GOALS FOR WEEK 1
By the end of this week, you will:
By the end of this week, you will:
- Understand the goals and requirements of this course.
- Get to know your classmates and your teacher and how to email them appropriately.
- Understand what textbooks, materials, and online systems you need to obtain for this class.
- Take a variety of diagnostic tests to make sure you are in the right level.
- Understand what plagiarism is and what the consequences are for cheating in the U.S.
- Discuss elements of good summary writing.
- Understand the resources available to you at the LRC.
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MONDAY
First day of classes: -Review syllabus -Welcome presentation -Review website -Reading/Writing Diagnostic HOMEWORK -Buy textbooks at bookstore and set up online systems. -Review syllabus to see if you have any questions -Complete "Tell Me about Yourself" sheet. -Journal, due Friday (Open topic--suggested idea: "What I hope to accomplish this semester.") |
TUESDAY
-Name game -Journal guidelines -Writing diagnostic HOMEWORK -Buy textbooks at bookstore and set up online systems. -Review syllabus to see if you have any questions -Journal, due Friday (Open topic--suggested idea: "What I hope to accomplish this semester.") |
WEDNESDAY
-Warm-up: Quick Write -Communicating professionally with your professors -Diagnostic grammar test HOMEWORK -Send me an email. -Buy textbooks at bookstore and set up online systems -Journals due Friday (Open topic--suggested idea: "What I hope to accomplish this semester.") |
THURSDAY
-Warm-up: Read-Around -Review 451 Study Plan and distribute 451 Homework 1 -Diagnostic reading test HOMEWORK -Study for syllabus, email, and plagiarism quiz tomorrow! -Buy textbooks at bookstore and set up online systems -Journals due Friday. (Open topic--suggested idea: "What I hope to accomplish this semester.") |
RIDAY
-Warm-up -Plagiarism Workshop -Week 1 checklist -Syllabus, email, and plagiarism quiz -Discuss summary writing -Visit the LRC for an orientation HOMEWORK -Write a one-paragraph summary of an article from Upfront (not the short ones we did for read-around and not the one you want to use for your summary-response journal next Friday) to turn in on Tuesday. -Buy textbooks at bookstore and bring Reading Explorer to class on Tuesday. -Start FOG Unit 2 online homework. -Start Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework. |