As a college student, it is your responsibility to follow the calendar and ask questions pertaining to the assignments. Questions should be posted by email or at the END of class. Disclaimer: The instructor reserves the right to make adjustments to the calendar as needed. CLASS PLAN HOMEWORK LAB ASSIGNMENT Class 1: Tuesday 8/27 Orientation: Review syllabus Myreadinglab.com -pg. 10 Reading for Life Fennessy Prepare for Diagnostic Test, Get textbooks and preview (before reading activity) notebook, dividers etc., Lab web site: myreadinglab.com CRN #14668 Course ID: Gravenmier64387 Locate lab in Bldg. 5-155 Class 2: Thursday 8/29 Diagnostic Test Ch. 1 Plan to Succeed: pp. 3-8; pp. 8-9 (finish-study plan) pp. 16-17 Print calendar and bring to class for a grade. (Must be a paper copy of the schedule of learning) Class 3: Tuesday 9/3 Lab Orientation (Class will be conducted in Lab in BLDG 5-155) Meet in class before going to lab Preview Ch. 2 – 4 Step Reading Process pp. 18-69. MyReadingLab.com: Complete Pathbuilder. Class 4: Thursday 9/5 Ch. 2: 4 Step Reading Process pp. 18-34 Read & answer questions to “Bayflite Down” pp. 35-41 5: Tuesday 9/10 Ch. 2: Questions for writing and discussing pp. 42-46, pp. 53-54, Arethea Moise, RN. pp. 55-68 Ch. Review Practices pp. 60-66; Learning Reflection & p.69 (do not submit) MyReadingLab: Complete Lexile Diagnostic test by 9/18 Class 6: Thursday 9/12 CH. 2 QUIZ Ch 3: Vocabulary Skills: pp. 72-80, pp. 81-86 Read & answer questions to “An Illegal Immigrant…” pp. 46-52 7: Tuesday 9/17 Ch 3: Vocabulary - pp.87-89, for writing and discussing pp.105-114; Study Skills – Ch. Review Ch. Review Practices 1-3 pp.115-117, & Learning Reflections pp.122-123 MyReadingLab: Vocabulary Practices #1-3. Print out scores using Gradebook tab
p.120 Class 8: Thursday 9/19 CH. 3 QUIZ Ch 4: Topics & Stated Main Ideas: pp.126-134 Read & answer questions to “Dangerous Duty” pp. 89-96 MyReadingLab: Complete 2 Lexile stories & print scores (3&4) Class 9: Tuesday 9/24 Ch 4: Topic Sentences pp.135-143; Viewpoint: Illegal Immigration pp. 164-169 Read & answer questions to “Escaping the Debt Trap” pp.144-150 MyReadingLab: Stated Main Ideas Practices #1-3. Class 10: Thursday 9/26 Ch. 4: Questions for writing and discussing pp.151-152, Study Skills Ch. Review pp. Ch. Review Practices pp. 170-173; Learning Reflections pp. 176-177 MyReadingLab: Complete 2 Lexile stories & print scores (1&2) Class 11: Tuesday 10/1 CH. 4 QUIZ Ch 5: Supporting Details pp.200-201 Read and answer questions to “Where Wishes Come True” pp.214-221 MyReadingLab: Supporting Details Practices #1-3 Print Scores Class 12: Thursday 10/3 Ch 5: Concept Mapping - pp.209-211; 224-229 Ch 5: pp.235-239 Ch. Review Practices pp. 230-234; Learning Reflection pp. 236-237 MyReadingLab: Complete 2 Lexile stores & print scores (5&6) 13: Tuesday 10/8 CH. 5 QUIZ Ch 6: Patterns Part 1 – Relationships within and between sentences - pp.240-257 & 258-260 Questions for writing pp. 267-268; Viewpoint pp. 280-285 Read and answer questions to “Winter Dreams” pp.260-266 to Townsend Press. Select “Ten Steps to Improving Reading Skills” Do “Main Ideas” Ex. 1&2. Print Scores w/ “Scores” button. Class 14: Thursday 10/10 Ch. 6: Questions for writing and discussing - pp.277-278; 292-293 UNIT 1 REVIEW Ch. Review Practices pp.286-291 & Learning Reflections pp. 294-295 Class 15: Tuesday 10/15 UNIT 1 TEST - Ch. 3-5 NO LATE STUDENTS WILL BE ADMITTED! Read and answer questions to “Most Valuable Player” pp.271-276 MyReadingLab: Complete 2 Lexile stories and scores (7&8)
