REA 0001C—Hybrid WebCT Prep Reading 1 Class & Lab
Course Calendar: Winter Park Campus
Spring 2009—Professor Führman
Online Class:
Online Lab:
(Ten Steps to Improving College Reading Skills, 5/e
andImproving Vocabulary Skills, 3/e)
CRN 24616—Mon: Class 5:05 – 6:45 PM room #112
Wed:Class5:05 – 6:45 PMroom #132
(or only online when assigned)
Mon/Wed:Lab 6:45 – 7:10 PM online
Final Exam: Mon. April 27: 5 – 7:30 PM
Textbooks:Ten Steps to Improving College Reading
Skills (10 STEPS) andImproving Vocabulary Skills
Week / 1st Class of Week / 2nd Class of Week1
Beginning January 12 / F-2-F Class #112
- Introductions
- PALs Cycle of Learning
- How to prepare before class: “Read” means to annotate and mark up the book as you read!
- Mating call to the Brain
- Fix-It Strategies/Blue Fire
- PALs Cycle of Learning
- Introduction to WebCt
- Start Here Learning Module
2
Beginning January 19
When you prepare before class, always try to know the information well enough to discuss; know what you understand and don’t understand. / 10 STEPS textbook: Prepare before Class:
- Read “How the Book is Organized” (pp 4 -7); don’t forget to do the exercises.
- Read “Reading for Pleasure & Power” (pp 10 – 14)
- Read “Some Quick Study Tips” (pp 17 -18); be prepared to discuss in class.
- A Brief Guide to Effective Writing (pp 597 – 598)
- Becoming a Better Reader Learning Module
Week / 1st Class of Week / 2nd Class of Week
3
Beginning January 26 / F-2-F Class #112
10 STEPS: Prepare before Class:
- Vocabulary in Context (pp 21 – 32, read and answer first 5 questions in Practices 1, 2, & 3)
- Annotation handout
- Vocabulary PP
- Vocabulary in Context Learning Module
- Introduction to Townsend Press Online Lab:
- Improving Skills: Ch. 1 Vocab in Context: Exercises
- Improving Vocab:
Note to Self:
- Vocabulary PP (cont)
4
Beginning February 2 / F-2-F Class #112
Discuss “Night Watch” (Always bring both your informal writing(freewriting, list of ideas/details, or series of questions/answers)outline class—these may be picked up for a grade.)
RAD: Prepare before Class:
- Chapter 2 Main Idea (pp 57 – 62) Do Practices 1, 2, & 3.
- Skills: Vocab in Context: Mastery Tests
- Discuss levels of specificity
- Topic PP
- Main Ideas I Learning Module
- Skills: Ch 2: Main Ideas: Exercises
- Vocab: Chapter 8
5
Beginning February 9 / F-2-F Class #112
Discuss “The Yellow Ribbon”
RAD: Prepare before Class:
- Main Ideas (pp 64 – 67)
- Main Idea PP
- Open: Locations of Main Idea
- Main Idea II
- Skills: Ch 2: Main Ideas: Mastery Test 1
- Vocab: Chapter 9
Week / 1st Class of Week / 2nd Class of Week
6
Beginning February 16 / F-2-F Class #112
Discuss “In Praise of the F Word”
10 STEPS: Prepare before Class:
- Main Ideas (pp 68 – 78). Do Practice 7.
- Skills: Ch 2: Main Ideas: Mastery Test 2
- Main Idea cards
- Main Idea III
- Skills: Ch 2: Main Ideas: Mastery Tests 3
- Vocab: Chapter 10
7
Beginning February 23 / F-2-F Class #112
Discuss “Here’s to Your Health”
Lab Work due (Townsendpress):
- 10 Steps Skills:Chapters 1 and 2
- Printouts due the first 5 minutes of class, so come early!
- Ch 3 Supporting Details (pp 103 – 114) Do Practices 1 and 2.
