| DAY, DATE | ACTIVITY |
| Weds, 1/9 | pretest; HW: 1) Buy book, packet; 2) Read pp. 1-7 in book; 3) Do structure and reading diagnostic tests (skip the listening test) pp. 8-28; 4) Read syllabus, skim packet, and study portfolio requirements in packet |
| Mon, 1/14 | Intro warmups; Go through packet, portfolio description; diagnostic analysis in-class. Diagnostic test in book--listening section; discussion of whole-test strategies. HW: 1) Finish anlayzing listening, structure reading diagnostic tests; 2) Prepare portfolio--insert analyses, comments, vocabulary; 3) Study book pp. 29-31, 82-83, 98-99 (listening strategies) |
| Weds, 1/16 | Review of whole-test and listening strategies; Listening minitest L15. Introduction to structure strategies; packet structure test A with class discussion and analysis. HW: 1) HW: 1) Read structure strategies pp. 120-122; 2) Do packet structure tests B and C, score and analyze; 3) Read reading strategies pp. 242-246; optional--listening practice L1-L30 (whatever you need to work on) |
| Mon., 1/21 | HOLIDAY--NO CLASS |
| Weds, 1/23 | Listening minitests L22, L30, w/practice predicting questions, eliminating wrong answers; Review of structure strategies pp. 120-122; Structure minitests S16, S24, S25, S37 (as time allows); Review of reading strategies. HW: 1) Do packet reading tests A and B--score, analyze, comment; 2) (optional) structure ex. S1-S37; 3.) (optional) listening ex. L1-L30 |
| Mon, 1/28 | Review reading strategies; [if time--Reading minitests R21 p. 286, R25 p. 296;]finding main ideas with topic sentences and key words; in-class practice with main ideas (handout); packet reading test C. HW: 1) analyze packet reading test C; 2) as needed, R1-R25; 3) write main idea question for handout |
| Weds, 1/30 | In-class practice test 1 (book); Portfolio check. HW: 1) Analyze all sections of Practice Test 1; 2) Minitest R36 (restatements) pp. 319-323; 3) Do question #1 and #2 for each exercise--R37 - R41 (pp. 323 - 333) |
| Mon, 2/4 | Group work comparing main idea HW; go over HW R36 p. 319 (restatements); practice with inferences R37 - R41 (pp. 323-333); handout--practice writing inference questions; [if time--inference minitest R42 p. 334]. HW: 1) Essay #1 (Note--this is very informal--more of a research report. Numbered answers are fine.); 2) R42 p. 334 (inference minitest) if not done in class |
| Weds, 2/6 | Reflective essay #1 due. Listening practice L51 (practice with topics) p. 101; L57 (practice with details) p. 107; L61 (practice with inferences). Reading packet test D. HW: 1) Analyze Reading packet test D; 2) Do R43--Reading Comprehension Practice Test (book) p. 337; Do practice with word forms S38-S43 (pp. 169-174) |
| Mon, 2/11 | Practice identifying word functions and practice creating function templates; Practice brainstorming supporting points for TWE (focus on thinking speed). Introduction to noun clause problems. HW for Weds: Do packet structure test D, reading test E. HW for Mon: 1) Read W23-W24 (analyzing and scoring essays) pp. 369-372; 2) Read pp. 184-185, 187-189 (clauses, noun clauses); 3) Do S55-S60 (noun clauses); 4) Do packet structure test E. |
| Weds, 2/13 | Handout--Practice Test 1 (secure). Be on time! No book or packet needed today! |
| Mon, 2/18 | Minitest S52 p. 182 (focus on word form and word choice); review of noun clause problems; minitest S61 p. 192 (focus on noun clauses). Introduction to adjective clause problems. HW: 1) Read pp. 194-197 (adjective clauses); 2) Do S62-S71 pp. 197-205 (practice with adjective clauses and reduced adjective clauses). |
| Weds, 2/20 | Practice brainstorming supporting points for TWE; review of adjective clause problems; S72 Minitest p. 205 (adjective clauses); introduction to adverb clause problems. HW: 1) Read pp. 207-211 (adverb clauses); 2) Do S73-S81 pp. 211-218 (adverb clauses and reduced adverb clauses). |
| Mon, 2/25 | S82 Minitest (adverb clauses and reduced adverb clauses); Packet structure test F. Packet Reading test F. HW: 1) as needed, S83-S98 |
| Weds, 2/27 | L62 Listening Comprehension Practice Test p. 112; S99 Structure and Written Expression Practice Test p. 235; if time, practice brainstorming TWE supporting points. HW: Analyze what you've done, and practice what you need to |
| Mon, 3/4 | In-class practice test 2 (book). HW: Analyze what you've done, and practice what you need to |
| Weds, 3/6 | ad lib (conferences?) OR In-class practice test (secure) handout--STUDENTS'
CHOICE!
Remember--PSU INSTITUTIONAL TOEFL IS THURS. MARCH 7 |
| Mon, 3/11 | Students' choice! |
| Weds, 3/13 | Post-test; PORTFOLIOS DUE WITH ESSAY #2 |