Assignments

All Assignments Due As Indicated below! Each Assignment will be worth 10 points. Print ONLY assignments listed in the Homework to Submit By Email. The practice assignments are for you to do on your own. If you are enrolling in the course for 1.5 units your assignments will be Cycle one to Cycle five. If you are enrolling for 3.0 units, continue with cycles 6 - 10 below or click on the following link Skillbuilding II for additional assignments.

Send all your homework to me as an attachment to gianoli@smccd.net. Complete the entire Lesson before emailing the files as an attachment. There are viruses that you may not be aware of that have the ability to attach to your email address list. Because this can happen, please use the following in the Subject line: last name, CAOT 101-Report number.
For example: gianoli, CAOT 101-Report 1. If there is no class name or assignment number, I will not accept the work. If there is another reference in the subject line such as Hi, Hello, Help, What's new, Work, etc. or if the subject line is blank, I will not open the email it will be deleted, and you will not get credit for the assignment.

Cycle 1

Do the Assignments below:

Cycle 1 notes
5 min Warm-up
Pretest 5 minute timing #1
Corrective Drills
Skill-development Paragraph

Email Instructions

Learn the glossary terms listed in the link below
Glossary

Orientation Meeting for the second session will be August 19, Building 8, Room 8119, 7:30 p.m.

Cycle 1
Report 1
Includes warm-up, timing, prescriptive drills and all completed work. Include text printout of Pretest timing. Do not continue to Cycle 2 until all corrective drills and posttest #1 have been completed

Due: August 29

Cycle 2
Continue with Cycle 1 if it is not completed.

Cycle 2 notes
Repeat the cycle
Warm-up, timing #2, corrective drills, and skill-development paragraphs. If you have 5 errors or less on your timing, take the diagnostic test that appears in the Pretest/posttest menu box that coincides with your timing

Cycle 2
Report 2
Email report and detailed report of timing text
Completed Cycle 2

Due: September 9
Class meeting:
We will meet at Skyline College, Room 8119, September 16 at 6:30 p.m.

Cycle 3
Continue with Cycle 2 if it is not completed.

Cycle 3 notes
Cycle 3
Before you start cycle 3, complete two drills, Drill 1 & Drill 2, in the Accuracy Study #25. This is an excellent study for concentration. Please complete these drills after the warmup
Start cycle 3
Charts

Cycle 3
Email Reports and charts

Due: September 16

Cycle 4
Continue with Cycle 3 if it is not completed.

Cycle 4 notes
Start Cycle 4
Rhythm Development Drills (optional)
Click on the links below for instructions
Sentence Drills
Skillbuilding Drills

Cycle 4
Email Reports and Charts

Due: September 30

Cycle 5
Complete drills. Start Cycle 5

Cycle 5 notes
Cycle 5 should be completed and submitted to me October 14
This includes all drills and timed writing 5.

Cycle 5
Due: October 14

If you are enrolled in the class for 3.0 units, click on the Skillbuilding II link to continue the cycles.

If you have completed cycles 1 - 5 and you have enrolled for 1.5 units, congratulations; you have completed the course.

If you are enrolled for 3.0 units to continue cycles 6 - 10.

Cycle 6

Do the Assignments below:

Cycle 6 notes
Accuracy Study 25
Drills 1 & 2
5 min Warm-up
Pretest 5 minute timing 1
Prescriptive Drills
Skill-development Paragraph

Email Instructions

Use the misspelled words screen for added practice

Orientation Meeting October 21, Building 8, Room 8119, 7:00 p.m.

Cycle 6
Report 6
Includes warm-up, timing, prescriptive drills and all completed work. Include text printout of Pretest timing. Do not continue to Cycle 7 until all corrective drills have been completed

Due: October 31

Cycle7
Continue with Cycle 6 if it is not completed.
Do not forget Accuracy Study 25

Cycle7 notes
Repeat the cycle
Warm-up, timing #7, corrective drills, and skill-development paragraphs. If you have 5 errors or less on your timing, take the diagnostic test that appears in the Pretest/posttest menu box that coincides with your timing

Cycle 7
Report 7
Email report
Completed Cycle 7

Due: November 11

Cycle 8
Continue with Cycle 7 if it is not completed.

Cycle 8 notes
Cycle 8
Do Accuracy 25 Drills 3 & 4
Start cycle
Browse Charts

Cycle 8
Email Reports
Email all charts
Due: November 25
We will meet at Skyline College, Room 8119, November 18, 7:00 p.m.

Cycle 9
Continue with Cycle 8 if it is not completed.

Cycle 9 notes
Start Cycle 9
Rhythm Development Drills (Required)
Sentence Drills
Skillbuilding Drills

Cycle 9
Email Reports
Due: December 9

Cycle 10
Complete drills. Start Cycle 10

Cycle 10 notes
Cycle 10 should be completed and submitted to me December 16
This includes all drills and timed writing 10.

Cycle 10
Email Reports
Email all Charts
Due: December 16

All work must be turned in by Decaember 16.
I hope you have all enjoyed the new Skillbuilding class online.