Master Calendar (Check for Web updates often      !)       InSync FALL QUARTER 2011      (50 class days)

 

Blue-font assignments are Study Skills;  Red font assignments are Writing

 

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

 

 

21 Sept.  Fall Quarter Begins

Both Classes—

Syllabus and Introductions

 

97: Diagnostic Paragraph

22 Study Skills

Introductions

In class--Introduction to the Web

In class--Reading Baseline Exercise

HW: Introduction to Effective Reading, pp. 7-10—quiz tomorrow

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97: Diagnostic results; Writing Myths; discuss Introduction chapter in English Brushup

HW: Skim EB pgs 2-14 (Parts of Speech)

23 Study Skills

Quiz--Beginning of Class Quiz, pp. 7-10 in the Study Skills Course Packet

Introductions

The 2001 Dartmouth College Study

 

Discuss expectations

 

In class—Discuss Effective Reading

HW: re-read pp. 7-10.  Locate practice reading material

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97: Discuss Parts of Speech; Subjects and Verbs; Interview assignment

HW: EB Chpt. 1 pgs 17-20; complete Test 1 -5 pg 21-25

 

26 Study Skills

Introductions

In class--Introduction to Effective Reading

 

Assign the Scavenger Hunt, pp. 102-103 in the Course Packet (due 10/6)

HW: Fill out Learning Styles Questionnaire, pp. 84-90 (due 9/28)

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

HW: Have all of the study skills texts

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97: In class--Discuss Subjects and Verbs

 

27 Introductions

Reading Baseline Exercise

F PEACH BOOK DAY—please bring your Peach Book and your Course Packet to class.

HW: Scavenger Hunt, pp. 103-104 (due 10/6)

HW: Consider the Expectations questions for tomorrow

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

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Writing: Continue Parts of Speech with exercises; assign Paragraph guidelines;

 

 

28 Small groups discussion of Expectations questions

 

Discuss Goal Setting  

 

HW: Goals, p. 101 (due 10/5)

HW: complete pp. 84-90 for tomorrow

EX: To-Do List of assignments

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

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Writing: Discuss Paragraph structure

 

HW- Revise Interview Paragraph 1; read Chapter 1 in EB: Subjects and Verbs; do Practice 1 and 2

29 In class--Discuss Learning Styles Questionnaire, (pp. 84-90 in our Course Packet) to the beginning of class

HW: Please read The Curve of Forgetting, pp. 15-18 for Tuesday, October 4.

HW: Learning Styles writing assignment (due 10/6)

HW: Bring log-information tomorrow

HW: Increase your patience threshold for tomorrow

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

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Writing: Discuss Subjects and Verbs; peer-edit Interview paragraphs for content

 

HW-Subjects and Verbs continued; complete Test 1-5

30 Please Attend Friday

Today’s Computer Lab Objectives for both groups

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BLUE GROUP only Computer Lab Orientation—meet in classroom at 9:30 sharp

Green group—scavenger hunt?

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GREEN GROUP only Computer Lab Orientation—meet in classroom at 10:30 sharp

Blue group—scavenger hunt?

Login Instructions for Angel, school network, and e-mail

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

Writing: Type Paragraph 1 at the lab;

 

HW- Read Chapter 3 in EB (Subject-Verb Agreement); Practice 1-4 (for Tuesday

3 October

In class--PEACH BOOK DAY —please bring your Peach Book and your Course Packet to class.

Assign Course Chart activity, p. 100 in the Course Packet (due 10/10)

 

HW: Please read The Curve of Forgetting by the beginning of class tomorrow.

 

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

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Writing: Paragraph 1 (Interview) due; introduce partners 

 

HW: Review Chapter 3; complete Practice 1-4

4 Quiz--The Curve of Forgetting, pp. 15-18 in the Course Packet

In class--Discuss The Curve of Forgetting

Brain Work—Neural Wiring

Memory Schematic 1

Memory Schematic 2

HW: Goals, p. 101 (due tomorrow)

HW: please read pp. 19-22, Taking Classroom Notes, for tomorrow’s class.

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

Scavenger Hunt Writing Assignment

(Paragraph #2)

Writing: Discuss Subject-Verb Agreement; check homework (Practice 1-4)

 

HW-Work on Test 1-3 (pgs 43-45 in EB); reading from Connections??

