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 ENGLISH 042: COLLEGE READING & STUDY SKILLS fall 2009: 8/24/09-12/19/09: Leon Lanzbom Instructor Class Location: K208 CRN #: 70480 Class Time: M W 8:00-9:25 AM Office Hours: by arrangement with me E-mail: lanzbom@yahoo.com Required Text: Ten Steps to Building College Reading Skills, Fourth Edition, by John Langan (Townsend Press, ISBN 1-59194-037-0)  Building Vocabulary Skills, Third Edition, by Sherrie L. Nist and Carole Mohr (Townsend Press, ISBN 0-944210-120. Dancing in Odessa, by Ilya Kaminsky (Beacon Press, Boston, ISBN 0-8070-8317-8). The Lives of a Cell by Lewis Thomas Other Required Materials: Three-ring binder with 8 1/2 x 11 inch lined notebook paper for writing exercises and journal writing Access to a personal computer with Internet connection and email address (The CIL on the 4th floor of the LRC has computers for student use.) English paperback dictionary of your choice (American Heritage Paperback Dictionary is inexpensive and readily available at bookstores.) Course Description:
Learning Goals At the end of the course, successful students will demonstrate average or above average competency in the following skills:  1. Reading and comprehending pre-college-level reading materials;2. Developing critical thinking skills; 3. Developing vocabulary-building skills; 4. Following oral and written instructions, engaging in class discussions, and completing assignments; 5. Applying study skills techniques to pre-college-level reading materials; 6. Obtaining more confidence when reading; 7. Developing basic writing skills; COURSE REQUIREMENTS Attendance: According to the attendance policy of the San Diego Community College District, for a class that meets twice a week for a sixteen-week semester, instructors can drop students after three absences. If four absences are accumulated by our withdrawal deadline, students must be dropped from the class roster by their instructor, so keep a careful record of your attendance. In addition, tardiness, going in and out of the classroom during class meeting time, and leaving early are distracting to your instructor and to your classmates. Try to arrive on time, stay seated (unless I ask you to move to a different seat), and stay for the entire class meeting time. Keep in mind that two tardies count as one absence. A tardy is recorded if the student arrives more than ten minutes after the beginning of class. Leaving early also counts as a tardy. Attendance: I take attendance during the first ten minutes of class; I only take attendance once, so if you arrive after I  have called names, you are marked absent. It is your responsibility to speak with me after class and let me know that you arrived late. Attendance after the Withdrawal Deadline: Some students might start missing classes after the withdrawal deadline because they know they won't be dropped from the roster. Be forewarned that you need to attend class regularly in order to master the course content. Please participate fully in the learning environment I have provided for you by attending all class meetings. Once over the limit, each absence results in a lower grade. I will discuss this in class. Excused Absences: Students are allowed two absences. If you miss class, I assume it is for a good reason. You don;t have to call me or tell me why you missed class. I rarely give excused absences, so please don't ask for one unless a serious emergency occurs during the semester. If you are forced to miss more than three classes, you may have to drop the course and register for it again next semester. Important: It is the student's responsibility to drop all classes in which he/she is no  longer attending. YOU are ultimately responsible for dropping this class if you decide to do so. Do not wait. You may drop the class through the phone or online until the deadline dates published in the schedule of classes. If you remain enrolled in this class beyond the published withdrawal deadline, as stated in the class schedule, you will receive an evaluative letter grade even if you have stopped attending class.Instructor Absence: If I do not show up after 15 minutes from the start of class, you may leave, but proceed forward with assignments as printed on the calendar (last page of syllabus). Absences on exam days: Students who miss vocabulary tests and/or the final exam will receive a score of zero, unless they have an excused absence. They will need to provide me with documentation (hospitalization, death in family, military duty, etc.) in order to make up a missed test. Behavior in class: Students must behave in a respectful manner at all times towards classmates and the instructor. Please turn off cell phones and pagers before coming  to class. Stay awake, and leave food and drinks (except for bottled water) out of the classroom. Avoid excessive side-talking while the instructor is speaking. You are expected to bring required textbooks and completed assignments to each class. Also, be aware that class meets for one hour twenty minutes. Please be courteous to your instructor and your classmates by refraining from zipping or unzipping your backpacks, packing and unpacking books, notebooks, pencils, and other supplies until your instructor dismisses the class. Students who do not demonstrate respectful, appropriate classroom