Reading 826AB 11:10 - 12:25

You will receive hard copies of your assignment sheets every two to three weeks in class. Changes made will be reflected in red on the web version of the assignment sheet below.

WEEK 1

TH 8/20: Introduction to Reading 826
Getting to know each other
HW: 1) Buy your books and materials
2) Complete "Hi. Help Me Get to Know You" profile form-pages 1 -2, 826 Supplement (SUPP)
3) Read Breaking Through (BT), pages 2 - 5
4) On a separate sheet (not in the book) or using photocopies, fill out “Personal Feedback 1” (page 3) and ”Personal Feedback 2” (page 6), BT.
5) Bring your planner/calendar to class next Tuesday and every class day

WEEK 2

T 8/25: SUBMIT 3 HOMEWORK ACTIVITIES
Goal-setting and planning: schedules, to-do lists, and calendars
HW: 1) Read/Review BT, pages 7 - 10 and SUPP 9 - 15
2) Complete "Weekly Time Chart,” page 10, BT or page 13, SUPP
3) Read "Act Successful," pages 13 - 19, BT and also pages 5 - 8, SUPP. (Skip written activities)
4) Write your “Educational Autobiography,” SUPP, page 3. Pay most attention to describing and evaluating yourself as a student. Specifically respond to the following questions:
*What effective strategies do you already use?
*Where are you weak or ineffective in your study strategies?
*What will you do to improve?
Be sure to write in paragraph or short essay format--1 - 1 1/2 pages (typing appreciated, but not required).

TH 8/27: SUBMIT TIME CHART AND EDUCATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Review success behavior strategies
Begin Vocabulary Development
HW: 1) BT, Chapter 3, Vocabulary-read pages 79 - 83
2) On separate paper, write out “Personal Feedback 1", responses to Questions 1, 3, 6, 7, 8 from page 81, BT
3) Do Context Clue Exercises 1 - 7, pages 83 – 90, BT (either in the book or on paper)

WEEK 3

T 9/1SUBMIT “PERSONAL FEEDBACK 1” QUESTIONS (from page 81)
Continue vocabulary work-group exercise on context clues
Word Parts-roots, prefixes and suffixes
HW: 1) Review/read BT pages 80 - 93, and do Exercises 8 - 10, pages 91 - 95. (page change here).
Addition: Do Exercise 7, page 90 on paper, to be submitted on Thursday.
2) Get ready for reading Warriors Don’t Cry (WDC) by doing the following:
*Read page 54 SUPP, about the Supreme Court decision: “Brown V. Board of Education”
*Preview the book by reading/examining the front and back covers, the photographs, and other introductory material, pages xiii - xviii, WDC.
3) Fill out the Time Chart on page 10 in BT with your classes, fixed activities, and study times as you do them. This is your actual use of time, not a plan.

Note: the class code for working on myreadinglab.com is:

Lindgren-Young337605R

TH 9/3: Skyline closed and all classes cancelled. Class activities and HW shown for this date are moved to next week. See below.

WEEK 4

T 9/8 Review vocabulary exercises, do Word Parts Study Grid I and II, Supp 51 - 52
NOTE: The BT exercises, pages 73 - 75 and 11 – 113 are available for Extra
Credit.
KWL+ group work to get started on Warriors Don’t Cry, Supp page 19
HW: 1) Read Chapters 1 - 2 (pages 1 - 21), Warriors don’t Cry, and complete Activity Sheet 1
reading guide questions., SUPP, pages 56 – 57. Underline and mark important information in your book, and write book page numbers on the Activity Sheet when you find answers to questions.
2) Continue filling out new Time Chart for class times, fixed activities, and study/HW hours

TH 9/10 SUBMIT ACTIVITY SHEET 1, WDC
Group work on Warriors Don't Cry. Choose vocabulary words
Begin vocabulary cards—front side
HW: 1) Be sure to bring your WDC, dictionary and index cards to class next Tuesday
2) Do Front Side only for the 5 vocabulary cards of chosen words—see example 49 – 50, SUPP. Words are listed on the Announcements page of this website.
3) In SUPP, read about effective and ineffective readers, pp. 17 - 18
4) In BT, Read pages 33 - 36 and do Ex. 1, page 36—in the book is fine.
5) Complete filling out Time Chart for class times, study/HW hours, and other activities

WEEK 5

T 9/15 MEET IN COMPUTER CLASSROOM, ROOM 2117B—BUILDING 2. BRING YOUR MYREADINGLAB.COM CODE NUMBER.
Review: campus e-mail, Skyline websites, myreadlinglab.com
SUBMIT TIME CHART and do a writing activity related to time management
Troubleshoot vocabulary cards—begin back side
Introduce Chapter 2, BT, The Reading Process—previewing/activating schema
HW: 1) Complete vocabulary cards (Set I)
2) Read Chapters 3 – 5 (pages 22 – 51), Warriors Don’t Cry. Mark the text and fill out reading guide questions for Activity 2, SUPP, pages 58 – 59, as you proceed.