5 In classTaking Classroom Notes-taking, pp. 19-22 in the SS course packet

Due--Goals, p. 101

HW: Complete Scavenger Hunt, pp. 102-103 by tomorrow

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

HW: please read Taking Classroom Notes, pp. 22-33 in the SS course packet for tomorrow’s class.

 

Writing: Check Subj-Verb homework; Assign Paragraph 2 (Scavenger Hunt)

 

HW-Work on Paragraph 2; reading from Connections??

6 Jig-saw puzzle

Tinker-toy example

In class—discuss Taking Classroom Notes, pp. 22-33 in the SS course packet

Scavenger Hunt Quiz

HW: Learning Styles Writing Assignment due Monday, 10/10

 

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

Preposition Phrases Activity

 

Writing: Practice Fine-Tuning a Paragraph; discuss readings from Connections??

Irregular Verbs Diagnostic (if time)

HW-Work on Paragraph 2; catch up on your readings from Connections

7 Come-for-Help Friday

Consider Learning Styles Bonus Assignment—online only (due 10/13)

HW: Learning Styles Writing Assignment due Monday, 10/10

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

 

Writing: Work on Paragraph 2 at the lab

 

HW-Complete Paragraph 2, due Monday, October 10; read Chapter 4 pgs 49-52 in EB; complete Practice 1-3

10 Peach Book Reading Practice

 

 How Knowledge Grows

DUE--Learning Styles Writing Assignment (p. 99)

DUE--Course Chart activity, p. 100 in the Course Packet

 

 

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

 

 

Writing: Paragraph Do’s and Don’ts

 

HW-Revise and Complete Paragraph #2—The Scavenger Hunt—DUE tomorrow

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BLUE GROUP only--Library Orientation—first day-—Please meet in the library at 9:30.

 Please meet Mita in the classroom at 10:30.

 GREEN GROUP only-- Please meet Mita in the classroom at 9:30.

 Then attend the Library Orientation— first day. Please meet in the library at 10:30

 

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

 

Writing: DUE- Paragraph #2—The Scavenger Hunt; Subject-Verb Agreement continued (exercises in class)

 

HW-Read Chapter 4 pgs 49-52 in EB; complete Practice 1-3; read “Be Specific” from handout

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BLUE GROUP only--Library Orientation—second day. Please meet in the library at 9:30

Please meet Mita in the classroom at 10:30.

 

GREEN GROUP only -- Please meet Mita in the classroom at 9:30.

Then attend the Library Orientation— second day. Please meet in the library at 10:30

 

HW: Please review Taking Classroom Notes, pp. 23-22-33 in the SS course packet

 

HW: Learning Styles Bonus Assignment (optional)—online only—due at the beginning of class tomorrow, 10/13

 

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

 

Writing: Discuss Sentence Types; check homework exercises

HW-Complete Sentence Types: Test 1 and Test 2

13 Please review Taking Classroom Notes, pp. 22-33 in the SS course packet

Practice Lecture Notes day #1—Rocks and  Plate Tectonics

 

 

DUE: Learning Styles Bonus Assignmentonline only—due at the beginning of class

HW: Online Classroom Etiquette Assignment

(due Wednesday, 10/29)

 

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

 

Writing: Sentence Types continued; check homework exercises; Assign Paragraph 3 topic

HW-Review Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 for Grammar Test 1 tomorrow

 

14 PLEASE MEET in the CLASSROOM

Writing: Grammar Test 1 (Subjects and Verbs; Subject-Verb Agreement;

 

Brainstorm Paragraph 3 topic; discuss “Be Specific”

 

HW-Work on Paragraph 3 (bring and Outline of your paragraph to class on Monday, October 17)

Peer-Editing on October 19; Final Draft due October 20  

17 Study Skills--Peach Book Day—please bring your Peach Book and your Course Packet to class.

DUE: Course Chart activity, p. 100 in the Course Packet

 

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

HW: Online Classroom Etiquette Assignment (due Monday, 10/24)

Writing:

·    Share your Outline in groups to improve Para. 3 organization;

·    Begin Fragments

 

HW-Read Chpt. 5 (Fragments) in EB, pgs 60-64 and complete Practice 1-2; work on Para 3

 

 

18 Please review Taking Classroom Notes, pp. 22-33 in the SS course packet

Practice Lecture Notes day #2—graded assignment

HW: Please read Textbook Skills, pp. 34-38 in the SS packet

 

QUIZ tomorrow on Taking Classroom Notes, pp. 22-33

 

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

­­­­­­­­Writing: Discuss Fragments; check grammar homework

 

