CLASS: MWF 10:15- 11:20 OFFICE: 244 Shattuck Hall
INSTRUCTOR: Margaret Young OFFICE HOURS: M 12:45 - 1:30
CONTACT NUMBERS: 725-4143; e-mail youngm@pdx.edu
TEXT: Choice Readings, by Clarke, Dobson, and Silberstein;
University of Michigan Press, 1996.
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Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
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GRADES:
HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK/PARTICIPATION.........25%
NOVEL READING JOURNAL.......................................20%
QUIZZES.........................................................................25%
FINAL EXAM.................................................................30%
In this course, we will quickly review various skills and content covered in Level 2: prefixes, suffixes, and word roots; guessing vocabulary from context; skimming; identifying main ideas of paragraphs and passages; identifying supporting details; reading under timed conditions; and analyzing word forms.
We will read a novel and identify the conflict, climax, and resolution; we will also read a variety of other original texts, including short academic readings, and newspaper and magazine articles. Skills that we will practice and develop are: distinguishing fact from opinion; semantic mapping; papraphrasing and summarizing; identifying rhetorical patterns in texts; inferring; predicting; and developing critical thinking skills through small group discussions run by you.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the term, you should be able to do the following.