Reading Essentials
Course Syllabus
2015-16
Teacher: Pam Seay
Room: 2
Contact: 2:00-3:30 each day
Phone: 260-4888, ext. 124
Email address: pamelaseay@anderson5.net
Web page: http://alternativeschool.anderson5.net
A. Description
Reading Essentials is an elective course that is either 1 credit or a .5 credit. Students will
improve reading skills through vocabulary study and basic reading comprehension
study.
B. Organization
Students develop strategies for reading comprehension and vocabulary acquisition
through instruction and activities. Instruction in reading strategies allows students to
see how to identify and apply strategies while reading. In addition, students recognize
the value of using comprehension strategies while reading. Widely practiced
comprehension strategies include activating prior knowledge, monitoring and repairing
comprehension throughout reading, synthesizing information, making inferences, asking
questions, setting a purpose for reading, making predictions, using context to determine
the meaning of unfamiliar words, using mental imagery, creating summaries, and using
graphic organizers and mnemonic devices.
C. Yearly Plan
1st Nine Weeks
 Vocabulary Study
o Prefixes
o Root Words
o Suffixes
o Multiple Meaning
nd
2 Nine Weeks
 Comprehension
o Summarizing
o Plot
o Main Idea
o Author’s Purpose
rd
3 Nine Weeks
 Vocabulary Study
o Synonyms
o Antonyms
 Propaganda Techniques
o Bias
o Fact
o Opinion
th
4 Nine Weeks
EOC Review for all English I students
Seay Reading Essentials 1
Vocabulary Skills
Synonyms
R8002 Synonyms: Interactive Guided Instruction
R8003 Synonyms: Quiz 1
R8004 Synonyms: Let Me Practice
R8005 Synonyms: Quiz 2
Antonyms
R8007 Antonyms: Interactive Guided Instruction
R8008 Antonyms: Quiz 1
R8009 Antonyms: Let Me Practice
R8010 Antonyms: Quiz 2
Prefixes
R8012 Prefixes: Interactive Guided Instruction
R8013 Prefixes: Quiz 1
R8014 Prefixes: Let Me Practice
R8015 Prefixes: Quiz 2
Suffixes
R8017 Suffixes: Interactive Guided Instruction
R8018 Suffixes: Quiz 1
R8019 Suffixes: Let Me Practice
R8020 Suffixes: Quiz 2
Homophones
R8022 Homophones: Interactive Guided
Instruction
R8023 Homophones: Quiz 1
R8024 Homophones: Let Me Practice
R8025 Homophones: Quiz 2
Idioms
R8027 Idioms: Interactive Guided Instruction
R8028 Idioms: Quiz 1
R8029 Idioms: Let Me Practice
R8030 Idioms: Quiz 2
Latin and Greek Roots
R8032 Greek and Latin Root Words: Interactive
Guided Instruction
R8033 Greek and Latin Root Words: Quiz 1
R8034 Greek and Latin Root Words: Let Me
Practice
R8035 Greek and Latin Root Words: Quiz 2
Process Skills: Think Alouds
Think Aloud Level 1
R8107 Think Aloud - Level 1 - Part 1 (fiction)
R8108 Think Aloud - Level 1 - Part 2 (nonfiction)
R8109 Think Aloud - Level 1 - Part 3 (poetry)
R8110 Think Aloud - Level 1 - Part 4 (fiction)
Think Aloud Level 2
R8111 Think Aloud - Level 2 - Part 1 (fiction)
R8112 Think Aloud - Level 2 - Part 2 (nonfiction)
R8113 Think Aloud - Level 2 - Part 3 (fiction)
Think Aloud Level 3
R8114 Think Aloud - Level 3 - Part 1 (nonfiction)
R8115 Think Aloud - Level 3 - Part 2 (narrative)
Comprehension
Summarizing
R8041 Summarizing: Interactive Guided
Instruction
OWR8041 Odyssey Writer: Summarizing
(Surviving the Applewhites)
R8042 Summarizing: Quiz 1
R8043 Summarizing: Quiz 2
Plot
R8104 Plot: Interactive Guided Instruction
R8105 Plot: Quiz 1
R8106 Plot: Quiz 2
Plot, Character and Setting
R8098 Plot, Character and Setting: Interactive
Guided Instruction
R8099 Plot, Character and Setting: Quiz 1
R8100 Plot, Character and Setting: Quiz 2
Main Idea & Supporting Details - Non-Fiction
R8045 Main Idea/Supporting Details-Non-Fiction:
Interactive Guided Instruction
OWR8045 Odyssey Writer: Supporting a Claim
(Genetically Modified Plants)
R8046 Main Idea/Supporting Details-Non-Fiction:
Quiz 1
R8047 Main Idea/Supporting Details-Non-Fiction:
Quiz 2
Main Idea and Theme - Fiction
R8049 Theme & Main Idea-Fiction: Interactive
Guided Instruction
R8050 Theme & Main Idea-Fiction: Quiz 1
R8051 Theme & Main Idea-Fiction: Quiz 2
Sequential Order
OWR8076 Odyssey Writer: Road to Presidency
Charts and Graphs
R8092 Interpreting Charts & Graphs: Interactive
Guided Instruction
R8093 Interpreting Charts & Graphs: Quiz 1
R8094 Interpreting Charts & Graphs: Quiz 2
Cause and Effect
R8095 Cause and Effect: Interactive Guided
Instruction
R8096 Cause and Effect: Quiz 1
R8097 Cause and Effect: Quiz 2
Author's Purpose
R8053 Author's Purpose: Interactive Guided
Instruction
R8054 Author's Purpose: Quiz 1
R8055 Author's Purpose: Quiz 2
Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions
R8037 Inferencing: Interactive Guided
Instruction
R8038 Inferencing: Quiz 1A
R8039 Inferencing: Quiz 2A
Compare and Contrast
R8080 Compare and Contrast: Interactive Guided
Instruction
R8081 Compare and Contrast: Quiz 1
R8082 Compare and Contrast: Quiz 2
State Simulation Assessments
State Simulation Test
R8116 State Simulation Test 1 (reading
comprehension skills)
R8117 State Simulation Test 2 (reading
comprehension skills)
R8118 State Simulation Test 3 (reading
comprehension skills)