MLS Sociology, Class 2

 By Nate Feldman

MLS Sociology: Asking for Elaboration

 

Nate: My life is so difficult.

Student: You mentioned that your life is so difficult.  Why is it so difficult?

 

Nate: I hate Alumni Hall.

Student: You said that you hate Alumni Hall.  Why do you hate it so much?

 

Nate: I won first prize for essay writing in high school.

Student: You said you won a prize for essay writing.  How did you do that?

 

Nate: LTC computers are old-fashioned.

Student: When you mentioned that LTC computers are old-fashioned, did you mean they have been here a long time? 

 

Nate: My life is difficult.

Student: Could you elaborate on why your life is so difficult?

Nate: Let me elaborate.  First, I live 200 miles from here.  Second, I have too many responsibilities. 

 

 Example Lesson.  Make a lesson for the class.  Then, get with a group of three other students and teach it.  The other students should be prepared to ask the teacher to elaborate on the subject matter.  For example: 

Today, I am going to teach you how to cook homemade chocolate sauce.  First, I go to the store, and I get a chocolate bar of some kind, and I also get heavy whipping cream.  Then, I go home…..

 

You said you get a chocolate bar.  How many chocolate bars do you need?

Oh, well, I think you need about 2 at most.  It depends on the serving. 

Is it fair to say that this is the best way to make chocolate sauce?

Vocabulary:

Lasting impression: something that has a long effect on someone or something. 

*My 7^th grade teacher had a lasting impression on me.

Segregated: people separated on their differences. 

Theologian: a person that studies religion.

Advocate (v.): to support an agenda or idea

Advocate (n.): a person who supports an idea or agenda

>>I’m an advocate for people being able to smoke weed without problems.

Hail from: comes from

*My friend hails from California.

Propel: to push something forward

*Taking classes at ELS, really propelled my English knowledge (I hope).

 

Discussion Questions:

*Is there anything you are an advocate for?

*Who or what has had a lasting impression on you?

*Have you been to a place where people were segregated for any reason?

*What is a good way to propel your goals?

Vocabulary:

advocate   hailed from   lasting impression  propel   

segregated  theologian 

1. I am an _________________for civil rights for all people.  I believe everyone should be treated equally.

2. My Grandparents _________________Central Europe.

3. Getting a private tutor may really ________________your English abilities.

4. In the past, certain places were _________________between blacks and whites, meaning the two couldn't be together in some places.   

5. I am studying religious studies because I will become a __________________.

6. A good teacher can have a _________________________on their students because the students can gain so much knowledge from them.