REA16Week

= SAMPLE COURSE SYLLABUS: 16 Week: = = Course Syllabus  = = REA0001  = SEMESTER Beginning-Ending Dates =  Name: E-mail:   = ==  Office: Building 540 Room 204  Phone:  386.506.3630 (Staff Assistant)      == Office Hours: (If Applicable)

M/W: __7:30-8:00; 9:30-11:00; 3:00-3:30__
T/R: __7:30-8:00; 9:30-11:00; 2:00-2:30__

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:   An introduction to reading designed to help students gain proficiency in basic reading skills. Emphasis is placed on developing vocabulary and improving comprehension skills. (REA 0001 cannot be used toward A.A. or A.S. degree requirements.) Lab fee: $15.00.  MAJOR LEARNING OUTCOMES:  1. Determine meaning of unknown words through context. 2. Recognize/Develop main ideas of a given passages. 3. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Distinguish major from minor supporting details. <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1; msobookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">4. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Recognize relationships within and between sentences in a passage <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1; msobookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">5. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Generate inferences. <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1; msobookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">6. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Determine an author’s purpose and tone <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1; msobookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">7. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Distinguish statements of fact from opinions. <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1; msobookmark: OLE_LINK2;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">8. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Evaluate the elements of an argument <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK2;"> <span style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> = =
 * Required Texts: **
 * Langan, John. __Ten Steps to Advancing College Reading (4th Edition)__,  **
 * Marlton, NJ: Townsend Press., 2004. (__TS) __ **
 * __Everyday Heroes.__ Marlton, NJ: Townsend Press, 2004. (__EH__) **
 * Nist, Sherri and Mohr, Carole. __Advancing Vocabulary Skills__ (Short Version, 3rd **
 * Edition). West Berlin, NJ: Townsend Press, 2002 (AV) **
 * Long, Nancy Z. __Mary McLeod Bethune__ **
 * A college level dictionary **