behavior will be removed from the class and referred to the Dean of Student Affairs for disciplinary action.Reading: Students will read assigned pages and complete written work, according to the chapters and dates posted in my class calendar. If you purchased a used copy of the textbook, be sure that the answers aren't already marked in the book. Building Vocabulary Skills: Study the assigned chapters each week and fill in the answers to the questions. Be prepared to define words and use them in sentences when I call on you during class. Chapter Tests: Students will take chapter tests during class on Ten Steps to Building College Reading Skills assignments and on Building Vocabulary Skills words. We will correct the tests during class before you hand them in to me for evaluation. Students who miss tests due to absences will receive zeroes, and makeup tests are not allowed. Vocabulary and reading quizzes: There will be five unannounced quizzes based on the vocabulary and readings. For vocabulary, you will define each word and use it correctly in a sentence. No dictionaries allowed during the test. Reading Response and Vocabulary Journals: During the last part of class, we will focus on Thousand Pieces of Gold. I will provide you with some time for sustained silent reading (SSR), followed by journal activity. You will need paper and your book for this part of your journal. You will write about the primary characters, the action, or the story line (plot), as well as your personal response to what you are reading. I recommend you read the assigned chapters in preparation for this task. Also, as part of your journal assignment, you will keep Vocabulary Journals: This will help you increase your word power and dictionary skills by selecting five words or phrases each week from our readings. These Reading Response and Vocabulary Journals will be collected twice during the semester. You will be grading using the following criteria for each journal: 50 points = excellent response; 40 points = adequate response; 30 points = weak response; 20 or less points = hardly anything to say. Missed journals due to absences will receive zeroes, unless I am contacted and arrangements are made.Midterm Exam and Final Exam: There will be a midterm exam and a final exam based on the reading techniques and strategies that you have studied in English 042. If you are absent and miss these tests, you will receive a score of zero, unless you provide me with documentation of a serious emergency on the day of the tests. Makeup exams will be arranged, and I will use a different form of the test. Late Work: Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the dates I have listed in my class calendar. If you know you are going to miss a class when an assignment is due, you have two options: drop the assignment off before class in my mail tray, or make arrangements for a classmate to hand in your assignment to me during class. Late work will receive a penalty of 10% after the due date, and missed assignments will receive a score of zero. Participation in class discussions and group work. Keep in mind that attendance is a reflection of this; you cannot participate if you are not in the class. Participation is an important component of our class. We are all here to learn, and your participation aids the process. Your involvement can be an important factor in raising your grade if you find yourself between grades at semester's end. Participation will be graded on attendance and class contribution, and includes: (1) responding to in-class writing assignments; (2) contributing to discussion about the readings by asking questions, offering interpretations, and respectfully challenging and debating readings. No late assignments will be accepted, except by prior arrangement with me. There are no make-ups allowed for in-class assignments or tests. All assignments and papers must be turned in as hard copies. In other words, no disks or e-mailed papers. Plagiarism is deliberately representing another's work or ideas as your own. It is a very serious breach of academic codes if you commit plagiarism. The potential outcomes of plagiarism include failing the course and expulsion from the college. If you are registered with Disabled Student Services and require special arrangements to be made to accommodate your learning needs, I am delighted to work with you. Please make sure that I am aware of your needs, so that I can work towards meeting them. Grade Breakdown:  Five quizzes 20% 100 pointsJournal 20% 100 points Midterm: 20% 100 points Final: 20% 100 points Chapter tests 20% 100 points __________________ 100% 500 points Final Grades: English 056 students will receive a letter grade (A, B, C, D, F), based on the following grading scale. No plusses or minuses are given on the final grade. A = 90% - 100% B = 80% - 89% C = 70% - 79% D = 60% - 69% F = 0% - 59%
Schedule: English 42, fall 2009 COLLEGE READING & STUDY SKILLS I1: 8/24/09-12/19/09 Please do all readings and review exercises associated with the readings. Be prepared to discuss all readings, answer questions and do the exercises in class. You must also bring your journals of five new vocabulary words with you to each class. Disclaimer: You may find the language, or the sexual or violent content of some of the material submitted or assigned in this class offensive. I generally do not censor class reading material. Please see me if you feel offended. I will offer alternatives for any assignment. ___________________________________________________ Note: All reading and vocabulary assignments are to be completed before the class meeting. Abbreviations: Ten Steps to Building College Reading Skills = BRS . Building Vocabulary Skills = BVS. Thousand Pieces of Gold=TPG. _______________________________ Week
