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Guided Studies & Developmental Reading
Central College
GUST 0339 – Introduction to Reading
CRN 29990
– Semester Spring 2013
3 hour lecture / 64 hours per semester/ 16 weeks
Class Time: 10p-12p Location: (BSCC Room 204)
Instructor: Elaine Garcia Krieg
Instructor Contact Information: Elaine.Krieg@hccs.edu 713.291.9096
Office location and hours
Please feel free to contact me concerning any problems that you are experiencing in this course.
You do not need to wait until you have received a poor grade before asking for my assistance.
Your performance in my class is very important to me. I am available to hear your concerns and
just to discuss course topics. Feel free to come by my office anytime during these hours.
Office: JBW 201C Office hrs: Mon: 3-4pm
Course Description
Credit: 3 Credits (3 lecture & 1 lab)
A basic reading course for non-native English speakers designed to improve students’ overall
reading skills. Emphasis is on reading comprehension, vocabulary development, study
techniques, and critical reading. Classroom instruction is enhanced by a variety of self-paced
activities.
Prerequisites
Must be placed into GUST 0339 (or higher) in reading.
Program Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will
1. Demonstrate mastery of vocabulary by:
1.1 using context clues to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words or phrases.
1.2 using word parts (prefixes, root/base words and suffixes) to determine the meanings of
unfamiliar words or phrases.
2. Improve literal comprehension by:
2.1 Identifying stated and implied main ideas
2.2 Identifying ideas that support or illustrate the main idea (major & minor details).
2.3 Evaluating the relationship among ideas in text material via patterns of organization.
2.4 Summarize in writing and orally a reading selection or Condensing information through
summary.
2.5 Understanding and interpreting data in graphs, diagrams, charts, and tables.
3. Demonstrate mastery of critical reading skills by:
3.1 Distinguishing between statements of fact and opinion.
3.2 Formulating valid inferences through stated or implied textual evidence.
3.3 Identifying an author’s purpose for writing a text.
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3.4 Assessing textual evidence to determine the author’s tone.
3.5 Evaluating the logic of a writer’s argument.
4. Improve time management, study and test-taking skills by:
4.1 applying note taking, annotating & outlining strategies to a variety of texts.
4.2 Completing an individual study plan utilizing online components for learning enhancement.
4.3 Integrating test question knowledge and comprehension strategies to interpret test questions.
4.4 Organizing and summarizing information purposes.
4.5 Organizing and summarizing information for presentation.
Course Student Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the course, student will have learned how to:
1. Apply vocabulary strategies
2. Understand the different parts of a paragraph.
3. Identify relationships between various elements of reading material
4. Apply reading skills to reading selections
Learning Objectives:
Based on the stated student learning outcomes, students will be able to:
1.1. Understand how to use a dictionary to add vocabulary.
1.2. Understand how to comprehend the meaning of words in context by using context clues.
2.1. Understand the nature of main ideas.
2.2. Identify the main ideas in different parts of paragraphs.
2.3. Distinguish implied main ideas.
2.4. Understand the nature of supporting details.
2.5. Identify major details.
2.6. Identify transitions.
2.7. Identify patterns of organization.
2.8. Extrapolate inferences.
3.1. Identify relationships in a reading selection.
4.1. Recall relevant information read in a textbook.
4.2. Develop retention reading skills.
COURSE CALENDAR
(Assignments are listed as a guide only and may be changed at any time)
DAILY ASSIGNMENTS-Tells you what to bring HMW (homework) BEFORE each day below.
Day 1-Introduction- 1-14: You will learn about what you need to do and learn to pass GUST 0339
1-16: You do not need to come to class if you came on the first day.
Day 2- For Wed Jan 23: Read and Learn Chp 1 pp. 19-26 (no need to study the activities this time)
HMK: Memory Ck 7 p.27-28 Questions 2, 4, and 6 only)
Write each sentence with your answers.
BRING: First Day Notes handout completed and 3 Scantrons
Monday, January 21st Martin Luther King Holiday
Day 3-For Mon 1-28: Read and Learn Chp 2 pp. 50-56 plus all activities and Handouts received so far)
HMK: Activity 2.4 pp. 56-57 Questions. 1-10 write out sentences 1-5
Activity 2.6 pp. 60-61 Questions 1-5 write out each sentence
BRING: GUST INTRO Notes completed Thesaurus and Dictionary
WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST QUIZ TODAY.
Day 4-For Wed 1-30: Read and Learn Chp 2 pp. 64-66, 69-71 (How to Use a Thesaurus)
HMK: “Application Questions” 1-9 only on pp.74-75 write each sentence answer.
