. You will discuss the book regularly with your classmates. You will make a final presentation on the novel to...
This story was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, a famous author who also wrote many short stories and books, like The Great Gatsby.
In the first chapter we are introduced to Mr. Button. We know that...
What we know so far…
The story takes place in Baltimore in 1860.
Benjamin is born as 5'8" tall old man.
He can speak and read from birth.
He lived with his father and mother and somewhere near...
Now we know…
Benjamin tried to go to Yale.
He met and married Hildegarde.
He continued to become younger.
He joined the army and fought in the Spanish-American War.
He worked hard in the...
This wiki will serve as the home of a variety of WebQuests and otfer activities that ESL students at Eastern New Mexico University will undertake. For more information about this site or about ESL...
Look up the work "utopia" in an online or print dictionary. Write the definition here. Be sure to include the source (name of the dictionary and/or url) and your name. It will be graded according...
In this unit, we will look at the idea of a dystopia — a utopia gone bad.
Snapshots from US History
This course will find us using readings in American History to learn academic vocabulary and grammar. Each Unit of the course will last approximately 4 weeks. In each one...
Part One: Working with Texts
Revolution and the New Nation
Follow the link below and complete all the accompanying activities.
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/revolution-images/
Read the...
Part One: Working with texts - Due October 23rd
Step 1
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/civil-war-docs/
Read the text. On your blog, explain what the Civil War was what advantages and...
Part One: Working with texts
Follow the links below and complete the activities.
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/homestead-act/
*Read the text. Imagine that you are a pioneer traveling...
Part One: Working with texts
Choose one of the links below and complete the activities.
http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/sow-seeds/
Read the text. Write a brief summary and post it to...
This course consists of four units, each with a different topic.
Unit 1 - Identity
Unit 2 - Aging
Unit 3 - Being Different
Unit 4 - Values
Introduction
A scavenger hunt is a lot like a WebQuest, but in this case we will be using both online and print materials. The purpose is to learn about the town of Portales.
Task
You will use the...
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Period
Dates
Composers
Instruments
Interesting facts
Middle Ages
400-1400
de Machaut, Guillaume;Leonin;Perotin
voice
orgaum are only at that time from...
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Introduction
Because of budget issues at McKeand Music School, the decision has been made to limit the amount of music history that is taught. Rather than doing a bad job of...
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Step 1
After you read the story, see if you can answer these questions:
Who are the different people in the story? What is there connection to each other?
Why did the young lady come to see Mr....
Who can join?
Only students enrolled in the class are eligible to join this site.
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If you are a student in this course, you already know the "secret password". Put it in when you are asked for...
Explain what you see in this picture from the last page of Ricci Adams' lesson on measures and time signatures.
Music Theory
http://campus.udayton.edu/~music/faculty/magnuson/microcosms/
http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/Mike/capmusic/modern/modern.htm
http://archiv.radio.cz/hudba/20cen.html
Back to History of...
http://www.baroquemusic.org/
http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/Mike/capmusic/baroque/baroque.htm
http://www.grolsons.com/da/mh.html
Back to History of Western Music Webquest
http://www.themiddleages.net/life/music.html
http://people.vanderbilt.edu/~cynthia.cyrus/ORB/orbmusic.htm
http://www.darlington.k12.sc.us/dmc/Music/Music%20History/middle/index.htm
Back to...
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/renm/hd_renm.htm
http://www.rpfuller.com/gcse/music/renaissance.html
http://members.cox.net/abradford/BALS/RenMusic.html
Back to History of Western Music Webquest
http://www.kaublepianostudio.com/history/romantic.html
http://www.musopen.com/learn/history/romantic.html
http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~jleahy/romantic/background1.html
Back to History of Western...
In this module, you will look at an online Music Theory course by Ricci Adams with the idea of teaching this information to someone else.
Look first at the lesson on staffs, clefs and ledger lines....
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Introduction
Norman Rockwell once said, “I paint life as I would like it to be. * By examining his paintings, we can get an understanding of what he...
Norman Rockwell was Born in New York City in 1894.When he was young,he showed a great interested in how to be an artist so that he took part in art classes until 1910.Then he studied with Thomas...
Look at this diagram from the last page of Ricci Adams' lesson on note duration. Explain it in your own words.
Music Theory
These are some other courses that have run off this wiki. Feel free to check them out if you would like to.
Spring, 2009 ESL 106 - Utopia
Spring, 2009 ESL for Music Students
Summer, 2009 Getting to...
We will read the story in sections. After each part, we will discuss it in class and then keep a list of the things we know.
Chapter 1
Chapters 2-3
Chapters 4-7
Chapters 8-10
Chapter 11
In this final part of the course, we will do two things:
Reflect on a perfect world again
Reflect on what we have learned in the course.
Both these assignments are (or will be) posted on...
Questions are sometimes difficult to form correctly in English.
Part 1
Look at the presentation Question Formation and then do the activity here. Send your correctly written questions to me in an...
What do you notice about the way we punctuate the words someone says? If you aren't sure, look at these websites.
How to Use Quotation Marks Correctly
Quotation Marks
Five Minute Grammar Educast:...
In the chart below are some of the words used in the story. Make sure you understand the meaning of each of the words.
bald
platitudes
crude
oscillate
loom...
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In this module, we will read Utopia,by Sir Thomas More. You can access the book here or here. You can also download an audio version of the book here.
And if you are feeling ambitious, an artist...
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This semester we will look at the idea of a utopia. We will read a variety of texts and write a lot.
We will start with our own ideas about what a perfect world would...
This wiki will be used to help you work on your English. There is a lot to learn - vocabulary, grammar, reading strategies and writing conventions. We will try to do it all while you are learning...
What do these terms mean? Write the definition in your own words. Think about how you would explain them to someone who knew nothing about music.
staff
definition
treble clef
definition
base...
Welcome to ENMU! And welcome to our wiki.
We will start this class with a WebQuest to help you get to know ENMU
Next we will move outside the university into the community. We will start with a...
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In this unit we will read the short story A Case of Identity by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Part 1 - Before you read…
think about these questions:
1. Who are some famous detectives? What makes them...
In this unit we are going to read The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and watch the movie version, as well.
Let's start by reading what some people have said about getting older.
Daniel Francois...
Introduction
More's life
About the Book
According H.M.'s introduction about Thomas More.We can know something important about More's book.
In 1513,More had written his'History of the life and Death...
You have traveled a long way from home to get to Portales and to ENMU. But how much do you really know about the school that will be your home away from home for the next two or three...
This site will be one of our online homes. It will serve as a textbook, of sorts. Here is where you will find our daily work. We will be doing WebQuests and a lot of other interesting things. Find...
Introduction
The idea of a Utopia has been around for a long time. Sir Thomas More wrote about it in the 1500s. What is a Utopia? What would it be like to live in one? Is it an impossible idea?...
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A Wiki ([ˈwiː.kiː] <wee-kee> or [ˈwɪ.kiː] <wick-ey>) is a type of website that allows users to add, remove, or otherwise edit...
Now that you have done the pre-reading activities, it is time or you to read the story.
As you read it the first time, pay attention to the overall story. Try not to worry too much about specific...
The final part of this unit is to think about yourself. Who are you? Who do you want to be? Write a personal essay of about 250 words and upload it to Blackboard.
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