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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
-Human treasure hunt


HOMEWORK
-Buy textbooks at bookstore
-Review syllabus
-Get a notebook for your class journal and start to write this week's entries (at least 20 sentences)




TUESDAY
-Warm-up: Name game

-Diagnostic in-class writing

HOMEWORK
-Buy textbooks at bookstore
-Journal 1 due Friday
-Start Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework


WEDNESDAY
-Warm-up: Read-around

-Diagnostic reading test

HOMEWORK
-Buy textbooks at bookstore
-Journal 1 due Friday

-Start Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework
THURSDAY
-Warm-up: Infographic
-Diagnostic grammar tests

-Visit to Learning Resource Center

HOMEWORK
-Bring your computer to class tomorrow.
-Journal 1 due Friday.

-Start Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework

FRIDAY
-Warm-up
-Workshop on emailing teachers
-Myers-Briggs personality test
-Student self-assessment
-
Journal #1 due

HOMEWORK
-Send me a test email!

-Start Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework
-Buy textbooks at bookstore and bring to class on Tuesday.
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