BRING: Part of Speech Activity 2, 4, and 6 completed
Your dictionary and thesaurus
QUIZ 2 TODAY
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Day 5-For Mon 2/4: Read and Learn Chp 3 pp. 88-92 and the Test Yourself Review Quiz pp. 105-108
(study all of the activities)
HMK: Activity 3.3 pp. 95-96 Quest. 1-6 write each answer sentence
BRING: Dictionary/thesaurus & handouts
QUIZ 3 TODAY
Day 6-For Wed 2/6: Read the MAJOR PROJECT REQUIREMENT sheet. GO to the Lab across the hall.
Go to www.collegegrad.com and follow the directions on the MAJOR PROJECT
SHEET. Print a copy of the information or article about your career or major. Make
2 more copies and Bring one to class because you will learn how to complete your
MAJOR PROJECT TODAY.
Day 7-For Mon 2/11: Read & Learn Chp 4 pp.125-126 & pp.130-139
HMK: Activity 4.4 (Parag. 2,3, and 5 only) Write main idea sentences.
Memory Check 3 p.140 Questions 1 2, and 3 only
BRING: First Draft stapled to your article.
QUIZ 4 TODAY
Day 8-For Wed 2/13: Read and Learn Main Idea Lecture Handout Chp 5 pp.168-170, pp.172-174, &
pp.179-184 (study all activities)
HMK: Activity 5.2 Questions 1, 2, and 3 only. Write EACH main idea sentence
and ALL major detail sentences with transition words.
BRING: Main Idea Paragraphs Handout Completed
QUIZ 5 TODAY
Monday, February 18th PRESIDENT’S Day Holiday:
Day 9-For Wed 2/20: HMK: Read “Just Do It” Underline most important sentence in each paragraph.
Write those sentences on a separate sheet of paper and bring it to class to use during
a test on “Just Do IT.” You can’t use the selection during the exam. If you copy
too much from the selection, you can’t use it.
Review Main Idea Handouts and Chps 4 and 5 for QUIZ 6 today.
Day 10-For Mon 2/25: Review: Quizzes 1-5 and Main Idea Paragraphs (the paper with all of the
paragraphs)
HMK: Summary Draft 2 attached to your article.
MAJOR TEST 1-TODAY
Day 11-For Wed 2/27: YOU MUST Come TODAY if you scored BELOW 85 on MAJOR TEST 1
And you MUST complete the homework below.
HMK: Go to p 489. Choose a selection and read it. Underline RODEO info in the
selection, like definitions, examples, major events/ people that you think will be on
the test you take on the selection you have chosen. Write your notes down on a
separate sheet of paper because you can’t look at the selection during the test, only
what you wrote down. If you copy the article, you can’t use it. The score you make
on the test will replace a missing quiz score or will be added to your lowest quiz
score as follows: 0-50=4 pts 51-70=8 points 71-90=10 points 91-100=15 points.
Day 12-For Mon 3/4: Read and Learn: Chp 10 pp.360-363 (What is a Fact?/Opinion?) pp.376-379 (Bias)
HMK: Mem Chk. 3 pp.369 Questions 1,2,3 ONLY (Write question & answers)
Mem Chk.5 pp379 (Write question with your answers)
BRING: Critical Thinking terms Handout (studied)
Quiz 7 TODAY
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Day 13-For Wed 3/6: Read and Learn: Chp. 11 pp. 410-416 and Purpose Handout HMK Activities 11.2
pp. 417-420
YOU MUST TURN IN YOUR Take-Home Quiz 8 TODAY
March 11-17: SPRING BREAK HOLIDAY:
Day 14-For Mon 3/18: Read and Learn Chp 12 pp. 456-460
HMW: Activity 12.1 pp. 460-463 (Write each answer sentence)
BRING: Article Draft 3 Due or if finished, ORAL summary
Quiz 9 TODAY.
Day 15-For Wed 3/20: HMW: Review Critical Thinking Terms, Quiz 7, Chapters 10-12, and all handouts
facts and opinions, how to identify persuade, inform, and entertain, bias, and
inferences from what you read.
MAJOR TEST 2-TODAY
Day 16-For Mon 3/25: HMW: COMPASS ASSIGNMENT 1
BRING: 3 Scantrons for the Townsend Reading Test
Day 17-For Wed 3/27: You can be off today if BOTH parts of your MAJOR PROJECT are completed.
If not, then, today we will work on your MAJOR PROJECT.
Day 18-For Mon 4/1: MAJOR PROJECT DEADLINE Today-No late submissions accepted after
today. No Joke.
Day 19-For Wed 4/3: HMW: COMPASS ASSIGNMENT 2
COMPASS TEST- Come early-no cell phone allowed during test. Bring a sweater.
We will go to the LEARNING HUB (The GLASS building where the cafeteria is)
Testing room 211.