** A portfolio for the semester’s accomplishments **
**Copying another person’s work or turning in a paper that you did not write and submitting it as your own will be grounds for a failing grade in the course.** **A.** **You will complete the Academic support Center Assignments (with a score of 80%)** **B.** **You will complete a portfolio (directions provided by instructor). **  **C.**  **In order to receive the grade of A or B or C, you must take the state** **D.** **You must also pass the developmental reading final exam, which will** **The grade of F will be received if you fail the class because of non-attendance. Therefore, it is in your best interest to make sure to inform your instructor or the Chair of the English Department if you intend to “stop coming” to the class. If you have a serious problem that would prevent your completion of the semester, TALK TO US; WE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU FIND ALTERNATIVES.** **The grade of SP will be received if your performance on class work, tests, and/or the portfolio reflects that you need more time-on-task to develop college-level reading skills. In that case, you will progress to REA 0002.** EVALUATION: Assignments (in-class & out of class) 30% Novel Assignments 10% Quizzes/Tests 20% Departmental Final 20% Learning Center 10% Portfolio 10% Development of the Portfolio and completion of Lab Assignments are required. Your teacher will help you complete both of these tasks. If you do your work but are unable to pass the exit exam, remember that this only means that you need more time to develop your skills to help you become an effective reader. COURSE ACTIVITIES: **ASSIGNMENTS MAY VARY FROM THIS OUTLINE.** Week I. Introduction (Dates ) __Test of Academic Skills__ (__TASK__) Academic Support Center Orientation __Advancing Vocabulary Skills__ (__AVS__): Unit One: Ch. 1 & 2   (Can you say the words? That is more important than you think.) Week II Review of test results Play the Money Game: What would you do with. . . ?   (__TS__): p. 458-469: Ch. 4: Keys to College Success __ Ten Steps to Advancing College Reading Skills __ (__TS__): p.3-11 (__AVS__): Unit One: Ch. 3 & 4     Diagnostic Exam for State Exit Week III. (__TS__): p. 423-430: The Professor is a Dropout (9/14-17) __Everyday Heroes__ (__EH__): p.1-10 (Write paragraph summaries for portfolio) (__EH__): p.11-19 (__AVS__): Unit One: Ch. 5    Practice Diagnostic: Week IV (__TS__): p. 15-30: Chapter I: Vocabulary in Context (9/21-24) Individual Analysis of Practice Diagnostic Review Tests 1, 2, 3 (Place in Portfolio) (__EH__): p. 20-28 (__TS__): p. 31-42 (__AVS__): Test: Unit One Week V. Mastery Test (Vocabulary in Context) (9/28-10/1) (__TS__): p. 49-65: Chapter 2: Main Ideas (__EH__): p. 29-36. (__AVS__): Unit Two: Ch. 6 & 7    (__TS__): p. 65-82: Main Idea Review Tests 1, 2, 3, & 4 (Portfolio) Week VI. Mastery Test (Main Idea) (10/5-8) (__TS__): p. 93-118: Ch. 3: Supporting Details Mastery Test (Supporting Details) (__TS__): p. 131-148: Ch. 4: Implied Main Idea and the Central Point (__TS__): p. 148-158: Implied Main Idea Review Tests 1, 2, 3, & 4 (Portfolio) (__EH__): p. 37-44. (__AVS__): Unit Two: Ch. 8 & 9   Week VII. (__TS__): p. 171-201: Ch. 5: Relationships I   (10/12-15) (__TS__): p. 215-239: Ch. 6: Relationships II   (__AVS__): Unit Two: Ch. 10   Mastery Tests: Relationships I & II    (__TS__): p. 265-288: Ch.7: Fact and Opinion (__EH__): p. 45-52. Week VIII. Mastery Tests: Fact and Opinion (10/19-22) (__TS__): p. 301-318: Ch. 8: Inferences (__AVS__): Test: Unit Two Portfolio Mid Check State Exit Exam/Mid-term Practice (__EH__): p. 53-70. Week IX. (__TS__): p. 319-330: Includes Review Tests 1, 2, 3, & 4 (Portfolio) (10/26-29) Mastery Tests: Inferences (__TS__): p. 567-583: Ch. 2: More on Summarizing and Outlining __ Mary McLeod-Bethune __ biography: Chapters 1-4/Questions (__EH__): p. 71-78. (__AVS__): Unit Three: Ch. 11 & 12   Week X.  (__TS__): p. 343-358: Chapter 9: Purpose and Tone (11/2-5) (__TS__): p. 359-370: Review Tests 1, 2, 3, & 4 (Portfolio) Mastery Tests: Purpose and Tone  (__TS__): p.615-624: Ch. 5: Understanding Bias Minder Bender __ Mary McLeod-Bethune __ biography: Complete Text/Questions (__EH__): p. 79-86. (__AVS__): Unit Three: Ch. 13 & 14   Week XI. (__TS__): p. 383-395: Ch. 10: Argument (11/9-12) (__EH__): p. 87-96. (__TS__): p. 395-407: Includes Review Tests 1, 2, 3, & 4 (Portfolio) (__AVS__): Unit Three: Ch 15 (__TS__): p. 603-614: Chapter 4: More on Argument (__TS__): p. 482-490: Ch. 6: Effects of the Automobile (__TS__): p. 535-547: Combined Skills Tests: 1-6 (Portfolio) Week XII. Mastery Tests: Argument (11/16-19) (__EH__): p. 97-105. (__AVS__): Test: Unit 3 (__TS__): p. 437-446: Ch.2: Taming the Anger Monster Mind Bender (__AVS__): Ch. 9    Week XIII. (__TS__): p. 521-531: Ch.10: The Life of the Urban Working Class (11/23-26) (__AVS__): Unit Four: Ch. 16 & 17     (__TS__): p. 548-557: Combined skills Tests 7-11 (Portfolio) (__EH__): p. 106-114. (__TS__): p. 447-456: Ch.3: He Was First (__TS__): p. 471-487: Ch. 5: Motivation and Needs 11/26-29 Thanksgiving Holiday—Be Thankful/Be Safe Week XIV. (__EH__): p. 115-150 (11/30-12/3) (__AVS__): Unit Four: Ch. 18 & 19     (__EH__): p. 151-184. (__TS__): p. 510-520: Ch. 9: Busy as a Bee (__TS__): p. 558-565: Combined skills Tests 12-16 Practice Exit Exam Overview of Reading Skills Week XV. Analysis of Practice Exit Exam (12/7-10) (__TS__): p. 491-498: Ch. 7: Rabies (__TS__): p. 499-509: Ch. 8: Bad Managers (__AVS__): Unit Four: Ch. 20   Week XVI. Departmental Final Exam (12/14-12/17) State Exit Exam
 * AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT: Reasonable accommodations in accord with Section 504 of the ADA are welcome. If you are a student who has a disability, please inform the instructor as soon as possible. If you are registered with Student Disability Services, you will be given every accommodation you were granted. If you know you have a disability but have not registered with Student Disability Services, then you must do so before accommodations will be allowed. (Registering with Student Disability Services is mandatory for any accommodation). **
 * PLAGIARISM is the borrowing of material from any source without documenting or acknowledging the source. Be sure that you document all ideas or information that you use in any of your papers (for all of your courses) that are from sources such as books, magazines, CDs, records, newspapers, internet, interviews, movies, radios, television, etc. **
 * If you are not sure how to document the information you have selected to use, please ask your instructor. If you are not sure how to write the information in your own words (paraphrase), then ask your instructor how it should be written. Remember: EVEN IF YOU USE YOUR OWN WORDS, YOU MUST STILL DOCUMENT THE SOURCE OF THE IDEA. If you do not correctly document your paper, you must re-do it until it is correctly documented. **
 * ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER: You are required to log 30 hours of work in the Academic Support Center. Use your time wisely and productively during the time you spend in the Academic Support Center. **
 * EXIT CRITERIA: In order to receive a grade of A or B or C, you must do the following: **
 * mandated Florida Developmental Reading Exit Exam and make the **
 * required score for exiting the course. **
 * count for 20% of your grade. **
 * EVALUATION: **