ESLR 310Spring 2011 Thomas
ESLR 310Spring 2011 Thomas
Schedule for weeks 1 - 4
WK / Monday RS 229 / Wednesday RS 2281 / 1/17
HOLIDAY
Martin Luther King’s Birthday / 1/19 *MEET IN RS 229 THIS WEDNESDAY ONLY
Introduction to the class, instructor and classmates
Reading Skills Quiz
Preparing to Read Novels / Origins of the Pearl Story / Artwork
SKILLS: Previewing/Pre-reading
HW / To do before Wednesday: / To do before Monday:
Read The Pearl, pp 5-9. Read it twice; be ready to discuss and answer questions. Read pp. 2-10 in Interactions 2. Mark new vocabulary, make notes, do the exercises and be able to say the main ideas on Monday. Read "Introduction" pages vii – xxiv (7-24) of The Pearl and write your answers on the worksheet
2 / 1/24
Novel: Introduction to The Pearl by John Steinbeck:
Prologue, Part One, Read pp. 5-9 together
Characters: Kino, Juana, Coyotito
Setting, Descriptive Vocabulary
Interactions 2: "Education: A Reflection of Society"
SKILLS: Skimming/Scanning
Vocab: Roots and Affixes Part 1 / 1/26
Novel: Part One, Read pp. 10-14 together.
Relatives, Neighbors, the Community
Interactions 2: "Campus Life is Changing" & pp. 17-21
Skill: Marking and Making Notes when you read.
Interactions 2: "A City That's Doing Something Right"
Skill: Main Ideas and Details, Marking + Making Notes
HW / To do before Wednesday:
Read The Pearl, pp. 10-14. Read pp. 17-22 in Interactions 2. Read pp. 22-32 in INT2 & Complete all the exercises. / To do before Monday:
Read The Pearl, pp. 15-17
Read pp. 32-37 in INT2. Do the exercises for practice.
3 / 1/31
Novel: Part One, Read pp. 15-17 together.
Interactions 2: "Sick-Building Syndrome" & pp. 38-45
Skill: Paraphrasing and Summarizing
Study Guide for Test One / 2/2 MEET IN COMPUTER LAB RS 326 TODAY!
Pearl Group Discussion 1 (Part One of the novel)
Test Review and Prep
vocabulary, skills, prefixes/roots/suffixes, etc.
HW / To do before Wednesday:
Be well prepared for Group Chat on Wednesday. / To do before Monday:
Prepare for Test One – review Ch. 1 & 2 of INT2, vocabulary and Part One of The Pearl.
4 / 2/7
TEST ONE
Textbook Ch. 1 & 2
Novel: Questions from Part One
& New readings with questions and skill tests / 2/9
Novel: Part Two, pp. 18-22
Reading and Skills Websites
REQUIRED LIBRARY TOUR & ORIENTATION
Begin Library Project today (50 points).
HW / To do before Wednesday:
Read The Pearl, p. 18-22 / To do before Monday:
Read The Pearl, pp. 22-26. Complete GW#1 by Monday.
Read pp. 46-56 in INT2. Do the exercises for practice.
ESLR 310Spring 2011 Thomas
Schedule for weeks 5 – 8
WK / Monday RS 229 / Wednesday RS 2285 / 2/14
Novel: Part Two, pp. 22-26
Pearl Guided Worksheet #1 due, #2 given out
Interactions 2: "Banking on Poor Women"
Vocab: Parts of Speech / 2/16
Novel: Part Two, pp. 27-29
Interactions 2: “Banking on Poor Women”
& pp. 62-69, Phrases
Vocab: Collocations, Roots and Affixes (Suffixes)
HW / To do before Wednesday:
Read The Pearl, pp. 27-29.
Read pp. 52-56 in INT2. Do the exercises for practice. / To do before Monday:
Read The Pearl, pp. 29-34. Complete GW#2 by next Weds.
Read pp. 70-80 in INT2. Do the exercises for practice
6 / 2/21
HOLIDAY
PRESIDENTS DAY / 2/23 MEET IN COMPUTER LAB RS 326 TODAY!
Novel: Part Three, pp. 29-34
Interactions 2: "Changing Career Trends"
Skill/Vocab: Adjective+Noun Phrases
HW / To do before Monday:
Read The Pearl, pp. 34-41.
Read pp. 81-85 in INT2. Do the exercises for practice.
7 / 2/28
Novel: Part Three, pp. 34-41
Pearl Guided Worksheet #2 due, #3 given out
Interactions 2: "Changing Career Trends"& pp. 86-91, Phrases
Skill: Conclusions and Inferences
Study Guide for Test Two / 3/2
Novel: Part Two, pp. 41-51
Pearl Group Discussion 2
Skill/Vocab: Multiple Meanings in One Word
Test Review and Prep
vocabulary, skills, prefixes/roots/suffixes, etc.
HW / To do before Wednesday:
Read The Pearl, pp. 41-51. Be prepared for Group Chat.
Read pp. 94-106 in INT2. Do the exercises for practice. / To do before Monday:
Prepare for Test Two– review Ch. 3 & 4 of INT2, vocabulary, and Parts Two & Three of The Pearl.
8 / 3/7
TEST TWO
Textbook Ch. 3 & 4
Novel: Questions from Parts Two & Three
& New readings with questions and skill tests / 3/9
Skill/Vocab: Literal and Figurative Language; Outlines
Skill: Inferences (Interactions 2: Ch. 6 pp. 135-139)
HW / To do before Wednesday:
Read The Pearl, pp. 46-51.
Read pp. 116-126 in INT2.
Pearl Guided Worksheet #3 due in one week. / To do before Monday:
Read The Pearl, pp. 51-57.
Read pp. 116-126 in INT2. Do the exercises for practice.
LIBRARY PROJECT is due in one week.