GUESSING THE MEANING UNIT 2

FROM CONTEXT History

WRITING A PROCESS ESSAY
UNIT 2 OBJECTIVES

1. LEARN TO USE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTEXT CLUES

TO FIGURE OUT THE MEANINGS OF NEW WORDS.
2. LEARN TO USE PASSIVE VOICE TO EXPLAIN A PROCESS.
3. LEARN TO DECODE WORDS WITH GREEK AND LATIN
ROOTS
4. LEARN TO WRITE A PROCESS.
CONTEXT CLUES

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TECHINIQUES TO GUESS MEANING
FROM CONTEXT:

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Present Active and Passive voice.

Active Voice
The boy pulls the sled.
Passive Voice
The sled is pulled by the boy.
Can you figure out the rule?
Provide your own examples.

Do quiz on passive voice.

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Greek and Latin Roots
Use these words (all from Greek or Latin roots) to fill in the gaps or blanks of this essay:
ambiguous, concentrate, consistently, domination, dominion, emergence, ideologies, norms, philosophy, physical,
persistent, rational, scope, theoretical, theory, theses (plural of thesis).
Principio del formulario
It’s interesting that the most ________ (long-lasting-- not to mention different) western _____ all have some roots
in Greek_____ and language. Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation by posting 95_____ that he
claimed showed major errors in the Catholic doctrine of the time.

Humanist and Enlightenment philosophers believed in the _______ or reign of Reason (with a capital R because it
was almost a goddess to them) to set the ________ that should govern human life. They believed that
being_______ logical and_______ would eliminate most of the problems and injustices of society.

The German philosopher Hegel analyzed and developed many ideas with roots in Greek philosophy. (Some of his
ideas are hard to understand and __________ -- the subject of debate among scholars and the origin of several
contradictory schools of philosophy.) Hegel proposed a ______ of history in which a major trend, event, or
approach to life (a thesis), would have internal contradictions that would lead to the______ of its antithesis-- an
opposite trend or idea. He believed that eventually thesis and antithesis would merge into a more-inclusive
synthesis.
ambiguous, concentrate, consistently, domination, dominion, emergence, ideologies, norms, philosophy, physical,
persistent, rational, scope, theoretical, theory, theses (plural of thesis).

This “dialectic” became the ______ basis of the Marxist view of history. Whereas Christianity taught that history
was God working out His will in the world and the humanists believed Reason would prevail, the Marxists claimed
impersonal________ and economic forces moved men through the stages of civilization. Capitalism would be one
of the last stages, ending in an attempt by those with capital (lots of money) to_________ even more of it in their
hands. However, their efforts would backfire, because the_______ of their ambition would make the masses of
men so poor and desperate that they would finally rebel and overthrow the________ of the capitalists. This would
lead to the establishment of socialism and finally (Marx taught) a communist utopia.

Exercise from English Hints

English for the Future
https://www.englishhints.com/greek-and-latin-roots.html
Process writing

What is process writing?

Can you give examples of process writings?
Process Writing Exercise
Rewrite the sentences in the recipe below in passive voice.
Example: Cut the vegetables in small pieces.
Passive voice: The vegetables are cut in small pieces.
When writing a process you must use time order words
Here is a handy list. Use some of the time order words below with a
passive voice to describe a short process.
Assignments
1. Write a 150 word process essay of your favorite recipe.
Make sure that your essay contains a list of ingredients and all the
steps in present passive voice. Write the essay in a Word document.
Attach a photograph of the finished dish to the document.
The link will be available in Semana 4, Actividades and the due date
is indicated in the calendar.
2. Forum 3. There will be a forum available in Actividades Semana 4.
You must answer the question on Monday or Tuesday. Ask a question
to the person who posted below you on Wednesday or Thursday.
Finally, answer the questions that you were asked on Friday.
3. Autobiography Stage 2
This assignment will be enabled on Monday, August 8th and it will
close on Monday August15th. It can be found in Semana 5,
Actividades.