Course Objectives:

At the end of this unit, you will be able to say. . .

•I can lead a 5–10 minute class discussion on an issue that interests me.

•I can write summaries of news articles.

•I can identify issues and share my opinion.

•I can derive meaning from context in short conversations.

•I can compare and contrast different types of film.

•I can determine whether a movie is art or not and justify my response.

•I can identify and create sentences in the passive voice.

•I can write a movie review.

•I can understand and write headlines.

•I can read and discuss examples of different types of TV shows.

•I can listen to a report about TV advertisements and identify main ideas.

•I can create my own TV commercial.

•I can identify and create language that indicates bias.

•I can identify meaning from context.

•I can listen to a persuasive speech and answer comprehension

questions.