Choose one of the following videos and write two paragraphs (120-180 words)

explaining the main idea of the video.

-In the first paragraph you will mention the main idea of the video as well as some
details or examples that the speaker used to support the main idea he/she was
describing. (70-90 words)
-In the second paragraph you will explain what the speaker purpose is (is he/she trying to
persuade the audience to do something? Is he/she warning people about a problem?
Etc.)
You can also mention what you learned from the talk. (70-90 words)
Unit
Units 13

Video link
The new science of marketing
http://ed.ted.com/featured/k0mEfvZO
There might just be life on Mars
http://www.ted.com/talks/penelope_boston.html
Could a Saturn moon harbor life?
http://www.ted.com/talks/carolyn_porco_could_a_saturn_moon_ha
rbor_life.html
Three types of online attack
http://www.ted.com/talks/mikko_hypponen_three_types_of_online
_attack.html
Tracking our online trackers
http://www.ted.com/talks/gary_kovacs_tracking_the_trackers.html

Ideas
Listening for gist:
Students write
about the main
idea of the talk.

*NOTE: Plagiarism will be penalized. Please avoid copying or sharing ideas with your
classmates.