Student Information Sheet ESL Reading 320 Sacramento City College Course Code: 17648 Fall 2012 Instructor: Brett Thomas Office: Rodda South 317 Phone: 916-558-2347 Office Hrs: MW 1:45-2:40p TTh 10:45-11:40a WSAC, F 1-1:55p Days/Time: TTH 12:30 pm - 2:35 pm Classroom: Rodda South (RHS) 229 Email: thomasb@scc.losrios.edu My Website: http://wserver.scc.losrios.edu/~thomasb The ESL Site: http://wserver.scc.losrios.edu/~langlit/esl Prerequisites: To be in ESLR 320, you must first: 1) have passed ESLR 310 with a grade of "C" or better, AND ESLR 92 with a grade of "P", AND [for those who began taking SCC classes in Fall 2010 or later] you must also have completed ESLW 50 [or higher] with a grade of "C" or better OR 2) have been placed into ESL Level 320 by the Los Rios ESL assessment test & essay process. If you are trying to add the class (waitlisted or not), you must give me the prerequisite documents before asking for a permission number. Give me a copy of either your grade report or assessment center placement showing both test and essay scores today or by FRIDAY. If you cannot, I will drop you and give your place to a waitlist student who has the prerequisite. If you are planning to take the assessment test, tell me when you expect to know the results. Corequisite: nd Students registered for ESLR 320 must also register for ESLR 93 and show proof of enrollment by the 2 week! THIS IS TRUE EVEN IF YOU TOOK AND PASSED ESLR 93 PREVIOUSLY. Complete a minimum of 27 hours of work on ESLR 93 materials in the ESL Center to receive credit or you will not be able to take ESLR 340. Register immediately TODAY for ESLR 93 (ESL Center Adv.-Low Reading Skills) section # 17141 or 17142. • Lab times are selected by lottery on Friday; results will be posted in lab next Monday. • If you are not enrolled in R320 AND ESLR 93 by this Thursday, you will not be in the first lottery, so will have to choose your lab day/time next week, by going to the ESL Center. This is not a problem, but you may not get your first choice of times. Advisory: The ESL department strongly recommends that students take ESLG 320 and ESLW 320 at the same time because they will help students do better in the reading class. If you have not completed W & G classes up to this level, or choose not to take these other classes now, if you struggled to pass ESLR 310, or if you are repeating ESLR 320, please plan time to work in either the ESL Center (ESL 93 Intermediate Independent Lab #17646 for 0.5 units) or with tutor from the Learning Resource Center (1st floor), or both. Important Notes About This Class: This class is a "computer-assisted" class, taught occasionally in the classroom and the computer lab, so you must be able to type on a keyboard (slowly is okay), be able to use computers and the Internet well enough to do some basic research, and have an email address and internet access. I will give you a lot of help, but you need to know the basics and feel comfortable with computers. We will meet in RS326 a few times this semester. You don't need to own a computer, but you need some free time if you plan to use a friend’s computer, or the college's computer labs and library. Some projects and homework assignments have to be typed. How Much Time Will It Take? ESLR 320 requires an average time commitment from most students. Your total time working outside of class at home will be about 12 hours a week for homework, reading, and completing projects. Last Day to Enroll (Add or Drop) Last Day to Drop (No grade) Last Day to Withdraw ("W" grade) HOLIDAY Last Day of Class FINAL EXAM September 7th th September 9 th November 20 nd November 22 th December 13 th Tuesday, December 18 , 12:45 – 2:45 pm in RS 229 th You are expected to be present at the final examination on Tuesday, December 18 . The day and time of the exam will not change! Early exams are not allowed, so do not purchase airplane tickets or make travel plans for dates on or before the day of your final! Required Materials and Textbook: th 1) Reader's Choice, 5 edition, by Silberstein, Dobson and Clarke, 2008. ISBN: 978-0-472-03205-1 This is our main textbook, and we'll begin using it immediately. Bring it every day. 2) Longman Advanced American Dictionary ISBN: 9781405829540 or an equivalent all-English dictionary is required. The Dictionary of American English might be okay, but electronic and bilingual dictionaries will not help you in this class. 