Reading+and+Writing+30

University of North Florida // Spring 2016 //
 * English Language Program **


 * Course Title : || High Intermediate 30 Reading and Writing ||
 * Course Number: || RW30 ||
 * Instructor: || Lauren Chase Kelly ||
 * Schedule: || Mon- Thurs. 10:00-11:50 am ||
 * Classroom: || MPR2 ||
 * Telephone: ||
 * Email: || unfenglishclass@gmail.com ||

**Course Materials**:
Broukal, M. (2015) //Weaving it together: Connecting reading and writing 2//: 4th edition: New York: Oxford University Press.


 * Course Objectives to Teach
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Skim for the main idea
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scan for specific information in a passage
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Identify implied ideas
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Guess word meaning from context
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Increase reading speed and reading comprehension
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Use academic vocabulary with accurate spelling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Read and understand the main ideas and supporting details of academic passages and newspaper articles ranging from two to three pages long
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Read pleasure reading books as a class and/or individually- Level 6- to the novel
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Follow formatting guidelines according to the APA style guide
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Demonstrate usage of more complex writing structures
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Write a summary of an academic text
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Express opinions through writing
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Write essays which include a general-to-specific introduction, supporting body paragraphs, specific-to-general conclusion, and simple transitionso Descriptive/Narrative
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">o Comparison/contrast
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">o Cause/effect
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">o Persuasive
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">o Personal Statement
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Introduce reporting styles
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Use two sources to support statements in Cause/Effect and Persuasive essays
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Demonstrate usage of periods, commas, and semicolons
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Accurately use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions to create compound and complex sentences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Accurately use transition words, including however, despite, in addition, on the other hand, furthermore
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Identify incidences of plagiarism and understand consequences of plagiarism
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Write a two source reference list- teacher assisted


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Student Learning Outcomes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">At the end of the semester, students will be able to:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Identify and demonstrate comprehension of the main ideas and some supporting details of longer academic passages and newspaper articles
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Scan for specific information in a passage
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Skim for and correctly discover the main idea of a passage
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Increase reading speed and reading comprehension
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Demonstrate usage of academic vocabulary and accurate spelling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Follow formatting guidelines according to the APA style guide
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Demonstrate usage of more complex writing structures
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Write a brief summary of a simplified academic text
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Express opinions through writing
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Write essays which include a general-to-specific introduction, supporting body paragraphs, specific-to-general conclusion, and simple transitions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Demonstrate usage of complex punctuation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Identify and understand plagiarism
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Use conjunctions and transitions to create compound and complex sentences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Read an unabridged novel

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Class Activities:
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">In this class, Weaving It Together is the text used to explore and understand reading strategies in passages and writing structures and essay development about topics in the readings. Our class pleasure reading book is The Woman in White.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Tentative Schedule:
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1/12-1/14 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1/19-1/21 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Week 1-2

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Unit 1 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 1: Color Me Pink <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 2: And the Lucky Number is…

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Monday Jan.18th- Martin Luther King Day NO CLASS! || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Writing Skill <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Paragraph Structure <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Essay Structure <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Editing Assessment <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Explain editing symbols for student correction <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Hook and Thesis Statement <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">-Fragments and Run-ons

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1/25-1/28 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Unit 2 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 1: Thanksgiving Hawaiian Style <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 2: Hop to It!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Diagnostic Writing: Personal/Narrative- What Makes You Happy? What is Happiness to You? ** ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Week 3

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Introduction Paragraph <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Writing a Descriptive Essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Introduce transition words <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Comma Splices
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Unit 1 Reading Test Thurs. 1/28 ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Writing Skill

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2/1-2/4 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Unit 3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 1: Personality Revealed <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 2: Pets to the Rescue
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Essay #1 Draft due Monday 2/1 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Descriptive: Personal Statement: Past, Present, and Future Goals ** ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Week 4

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1st individual pleasure reading book with report due.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Conclusion Paragraph <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Writing a Descriptive Essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Compound sentences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Unit 2 Reading Test ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Writing Skill


