READING 4A
SYLLABUS: FALL 1998
CLASS: MWF
10:15 - 11:20 OFFICE: 244
Shattuck Hall
INSTRUCTOR: Margaret
Young OFFICE
HOURS: Th 2:00-3:00
CONTACT NUMBERS: 725-4143; e-mail i6my@odin.cc.pdx.edu
TEXTS:
Reactions: Multicultural Reading-Based Writing Modules by Lebauer
and Scarcella
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
OTHER MATERIALS:
An English-English dictionary, such as the Longman Dictionary
Two 3.5" diskettes, formatted for IBM/PC
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on textual analysis and
comprehension skills in academic passages. It introduces concepts of the
author's point of view, audience, and purpose; predicting possible examination
questions related to readings, and answering essay questions under time
constraints. In addition, it will focus on searching for, evaluating, and
analyzing sources via the internet.
ATTENDANCE: Click
on the link to see VERY important information about this.
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. However, your
lowest classwork score (or one missed classwork score) will not be counted
toward your final grade.
Your final grade will be determined by your grades for each of the activities
below:
25% Reading Responses
10% Timed readings
30% Unit tests and in-class essays
10% Internet
project
25% Final exam
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, you should be able to:
- Read at a rate of approximately 150-200 words per minute from a variety
of sources;
- Demonstrate previewing, skimming, and scanning techniques to locate
information and build schemata during pre-reading activities;
- Read authentic selections from academic texts;
- Summarize main points of a passage in a coherent, cohesive essay;
- Identify the author's point of view in a passage;
- Paraphrase key ideas from a passage;
- Make inferences about information in a passage;
- Answer essay questions about a reading under time constraints;
- Predict possible examination questions about readings;
- Read, analyze, and discuss a short unabridged novel;
- Perform, where appropriate, each of these objectives with a minimum
of 75% accuracy in written and oral exercises.
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