HW-Complete Paragraph 3; work on Practice 3-4 in Chpt. 5 in EB

19 Discuss Textbook Skills, pp. 34-38 in the SS packet

 

QUIZ on Taking Classroom Notes, pp. 22-33 in the SS course packet (begins at 10:05 am)

 

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

Writing:

·  Peer-Edit Para. 3

·  Check grammar homework

 

HW-Revise Para. 3 for tomorrow (No more late submissions! Include late assignment form, if you cannot hand in your assignment tomorrow J

 

20 Continue to discuss Textbook Skills, pp. 34-38 in the SS packet

Bring-a-Book Day

InSync Textbook Survey From—in class

Studying a Chapter Flowchart, p. 48 in the SS packet.

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

 

Writing: Para. 3 DUE

In-Class, complete Fragments Test 3 (pg 67) and Test 5 (pg 70) on a separate paper and hand in

 

HW for the weekend:

·    Read Chpt. 6 (Run-Ons and Comma Splice) in EB, pgs 70-74, and complete Practice 1-2 for Monday

Read “How to Become a Writer” (from Connections  or the handout) and be ready for a discussion on Monday

21 No class—English Department Retreat

The Computer Lab 1220-G should be open for your use.

 

24 Study Skills--Peach Book Day—please bring your Peach Book and your Course Packet to class.

DUE: Online Classroom Etiquette Assignment

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

Writing:

·    Discuss Run-Ons and Comma Splices; check homework

 

HW-

·   Complete Test 1 and 3 in Ch 6

 

 

 

25 Winter 2012 Registration--

SCC Main Page

or direct link to

Winter Quarter 2012 Registration Planning

 

Study Skills— Continue Textbook Skills Unit, pp. 48-53.  How to use a “tinker-toy” to extract information. The PRM(F)Q Reading Method, p. 39 in the course packet.

How to Mark a Textbook, p. 40 in the course packet.

 HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

Writing:

·    Discuss “How to Be a Good Writer”

·   Run-Ons and Comma Splices contd; check homework

 

HW-

·   Complete Test 5 and 6 in Ch 6 and hand in tomorrow (use a separate sheet to write complete answers)

Read “Indian Education” by Sherman Alexie in Connections, pg 31

26 Study Skills—

PRM(F)Q practice, pp. 49-53 in our course packet and review.

PRM(F)Q Practice

Putting it all together--(p. 48) in the study skills packet

Vocabulary Building—Latin and Greek Word Clues

 

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

Writing:

·  Discuss “Indian Education”

·   Assign Para. 4 topic (due dates TBA)

·  Brainstorm Para 4 topic (if time permits)

 

HW-

·  Work on Outline for Para. 4 

 

27

9:30-10:30 FIELD TRIP: The Counseling/Transfer Center

10:30—Grammar Quiz make-up opportunity—Meet back in the classroom at 10:30 if you want to take the test again.

 

HW-

Work on Rough Draft of Para. 4  

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

 

HW-Work on Paragraph 4 (bring and Outline of your paragraph to class on Monday, October 31)

 

28 Computer Lab 1220-G

Study Skills—complete ProQuest Quest

Complete and read advice--Math Anxiety Questionnaire

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

Writing:

·  Type Para. 4 in the Comp Lab

·  Any question on Para. 4? Ask today

 

HW-

·  Complete Para. 4 (peer editing on Monday, Oct. 31)

·  Read “Two Ways to Belong to America” from Connections, pg 43

·  Review Chapter 6 for Grammar Test 2  (on Wednesday, Nov. 2)

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31 Study Skills--Peach Book Day—please bring your Peach Book and your Course Packet to class.

HW: Begin Memory Training Unit--pp. 55-59 in our study skills packet

HW: Prepare for Tuesday’s Quiz on Textbook Skills

Latin and Greek Word Clues

 

Writing: Work on Paragraph 4 (bring ideas on Paragraph 4 for a brainstorming session in class today)

 

HW: Complete Paragraph 4 for peer-editing session tomorrow

1 November Study Skills--Begin Memory Training Unit, pp. 55-59 in our course packet.

 

Latin and Greek Word Clues

 

Quiz on Textbook Skills Unit, pp. 34-40 and p. 48 in the course packet

HW: Catchwords and Catchphrases, pp, 60-68

 

HW: 20-minutes-a-day reading, pp. 96-97

 

