LEVEL 3 READING

SYLLABUS: SPRING 2003



 
INSTRUCTOR:  Margaret Young OFFICE:  113A East Hall
TELEPHONE: 503-725-4143 OFFICE HOURS:  Weds, Fri., 2:00 - 2:30, and by appt.
E-MAIL:  youngm@pdx.edu

TEXTS:

  1. Choice Readings, by Clarke, Dobson, and Silberstein; University of Michigan Press, 1996.
  2. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck; Penguin edition
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GRADES:


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.

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