Reading Skills: Tentative Schedule
Fall 2009, Nielsen, READ 1100, Section 1

 

Week  Date                 Activity

 

1.         Aug. 18           Course Introduction, Syllabus, Expectations, Writing Lab

                                    Reading Rate Assessment 1

            Aug. 20           Characteristics of Successful Readers

                                    Strategies for Learning Vocabulary; Vocabulary Chapter 1& 2        

 

2.         Aug. 25           College Study Demands & Becoming a Successful Student

                                    Read Chapter 1, pp. 1-15, in Reading for Thinking

Aug. 27           Read and complete Chapter 1, pp. 16-44 in Reading for Thinking;

                        Mnemonic Devices

 

3.         Sept. 1             Introduction to Vocabulary in Context

Sept. 3             Developing Academic Vocabularies and Understanding Allusions

Read and complete Chapter 2, pp. 54-67 in Reading for Thinking

                                    Introduce Vocab. 3; Vocabulary Quiz 1 & 2

 

4.         Sept. 8             Test-wise Strategies

                                    Read and complete pp. 73-85 and 90-95 in Reading for Thinking

            Sept. 10           Chapters 1 and 2 Test; Vocabulary 3 Quiz

           

5.         Sept. 15           Chapter 3: Reviewing the Essentials

            Sept. 17           Essentials Continued: Topic Sentences

Read and complete Chapter 3, pp. 98-107 in Reading for Thinking

                        Introduce Vocabulary 4; Vocabulary 3 Quiz

 

6.         Sept. 22           Essentials Continued: Major and Minor Details
                                    Read and complete pp. 107-123 in Reading for Thinking

Sept. 24           Read and complete pp. 123-138 and 144-150, 15-162 in Reading for Thinking;
                                    Vocabulary 4 Quiz; Introduce Vocabulary 5

                        Introduce Implied Main Ideas

 

7.         Sept. 29           Implied Main Ideas (continued); Introduce Vocabulary 6

                                    Read Chapter 6, pp. 326-341 and 378-383 in Reading for Thinking

            Oct. 1              Review for Chapter test; Vocabulary 5 Quiz

                                   

8.         Oct. 6              Chapters 3 and 6 (Implied Main Idea Section) Test; Vocabulary 6 Quiz

Oct. 8              Introduce Patterns of Organization Unit 1 Vocabulary Quiz

 

9.         Oct. 13            Patterns (continued); Read pp. 163-182 of Chapter 4 in

Reading for Thinking; Introduce Speed Reading Plus; Introduce Vocab. 13 & 14

Oct. 15            Patterns (continued); Reading and complete pp. 182-215 & 229-234
       in Reading for Thinking; Introduce Reading Rate

                       

10.       Oct. 20            Musical Patterns Practice; Reading Rate Homework Due; Introduce Vocab. 15

            Oct. 22            Chapter 4 and Reading Rate Test; Vocabulary 13 & 14 Quiz

 

11.       Oct. 27            Introduce Inferences

Oct. 29            Inference Practice; Read & Complete pp. 362-368 and 387-393
                                    Introduce Vocabulary 16; Vocabulary 15 Quiz

                                                                       

12.       Nov. 3            Introduce Fact and Opinion (Chapter 7)

                                                Introduce Speed Reading Plus Extra Credit

Nov. 5             Introduce Vocabulary 17; Introduce Purpose (Chapter 8)

Read Chapter 7, pp. 403-423 in Reading for Thinking Vocabulary 16 Quiz

                                   

13.       Nov. 10           Introduce Tone

                                    Read Chapter 8, pp. 439-450 in Reading for Thinking

            Nov. 12           Introduce Bias (Chapter 9); Introduce Vocabulary 18

                                    Read pp. 451-461 and 467-476 in Reading for Thinking

                        Vocabulary 17 Quiz;

 

14.       Nov. 17           Read pp. 477-501 and 507-519 in Reading for Thinking

            Nov. 19           Purpose, Tone, Fact & Opinion, Inference, & Bias Practice; Vocab. 18 Quiz

 

15.      Nov. 24            Thanksgiving Holiday

           Nov. 26            Thanksgiving Holiday

 

16.      Dec. 1               Chapter 7, 8, and 9 Test; Unit 3 Quiz

           Dec. 3               Speed Reading Plus Extra Credit Due

                                    Review for Final Exam

 

Final Exam:               TBA

           

 

NOTE: Topics and test dates may be moved or added as needed.