Writing: Peer-Editing Day for Paragraph 4

Final Draft due Thursday, November 3

 

HW:  

·  Review Chapter 6 for Grammar Test 2  (on Wednesday, Nov. 2)

 

2 Assign the Culture Project

Study Skills--Continue Memory Training Skills—Catchwords and Catchphrases, pp, 60-68

 

Writing: Grammar Test 2 (Fragments, Run-Ons, and Comma Splices) Today

 

HW-

·    Complete Paragraph 4—due tomorrow

·  Re-read “Two Ways to Belong to America” from Connections, pg 43

 

3 Study Skills—Continue Memory Training Skills--Catchwords and Catchphrases, pp, 60-68

 

Writing:

·   Final Draft of Paragraph 4 due today

·   Mita presents “Two Ways to Belong to America” (a cultural profile)

 

HW-

·   Read “Like Mexicans” in Connections, pg 49

·      Answer the following questions on a separate sheet to be handed in and discussed on Monday (Nov. 7)

1. What two pieces of advice did Soto’s grandmother give him, one good and one bad?

2. What advice does Soto finally realize his mother is really giving him when she says to marry a Mexican girl?

4 Computer Lab 1220-G

Help with Culture Project

 

HW: Culture Project topic and one source due Monday

 

 

Writing HW-

·   Read Ch. 7 in EB, pgs. 81-84

·   Try Practice 1  and Practice 2 (pg 83)

Complete the two questions from “Like Mexicans”

7 DUE: Culture Project topic and one source

Writing:

·      Discuss Standard Essay Organization

·      Assign Essay 1 topic DUE: Nov. 16 (peer-editing: Nov. 14)

Outline—Two Ways to Belong to America

Essay 1 Assignment: “Self and Diversity”

·    Discuss “Like Mexicans”

·    DUE: Answers to questions on “Like Mexicans”

HW:

·   “Don’t Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgment”

·   Answer the following questions:

1. According to Heilbroner, why do we stereotype people?

2. How does Heilbroner suggest that we break the habit of stereotyping others?

8     Study Skills--Complete  Memory Training Unit--pp. 55-59 and Catchwords and Catchphrases, pp, 60-68 in our study skills packet

·         Juggling

·         Calendar

·         Final thoughts on sentencing

·         MLA for websites

·         Web source model

Writing:

·      Discuss Standard Essay Organization

·      Assign Essay 1 topic DUE: Nov. 16 (peer-editing: Nov. 14)

Essay 1 Assignment: “Self and Diversity”

“Don’t Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgment” by Robert Heilbroner

HW:

·     Work on an Outline of your essay

·     Student Essay Example #1—“Don’t Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgment””

9 Study Skills

HW  Please read Test-Taking, pp. 69-72 in our course packet

HW: Prepare for tomorrow’s Quiz on Memory Training, pp. 54-68 in our course packet

Writing:

College Fair

FIELD TRIP: Fair at the Lair

HW:

·   Read Ch. 7 “Pronouns” in EB, pgs 81-84

·   Complete Practice 1 and 2 in the book

 

 

10  Study Skills--Discuss Test-taking (pp. 69-73)

50 point quiz on Memory Training, pp. 54-59 and Catchwords and Catchphrases, pp, 60-68

HW: Culture Project

—working bibliography (3-4 sources) due Monday

Working Bibliography form

Writing:

·    Discuss “Pronouns”

·    Check homework

HW:

·    Complete Pronouns: Test 1 and 2 on separate sheet to be handed in on Monday 

·    Draft your Essay 1; peer-editing session on Monday

11 Holiday

14 Study Skills—FINAL Peach Book Day—please bring your Peach Book and your Course Packet to class.

Latin and Greek Word Clues

HW: Please read Test-Taking advice, pp. 74-77

 

DUE: Culture Project

—working bibliography (3-4 sources)

Working Bibliography form

HW: Writing:

·     DUE: Test 1, 3, and 5 on pronouns (pgs 85, 87, and 89) on a separate piece of paper

·     Peer-Edit Essay 1

HW:

·     Revise Essay 1

·    Read Ch 8 in EB, pgs 91-94 “Comma”

·     Complete Practice 1 and 2 (pgs 95 and 96) in book

15  Study Skills—Continue Test-Taking advice, pp. 75-77

HW: Please read Essay Test advice—pp. 78-83 in our course packet

·   Dear John Example

 

 

Writing:

·   Pronouns continued

·   Begin Ch. 8—Comma; check homework

 

