China 1894-1937-Jan 31

[3] East Asian Countries #3: China 1894-1937  

1894 Sino-Japanese War  1904 Russo-Japanese War  1910 Japan annexed Korea

1911 Xinhai Revolution

   => Fall of Qing Dynasty (1644-, Manchus), end of 2,000 years of imperial rule

   => 1912 Republic of China (ROC) by Sun Yat-sen (孫文), Kuomintang (KMT 国民党)

       -> Yuan Shikai (袁世凱)

1927 Chinese Civil War  KMT by Chiang Kai-shek (蒋介石) 

        vs Communist Party of China (CPC) by Mao Zedong (毛沢東)

1931 Liutiaohu (Mukden) Incident (柳条湖事件)

   => 1932 Manchukuo (満州国) Puyi (溥儀)

1937 Marco Polo (Lugou) Bridge Incident (盧溝橋事件)=> The Second Sino-Japanese War

  => The Second United Front between KMT by Chiang Kai-shek and CPC by Mao Zedong

  => 1941 Dissolved

Online Lesson-Jan 31

7:30 Kikutan Review Day 49 Listen & Read-> Read & Look up 

7:36 Review Blog [2] East Asian Countries #2: Korea 1945-1953

7:40 Blog [3] East Asian Countries #3: China 1894-1937

Inside Reading Unit 9 Reading- 2  Playing with the *Pixels

8:00 Read to Review #1-> 8:05 Study Words/Expressions and Text #2 Par.5-9 

Read & Write Unit 8 Reading 2  Preventing Disease around the World

8:40 CD Listen to Par.1-3/4-5/6-8 -> C. Categorize/p.182 E. Identify/p.183

-> Read to check=> Breakout

( -> B. Explain/p.181-> D. Apply/p.182 => Breakout )

Korea 1945-1953-Jan 28

[2] East Asian Countries #2: Korea 1945-1953

Use AI tools to learn about the major events/incidents during 1945-1953 in Korea in English or 日本語. 

Learn the words and expressions to describe the historic incidents, names, and places in English.

1945 Japan’s surrender to the Allies

=> Divided into the USA-occupied southern zone and the Soviet-occupied northern zone 

     along the 38th parallel.

1948 The Republic of Korea (ROK) by Syngman Rhee (李承晩) in Seoul,

   The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by Kim Il-sung (金日成) in Pyongyang

1950 Korean War: Soviet-backed DPRK attacked ROK. 

   => The US joined from Japan to defend ROK, China joined to support DPRK.

=> 1953 Armistice was signed just to cease fire. A Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was set.

Video (2:45)

Online Lesson-Jan 28

7:30 Kikutan Review Day 47 Listen & Read-> Read & Look up 

7:36 Review Blog [1] East Asian Countries #1: Korea 1910-1945

7:43 Blog Use AI tools to learn about the major events/incidents during 1945-1953 in Korea in English or 日本語. Learn the words and expressions to describe the historic incidents, names, and places in English.

[2] East Asian Countries #2: Korea 1945-1953  Video (2:45)

Inside Reading Unit 9 Reading- 2  Playing with the *Pixels  

8:00 Study Words/Expressions #1 [Line 1~48]

8:25 Deepfakes (2-3 min)

Should posting all deep-faked photos/videos be banned on the Internet? Speak your response in 3 sen.

Read & Write Unit 8 Public Health

8:32 Review Blog Some people worry a lot about catching a cold from others, and some people are not very concerned. How concerned are you on a scale from 1 to 10? Write your response in four to six sentences.

Review => Speak=> Q&A

8:53 Reading 2  Preventing Disease around the World

Vocabulary  contagious, contaminated

How concerned are you?-Jan 24

Some people worry a lot about catching a cold from others, and some people are not very concerned. 

How concerned are you on a scale from 1 to 10? (10: extremely concerned, 1 not concerned at all)

Speak your response in three sentences. 

      I would rate myself X on a scale of 1 to 10 about how concerned I am about catching a cold.

Write your response in four to six sentences.

Write MIs-Jan 24

Read the article by section and write the main idea in one sentence. 

Par. 1-4: Photo Alteration 

    Par. 1, 2, 3 Examples => undermine the public’s trust in the new photos 

    -> Par. 4 The public shouldn’t simply trust the photos in the news.

Viewers should be aware that news photos are often modified by the photographer or media to make the event or persons look more impressive.

Par. 5-6: What’s Truth? 

   Par.5, 6 Examples of alterations, emphasis, and amendments of photos and images

   -> Par. 6 It’s difficult to draw a clear line between what’s acceptable or inaccurate.

Since photos are often edited to show things that cannot be seen by human eyes, it seems difficult to define what is accurate or how much modification is acceptable. 

Par. 7-8: What we see/Perception? 

   Par.7, 8 Examples of viewers’ perceptions controlled by the media.

   => Photo alteration is inevitable, and it could alter viewers’ perceptions.

   -> Par.9 Conclusion

News photos should never be modified to deceive the viewers.

Korea 1910-1945-Jan 24

Use AI tools to learn what Japan did to Korea between 1910-1945 in English or日本語. 

Learn the words and expressions to describe the historic incidents, names, and places in English.

