LEVEL 2 READING
SYLLABUS: Summer 2009
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a question
about any of the assignments that we are doing, or if you have a
question about
your grades. Please DO NOT email me to get homework assignments
if you
are absent--ask a classmate to send these to you. Also, DO NOT email me
to ask
me to change your final grade.
TEXT: Past, Present, & Future--4th edition,
by Gregg and
Russell;
Heinle and Heinle, 1996
ATTENDANCE:
Click on this link to see VERY important information.
GRADES:
- Attendance can affect your final grade. Be sure to read the
section
above
carefully.
- Numerical
equivalents
- Homework must be handed in on the day it is due. Late homework
will
only
be accepted if you are absent, and hand it in on the same day that you
return to class. Late homework will be marked, but will receive a grade
of zero.
- No make-up tests or classwork will be given or accepted.
- You must do your own work. Do
not copy any part of a classmate’s
work. If you copy, your
work will receive a grade of
zero. Also, you must do your own work on
tests and quizzes. If
you copy or cheat during a test, you will
receive a grade of zero on that test.
HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK/PARTICIPATION.........15%
SKILL
QUIZZES.............................................................30%
KNOWLEDGE
QUIZZES...............................................20%
FINAL
EXAM.................................................................35%
In this course, we will quickly review various skills and content
covered
in Level E: prefixes, suffixes, and word roots; guessing vocabulary
from
context; skimming to identify main ideas of paragraphs and passages;
scanning
to locate specific information; identifying supporting details; reading
under timed conditions; analyzing word forms; and practice using a
dictionary
to locate and pronounce words.
We will also practice: 1) paraphrasing to summarize the main points
of a passage, 2) inferring ideas from a passage, and 3) using a
dictionary
to choose the correct meaning of a word. In addition, we will
learn
more prefixes, suffixes (word forms), and word roots.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the term, you should be able to do the following.
- Use a dictionary to locate words, choose the correct meaning, and
figure
out their pronunciation and appropriate part of speech.
- Determine the meaning of words from context using punctuation and
format
as clues
- Skim for main ideas and scan for details in a passage
- Summarize main points of a passage in a coherent paragraph
- Distinguish main ideas from details and examples
- Identify word forms (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
- Know the meainings of prefixes, suffixes, and roots introduced in
class
- Make basic inferences about information in a passage
If you have difficulty hearing, seeing, walking,
or if you
have an illness or other condition that will make
studying in this class difficult, please tell the teacher.
June 10, 2009