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Essay #1 Final (Computer Lab) **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Descriptive Essay **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Research #1- (Computer Lab)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> PPT: Intro to Research ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2/8-2/11 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Unit 4 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 1: Saving Africa’s Largest Animals <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 2: Educating Kenya’s Girls || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Writing Skill <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- -Using the correct verb tense <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Writing a Compare and Contrast Essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Using compare and contrast transitions <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">-Singular/Plural
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Week 5

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Essay #2 Draft (in class) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Compare and Contrast Essay ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2/15-2/18 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Unit 5 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 1: Sushi Crosses the Pacific <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 2: What’s for Breakfast?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Week 6

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Writing a Compare and Contrast Essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">-Complex sentences: Adverb Clauses <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Subject-Verb Agreement
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Unit 5 Reading Test ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Writing Skill

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Essay #2 Final (Computer Lab) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Compare and Contrast Essay ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2/22-2/25 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Unit 6 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 1: Keeping It Secret <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 2: English Around the World || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Writing Skill <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Writing a Cause and Effect Essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Using facts to support your opinion <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Using cause and effect transitions <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Complex sentences: Adjective Clauses <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">-- Word choice, Word Order and Word Form
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Week 7

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Essay #3 Draft (in class) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Cause and Effect Essay ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2/29-3/3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3/7-3/10 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Unit 6 Reading Test Thurs. 3/3 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Week 8/9

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Unit 7 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 1: Behind Bars at the Zoo <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 2: Crops, Codes, and Controversy || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Writing Skill <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- APA Formatting and Citations <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Writing a Cause and Effect Essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Using facts to support your opinion <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Prepositions

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Essay #3 Final (Computer Lab)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Cause and Effect Essay

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Research #2- (Computer Lab)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> PPT: Publishing Styles Overview <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Inspiration Writing: Useful Invention (Describe, Research, or Create your Own) ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3/21-3/24 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Unit 8 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 1: The Road Not Taken <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Reading 2: The Story of the Mouse Merchant || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Writing Skill <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Writing a Persuasive Essay <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Combination sentences <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">-Articles
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3/14- 3/18 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Spring Break! ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Week 10

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Essay #4 Draft (in class) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Persuasive Essay ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">3/28-3/31 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Writing Skill <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- APA Formatting and Citations
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Week 11

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4/4-4/7 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2nd Individual pleasure reading book with review due Thursday, April 7th **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Essay #4 Final (Computer Lab) **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Persuasive Essay due Monday April 4th ** ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Week 12

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Review reading strategies

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Summary of a Shakespeare play due **Thursday, April 7th.**

Group 4: Meryem, Tram, Brandon
|| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Writing Skill <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- APA Formatting and Citations <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Avoiding bias in writing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Essay #6 (in class)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Timed TOEFL Practice Essay

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Research #3- (Computer Lab)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> PPT: Research Tools ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">4/11/4/14 ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Exit Exams ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Week 13

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Evaluation and Grading
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Your final grade depends on your daily progress in class and on various assignments during the course, as well as your attendance. I will look at the following items to determine your grade:


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">DESCRIPTION || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Class Participation ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">20 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Assignments ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">30 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Tests ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">50 ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">98% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">97- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">93% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">92- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">90% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">89- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">88% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">87- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">83% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">82- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">80% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">79- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">78% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">77- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">73% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">72- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">70% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">69- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">60% || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">59- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">0% ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Very Good |||| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Good |||||| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Average |||| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Developing ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A+ || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A- || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">B+ || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">B || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">B- || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">C+ || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">C || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">C- || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">D || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">F ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">100-

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">1. Passing classes (65% overall grade or better) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">o Participation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">o Assignments <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">o Tests <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">2. Achieving 2 of 3 of the following for each class: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">o Performance grade (based on tests) of 75% or better in course <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">o Teacher recommendation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">o 80% or higher on cumulative exit exams = = ==