1392 Joseon Dynasty by Yi Seong-gye (李成桂): Neo-Confusianism, Hangul

1876 Japan-Korea Treaty of Amity-> 1905 Protectorate Treaty

        ->1909 Ito’s assassination-> 1910 Annexed by Japan

1906 Land ownership by Japan-> Koreans became tenant farmers: 8%/1910-> 40%/1920-> 50%/1930

1930s Assimilation-> speak Japanese, study in Japanese, adopt Japanese names

1937-1945 Sino-Japanese War: Men were sent to Japan or China as labor, and women were drafted as comfort women

How Japan annexed Korea 5:32 (1910)->9:20

Online Lesson-Jan 22

7:30 Kikutan Review Day 46 Listen & Read-> Read & Look up

7:38 Review Chicken #3 鶏卵の判別

Blog East Asian Countries: Korea, China, Taiwan, and Japan

Inside Reading Unit 9 Reading- 2  Playing with the *Pixels

7:55 Blog Read by section and write the main idea in one sentence. Par.1-4, 5-6, 7-8

Read & Write Unit 8 Reading 1  University Health Center: Cold News

8:35 CD Read=> Blog Some people worry a lot about catching a cold from others, and some people are not very concerned. How concerned are you on a scale from 1 to 10? (10: extremely concerned, 1 not concerned at all)

8:42 Speak your response in three sentences. 

8:48 Write your response in four to six sentences.   

Chiken #3-Jan 21

[3] Unwanted Males Killed at Birth
At an Iowa hatchery for layer chickens, 150,000 newborn male chicks are shredded every single day. Male chicks born at the hatchery are sent off to slaughter the very day they take their first breath. Workers grab them by their wings, toss them onto conveyor belts, and throw them down a chute for their final moments in a grinding machine, in which they are ground up while they are still alive. All this is a normal procedure and widely accepted at commercial hatcheries within the bounds of animal welfare laws. The egg industry considers male chicks useless because they don’t lay eggs and can’t be raised profitably for meat.
Image  Male Chick Culling  

Video (disturbing!)  Unwanted Males Killed at Birth (3:43) 

Question

Male chicks of egg layers are culled at birth, and their sisters are slaughtered once they’ve laid around 500+ eggs. 

If you’re in the chicken business, what would you do with male chicks?

Online Lesson-Jan 21

7:30 Kikutan Review Day 43 Listen & Read-> Read & Look up 

7:38 Review #2 Blog -> An Inconvenient Story of Chickens and Eggs #3

7:42 Blog [3] Unwanted Males Killed at Birth

Image  Male Chick Culling  Video (disturbing)  Unwanted Males Killed at Birth (3:43) 

7:50 Question: Male chicks of egg layers are culled at birth, and their sisters are slaughtered once they’ve laid around 500+ eggs. If you’re in the chicken business, what would you do with male chicks?

Inside Reading  

7:55 Reading 1 Read to Review #2 [Checking Everything] [Serious Consequences]

Unit 9 Reading- 2  Playing with the 

8:02 Before you Read 1.  “The camera doesn’t lie.” Can photos be altered?

8:07 Read-> Reading Comprehension  T/F, Mark the line #, Correct false statement

Read & Write Unit 8 Public Health

8:32 Q Classroom How can we prevent diseases?

Reading 1  University Health Center: Cold News

8:40 Vocabulary -> Read aloud the definitions

C. Quick Write: Speak about the last time you had a bad cold or the flu, inc. the answers to the questions.

8:45 Preview the text: Title, subtitles-> CD Read-> B. Categorize/p.175

8:52 C. Identify -> Breakout

9:00 Lesson Review   面談1/31 -

Chiken #2-Jan 17

[2] How long do commercial chickens live? 

Chickens live for between 5 and 10 years, but factors like quality of life, breed, and the environment play a significant role in their lifespan. Chickens raised for meat are called broilers. They do not live nearly that long because they’re raised solely for their meat. They are usually slaughtered between the ages of 6 and 10 weeks.  They are bred to mature quickly and reach a target weight at a young age. This cuts down on the cost of feeding and raising birds for slaughter, and it makes it easier to produce more birds throughout the year.

Chickens meant for laying eggs, egg layers, mature more slowly. They begin laying eggs around the age of 5 months. By the age of 4 or 5 years, most hens have slowed down or stopped laying eggs. In commercial farms, hens that have stopped laying are usually killed to prevent using up resources on an unproductive bird. These older hens often turn up in pet food or soup stock because their meat is less tender and palatable.  Battery Cages

If you start a chicken farm, which would you raise, broilers or layers? Why?

Online Lesson-Jan 17

7:30 Kikutan Review Day 42 Listen & Read-> Read & Look up 

7:40 Blog An Inconvenient Story of Chickens and Eggs #2

Review #1-> [2] How long do commercial chickens live?

Broilers vs Layers (2:45)  Battery Cages

Question: If you start a chicken farm, which would you raise, broilers or layers? Why?Inside Reading Unit 9 Reading-1  A Game of Checkers

8:00 Review #1=> 8:05 Study Words/Expressions #2 [Checking Everything] [Serious Consequences] 

Q How would you verify the information that is provided by an AI tool?

Read & Write 

8:40 Blog Review the opinion essay about nature in your city/town/neighborhood.

=> Have ChatGPT revise=> Add keywords in TS. Rewrite TS=> Present

9:00 Lesson Review