HW:

·      Revise Essay 1

Complete Practice 3 and 4  in Comma (pgs 97 and 98) in book

16  Study Skills—

Continue Test-Taking advice, pp. 75-77

Discuss How to Take an Essay Test, pp. 78-83

Test Anxiety Questionnaire

 

 

Writing:

·         DUE: Essay 1

·         Commas continued

·         Check homework

 

HW:

·         Complete Test 1, 2, and 3 in Comma (pgs 95-97) in book

17  Study Skills—Continue discuss of How to Take an Essay Test, pp. 78-83

Essay Test Sequence Example

Review for the Study Skills part of the Comprehensive on 12/2

 

Writing:

·  Comma continued

·  Check homework

 

HW:

·    Complete Test 5 and 6 in Comma (pgs 99-100) on a separate sheet to be handed in on Monday, November 20

·    Read “Education in America” by Irving H. Buchen in Connections, pg 109 and answer the following questions due on Monday, November 28:

1.  Was Buchen’s organization easy to follow? If so, what specific strategies made it easy to follow?

Under each heading, is the specific information both relevant and useful? Explain why.

18 Computer Lab 1220-G

Help with Culture Project

HW: Culture Project

outline due Monday

 

21  DUE: Culture Project outline

 

Review for the Study Skills part of the Comprehensive on 12/2

Come to instructors’ offices for help at 9:30

Computer Lab Help in 1220-F from 10:30 to 11:20

Writing:

DUE: Test 5 and 6 (Commas) either today or tomorrow—by hand or via e-mail

22   Computer Lab Help in 1220-G from 9:30 to 10:30

Come to instructors’ offices for help at 10:30

 

Review for the Study Skills part of the Comprehensive on 12/2

Writing: If you are on campus, come and pick up your Essay on Stereotypes. However, I would like you to work on your Culture Projects this week, so you may wait until Monday, Nov. 28th to pick up your essay in class J

23 Faculty Work Day

24 Holiday

25 Holiday

28 Culture Projectrough draft due—peer editing workshop

Culture Project Peer Editing Form

Review for the Study Skills part of the Comprehensive on 12/2

Writing:

·    DUE: Answere to the two questions from “Education in America” by Irving H. Buchen in Connections, pg 109. Please see the Master Calendar’s Thursday, November 17 box for the specific questions.

·     

·         Portfolio information

·         Punctuation Test Review

HW-Review for test tomorrow: Chapters 8 (Commas) and 9 (Apostrophes) in EB; review Semicolons too from EB (the rules are discussed in various chapters)

29  Complete  Review for the Study Skills part of the Comprehensive on 12/2

 

Classroom review day—bring any questions about study skills

Writing:

GRAMMAR TEST 3: Punctuation (Commas, Semicolons, Apostrophes)

HW-Review for the Writing part on the Comprehensive Test: Parts of a Paragraph and an Essay; why specific details are important; common sentence errors: fragments, run-ons, comma splices, subject-verb agreements, and punctuation rules, etc.

30 Culture Project Oral Reports—first day—citizenship points will be awarded

Review for the Study Skills part of the Comprehensive on 12/2

Writing HW-Review for the Writing part on the Comprehensive Test: Parts of a Paragraph and an Essay; why specific details are important; common sentence errors: fragments, run-ons, comma splices, subject-verb agreements, and punctuation rules, etc.

1  December

Culture Project

Oral Reports—second day—citizenship points will be awarded

Review for the Study Skills part of the Comprehensive on 12/2

Writing HW-Review for the Writing part on the Comprehensive Test: Parts of a Paragraph and an Essay; why specific details are important; common sentence errors: fragments, run-ons, comma splices, subject-verb agreements, and punctuation rules, etc.

2 Culture ProjectFinal Copy due with outline and sources page

 Combined Comprehensive

Writing: Complete Portfolio due which should include the following:

1.        Complete Culture Project as directed by Jim

2.        Comprehensive Exam

3.        Revised Essay on stereotypes (Mita needs the graded draft too with this; otherwise it will be difficult to re-grade the revised draft)

5 Make-up day at 9:30 in the classroom

6 DL Day 

No school

7 Final Exams for the 7:30 and 1:30 class hours

8 Final Exams for the 8:30, 11:30, and 2:30 class hours

9 Final Exams

InSync graded assignments and conferences available in the classroom at 9:30 sharp

12:30 finals for 12:30 class hour