English 56 Online – Spring 2008Karen Lim
Reading Schedule
Books: Cortina, Opening Doors
Kvols, Redirecting Children’s Behavior
Nazario, Enrique’s Journey
Jan.
28thUnit 1
Read syllabus
Attend face to face orientation
Complete tutorial on using WebCT Vista
Cortina, Ch. 1 – Making Yourself Successful in College pp. 3-28
Read these links: Time ManagementLearning Styles
Make a study schedule and take the Learning Styles Inventory
30thSelf- Introduction (10 pts. Discussion Board)
Feb.
4thUnit 2
Cortina, Ch. 3 – Approaching College Assignments pp. 143-159
Previewing, Asking Questions, Reviewing
SQ3R
Read Nazario Prologue, Afterword, Epilogue
8thSyllabus Quiz (25 pts.)
11thUnit 3
Cortina, Ch. 4 – Determining the Topic & Stated Main Ideas pp. 207-244
Cortina Guidelines for Summarizing pp. 671-672
13thTurnitin.com login & create account (10 pts.)
Read Nazario Ch. 1
Feb. 15-18th – Holidays no class
19thUnit 4
Cortina, Ch. 2 – Approaching College Reading &
Developing Vocabulary pp. 73-99
Read Nazario Ch. 2
22ndSummary #1 Hurried Child (20 pts.)
25thUnit 5
28thExam #1 Parenting Styles Kvol Ch. 3 pp. 42-58 (100 pts.)
Read Nazario Ch. 3
March
3rdUnit 6
Cortina, Ch. 5 – Formulating Implied Main Ideas pp. 267-281
6thVocabulary Quiz #1 (Cortina, Ch. 1, 2, 3) (20 pts.)
March 10thUnit 7
Cortina, Ch. 10 Selecting & Organizing Textbook Information
Annotating/Outlining/Notetaking/Mapping pp. 658-670
Read Nazario Ch. 4
14thMovie notes SuperSize Me (25 pts.)
March 17-22 Spring Break – no class
24thUnit 8
Cortina, Ch. 6 Identifying Supporting Details pp. 331-345
28thReflection Paper for Super Size Me (25 pts.)
31thUnit 9
Cortina, “Diabetes: An Alarming Epidemic” pp. 347-358
Read Nazario Ch. 5
April 4Summary #2 Why Women Work (20 pts.)
April
7thUnit 10
Cortina, Ch. 7 Recognizing Author’s Writing Patterns pp. 393-424
Read Nazario Ch. 6
10thVocabulary Quiz #2 (Cortina, Ch. 4, 5, 10) (20 pts.)
April 11th Last Day to Withdraw
14thUnit 11
Cortina, Ch. 8 Reading Critically pp. 471-495
Purpose/Audience/Bias/Tone
Read Nazario Ch. 7
18thExam #2 Kvol Ch. 7 (100 pts.)
21stUnit 12
Library Research/Reference sources - Encyclopedia
Annotated Bibliography
MLA Format
Critical thinking - Evaluating websites
23stVocabulary Quiz #3 (Cortina, Ch. 6, 7, 8) (10 pts.)
25thSubmit research topic and narrowing for approval
28thUnit 13
Proquest – Magazines, New Papers
Card Catalogue – Books
30thBook Journal Enrique’s Journey (65 pts.)
May 2Submit book and encyclopedia source for approval
May
5thUnit 14
Cortina, Ch. 9 Thinking Critically pp. 543-583
Facts vs. Opinions
Inferences/drawing logical conclusions
Evaluating author’s argument
Proquest – Scholarly Journals
7thMLA Exercise (10 pts.)
9thSubmit magazine and scholarly journal for approval
12thUnit 15
Cortina, “Poverty in America & Improving Social Welfare Through Public Education” pp. 585-599
15thDiscussion Board (10)
16thTurnitin.com/Plagiarism
Submit Annotated Bibliography to Turnitin.com
Your paper will not be graded unless it is submitted through Turnitin.com
to check for plagiarism first.
19thUnit 16
20th`Final Exam (100)
Cortina, “Parenthood: Now, Later, . . . Never?” pp. 177-190
23rdFinal draft of Annotated Bibliography due (100)