TH 9/17 SUBMIT Set I VOCABULARYCARDS AND WDC ACTIVITY 2 READING GUIDE QUESTIONS
WDC—discussion/group work/quiz/writing activity—be prepared for all!
Choose vocabulary words—both sides of cards due next Tuesday
HW: 1) Read BT pages 37 - 48.
2) On paper, write out your responses for Ex. 2, pages 42 - 43,
Ex. 3, pages 45 - 46, AND the Personal Feedback, page 47, questions 1 - 4 only. (Because of the confusion of the oncorrect page number, this Personal Feedback will be used for Extra Credit rather than HW points).
3) Do 5 vocabulary cards on class-chosen words. Do both sides. (Set II) Words are listed on the Announcements page of this website.

WEEK 6

T 9/22 SUBMIT Set II VOCAB CARDS, BT EXERCISES 3 and 4 and PERSONAL FEEDBACK
Review Set I of WDC vocabulary cards
Continue Ch. 2, BT, the reading process—integrating and recalling knowledge
HW: 1) Read Chapters 6 – 8, (pages 52 – 91) Warriors Don’t Cry. Mark your text.
2) Fill out the reading guide questions as you proceed, Activity 3, SUPP, pages 60 - 61.
3) Review Set II vocabulary cards, make corrections and submit them on Thursday.

TH 9/24 SUBMIT SET II VOCABULARY CARDS and WDC READING GUIDE QUESTIONS, ACTIVITY 3
Warriors Don’t Cry—quiz or discussion or group work or a writing activity
Choose 5 vocabulary words for study cards (Set III)
HW: 1) Make vocabulary study cards for III Words are listed on the Announcements page of this website.
2) Organize your materials for review day.

WEEK 7

T 9/29: SUBMIT SET III VOCABULARY CARDS
Review Day:
Review BT, Chapter 1, 2, 3
Review SUPP 5 - 19
Review WDC, Ch. 1 – 8, introduction through page 91 and Activity Sheets 1 - 3
Review vocabulary study cards (3 sets, 15 cards total)
Review gold word parts grid, SUPP 51 - 52
HW: 1) Prepare your Extra Credit work for submission at the beginning of the next class hour
2) Prepare a 1-page, one-side-of-the-paper, hand-written study sheet to cover BT and SUPP concepts. You may use this study sheet during the test and submit it for grading when you turn in your test. Not Allowed on study sheet: 15 vocabulary words/definitions and the word parts (the gold grid).

TH 10/1: SUBMIT EXTRA CREDIT WORK
MAJOR EXAM #1—bring with you:
your 1-page study sheet,
WDC book,
WDC activity sheets 1, 2, and 3.
HW: WDC, Chapter 9 – 11, pages 92 – 125, and read over Reading Guide Activity #4 questions, SUPP 62 – 63. Do only Roman Number II for each set of pages listed (using a separate sheet of paper), beginning with Page Set 2. Notice that Page Set I has already been done for you at the bottom as a model. We will do the rest of the activities in class, for this is a new approach to the Activity Sheets, to coincide with Chapter 4 in BT.d over. Write them down. Self-test.

WEEK 8

T 10/6 WDC discussion, group work and review of Activity 4
SUBMIT ACTIVITY 4
Choose vocabulary words
HW for TH: 1) 5 vocabulary study cards. Words are listed on the Announcements page of this website.
2) Breaking Through, begin chapter 4, Main Idea, pages 117 – top of 131. Do all of the exercises in preparation for group work.

TH 10/8: SUBMIT VOCABULARY STUDY CARDS
Main Idea—chapter 4—group and class activities
HW for T: WDC, chapters 12 – 14, pages 126 – 154, with Activity #5, SUPP, page 64. Do the activity completely: I, II, III, and IV for each page set listed. Be prepared for group work and group presentations.