Day 20-For Mon 4/11: You must attend today and everyday until you take the final. UNLESS you
have an A or a B average and scored above 46 on the COMPASS Reading test.
If you scored 45 or below on the COMPASS, then you must attend class every
day to review what you are missing in the course before you take the FINAL.
If you have a C average, your C is only an estimate based on what you NEED
to make on the Final Exam in order to pass. So, if you don’t take the final, you
will fail the course.
Instructional Materials
Strategies for College Readers, by Elaine Garcia Krieg
A thesaurus (in dictionary form.)
A collegiate dictionary
A notebook for keeping handouts, homework, quizzes, and other class materials in one place.
HCC Policy Statement - ADA
Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who
needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability Services Office at the respective
college at the beginning of each semester. Faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations
requested by the Disability Support Services Office.
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For questions, please contact Donna Price at 713.718.5165 or the Disability Counselor at your college. To
visit the ADA Web site, please visit www.hccs.edu then click “Future Students.” Go down the page and
click on the “Disability Information.” Here are numbers to reach a counselor near you.
District ADA Coordinator –713.718.5165
Central ADA Counselors – 713.718.6164
Northeast ADA Counselor – 713.718.8420
Northwest ADA Counselor – 713.718.5422
Southeast ADA Counselor – 713.718.7218
Southwest ADA Counselor – 713.718.7910
Coleman ADA Counselor – 713.718.7631
HCC Policy Statement: Academic Honesty
A student who is academically dishonest is, by definition, not showing that the coursework has been
learned, and that student is claiming an advantage not available to other students. The instructor is
responsible for measuring each student's individual achievements and also for ensuring that all students
compete on a level playing field. Thus, in our system, the instructor has teaching, grading, and enforcement
roles. You are expected to be familiar with the University's Policy on Academic Honesty, found in the
catalog. What that means is: If you are charged with an offense, pleading ignorance of the rules will not
help you. Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course
requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by College System officials
against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. “Scholastic dishonesty”: includes, but is not limited to,
cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
Cheating on a test includes:
 Copying from another students’ test paper;
 Using materials not authorized by the person giving the test;
 Collaborating with another student during a test without authorization;
 Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the contents
of a test that has not been administered;
 Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.
Plagiarism means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work
in one’s own written work offered for credit.
Collusion mean the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work offered for
credit. Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 or F in the particular
assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College
System. (See the Student Handbook)
HCC Policy Statements
Class Attendance - It is important that you come to class! Attending class regularly is the best way to
succeed in this class. Research has shown that the single most important factor in student success is
attendance. Simply put, going to class greatly increases your ability to succeed. You are expected to attend
all lecture and labs regularly. You are responsible for materials covered during your absences. Class
attendance is checked daily. Although it is your responsibility to drop a course for nonattendance, the
instructor has the authority to drop you for excessive absences.
If you are not attending class, you are not learning the information. As the information that is discussed in
class is important for your career, students may be dropped from a course after accumulating absences in
excess of six (6) hours of instruction. The six hours of class time would include any total classes missed or
for excessive tardiness or leaving class early.
You may decide NOT to come to class for whatever reason. As an adult making the decision not to attend,
you do not have to notify the instructor prior to missing a class. However, if this happens too many times,
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you may suddenly find that you have “lost” the class.
Poor attendance records tend to correlate with poor grades. If you miss any class, including the first week,
you are responsible for all material missed. It is a good idea to find a friend or a buddy in class who would
be willing to share class notes or discussion or be able to hand in paper if you unavoidably miss a class.
Class attendance equals class success.
HCC Course Withdrawal Policy
If you feel that you cannot complete this course, you will need to withdraw from the course prior to the
final date of withdrawal. Before, you withdraw from your course; please take the time to meet with the
instructor to discuss why you feel it is necessary to do so. The instructor may be able to provide you with
suggestions that would enable you to complete the course. Your success is very important. Beginning in
fall 2007, the Texas Legislature passed a law limiting first time entering freshmen to no more than SIX
total course withdrawals throughout their educational career in obtaining a certificate and/or degree.
To help students avoid having to drop/withdraw from any class, HCC has instituted an Early Alert process
by which your professor may “alert” you and HCC counselors that you might fail a class because of
excessive absences and/or poor academic performance. It is your responsibility to visit with your professor
or a counselor to learn about what, if any, HCC interventions might be available to assist you – online
tutoring, child care, financial aid, job placement, etc. – to stay in class and improve your academic
performance.