3) A Student Access Card with current sticker! (Your student ID, library card, printing card, & bus/rail pass in one card!) 4) An active email address & a flash drive to keep documents. A notebook and paper for taking class notes and quizzes. CLASS POLICIES - These are the rules for ESLR 320. Be sure you understand them. You will not cheat in this class. That's it. If you share test information before, during, or after a test, that is cheating. If you and a friend turn in identical homework, that is cheating. If you turn in an assignment that was written by someone else, that is cheating. If you use other writers' words and ideas in your papers, you MUST mark them in quotes and say where they came from; if you paraphrase, you must still cite your source; if not, it is plagiarism. According to school policy, if I suspect you have cheated or plagiarized, you will receive zero points for the assignment, and you may fail the course. Attendance and Lateness: Being late is as bad as being absent. You miss important information and you interrupt and slow down the class. Three lates count as one absence and being more than 10 minutes late counts as half an absence. You can miss only two (2) classes or four (4) hours total in the semester for any reason. You will lose 10 points for each extra absence/tardy and be dropped at your fifth absence. Attendance and lateness in class will strongly affect your grade by reducing your total points. Please do not make appointments during your class times! If you know you will be absent, or if you are sick, please call my office or email me and let me know why you are absent and when you will be back. Get the number of a classmate TODAY who can bring you handouts and share notes with you. You are responsible for all material covered in class and assigned as homework. Be sure to take notes during class lectures and discussions! Grading and Late Homework: All grades will be given in points/percents or letter grades. I will give you a grade report at midterm and before the last drop day. If there is anything you don't understand, always feel free to talk to me. Generally, 100-90% = A, 89-80% = B, 79-70% = C, 69-60% = D, <60 = F. If you find a mistake or think I graded something incorrectly, tell me immediately. I will not change grades after the end of the semester unless you've told me about an issue before the semester ends. If you are absent, all homework you miss is still due on the day you return, but is not considered late. All assignments must be turned in on time. The reading and homework assignments in this class are regular and build on each other, so you have to keep up with them. Not turning them in can seriously affect your class grade! Homework more than two class days late will not be accepted for a grade unless you were absent with excuse. (I will correct it for you, but you'll get zero points.) There is no excuse for late work - you can email it to me at any time. Typical Assignments: (See the R320 Schedule for actual assignments.) Schedules, grading plans and other information may change at any time; if they do, the instructor will inform you. In-Class Tests & Quizzes ~50% *must have C- average to pass* Four in-class tests and one final exam. 3 exams @100 and 4-5 quizzes @20 points ~600 These will be tests on 2 - 3 chapters from our textbook plus other skills we have studied in class. Each test will be 90 minutes long and the final exam will be 120 minutes. There will be other short in-class practices and quizzes that will be graded. Reading Projects ~30% Three out-of-class projects 3 projects @ 100 points 300 These will be reading projects done at home and in class over 4-5 weeks, with lots of opportunity for discussion, feedback, and revision. Typical projects are a vocabulary project, a newspaper bias project, and a library research project. Daily Homework & Reading Assignments ~10% Daily from the textbook & handouts includeing Textbook Exercises, Paraphrases & Summaries, etc. ~100 These will be done on paper to turn in, usually the next class day. You will have many other homework assignments to do at home, but not to turn in. I expect you to do these for your participation grade. Daily Participation ~10% ~50 This includes coming to class on time, asking and answering questions, participating in group work and discussion, and completing reading assignments before class so you are ready to talk about them. Points are also given for lab hours completed. TOTAL points =~1000 !! NOTE: To receive a "C" or better in ESLR 320, students must have an average 70% success (C-) on all in-class quizzes and examinations first, and then an average of 70% or greater success on all other work! ESLR 93 lab must be completed before you can take ESLR 340! The following ESLR 310 prerequisite skills are necessary for you to be successful in this course, so you must be able to: read at a faster speed than at the beginning of the course while maintaining comprehension. use context clues and word-analysis skills for building vocabulary. use an intermediate or advanced ESL dictionary to choose the correct definition of a word and understand word connotations to distinguish between synonyms. identify main ideas, theories, and