WEEK 9

T 10/13: SUBMIT READING ACTIVITY #5, WDC
WDC activities: group work and presentations
Choose vocabulary words.
HW for TH: 1) Vocabulary study cards Words now listed on the Announcements page of this website
2) BT 131 - 139. Do Ex. 11 & 12. In class you will be working in groups to submit group responses to the paragraphs.

TH 10/15: SUBMIT VOCABULARY CARDS
BT Chapter 4, Main Idea work continued: unstated/implied MI
HW for T: WDC chapters 15 – 17, pages 155 – 187, with Reading Guide Activity #6, SUPP, page 66. Do all four parts of the activity for each page set in preparation for group work and presentations.

WEEK 10

T 10/20 SUBMIT READING ACTIVITY #6, WDC
WDC activities: group work and presentations
Choose vocabulary words.
HW for TH: 1) Vocabulary cards Words now listed on the Announcements page of this website
2) Do the “Implied Main Idea” activity, SUPP, pages 39 - 40
3) Review BT, Ch. 2, Stages of Reading—pages 34 (note the chart) to 49.
4) Read bottom of page 142- top of 143—“Getting Main idea of Longer Selections”

TH 10/22 SUBMIT VOCABULARY CARDS AND IMPLIED MI ACTIVITY, SUPP 39 - 40
Continue Topic and Main Idea work: longer selections
HW for T: Read WDC Chapters 18 – 20, pages 188 – 220, with Reading Guide #7, p. 68. Use the sample map on the bottom of the page as a guide.

WEEK 11

T 10/27 SUBMIT READING ACTIVITY #7, WDC
WDC activities: group work and presentations
Choose vocabulary words
HW for TH: 1) Vocabulary cards Words are now listed on the Announcements page of this website
2) BT pages 164 – 171. Do the preview work (p. 164), read/think about “The Dream of Nonviolent Reform,” (165 – 166), and do the follow-up questions (167 – 171).

Notice: Quiz #2 is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5th. Information about the quiz is on the Announcements page of the website.

TH 10/29 SUBMIT READING ACTIVITY #7, WDC (originally due on Tuesday, 10/27)
SUBMIT VOCABULARY CARDS, SET 7
Complete WDC group work from Tuesday
Review MI, paragraphs and longer selections
Discuss/correct “The Dream of Nonviolent Reform, BT, 164 – 171
HW: 1) Supp Word Grid for Chapter 4: Supp 53 (top 2 sections) and BT 170 & 173-75
NOTE: BT exercises on pages 173 – 175 can be done for Extra Credit
2) Prepare for Tuesday’s catch-up/ review day and next Thursday’s test:
--Begin one-page of notes on Breaking Through, Chapter 4, including “The Dream of Non-violent Reform”
--Review Topic, MI, Detail exercises in BT, c.h. 4 and the Supp 39 - 42
--Study vocabulary cards (sets 4 – 7) and the word grids (all the word parts)
--Go over your WDC book (ch. 9 – 20) and activity sheets (4 – 7) to highlight new people and events. Focus on changes in the LR9, families, school, community, NAACP, the military, etc.

WEEK 12

T 11/3 Catch-up and review day
HW: Continue your review and preparation for Thursday’s test

TH 11/5 TEST #2
HW: Take-home section of the test—due next Tuesday at the
beginning of the class hour, or there’s a 5 point penalty

WEEK 13

11/10 SUBMIT TAKE-HOME SECTION OF TEST #2
Begin Chapter 5 in BT: Supporting Details and Organizational Patterns
HW: Read WDC Chapters 21 - 23, pages 221 - 250, with Reading Guide #8

11/12 NO CLASS
Important dates: Nov. 11 - 12: No classes, Faculty in-service days
November 13 - 14: Veteran's Day recess

WEEK 14:

T 11/17 SUBMIT READING GUIDE #8
WDC group activities and presentations
Choose vocabulary words
HW: 1) Vocabulary cards Words are now listed on the Announcements page of this website.
2) Review BT pages 180 – mid-193 and complete any exercises not finished in class last week.
3) Breaking Through, pages 193 - 207: 4 patterns of organization—do all the exercises

TH 11/19 SUBMIT VOCABULARY CARDS
Review Major/Minor Support and continue Ch. 5, Patterns of Organization, BT
Annotation of text
HW: WDC Chapter 24 – 26 (pages 251 – 285) with SUPP Activity Sheet 9, p.72.

