REA 055 Class Schedule
Spring, 2008
Catherine Wishart, Adjunct Instructor
Please note: all homework assignments will be due for the next class period. Students are expected to correct their own book activities and be ready to ask questions about specific problems that were difficult.
Date / In-class Lectures and Assignments / Homework AssignmentsTuesday, January 22 / Introduction
Review Course Syllabus
Class Expectations
Vocabulary Chapter 1
Exit Exercise / Ten Steps to BuildingCollege Reading Skills: Read “Introduction,” pages 1 to 30. Write a response to Question1, page 22.
Vocabulary Chapter 1 Final Check
Thursday, January 24 / Review Homework as Needed
Townsend Press Website:
- Set-up
- Vocabulary Chapter 1 Sentence Check 2
Vocabulary Chapter 2 and 3
Journal Entry:
Exit Exercise / Ten Steps Review Test 1, page 49, Review Test 2, page 50
Review Test 3, page 51
Vocabulary Chapter 2 and 3 Final Check
Tuesday, January 29 / Review Homework as Needed
Ten Steps Chapter 1: Review Test 4, page 52
Mastery Test 1, 2
Vocabulary Chapter 4
Ten Steps Chapter 2:Vocabulary in Context, page 69, Practice 1 – 3
Seven Keys to Comprehension: Sensory Images
Exit Exercise / Ten Steps – write a response to Question 1, page 55
Mastery Tests 5, 6 (pages 65 – 68)
Vocabulary Chapter 4 Final Check
Thursday, January 31 / Review Homework as Needed
Vocabulary Chapter 5, 6
Ten Steps Chapter 2: Practice 4, Review Test 1, 2, 3
Review Test 4
Townsend Website: Vocabulary chapters 2, 3 – Sentence 2 Check
Dictionary Use – Exercise 1, 2
Vocabulary in Context – Exercise 1, 2, Mastery Test 1, 2
Journal Entry:
Exit Exercise / Ten Steps – Mastery Tests 4, 5, 6 (pages 103 – 108)
Vocabulary Chapters 5, 6 Final Check
Study for test on Vocabulary in Context
Tuesday, February 5 / Review Homework as Needed
Concentration! Review of Unit 1 Vocabulary
Vocabulary Chapter 7
Chapter 2: Vocabulary in Context Test – Untimed
Exit Exercise / Study for Vocabulary Unit 1 Test
Vocabulary Chapter 7 Final Check
Thursday, February 7 / Ten Steps Chapter 3 Main Ideas: Practice 1 – 4
Vocabulary Chapters 8, 9
Unit 1 Vocabulary Test – Untimed
Townsend Press Vocabulary Chapters 7, 8, 9 Sentence Check 2
Exit Exercise / Journal Entry
Choose Story for Writing Assignment #1 – stories are found at
Vocabulary Chapters 8, 9 – Final Check
Tuesday, February 12 / Ten Steps Chapter 3 Main Ideas: Practice 5 – 7, Review Test 1
Vocabulary Chapter 10
Seven Keys to Comprehension: Background Knowledge / Ten Steps Review Tests 2, 3 (pages 128 – 131)
Write a one to two paragraph summary of Story for Writing Assignment #1. Answer these questions:
- Who are the main characters?
- What is the plot?
- What is the lesson the story is trying to teach?
Thursday, February 14 / Review Homework as Needed
Ten Steps Chapter 3 Main Ideas: Review Test 4
Vocabulary Chapters 11, 12
Townsend Press Main Ideas Exercises 1, 2, Mastery Tests 1, 2
Journal Entry
Exit Exercise / Ten Steps Mastery Tests 3 – 6 (pages 141 – 148)
Take-Home Test: Vocabulary Unit 2
Tuesday, February 19 / Vocabulary Chapter 13
Review Main Idea
Chapter 3 Main Idea Test – Untimed
Exit Exercise / Vocabulary Chapter 13 Final Check
Thursday, February 21 / Vocabulary Chapters 14, 15
Ten Steps Chapter 4 Supporting Details: Practice 1, 2
Townsend Website – Vocabulary Chapters 13, 1: Practice 1, 2
Townsend Website – Vocabulary Chapters 13, 14, 15 Sentence Check 2
Ten Steps Supporting Details Exercises 1, 2, Mastery Tests 1 – 4
Journal Entry
Exit Exercise / Vocabulary Chapter 14, 15 Final Check
Supporting Details Review Tests 1, 2, 3
Tuesday, February 26 / Review Homework as Needed
Ten Steps Review Test 4 (page 166)
Vocabulary Chapter 16
Seven Keys to Comprehension: Questioning
Supporting Details Test - Untimed
Exit Exercise / Vocabulary Chapter 16 Final Check
Choose Story for Writing Assignment #2 – stories are found at
Thursday, February 28 / Vocabulary Chapters 17, 18
Ten Steps Chapter 5 Location of Main Ideas: Practice 1 – 3
Townsend Press Site – Vocabulary Chapters 16, 17, 18 Sentence Check 2
Ten Steps Location of Main Ideas Exercises 1, 2, Mastery Tests 1 – 3
Concentration! Review for Vocabulary Unit 3 Test
Journal Entry
Exit Exercise / Ten Steps Review Tests 1 – 3
Mastery Tests 4, 5, 6
Vocabulary Chapters 17, 18 Final Check
Write a one to two paragraph summary of Story for Writing Assignment #2. Answer these questions:
- Who are the main characters?