supporting details. differentiate fact from opinion. apply different techniques to analyze, infer, and predict ideas in short and long reading selections. analyze a text closely for patterns of organization. outline, paraphrase, and summarize basic concepts from readings. use new words from reading selections in discussions and written responses. compose written responses to connect ideas in reading selections and to relate ideas from readings to the real world. use active reading strategies: take margin notes and highlight key ideas. complete basic library research tasks developed to introduce students to all aspects of library use. About this class: This course focuses on refining academic reading skills at the Advanced-Low level with an emphasis on speed, vocabulary expansion, and analytical comprehension. Students will expand their skills in using the library to practice research. Students will use critical thinking skills to paraphrase, summarize, and synthesize readings. They will also do extensive discussion and writing based on critical analysis of readings. In this class, you will learn how to: demonstrate skill in reading longer and more complex passages than at the beginning of the course. use context clues and word analysis skills for building vocabulary. use active reading strategies and vary those strategies according to the reading purpose: skim, scan, take margin notes and highlight key ideas. use critical thinking skills to make inferences. use critical thinking skills to recognize bias. use a wide variety of academic and idiomatic vocabulary in discussions and written responses. demonstrate reading skills necessary for reading a standard college textbook. outline, paraphrase and summarize passages from a range of texts. compose written responses to synthesize and critically analyze ideas in readings. demonstrate improved reading speed and ability to adjust reading style to material. use library resources effectively to carry out research on an academic topic. demonstrate ability to paraphrase, summarize and synthesize research materials. use MLA or APA formatting guidelines to write a bibliography and document sources. use an advanced ESL dictionary to choose the correct definition of a word and understand word connotations to distinguish between synonyms. Other Policies and Notices: No cell phones may be used during class. Turn them off, or if you have an emergency, set them to ‘silent’ or ‘vibrate’. You will be asked to leave class if your phone interrupts us by ringing. Papers and files will be kept for one year from the end of the semester, after that, they will be thrown out. Students are expected to speak in English at all times during class, and to be quiet when the teacher is speaking. Take care of business before class, during break, or after class – do NOT get up and leave during the class. Bring your textbooks and all handouts I give you to class every day in your notebook. Special Needs: If you have a special need or accommodation (learning or other disability, extra time needed) that has been identified by the Learning Disability or Disability Resource Centers, please discuss it with me as soon as possible. All conversations will be confidential. The college has many resources to help you succeed, as well as counseling and financial aid if you have problems that are keeping you from coming to class or being as successful as possible. Professor Thomas Tell Me About Yourself! ESLR 320 Name: In class, please call me: FIRST LAST Phone number: Email: You will need an email address for this class. You already have free campus email and free use of campus computers. How are you prepared for this class? Check one box which shows your prerequisite. You must give the teacher a copy of one of these prerequisites this week. I have passed the prerequisite class, ESLR 310+R92+W50* The teacher checks this on his computer; if not, he'll ask for a copy. and received (check one) an A ,B , or C . *+ESLW 50 or 310 if you began coursework at SCC Fall 2010 or later. OR I took the ESL assessment test and essay in the past 2 years . Give me a copy of your 320 placement report. and received a "TAKE ESL 320 Level" placement. OR I'm repeating this class (W/D/F only). Give me a copy of your 320 placement report / R 310 grade. OR I'm on the waiting list/not registered for this class Write your Student ID# & give me a copy of your prerequisite. Permission numbers to add the class will be given AFTER your prerequisite is confirmed and only if there is space to accept you as a student. Maximum number of students per section is 27. Please answer these questions: 1. Which languages do you know? 2. Where were you born? 3. How long have you lived in the U.S.? 4. Did you go to high school in this country? 5. Did you go to a university in any country? 