WEEK 15

T 11/24 SUBMIT ACTIVITY 9
Choose vocabulary words.
Group work, presentations, WDC
HW: 1) Vocabulary study cards, Set 9
2) BT, pages 268 – 270, Annotating
3) POSTPONED--see revised HW below: Photocopy BT pages 229 - 232 (or be OK with tearing out these pages).
*****Preview the selection, complete the before-reading questions, p. 228
***** Read the article section by section.
***** After finishing a section, go back to underline and note key
information in the text before proceeding to the next section.
Note: annotation happens AFTER reading a paragraph or
section.
***** Write out responses to the questions on page 232.
***** Answer the comprehension and vocab. questions, pp. 233 - 234
3) REVISED HW :Photocopy (or tear out from your textbook) BT, pages 193 - 217. Do the exercises, including annotating the text of the passges.

TH 11/26 THANKSGIVING RECESS

WEEK 16

T 12/1 SUBMIT VOCABULARY CARDS, SET 9
SUBMIT BT, PAGES 193 - 217: tear-out pages or photocopies
Complete Patterns of organization
Notetaking: The Cornell Method
HW: WDC, Chapter 27 -28 (pages 286 – 312) with Activity #10, Supp pp. 74 - 75

TH 12/3 SUBMIT ACTIVITY SHEET #10
Group work, WDC: Complete the book!
Choose vocabulary words
HW: 1) Vocabulary cards, Set #10 Words now on the Announcements page of the website
2) SKIP BT pages 270 (bottom) – 273: Notetaking—the Cornell Method SKIP THIS
3) SKIP Photocopy pages 220 – 223 (or be OK with tearing these pages) Instead, do the following from last week: Photocopy BT pages 229 - 232 (or be OK with tearing out these pages).
*****Preview the selection, complete the before-reading questions
***** Read the article section by section.
***** After finishing a section, go back to underline and annonote key
information in the text before proceeding to the next section.
***** Write out responses to the comprehension and vocabulary questions.
4) Chapter 5 Word Grid, SUPP p. 53, to go with BT pages 248 - 250
Note: Exercises on BT, pages 249- 250 can be done for extra credit

WEEK 17

T 12/8 SUBMIT VOCABULARY CARDS
Discuss/SUBMIT BT, pages 220 - 223
HW: Prepare for Thursday’s Quiz #3 as follows:

I. Chapter 5 in Breaking Through—open book, open notes
***Demonstrate skills at determining MI, Major, and Minor levels
(similar to pp. 180 - 186)
***Demonstrate skills at determining pattern of organization (similar to Ex. 12, p. 215 - 217)
***Demonstrate skills at determining pattern of organization and marking key information (similar to Exercises 5 – 11, pp. 195 - 214)
***Demonstrate your understanding of transitional words for the patterns (introductions to each pattern and page 235, BT)
***Show understanding of MI, Major and Minor Support, and Organization Patterns of “’Confidence Games May be A Shell Game Scene,” pages 229 - 232

II. Warriors Don’t Cry, Chapters 21 – 28, Activity Sheets
8 – 10—open book, open notes, open activity sheets

III. Vocabulary cards, Sets 8 – 10, no cards or notes allowed

IV. All the word parts from the Word Grids, pages 51 – 53, SUPP—no word grid or notes allowed.

TH 12/10 Final Exam materials distributed and explained—2 new reading selections to be prepared ahead of time
QUIZ #3
HW: Prepare the two reading selections for the final exam by previewing,reading and annotating, doing the questions. You will need your dictionaries for the final exam as well, so expect dictionary questions based on the vocabulary of these two selections. See the Announcements page of this website for more specific information about the final exam. If you have been absent, you must see the instructor to get the final exam packet of reading selections.

NOT ON THE FINAL EXAM:
WDC questions
WDC vocabulary
Word parts
Reading selections in BT previously covered


READING 826AB FINAL EXAMINATION: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 11:10 – 1:40

The final exam is based on two new reading selections that will be assigned on the last day of class, December 10th. You will prepare these selections using all the skills we’ve worked with this semester (Chapters 1 – 5 in Breaking Through) and will be allowed to use the selections as you take the test. You will submit your prepared materials as part of the grade for the exam.

Also due by the Final Exam Date: all remaining extra credit work

Grades will be available on WebSmart in early January. If you want the breakdown of your grade, you can e-mail your instructor after January 5th: lindgren@smccd.edu

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