- Skills: Supporting Details Exercises
- Match & Compare
- Supporting Details PP
- Supporting Details
- Skills: Ch 3: Supporting Details Mastery Tests 1 – 4
- Vocab: Ch 11
Week / 1st Class of Week / 2nd Class of Week
8
Beginning March 2 / F-2-F Class #112
Discuss “Child-Rearing Styles”
Lab Work due (Townsendpress):
- Vocab Chapters 7 - 11
- Printouts due the first 5 minutes of class, so come early!
- Ch 4: Implied Main Ideas & the Central Point (pp 141 – 152) Do Practices 1 and 2.
Online Lab
- Skills: Ch 4 Implied MI… Exercises
- Supporting detail cards
- Implied Main Ideas & the Central Point
- Skills: Ch 4 Implied MI… Mastery Test 1 – 4
9 / Spring Break / Spring Break
10
Beginning March 16 / F-2-F Class #112
Discuss “Rowing the Bus”
Lab Work Due:
- Skills: Ch 3 and 4
- Printouts due the first 5 minutes of class, so come early!
- Ch 5: Relationships I (pp 181 – 198) Do Practices 1 – 5.
- Skills: Ch 5 Relationships I: Exercises
- Patterns PP
- Relationships I
- Skills: Ch 5 Relationship I: Mastery Tests: 1 – 4
- Vocab: Chapter 13
Week / 1st Class of Week / 2nd Class of Week
11
Beginning March 23 / F-2-F Class #112
Discuss “Students in Shock”
10 STEPS: Prepare before Class:
- Ch 6: Relationships II (pp 221 – 241) Do Practices 1 – 7.
- Patterns 2 PP
- Skills: Ch 6 Relationships II: Exercises
- Relationship II
- Skills: Ch 6 Relationships II: Mastery Tests 1 – 4
- Vocab: Chapter 14
12
Beginning March 30 / F-2-F Class #112
Discuss “Coping with Nervousness”
10 STEPS: Prepare before Class:
- Ch 7 Fact or Opinion? (pp 399 – 406) Do Practice 1.
- F & O Cards (PP)
- Relationships I & II: Mastery Tests 1 – 2
- Fact or Opinion
- Relationships I & II: Mastery Tests 3
- Vocab. Chapter 15
Week / 1st Class of Week / 2nd Class of Week
13
Beginning April 6 / F-2-F Class #112
Discuss “Non-Verbal Communication”
10 STEPS: Prepare before Class:
- Ch 8 Inferences (295 – 305)
- Skills: Ch 5, 6, & Relationships I & II
- Printouts due the first 5 minutes of class, so come early!
- Inference cards
- Skills: Ch 7 Inferences: Exercises
- Inferences
- Skills: Ch 7 Inferences: Mastery Tests 1 – 2
- Vocab: Chapter 16
14
Beginning April 13 / F-2-F Class #112
Discuss “Gender Inequality…”
Prepare before Class:
- Ch 8 Inferences in Literature (pp 282– 289)
- Skills: Ch 7 Inferences: Mastery Tests 3 – 4
- Wordles on the Wall
- Like/As
- 07 Metaphorical Definitions
Note: You may want to study Vocab Ch. 17 early in the week before taking the Unit Test. / WebCT Class Online
- Figurative Language
- Vocab:Chapter 17
Week / 1st Class of Week / 2nd Class of Week
15
Beginning April 20 / F-2-F Class #112
Discuss “Gambling”
Prepare before Class:
- Ch 9 Purpose & Tone (pp 319 – 336) Do Practices 2 , 4, and 5
- Vocab: 11 – 17
- Printouts due the first 5 minutes of class, so come early!
- Ch 8 Purpose & Tone Exercises
- Purpose Box
- Walk-Around Survey
- Purpose & Tone
- Ch 8 Purpose & Tone Mastery Tests 1 – 4
16
Beginning April 27
FINAL EXAM
WEEK / F-2-F Class: #112
Lab Work DUE:
- Skills: Ch 7 & 8
- Printouts due the first 5 minutes of class, so come early!
Final Exam: Mon. April 27:
5 – 7:30 PM / You did it!
Note: Skills Mastery Tests will be considered test grades. Be sure you turn them in on time since late work is not accepted.
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