One
Course
Introduction Student
Biorgraphical review Home:
Read Introduction pgs1-6 in BVS Home:
Read 23-30 BRS
In
class begin 3-13 BRS and "One Reader's Story," 15-22. Annotating
and Notetaking Techniques _______________________________ Week Two T 9/1 Come
in having read 8-9 in BVS, do matching
on 9. Also
read 33-43 in BRS, review excersises at home, and to be done in class. Th
9/3 Come
in having read 44-55 in BRS, excercises in class. In
class: Mastery test at the end of the chapter one. BVS: Sentence Check and Final Check on pp. 10-11 Test
#1 _________________________________ 9/4
-Last day to receive, process and pay for add codes
-Deadline to drop classes no "W"recorded 9/8-Last
day to drop and be eligible for refund of enrollment fee and/or non-resident
fee. ______________________________ Labor
Day 9/7 no school ______________________________ Week
Three
BRS: Chapter 2, pp. 69-83, do all
excercises. BVS:
Chapter 2, 12-13 and do matching. TPG Chapters 1-2 Journal
#1 Th
9/10 BRS: Chapter 2, pp. 83 to 96 BVS:
Chapter 2, Sentence Check and Final Check pp. 14-15 TPG
Chapters 3-4 Journal
#2 Mastery
Test ________________________________ T
9/15
BVS: Chapter 3, 16-17 do Matching words with
definitions, 17 TPG:
5-6 Journal
#3 Th
9/17 BRS:
Chapter 3, pp 127- 136 BVS:
Chapter 3, Sentence Check 2 and Final Check pp. 18-19 TPG
7-8 Journal
#4 Mastery
Test 3 __________________________ Week
Five T
9/22 BRS
: Chapter 4, pp. 149-162 BVS:
Chapter 4, pp. 2o-21, do Matching Words with Definitions TPG:
9-10 Journal
#5 Th
9/24 BRS:
Chapter
4, 162-174 BVS:
Chapter
4, Sentence
Check 2 and Final Check, pp.22-23 TPG
Chapters
11-12 Journal
#6 Mastery
Test4 __________________________ Week
Six T
9/29 BRS:
Chapter 5, pp. 187-195 BVS:
Chapter 5, pp. 24-25, do Matching Words with Definitions, 25 TPG:
Chapters 13-14 Journal
#7 Th
10/1 BRS:
Chapter 5, pp. 196-204 BVS:
Chapter 5. Sentence Check 2 and Final Check, pp. 26-27 TPG:
15-16 Journal
#8 Mastery Test 5 For next week: Due Th 10.8 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind paragraph
Three parts:
____________________________ Week
Seven T
10/6 BRS:
Chapter 6, 217-234 BVS:
Chapter 7, 42-43, Matching Words with Definitions TPG:
17-18 Journal
#9 Th
10/8 Eternal Sunshine paragraph on my desk BRS:
Chapter 6, pp. 234-244 BVS:
Chapter 7, Sentence Check 2 and Final Check, pp. 44-45 TPG: 19-20 Journal
#10 Mastery
Test 6 _____________________________ Week
Eight T
10/13 BRS:
Review, questions and answers PVS:
Review, questions and answers TPG:
21-22 Journal
#11 Th
10/15 MIDTERM
EXAM
Hand in Journals _____________________________ Week
Nine T 20 BRS:
Chapter 7, pp. 257-276 BVS:
Chapter 8, pp. 46-47, do Matching Words with Definitions TPG:
23-24 Journal
#12 Th
10/22 BRS:
Chapter 7, pp. 277-286 BVS:
Chapter 8, Sentence Check 2 and Fianl Check: Job Choices TPG:
25-26 Journal
#13 Mastery
Test 7 Individual
Conferences Mid-Semester
Progress Report _______________________________ Week
Ten T
10/27 catch up Th
10.29 Catch up _______________________________ Week
Eleven T
11/3 BRS:
Chapter 8, pp. 305-321 BVS:
Chapter 9, pp. 50-51, and Matching Words with Definitions TPG
27-28 Journal
#14 Th
11/5 BRS:
Chapter 8, 322-330, including Review Tests 1-4 BVS:
Chapter 9 , Sentence Check 2 and Final Check, pp. 52-53 TPG:
29-30 Journal
#15 Mastery
Test 8 ______________________________ 10/30
Withdrawal deadline�No drops accepted after this date ______________________________ Week
Twelve T
11/10 BRS:
Chapter 9, 343-356 BVS:
Chapter 10, 54-55, do Matching Words with Defitnitions TPG:
31-32 Journal
#16 Th
11/12 BRS:
Chapter 9, pp. 356-368 BVS:
Chapter 10, Sentence Check 2 and
Final Check, 56-57 TPG:
33-34 Mastery
Test Journal
#17 Mastery
Test 9 November
13 Veteran�s Day No School _____________________________________ Week
Thirteen T
11/17 BRS:
Chapter 10, , pp. 381-394 BVS:
Chapter 11, pp. 58-59 and Matching TPG:
35-36 Journal
#18 Th
11/19 BRS:
Chapter 10, 394-406 BVS:
Chapter 11, Sentence Check 2 and Final Check, pp.60-61 TPG:
37-38, finish book Mastery
Test 10 Journal
#19 _______________________________________ Week
Fourteen November
23-28 No school T
11/24 No
School Th
11/26 No School Week
Fifteen T
12/1 BRS:
Part II, Section I:, pp. 421-428 BVS:
Chapter 13, pp. 76-77, Matching Words with Definitions Journal
#20 Th
12/3 BRS:
Part II, Section 2 pp. 429-438 BVS:
Chapter 13, Sentence Check 2 and Final Check pp.78-79 Journal
#21 _______________________________________ Week
Sixteen T
12/8 BRS:
Section II, Chapter 3, pp. 439-447 BVS:
Chapter 14, 80-81, Matching Words with Definitions Journal
# 22 Th
12/10 BRS:
Section II: Chapter 4, 448-456 BVS:
Chapter 14, Sentence Check 2 and Final Check Journal
#23 Hand
in completed journals On
to English 056: What to expect. My website etc. Final
Review _________________________________________ Week
Seventeen T
12/15 FINALEXAM Th
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