6. How many units are you taking this semester, total? 7. How many hours a week do you work (no job = 0)? 8. Are you a good reader? writer? 9. Are you comfortable using computers? 10. How old are you? Under 18 18-21 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 Over 60 Please read and sign this agreement. I, , agree that I will not cheat in any way in this class. I understand the WRITE YOUR FULL NAME rules in this class and the results of cheating (zero points) as the teacher explained them. I know that honesty is the most important thing and I know that I will get a grade only for my own work. By signing this, I promise to uphold the honor code for students at Sacramento City College. SIGN HERE STOP! STOP! The teacher will do this section. Prerequisite Completed (Semester/Grade): Assessment Approved (Computer + Essay): Repeating Previous Classes (Semester/Grade): Other Verified (Name/Reason): Waitlisted Added from Wait List (Date): NOTES: DATE STOP! ESLR 320 Fall 2012 Thomas Schedule for weeks 1 – 4 WK 1 HW 2 Tuesday Thursday 8/28 8/30 Intro to class/Lab info/Lab menu for ESLR 93 Project 1 Intro: Intensive Reading Ch. 1 pp. 1-6 Different Types of Reading Practice Reading Test Ch. 1 pp. 7-10 Non-Prose / Internet Reading Project 1: Review & ask questions! Ch. 1 pp. 10-12 Discuss answers & definitions. Review basic prefixes, roots or stems, & suffixes. To do before Thursday: Re-Read pp. 7-10 & webpage C1a Read pp. 10-12 Guessing Vocabulary & Writing Good Definitions, and complete it. To do before Tuesday: Ch. 1 pp. 18-21 Complete the exercises and learn the stems and affixes in this chapter. Use webpages in section B3. Begin work on Project 1:A. 9/4 9/6 MEET IN COMPUTER LAB RS 326 TODAY! Definition/Dictionary day *Bring your dictionary today! Ch. 1 pp. 13-17 Advanced dictionaries & different kinds of dictionaries. Ch. 1 pp. 18-21 Review Stems/Affixes & ask questions! QUIZ on Ch. 1 stems and affixes from pp. 18-21. Ch. 1 pp. 22-24 Paragraph Reading & Main Ideas #1-5. Do Passage 8 as an in-class summary. Ch. 1 pp. 29-30 Read “Before you begin” and skim the story. *Using the Lab menu / Using the R320 Website HW 3 HW 4 To do before Thursday: Ch. 1 pp. 22-24; Read intro and example ONLY. Review Stems and Affixes for QUIZ on Thursday. Project 1:A worksheet is due in one week. To do before Tuesday: Ch. 1 pp. 25-27 Read Passage 7 and prepare a one-sentence summary of the main idea in your own words. Email to me. Ch. 1 pp. 39-40 & Answer the Comp/Critical Reading questions. Complete Project 1:A worksheet for Tuesday. 9/11 9/13 Project 1:A due & Project 1:B out Ch.2 pp. 37-40 “English Seen as Co-Star…” Review homework on pp. 33-36 and discuss your answers. Ch. 2 Review questions on pp. 39-40. QUIZ on Ch. 2 pp. 37-38 “English Seen as Co-Star…” Skim Ch. 2, pp 29-36, “Can English Be Dethroned?” Timed Reading Week: Practice timed readings for speed. Timed Reading Week: Practice timed readings for speed. To do before Thursday: Ch. 2 pp. 37-38 Review the whole story and the questions on pp. 39-40. There will be a QUIZ on Thursday. To do before Tuesday: Ch. 2 Review pp. 33-36 and complete the exercises. Ch. 3 pp. 65-69 Complete the exercises and learn the stems and affixes in this chapter. 9/18 9/20 Ch. 2 pp. 29-36 “Can English Be Dethroned?” Review homework pp. 33-36 and discuss pp. 31-33. QUIZ on Ch. 3 stems and affixes from pp. 65-69. Definition/Dictionary day: Ch. 3 pp. 70-74 Quick review. Ch. 3 pp. 65-69 Review & ask questions Review basic affixes (prefixes/roots or stems/suffixes). Ch. 3 pp. 75-79 Sentence Study Intro (75-76) To do before Thursday: *Bring your dictionary Thursday! Review Stems and Affixes for QUIZ on Thursday. Project 1:B worksheet is due in one week. To do before Tuesday: Ch. 3 pp. 77-79 Complete one part of the assignment with your group & be prepared to present your explanation & answer to the class.Complete Project 1:B worksheet for Tuesday. Study Guide for Test One HW 9/25 Project 1:B Due; Presentations Test prep and sample questions. 9/27 TEST ONE Ch. 1/2/3 (only the pages we have covered), plus some new readings. ESLR 320 Fall 2012 Thomas Schedule for weeks 5 – 8 WK 5 Tuesday Thursday 9/25 9/27 Project 1:B due Sentence Study: Group presentations on pp. 77-79 TEST ONE Chapter 3 pp. 79-85 Main Ideas (unstated or implied) Textbook Ch. 1 & 2 & 3 & New readings with questions and skill tests Test Review and Prep w/ Sample Questions Info on Library Research Project given out HW 6 To do before Thursday: Study hard for the first exam using your textbook and study guide, class notes, and the R320 website. To do before Tuesday: Read pp. 95-96 and take the survey; then read pp. 97-99, “The Creative Spirit”. Be ready to summarize the story. Review Research Project information sheet and background info. 10/2 10/4 MEET IN COMPUTER LAB