Class 16: Thursday 10/17 No College Night Class 17: Tuesday 10/22 Ch. 7 Patterns of Organization Part 2: More patterns - Vocabulary review Ch. Review Practices pp.345-349; Learning Reflections p.351. MyReadingLab: Practices #1-4: 10 Patterns of Organization. Scores Class 18: Thursday 10/24 Ch 7: Practice with patterns of organization - pp.308-314; Vocab. pp.334-335; Viewpoint: Study Skills - pp. 350; pp. 352-353. Go over Unit 1 Test Read and answer questions to “College Drinking…” pp.365-371 (stop at “Ques. For Writing…) Class 19: Tuesday 10/29 Ch 7 Review - PP – Patterns of Organization Ch. Review Practices pp.392-396; Learning Reflections pp .398-399. MyReadingLab: Practices #1-3 Inferences Print Scores Class 20: Thursday 10/31 CH. 7 QUIZ Ch 8: Drawing Conclusions pp.354-362; Vocabulary – pp. Read and answer questions to “Let’s Talk about Your Life” pp. 202-207. MyReadingLab: Complete 2 Lexile stories & print scores (9&10) Class 21: Tuesday 11/5 Ch 8: Making Inferences or Drawing Conclusions - pp.371-373 Viewpoint: pp.386-391, Graphic Aids pp. 397, Cornell pp. Read and answer questions to “Shark!” pp. 487-493. Login to Townsend Press. Click “Try TP exercises” Select “Ten Steps to Improving Reading Skills” Do “Inferences” Ex. 1&2 22: Thursday 11/7 Ch 8 Vocabulary - pp.374-376, Questions for writing and discussing pp. 383-384 Ch 8 Review pp. 392-299 Read and answer questions to “The Girl in the Garage” pp.376-382 MyReadingLab: Complete 2 Lexile stories & print scores (11&12) Class 23: Tuesday 11/12 CH. 8 QUIZ Ch 9: Implied Main Ideas pp. 423-425 Read and answer questions to “My Best Role Ever” pp.425-432 MyReadingLab: Practices#1-3: Implied Main Idea Print Scores
Class 24: Thursday 11/14 UNIT 2 TEST - Ch. 6-8 NO LATE STUDENTS WILL BE ADMITTED! Read and answer questions to “The Many Miracles of Mark pp. 437-443. MyReadingLab: Complete 2 Lexile stories & scores (13 &14) Class 25: Tuesday 11/19 Ch. 9: Main idea (stated and implied) pp. 409-415; Vocabulary pp. 434 pp. 435-437; Questions for writing and discussing pp. Ch. Review Practices pp.454-458; Learning Reflections pp.460-461 Class 26: Thursday 11/21 Ch 9 Main Idea (Central point) pp. 416-422; Viewpoint pp. Study Skills Ch. Review p.459 for Quiz Combined Skills Tests 1-3, Preview Ch. 10 pp. 464-521. MyReadingLab: Practices Combined Skills Print Scores Class 27: Tuesday 11/26 CH. 9 QUIZ Ch. 10 Critical Reading and Thinking Fact and Opinion. Pp. 464-470 Author’s Purpose pp. 470-474 and Author’s Bias pp. 480-484 Ch. 10 Do vocabulary preview for Super Storm on pg. 496-497. Read Super Storm pp. 498-502 Answer comprehension questions and do the vocabulary on pages 502-504. Complete all lab requirements. Class 28: Thursday 11/28 No School Thanksgiving! Class 29: Tuesday 12/3 Ch. 10 Critical Reading and Thinking pp. 475-479 Main idea practice Read Viewpoint: Oil Drilling in Alaska pp. 506 Do critical thinking on p. 507 Do Chapter 10 Review pp. 514-519. Review chapters of areas in need of improvement. Class 30: Thursday Review hw. Ch. 10 pp. 514-519. Chapter Review for Final Exam!