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Many ways to start a Conversation
Good morning, good evening, and good night.  Good Day.
Hey there.  Hey, how are you?
What’s up?  Not much, how are you doing?
What’s going on?  Oh, super busy these days, but good. How about you?
How’s the day treating you?  It is treating me well. The weather is greatHow have things been going?  They have been going well. How about you?
Hey, long time no see.  I know, really. How have you been?

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 Thesis in Writing (5) min Good and Bad Thesis statements (10) min Group Problem and Thought Map – (15) min Quiz 1 (10) min Presenting Visuals a Quick Guide (10) min Comprehension check (5) min Presentation 1 Directions (7) min Reaction Writing (5) min Practice our introductions
 忘れ物 etc… (End ) Make a claim: it should be either true or false.

 I am going to investigate earthquakes in Japan.
 (No claim here)
 Earthquake damage will be reduced if we use flexible, light-weightbuilding materials.

• Connecting your research
to previous research Thesis• Methodology,results• Discussion/ Conclusion• Broader implications,unresolved issues/questions

 1. There is no claim (we are examining the history of Okinawa) 2. The claim is clearly true. (Fast food is unhealthy) 3. Personal belief as a reason for the claim (Italian food is the most delicious). Uses subjective

language.

 4. Conventional wisdom (people are eating too much fast food -- judgement)
 5. Thesis is too broad and far reaching (we will understand the people of Thailand, free society

from problems, change the world) 1. Ask questions and be patient for helpful answers
 2. Understand multiple perspectives
 3. Don’t be passive

Presenting in English (14-18)
 1. Name one thing from the book that helps you have an effective opening?
 2. Clearly indicating that you are moving on to your next point or changing

direction during your presentation is called ?

a. tripling, b. visualizing, c. signposting, d. a rhetorical question
Eface
 3. What advantage in sports is discussed in Unit 2’s reading?
 4. to collide means 5. The presentation in Unit 2 discusses which sport?

a. football, b. archery, c. Sumo, d. figure skating Teachers fail at this.

 Sometimes

Image Source: http://101fundraising.org/2015/08/when-less-is-more/
By Rachel Beer 2015

Image Source: https://blog.slideshare.net/2015/02/11/why-sometimes-black-is-better-than-visual
By Scott Schwertly 2015

Source: https://kenbraddy.com/2016/04/19/powerpoint-can-make-a-powerful-point-if-you-use-it-right/
By Ken Braddy 2016

Source: http://www.duarte.com/simple-presentations-the-glance-test/Image Source: https://www.slideteam.net/powerpoint-presentation-slides/roadmap-powerpoint-templates-and-presentation-slides.html

 Be able to explain what the visual indicates.

Image Source: https://www.ethnologue.com/
Ethnologue: Languages of the WorldImage Source: https://visage.co/11-design-tips-beautiful-presentations/
By Katy French 2016 If you had one more week to work on your reaction writing, what would you do?
 Check your writing to make sure it has a thesis statement
 Revise your thesis if it is weak
 Check to make sure you have evidence for your thesis (circle your most important piece of evidence) Effective Openings (p.14)
 Frame a interesting fact and add it to your introduction template: 1. Greeting

Connect: My name is ____ and I study X 2. Your name 3. Your topic (present progressive – I’m examining Y about topic X) 4. Startling fact / rhetorical question
 5. Your claim (thesis)