Reading
090: Improved College
Spring
Semester 2007 MWF
M
1/104; WF 3/104
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Instructor: |
Felisa L. Williams |
Office |
Bldg.1, Room 141 |
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Phone: |
910.879.5545 |
Office Hours |
MW TTH
11-12 |
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E-mail |
fwilliams@bladencc.edu |
TEXT:
Students must purchase new texts
Ten
Steps to Advancing College Reading Skills, fourth edition
Advancing Vocabulary Skills, third edition
DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to improve
reading and critical thinking skills.
Topics include vocabulary enhancement; extracting implied meaning;
analyzing author’s purpose, tone, and style, and drawing conclusions and
responding to written material. Upon
completion, students should be able to comprehend and analyze college level
reading material. This course satisfies
the developmental reading prerequisites for Eng 111 or Eng 111A. * Students with
special needs related to a diagnosed disability should contact Tommy Rains
(910.879.5570; trains@bladencc.edu) in student services for assistance.
GOALS:
1.
Use
vocabulary in context
2.
Recognize
main ideas
3.
Identify
supporting details
4.
Recognize implied main ideas and the central point
5.
Understand relationships that involve addition and time
6.
Understand relationships that involve illustration,
comparison or contrast, and cause and effect.
7.
Distinguish between facts and opinions
8.
Make inferences
9.
Understand purpose and tone
10. Evaluate
arguments
REQUIREMENTS:
Vocabulary
Unit tests
Chapter tests
Quizzes and
Activities
Book Reviews
(Written and Oral)
Final
EVALUATION:
Regular
attendance is required to pass this course.
After 16 hours of absence, the student is dropped. This roughly equals
12 classes.
All
assignments will be given a point value; grades will be recorded as having
achieved an amount of the total points possible. Grades are figured by adding a student’s
scores and dividing by the total points possible.
Tests 30%
Attendance and
Participation 20%
Quizzes and
activities 10%
Book Reviews 20%
Final 20%
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100 – 90 = A |
89 - 80 = B |
79 – 70 = C |
69 - 60 = D |
59 and below=
F |
Ground Rules:
1. No work
will be accepted late.
2. Tests will
not be given other than the announced date and hour.
3. It is your
responsibility to complete and submit assignments on time.
RED 090: Improved College
Course Schedule (Highly
Volatile and Subject to Change!)
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Jan 5 |
Introduction
to the course Syllabus “ |
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Jan 8 |
Meet in
1/104 for Lab |
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Jan 10 |
Discussion
of “ Ten Steps to Advancing College Chapter 1-
Have Review Tests 1-4 complete |
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Jan 12 |
Vocabulary
chapter 1 covered in class |
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Jan 15 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
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Jan 17 |
Vocabulary
chapters 2-3 |
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Jan 19 |
Test on
Chapter 1 |
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Jan 22 |
Meet in
1/104 for Lab |
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Jan 24 |
Ten Steps to Advancing College Chapter 2 -
Have Review Tests 1-4 complete |
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Jan 26 |
Vocabulary
chapters 4-5 |
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Jan 29 |
Meet in
1/104 for Lab |
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Jan 31 |
Book Review
One |
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Feb 2 |
Test on
Chapter 2 |
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Feb 5 |
Meet in
1/104 for Lab |
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Feb 7 |
Test on Unit
One Vocabulary in class |
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Feb 9 |
Ten Steps to Advancing College Chapter 3 –
Have Review Tests 1-4 complete |
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Feb 12 |
Meet in
1/104 for Lab |
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Feb 14 |
Vocabulary
Chapter 7 |
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Feb 16 |
Test on
Chapter 3 |
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Feb 19 |
Lab Bldg.
1/104 |
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Feb 21 |
Vocabulary
chapters 8 - 9 |
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Feb 23 |
Chapter 4 -
Have Review Tests 1-4 complete |
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Feb 26 |
Lab Bldg.
1/104 |
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Feb 28 |
Book Review
Two |
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Mar 2 |
Test on
Chapter 4 |
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Mar 5-9 |
Spring Break |
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Mar 12 |
Lab Bldg.
1/104 |
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Mar 14 |
Chapter 5 -
Have Review Tests 1-4 complete |
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Mar 16 |
Vocabulary
chapter 10 -11 |
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Mar 19 |
Lab Bldg.
1/104 |
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Mar 21 |
Chapter 5
test |
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Mar 23 |
Chapter 6 -
Have Review Tests 1-4 complete |
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Mar 26 |
Lab Bldg.
1/104 |
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Mar 28 |
Test on Unit
Two Vocabulary in class |
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Mar 30 |
Book
ReviewThree |
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Apr 2 |
Lab Bldg.
1/104 |
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Apr 4 |
Test on
Chapter 6 |
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Apr 5-9 |
Easter |
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Apr 11 |
Chapter
7 - Have Review Tests 1-4 complete |
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Apr 13 |
Vocabulary
Chapter 13 |
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Apr 16 |
Meet in
1/104 for Lab |
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Apr 18 |
Test on
Chapter 7 |
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Apr 20 |
Vocabulary
Chapter 14-15 |
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Apr 23 |
Lab Bldg.
1/104 |
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Apr 25 |
Chapter
8 - Have Review Tests 1-4 complete |
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Apr 27 |
Book Review Four |
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Apr 30 |
Meet in
1/104 for Lab |
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May 3-9 |
Final exams |