Wayland Baptist University
Virtual Campus
COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE:
ACAC 0321 College Reading II
Fall 2012
INSTRUCTOR:
Debbie Wiley
Home Address:
1610 Ennis
Plainview, TX 79072
Cell: 806-518-9871
Office: 806-291-1160
Home: 806-293-8665
E-mail: wileydeb@wbu.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Vocabulary building, word analysis, pronunciation, reading
comprehension, and dictionary usage.
Resources needed:
TEXTBOOK: American 24- Karat Gold: 24 Classic American Short Stories, Fourth Edition,
Yvonne Collioud Sisko. Pearson/Longman Publishers: Boston, 2012.
Workbook: Advancing Vocabulary Skills: by Sherrie L. Nist; Townsend Press; 4rd Edition Short
Version
Discussion, vocabulary and reading questions: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Scholastic
Books Access to the Hunger Games movie.
You will also need large mailing envelopes to mail the workbook assignments. Assignments should
be mailed to:
Debbie Wiley
1610 Ennis
Plainview, TX 79072
COURSE OUTCOME COMPETENCIES: Upon completion of this course, students actively
engaged in learning will:
Have a more extensive vocabulary.
1. Have reading skills of concentration, comprehension, retention, and speed.
2. Have developed phonetic and word attack skills.
3. Have developed auditory skills.
4. Developed skills in computer and on-line assignments.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION:
EVALUATION: The University grading scale will be used in this class and it is as follows:
A = 90-100%
B = 80 – 89%
C = 70 – 79%
D = 60 – 69% Unacceptable, must retake the course.
F = below 60% Unacceptable, must retake the course.
Passing with a grade of “C” or better is required. A student may NOT drop the course unless he/she
withdraws from the University. Students completing this course, with a grade of “C” or better, and
scoring 56-69 on the Accuplacer, will advance to ACAC 0322 for the next semester. All
assignments graded or otherwise, must be given to the instructor at the assigned time. Late
assignments will not be accepted!
Reading Laboratory: Each student is required to complete a minimum of 13 hours of computer
assisted instruction – one hour per week beginning the second week of class.
Students may check assignments and grades on Blackboard.
Any student who requires special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should
inform the instructor immediately.
POLICY ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Academic misconduct for which a student is subject to
penalty includes all forms of cheating, such as illicit possession of examinations, or examination
materials, forgery, of plagiarism. (See WBU catalog) Cheating in this class, at any time, will result
in an immediate grade of F.
ATTENDANCE POLICY: Class attendance is a priority, and class participation is strongly
encouraged. Roll will be taken at the beginning and the end of each class period.
This syllabus is only a plan. The teacher may modify the plan during the course. The requirements
so the course may be altered from those appearing in the syllabus. Further, the plan contains criteria
by which the student’s progress and performance in the course will e measured. This criteria may
also be changed.
It is University policy that no otherwise qualified disabled person be excluded from participation in,
be denied the benefits of, or be the subject ot discrimination under any educational program or
activity in the University. Students should inform the instructor of the existence of disabilities at
the first class meeting.
Assignments
FINAL GRADE ON THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED:
Reading lab - 15 %
Weekly 24 Karat Gold workbook pages – 35%
Vocabulary workbook pages – 15%
Weekly discussion/vocabulary assignment of The Hunger Games, - 35%
ACAC Lab: All students are required to participate in a weekly ACAC computer lab. This lab
counts as 15% of your final grade. This is a mandatory lab and the course cannot be passed without
it.
Weekly Reading Schedule
The schedule is as follows:
Workbook Assignments:
Due Dates
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
American 24-Karat Gold: Classic
American Short Stories
Kate Chopin
"The Unexpected"
Pages 23-33
Eudora Welty
"A Worn Path"
Pages 34-49
Amy Tan
"Two Kinds"
Pages 50-67
Edgar Allan Poe
"The Tell Tale Heart"
Pages 68-80
Ray Bradbury
"There Will Come Soft Rains"
Pages 81-92
Sandra Cisneros
"Eleven"
Pages 95-105
Alice Walker
"Everyday Use"
Pages 96-122
Joseph Bruchae
"Bone Girl"
Pages 123-137
Mark Twain
"Strong Temptations-Strategic
Movements-The Innocents Beguiled"
Pages 138-150
Edgar Allan Poe
"The Cask of Amontillado"
Pages 151-165
Langston Hughes
"Salvation"
The complete workbook,
Improving Vocabulary
Skills is due the final
week of classes.
The Hunger Games
Chapters One and Two
The Hunger Games
Chapters Three and Four
The Hunger Games
Chapters Five and Six
The Hunger Games
Chapters Seven and
Eight
The Hunger Games
Chapters Nine-Twelve
The Hunger Games
Chapters Thirteen Sixteen
Pages 168-178
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Migene Gonzalez Wippler
"Yoruba"
Pages 179-196
Max Brand
"Wine on the Desert"
Pages 179-212
O Henry
"The Last Leaf"
Pages 213-226
Frank Stockton
"The Lady or the Tiger?"
Pages 227-241
Kate Chopin
"The Story of an Hour"
Pages 242-252
O. Henry
"Gifs of the Magi"
Pages 253-265
Dorothy Parker
"The Wonderful Old Gentleman"
Pages 266-284
O. Henry
"The Ransom of Red Chief"
Pages 285-302
The Hunger Games
Chapters Seventeen Twenty
The Hunger Games
Chapters Twenty one –
Twenty four
The Hunger Games
Chapters Twenty five –
Twenty seven
Vocabulary book due.
