NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE
Basic and Transitional Studies – IEP Program – Winter 2016
COURSE SYLLABUS
Reading/Vocabulary – Level 4
Course: IEP 042.02 #8945
Classroom:
Time: M-Th 2:30-3:35
Instructor: Stephanie Solomon
Office: IB 2420A
Office Hours: By appointment 
e-mail: Stephanie.solomon@seattlecolleges.edu
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Understand longer and more complex reading materials
2. Learn more English vocabulary
3. Improve your spelling skills
This class will also help you:
 1. Demonstrate basic reading skills including recognizing key words, identifying main
ideas and details, skimming and scanning, making inferences, and predicting meaning of
new vocabulary based on context.
 2. Recognize word forms, including roots and affixes.
 3. Recognize discourse indicators in texts (definitions, clarifications, transitions,
additions, etc.).
 4. Evaluate texts and form/express opinions about them.
 5. Write timed short answers based on readings in class.
 6. Access information from library and Internet.
 7. Assess information from source.
REQUIRED TEXT AND MATERIALS:
 Textbook: Real Reading 3 by Lynn Bonesteel. Please purchase today if you have
not already done so.
 Reading Book: Great Expectations (Graphic Novel) ESL Edition – National
Geographic and Cengage Learning
 3x5 index cards – to make flash cards for vocabulary study and review.
 Paper and pencils and/or pens.
Course Requirements: Here are the responsibilities of a student in this program:
Link to Student Handbook and Rules: - https://ip.northseattle.edu/intensive-englishprogram
American Classroom Rules and Expectations:
 Come to class on time and return from breaks on time
 Speak English only in the classroom
 Get everything done during the break. Do not leave the classroom while the class is
in session
 Show respect your classmates and instructor – do not talk over other students or
while the instructor is speaking
 Turn assignments in on time. I will accept it one day late -10%, or Monday if due
Friday -20%. After that it is a zero.
 Cell phones must be put away in bags or jacket pockets unless you are given
permission by the instructor
 Check CANVAS daily for assignments and due dates
 Participation: This means to ask questions, offer answers, and work with
partners or groups. It is very important for you to be prepared and active
during each class. If you don’t actively participate or you don’t do your
homework assignments outside of class, you will not pass.
You get 2 points per day for participation. You lose points if:
1. you are absent (2pts)
2. you are late (1)
3. You do not have your hw or book (1)
4. If I have to repeatedly ask you to speak English (1)
Other VERY Important Information!
1) Attendance:
As stated in the IEP student handbook, students must come to class every day. Missing
days of any class will result in the following:
 5 absences: Warning notice
 10 absences: You will fail the class, but you must continue attending to avoid
being dismissed from NSCC.
 15 absences: Your I-20 is terminated and you are dismissed from NSCC for 1
year.
 Being late (tardy) to class: Arriving to class late (tardy) is disruptive and
considered disrespectful to the teacher and other students. It also causes you to
miss important information. If you are 5 minutes late for the start of your class or
from break three (3) times, it is considered one absence.
 Email the teacher if you must be absent, but get the class and homework
assignments from a classmate. You are responsible to turn in due homework on
the day you return to class. If you do not, it will become a 0%.
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English only in class-- Speak English as often as possible. Practice, practice,
practice! In order to learn a language, you must USE the language.
TESTS:
 Tests are important. They help both you and me to know if you are improving.
 Study hard for each test!
 You will be informed of test dates. Don’t miss any tests. If you miss a test, your
score will be zero. There are no make-up tests.
 If there is a snow day on a test day, the test will be the NEXT day.
GRADES:
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Tests and quizzes - 30%
Novel (includes HW., Quizzes, Tests) - 20%
Homework 15%
Participation - 10%
Final Test - 25%
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Important: You must have a minimum grade of 75% in each class
(Reading/Vocabulary and Grammar/Writing) to go to the next level. This is the
most important thing to remember about your grade.
Your Final Test is worth 25% of your total grade. You’re total grade must be
75% or above in the class to pass.
If your grade goes below 80%, see me for extra help or go to the Student
Learning Center to bring your score up. Keeping your grades up is your
responsibility.
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GRADE SCALE:
96 to 100% 4 .0 …. 84% 2.9
…. 74% 1.9
94-95% 3.9
83% 2.8
73% 1.8
93% 3.8
82% 2.7
72% 1.7
92% 3.7
81% 2.6
71% 1.6
91% 3.6
80% 2.5
70% 1.5
90% 3.5
79% 2.4
69% 1.4
89% 3.4
78% 2.3
68% 1.3
88% 3.3
77% 2.2
67% 1.2
87% 3.2
76% 2.1
<66% 1.0
86% 3.1
75% 2.0
65% 1.0
85% 3.0
Below 75% No pass
64% 1.0
<63%* 1.0
*all grades below 66% receive a 1.0
The Page One Writing Center is a place to get help with all English skills.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES, BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS, AND
CONSEQUENCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE:
1. Bring your textbook every day. Not purchasing your books or not bringing your books to
class will hurt your grades and limit your ability to fully participate, learn, and make
academic progress in your classes.
Noncompliance: If you come to class three times without your required text, your
teacher may ask you to leave the class and not return until you have a textbook. This will
count as an absence.
2. Cell phones and other electronic devices may only be used during class time with
instructor permission. Texting, listening to music, surfing, shopping, and talking on the
phone during class is disruptive and considered extremely rude. During a test, no
electronic device is allowed on your desk without teacher permission.
Noncompliance: If you use your cell phone three times during a class session without
teacher permission, you will be told to leave the class and you will receive an absence for
the day.
3. Show respect to those around you while in class and on campus. This means the
following:
a. Do not sleep in class, talk while the teacher or another student is talking, or laugh
at/criticize other students when they make mistakes.
b. Do not bring food or drinks to class unless your instructor approves it.
c. “North Seattle Community College is a ‘no-smoking campus,’ except in designated
areas. Smoking is permitted in posted areas only.
Noncompliance: When a teacher has spoken to you about any of the above and you
refuse to comply or you comply each time, but then repeat the action three times, you will
be asked to leave and you will receive an absence for the day.
ACADEMIC HONESTY: Students are expected to be honest in taking their tests and doing
their coursework. There are two kinds of academic dishonesty: CHEATING and
PLAGIARISM. Here in the U.S., both are unacceptable and considered serious academic crimes.
Academic dishonesty may cause you to fail your classes, be dismissed from the program, or be
dismissed from NSCC. ALWAYS do your own work.
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Cheating is copying homework or a class assignment or test from another person and
pretending it is your own work or having another student verbally tell you the answer.
Cheating is also allowing someone else to copy from you, or providing answers to an
assignment or test to someone else. If students are caught cheating, you will get a
failing grade for the assignment or test and could be dismissed from the program
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Plagiarism is when you copy or memorize ideas or text from a friend, relative, or
classmate or from a book, magazine, newspaper, live/recorded lecture or the Internet and
pretend it is your own work. This is dishonest and is considered the same as cheating.
Plagiarism can result in failure and dismissal from the program. It is easily
discovered and will result in failure on the assignment and potentially failing the course.
When you write a journal, summary, or an essay, or give an oral presentation, both the
choice of words and the grammatical structure must be your own.
American Disability Act: (special arrangements)
If you need course adaptations, or you have emergency medical information to share with
me, or if you need special arrangements in case of an emergency, please make an
appointment with me as soon as possible.
Let’s have a great quarter! 