GOALS FOR WEEK 1
By the end of this week, you will:

1. Understand the goals and requirements of this course.
2. Get to know your classmates and your teacher and how to email them appropriately.
3. Understand what textbooks, materials, and online systems you need to obtain for this class.
4. Take a variety of diagnostic tests to make sure you are in the right level.
5. Understand yourself better as a student.
6. Understand the resources available to you at the Learning Resource Center.
   

MONDAY
First day of classes:
-Review syllabus
-Welcome presentation
-Review website
-Review INTO Mason Passport
-Human Treasure Hunt

HOMEWORK
-Buy textbooks at bookstore and set up online systems
-Review syllabus to see if you have any questions

TUESDAY
-Name game
-In-class summary-response writing diagnostic

HOMEWORK
-Buy textbooks at bookstore and set up online systems
-Bring Upfront back to class tomorrow
-Get a notebook for your class journal, pick an article to read and respond to, and start to write this week's entry (at least 25 sentences)

WEDNESDAY
-Warm-up: Read-around
-Diagnostic reading test

HOMEWORK
-Buy textbooks at bookstore and set up online systems
-Journals due Friday.

THURSDAY
-Warm-up
-Discuss professional communications with your professors
-Diagnostic grammar  test

HOMEWORK
-Send me a test email.
-Bring your laptop to class tomorrow.
-Buy textbooks at bookstore and set up online systems
-Journals due Friday.

FRIDAY
.-Warm-up
-Week 1 checklist
-Take Myers-Briggs exam
-Discuss results
-Visit to Learning Resource Center
-Journal #1 due

HOMEWORK
-Buy textbooks at bookstore and bring to class on Monday