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Syllabus: Fall, 2000.
Date Topic Grammar Links 2 Links Northstar: Focus on Reading and Writing, Intermediate
Sept 4-10 Getting Ready   Orientation Course  
Sept 11-17 Week 1
People & Personalities
chap. 1
Simple Present		 Frequently Asked Questions about Handwriting Analysis
Handwriting Analysis of Mark Twain
Handwriting Analysis of Marilyn Monroe 		 
Sept 18-24 Week 2
People & Personalities
chap. 2
Present Progressive

Dynamic Optimism
Optimism / Pessimism Inventory

Unit 1
The World of Advertising
Sept 25-Oct 1 Week 3
People & Personalities


chap. 3
Simple Present vs. Present Progressive

 Personality: What Makes Us Who We Are?
The Personality Page		  
Oct 2-8 Week 4
Unsolved Mysteries
chap. 4
Simple Past;Used To

Atlantis: The Lost Continent Finally Found
Accessible Remains of Atlantis
King Tut
King Tut: 3,300 Years Later-The Boy Pharaoh Still Intrigues
King Tut's Curse Due to Fatal Spores?

 Unit 2
Telecommuting: Going Home to Work
Oct 9-15 Week 5
Unsolved Mysteries
chap. 5
Past Progressive; Past Time Clauses		 Flying Dutchman Story
Flying Dutchman encyclopedia article
Ghost Ships
Loss of Flight 19
The Bermuda Triangle: What Really Happened There? 		 
Oct 16-22 Week 6
Living with Technology
chap. 6
Future Time		 Changes in Education
SETI Online (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)
NASA Homepage
Stanford Robotics Laboratory
Cool Robot of the Week Web Site 		Unit 3
A Miracle Cure?
Oct 23-29 Week 7
Living with Technology


chap. 7
Future Time Clauses

 The Promise of Telepresence Surgery
Discount Travel to Mars 		 
Oct 30-Nov 5 Week 8
Travel and Transportation
chap. 8
Nouns and Articles		 Daedalus and Icarus
National Air and Space Museum
Space Flight Gallery
Amelia Earhart
Bare Bones: Amelia Earhart
The Life of Henry Ford
Why Henry Ford Had a Better Idea
Henry Ford and the Model T 		Unit 4
The Metamorphosis
Nov 6- 12 Week 9
Fact or Fiction


chap. 13
Present Perfect

Science Fact or Fiction?
Online Information: Fact or Fiction
Science Fiction Weekly
The Ultimate Science Fiction Web Guide
Planet Mars Home Page
Mission Mars
Isaac Asimov Home Page
Isaac Asimov Biography
Bigfoot/Sasquatch Watch
Legend of Nessie
Loch Ness Live!
The Historical Dragon Page
Water Spirit Legends
The Historical Mermaid Page
Mystical World of Unicorns

 
Nov 13-19 Week 10
Our Amazing Earth
chap. 18
Comparisons 		The Nine Planets: A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
Earth Profile
Earth Alert: Daily Updates on the State of the Planet
The Future of Planet Earth
NASA Earth Observatory
Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes
Plate Tectonics
Pangaea: Network for Geological and Environmental Data
Welcome to Iceland
Kilauea Virtual Field Trips
Kilauea, Hawaii 		Unit 5
Speaking of Gender...
Nov 20-26 Week 11
Our Amazing Earth


chap. 19

 World of Weather
Interactive Weather Network
The Weather Channel
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Understanding Seasonal Affective Disorder
Weather Myths
Tropical Storms Worldwide
National Hurricane Center
Hurricanes! 		 
Nov 27-Dec 3 Week 12
Language 		chap. 21 Politeness: Teaching Children Manners Early
Perspective: Where's the Respect?
Job Interview Questions and Answers
Interview Tips
Body Language
Decoding Body Language 		 
Dec 4-8 Final