Jan. 7 Characteristics of Successful Readers
2. Jan. 10 Chapter 1: Introduction to Clear Thinking
Studying Vocabulary; Chapter 1 in
Vocabulary Book
Jan.
12 Read and complete Chapter 1, pp. 9-24 in the Building text
Reading selection and discussion; Vocabulary homework due
Jan. 14 Vocabulary 1 Quiz; Reading selection
3. Jan. 17 Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday: No Class
Jan. 19 Introduce Chapter 2: Vocabulary in Context; Introduce Vocabulary 2
Jan. 21 Clear Thinking Quiz; Read and complete pp. 41-55 in
the Building text
Vocabulary 2 Homework Due
4. Jan. 24 Introduce Vocabulary Chapter 3; Introduce Chapter 3: Main Ideas
Jan. 26 Read and complete pp. 73-93 in Building
text
Reading selection and discussion; Main Idea practice
Jan. 28 Vocabulary 2 and 3 Quiz; Vocabulary in Context Quiz
5. Jan. 31 Introduce Chapter 4: Supporting Details; Vocabulary Chapter 4
Feb. 2 Reading and complete pp. 111-126 in Building text
Feb. 4 Vocabulary 4 Quiz; Reading selection
6. Feb. 7 Introduce Vocabulary Chapter 5; Practice
Feb. 9 Reading selection and discussion
Feb. 11 Vocabulary 5 Quiz; Chapters 3 and 4 Quiz
7. Feb. 14 Introduce Vocabulary Chapter 6; Introduce Locations of Main Ideas
Feb. 16 Read and complete Chapter 5, pp. 147-160, in Building text;
Feb. 18 Vocabulary 6 Quiz; More Locations of Main Idea Practice
8. Feb. 21 More main idea practice
Feb.
23 Chapter 5 Quiz (Locations of Main Ideas); Unit 1 Vocabulary
Quiz
Feb.
25 Reading selection (novel, play, short story)
Mar. 16 Chapter 6 Quiz (Implied Main Ideas)
Mar. 18 Midterm Averages and Self-Assessment
11. Mar. 21 Introduce Vocabulary 8; Introduce Relationships I
Mar. 23 Read and complete Chapter 7, pp. 217-234
Mar. 25 Vocabulary 8 Quiz; Reading Selection
12. Mar. 28 Introduce Vocabulary 9, Introduce Relationships II
Mar. 30 Read and complete Chapter 8, pp. 253-272, in Building text
Apr. 1 Vocabulary 9 Quiz; Patterns Practice with Magazines
13. Apr. 4 Patterns Practice
Apr. 6 Grading day: Do patterns practice in Writing Lab (315 LIA)
Apr. 8 Relationships Quiz
14. Apr. 11 Introduce Inference; Vocabulary 10
Apr. 13 Read and complete Chapter 9, pp. 293-305
Apr. 15 Inference Practice; Vocabulary 10 Quiz
15. Apr. 18 Inference Practice
Apr. 20 Chapter 9: Inference Test
Apr. 22 Review for Final Exam using the Building text
16. Apr. 25 Final Exam
Apr. 27 Eligibility for Exit Test