RS 326 TODAY! Introduction to the Library Research Project Developing a Good Research Question & Thesis * The Creative Spirit, pp. 95-100 (discuss questions) * Paraphrase practice with The Creative Spirit Timed Readings HW MLA & APA Guidelines for Research Papers Paraphrase & Summary Practice Vocabulary Development (pp. 121-124) for The Stereotype of Stereotypes. (discuss, bring your questions to ask!) Timed Readings To do before Thursday: Complete the vocabulary exercises on pp. 121-4 for Thursday. Do not use a dictionary, just the book and your brain. To do before Tuesday: Read “The Stereotype of Stereotypes”, pp. 117-118 at least twice. Read pp. 131-6 and complete all the exercises for Tuesday. Work on Research Project! Paper is due in FOUR WEEKS. 10/9 10/11 Guessing Vocabulary from Context pp. 131-2 Stems & Affixes pp. 133-6 Sentence Study pp. 137-9 Restatements & Inferences pp. 140-3 Quoting & Citing Practice with The Stereotype of Stereotypes Library Visit for Research Paraphrase Practice with The Stereotype of Stereotypes HW To do before Thursday: Read and complete the Sentence Study exercises on pp. 137-9 and be ready to share your answers. To do before Tuesday: Complete pp. 147-157, “The Wealth of Nations” and be ready to ask questions about vocabulary, ideas, and the exercises. 8 10/16 MEET IN COMPUTER LAB RS 326 TODAY! 10/18 Integrating Source Material into a Paper Outlining a Research Paper Making a Works Cited / References Page 7 ** Complete all of “PILOT” Program by today ** QUIZ on Ch. 5 stems and affixes from pp. “The Wealth of Nations” (group presentations) “The Wealth of Nations” (discussion and questions) Test Two Study Guide HW To do before Thursday: Complete pp. 147-157, “The Wealth of Nations” and be ready to present your group’s answers for the assigned sections. To do before Tuesday: Work on Research Project! Paper is due in TWO WEEKS. 10/25 TEST TWO (Ch. 4 – 5 – 6) ESLR 320 PREFIXES RO O TS (STEM S) & SUFFIXES :: CH . 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. –like a, an ab/abs able, ible al amphi ance, ence, ency ant, ent ante anthro(p) anti arch aster, astro / stella ate audi, audit, aud auto bene bi bio by capit cardio ced, cede, ceed cent, centi chron, chrono circum, circ com, con, col, cor, co contra corp crat, cracy cycle de dec/deca dent, (o)dont derm dia dic, dict dorm duc, duct, duce ee endo epi er, or, ar ess fact, fect, fic fid/fidel 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. fin flect, flex fug/fuge/fugit ful fy, ify, efy gam gen geo grad graph, gram gyn, gyno, gyne hetero homo hydr, hydro hyper hypo ic ical in, im, il, ir 1 in, im, il, ir 2 infra inter intra intro ism ist itis ity, ty ize (Br.: ise) ject junct less log, olog, ology ly mal man, manu medio/medi mega micro migr mis mit, miss mono morph mort multi ness numer nym, nomen oid oma ortho ous, ious, ose path, pathy 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. ped penta peri phil phon, phono, phone pod, ped polis, polit poly pon, pos port post pot/poten pre psych quad re1 re2 rect retro scrib, script se sect semi sequ, secut son soph spect, spec, spic spir sub, suc, sug, sup, sus super syn, sym, syl tact, tag, tig tele temp the, theo therm, thermo tion, ation, ition, sion tract trans tri ultra uni ure ven, vene ver vers, vert, vort vid, vis viv, vit voc, vok volv, volu vor xeno xer/xeri ESLR 320 PREFIXES RO O TS (STEM S) & SUFFIXES :: CH . 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. –like a, an ab/abs able, ible al amphi ance, ence, ency ant, ent ante anthro(p) anti arch aster, astro / stella ate audi, audit, aud auto bene bi bio by capit cardio ced, cede, ceed cent, centi chron, chrono circum, circ com, con, col, cor, co contra, counter corp crat, cracy cycle de dec/deca dent, (o)dont derm dia dic, dict dorm duc, duct, duce ee endo epi er, or, ar ess fact, fect, fic fid/fidel fin flect, flex 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. fug/fuge/fugit ful fy, ify, efy gam gen geo grad graph, gram gyn, gyno, gyne hetero homo hydr, hydro hyper hypo ic ical in, im, il, ir 1 in, im, il, ir 2 infra inter intra intro ism ist itis ity, ty ize (Br.: ise) ject junct less log, olog, ology ly mal man, manu medio/medi mega micro migr mis mit, miss mono morph mort multi ness numer nym, nomen oid oma ortho ous, ious, ose path, pathy ped penta 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. peri phil phon, phono, phone pod, ped polis, polit poly pon, pos port post pot/poten pre psych quad re1 re2 rect retro scrib, script se sect semi sequ, secut son soph spect, spec, spic spir sub, suc, sug, sup, sus super syn, sym, syl tact, tag, tig tele temp the, theo therm, thermo tion, ation, ition, sion tract trans tri ultra uni ure ven, vene ver vers, vert, vort vid, vis viv, vit voc, vok volv, volu vor xeno xer/xeri