- What is the plot?
March 4 – 6 / Spring Break / Study for Midterm and Vocabulary Test
Tuesday, March 11 / Mid-Term / Study for Vocabulary Test
Thursday, March 13 / Vocabulary Chapters 19, 20
Ten Steps Chapter 6 Relationships I: Practice Tests 1 – 3
Who Wants to be a Millionaire Vocabulary Review
Vocabulary Unit 3 Test
Vocabulary Chapters 19, 20 Sentence Check 2
Journal Entry
Exit Exercise / Vocabulary Chapters 19, 20 Final Check
Tuesday, March 18 / Vocabulary Chapter 21
Ten Steps Chapter 6 Relationships I: Practice 4, 5, Review Test 4 / Ten Steps Review Tests 1, 2, 3
Vocabulary Chapter 21 Final Check
Thursday, March 20 / Vocabulary Chapters 22, 23
Townsend Website Vocabulary Chapters 21, 22, 23 Sentence Check 2
Ten Steps Chapter 6 Exercise 1, 2, Mastery Tests 1 – 4
Journal Entry
Exit Exercise / Vocabulary Chapter 22, 23 Final Check
Mastery Tests 5, 6 (pages 253 – 256)
Tuesday, March 25 / Vocabulary Chapter 24
Ten Steps Chapter 7 Relationships II: Practice 1 – 3
Seven Steps to Comprehension: Drawing Inferences
Relationships I Test – Untimed
Exit Exercise / Vocabulary Chapter 24 Final Check
Choose Story for Writing Assignment #3. Stories are found at
Thursday, March 27 / Vocabulary Chapter 25
Ten Steps Chapter 7 Relationships II: Practice 4 – 8.
Townsend Website: Vocabulary Chapters 24, 25 Sentence Check 2
Ten Steps Relationships II Exercises 1, 2, Mastery Tests 1 – 4
Vocabulary Unit 4 Test - Untimed
Journal Entry
Exit Exercise / Chapter 25 Final Check
Review Tests 1 – 3 (pages 277 – 281)
Write a one to two paragraph summary of Story for Writing Assignment #3. Answer these questions:
- Who are the main characters?
- What is the plot?
Tuesday, April 1 / Review Homework as Needed
Vocabulary Chapter 26
Ten Steps Chapter 7 Relationships II: Review Test 4, Mastery Tests 5, 6
“Winners, Losers, or Just Kids?” page 421 / Chapter 26 Final Check
Mastery Tests 1 & 2 (pages 300 to 304)
Thursday, April 3 / Review Homework as Needed
Vocabulary Chapter 27
Clue!
Ten Steps Chapter 8 Inferences: Practice 1
Townsend Website: Vocabulary Chapters 26, 27 Sentence Check 2
Relationships II Test – Untimed
Journal Entry / Chapter 27 Final Check
Tuesday, April 8 / Vocabulary Chapter 28
Ten Steps Chapter 8 Inferences: Practice 2, 3
Seven Steps to Comprehension: Determining Importance
“The Storyteller” page 429
Exit Exercise / Ten Steps Review Tests 1 – 3 (pages 322 – 325)
Thursday, April 10 / Review Homework as Needed
Ten Steps Chapter 8 Inferences: Review Test 4
Townsend Website: Vocabulary Chapter 28 Sentence Check 2
Ten Steps Inferences Exercises 1, 2, Mastery Tests 1 – 4
Exit Exercise / Ten Steps Mastery Tests 5, 6 (pages 339 – 342)
Vocabulary Unit 5 Take-Home Test
Tuesday, April 15 / Review Homework as Needed
Ten Steps Chapter 9 Implied Main Ideas: Practice 1 – 2
Seven Steps to Comprehension: Synthesizing
“Disaster and Friendship” page 439
Exit Exercise
Thursday, April 17 / Ten Steps Chapter 9 Implied Main Ideas: Practice 3 – 4, Review Test 4
Seven Keys to Comprehension: Fix-Up Strategies
Townsend Website: Ten Steps Implied Main Ideas Exercises 1, 2, Mastery Tests 1 – 3
“Read All About It” page 448
Exit Exercise / Ten Steps Review Tests 1 – 3 (pages 356 – 360)
Mastery Tests 4 – 6 (pages 375 – 380)
“Adult Children at Home” (page 457)
Tuesday, April 22 / Review Homework as Needed
Ten Steps Chapter 10 The Basics of Argument: Practice 1 – 4
“How to Make It in College, Now That You’re Here” page 466
Implied Main Ideas Test – Untimed
Exit Exercise / Ten Steps Review Tests 1 – 3 (pages 394 – 396)
“False Ideas About Reading” (page 479)
Thursday, April 24 / Ten Steps Chapter 10 The Basics of Argument: Review Test 4
“Are You a Good Listener?” page 487
Townsend Website: Basics of Argument, Exercises 1, 2, Mastery Tests 1 – 3
Combined Skills Exercises 1, 2 / Ten Steps Mastery Tests 4 – 6 (pages 413 – 418)
“Dealing with Feelings” (page 497)
Tuesday, April 29 / Review for Final
“Childhood Stress and Resilience” page 507 / Review for Final
Thursday, May 1 / Final Exam
Tuesday,
May 6 / Conferences
Thursday, May 8 / Conferences
Date / In-class Lectures and Assignments / Homework Assignments
REA 055 – BuildingCollege Reading Skills – Spring 2008