If you plan on withdrawing from your class, you MUST contact a HCC counselor or your professor prior to
withdrawing (dropping) the class for approval and this must be done PRIOR to the withdrawal deadline to
receive a “W” on your transcript. **Final withdrawal deadlines vary each semester and/or depending on
class length, please visit the online registration calendars, HCC schedule of classes and catalog, any HCC
Registration Office, or any HCC counselor to determine class withdrawal deadlines. Remember to
allow a 24-hour response time when communicating via email and/or telephone with a
professor and/or counselor. Do not submit a request to discuss withdrawal options less than a
day before the deadline. If you do not withdraw before the deadline, you will receive the grade
that you are making in the class as your final grade.
Repeat Course Fee
The State of Texas encourages students to complete college without having to repeat failed classes. To
increase student success, students who repeat the same course more than twice, are required to pay extra
tuition. The purpose of this extra tuition fee is to encourage students to pass their courses and to graduate.
Effective fall 2006, HCC will charge a higher tuition rate to students registering the third or subsequent
time for a course. If you are considering course withdrawal because you are not earning passing grades,
confer with your instructor/counselor as early as possible about your study habits, reading and writing
homework, test taking skills, attendance, course participation, and opportunities for tutoring or other
assistance that might be available.
Classroom Behavior
As your instructor and as a student in this class, it is our shared responsibility to develop and maintain a
positive learning environment for everyone. Your instructor takes this responsibility very seriously and
will inform members of the class if their behavior makes it difficult for him/her to carry out this task. As a
fellow learner, you are asked to respect the learning needs of your classmates and assist your instructor
achieve this critical goal.
Use of Camera and/or Recording Devices
As a student active in the learning community of this course, it is your responsibility to be respectful of the
learning atmosphere in your classroom. To show respect of your fellow students and instructor, you will
turn off your phone and other electronic devices, and will not use these devices in the classroom unless you
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receive permission from the instructor.
Use of recording devices, including camera phones and tape recorders, is prohibited in classrooms,
laboratories, faculty offices, and other locations where instruction, tutoring, or testing occurs. Students
with disabilities who need to use a recording device as a reasonable accommodation should contact the
Office for Students with Disabilities for information regarding reasonable accommodations
EGLS3 -- Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System
At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to
improve teaching and learning. During a designated time, you will be asked to answer a short online survey
of research-based questions related to instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be made
available to your professors and division chairs for continual improvement of instruction. Look for the
survey as part of the Houston Community College Student System online near the end of the term.
Instructor Requirements
As your Instructor, it is my responsibility to:
 Provide the grading scale and detailed grading formula explaining how student grades are to be
derived
 Facilitate an effective learning environment through class activities, discussions, and lectures
 Description of any special projects or assignments
 Inform students of policies such as attendance, withdrawal, tardiness and make up
 Provide the course outline and class calendar which will include a description of any special
projects or assignments
 Arrange to meet with individual students before and after class as required
To be successful in this class, it is the student’s responsibility to:
 Attend class and participate in class discussions and activities
 Read and comprehend the textbook
 Complete the required assignments and exams:
 Ask for help when there is a question or problem
 Keep copies of all paperwork, including this syllabus, handouts and all assignments
Grading
Your instructor will conduct quizzes, exams, and assessments that you can use to determine how successful
you are at achieving the course learning outcomes (mastery of course content and skills) outlined in the
syllabus. If you find you are not mastering the material and skills, you are encouraged to reflect on how you
study and prepare for each class. Your instructor welcomes a dialogue on what you discover and may be
able to assist you in finding resources on campus that will improve your performance.
Final grades are determined by averaging the total of each area listed below.
Quizzes
Homework
Major Project Written
Major Project Oral
Major Tests (3)
Final Exam
18%
12%
24%
6%
30%
10%
Total
100%
Weekly Points System: We meet two day each week. If you are ready for college courses you
will earn 100 points for the week. This means that you:
 turn in your homework, completed and on time.
 attend class on time and stay until you are dismissed.
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 respect your classmates time by listening when the instructor is talking.
 respect your classmates by turning off all electronics during the class period.
If you are not ready for college courses, then you will lose the following points each day:
Absent= minus 50 points Late Homework= half off the percentage completed.
Late to class (more than 10 mins.) =minus 20 points Leaving early= minus 20 points.
Cell phone rings during class= minus 20 points Disruptive or eating= minus 20 points.
Grading Scale:
90-100
80-89
70-79
69 and below
W
FX
A
B
C
IP or (D if repeating
class)
If withdrawn BEFORE
last day to drop
If you stop attending or
accrue excessive
absences AFTER last
day to drop
Useful Web Resources
 Information: www.hccs.edu ; http://learning.hccs.edu
 Tutoring & Support: www.hccs.askonline.net
The Guided Studies & Developmental Reading Mission Statement
The Guided Studies and Developmental Reading Program provides quality instruction through researchbased pedagogically and andragogically designed approaches in order to prepare our diverse community of
students to become life-long learners achieving academic and workforce goals.
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