Unit VIII - Space

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/idealabs/walking_on_the_moon.html

Book Report Assignment

Assignment:
1. Select a book that interests you from the public library near you or the main San Francisco Library.

2. READ IT

3. MAP IT (Central idea, main topics, selected details)

4. WRITE ABOUT IT

Who wrote it?

What's the title?

Where, By Whom, and When was it published? (Back of title page)

Why did you choose it?

What did you find most interesting about it?

.
.
.

On MindMapping

Syllabus

SYLLABUS:
IEP 3 READING
Prerequisite/Co-requisite Courses: None
Fall 2008 (NC), Thursdays, 12:30-4:15
Instructor: Dr. Sylvia Y. R. Schoemaker
Phone: 510.628.8036
Office Hours: T-Th 11:45-12:30 and by arrangement
E-mail: profs4e@gmail.com
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Richards, Jack C. and Samuela Eckstut-Didier. Strategic Reading 1: Building Effective Reading Skills. Los Angeles, CA: Cambridge University Press, 2006. ( ISBN: 0521555809)
Recommended texts: Dictionary, thesaurus
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Students will improve reading comprehension and rate; they will increase vocabulary through assigned readings, word study exercises, and discussions. Readings deal with a variety of subjects, including American culture, and academic and personal issues.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Students will develop reading skills for functional communicative purposes, in context-centered study and expansions.
University learner goals 1 -6, and specifically in English: To develop the ability to communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing, and to read with understanding (1.1) and institutional goals , especially 1,(1.1-1.4), 2.
Students will demonstrate improved discrete and holistic reading comprehension skills through targeted quizzes, tests (pre and post) and exercises (class and text-based).
TOPICS
Reading selections are of immediate academic and socio-cultural relevance. Among topics included are: music, money, work, sports, weather, culture, Internet

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
A cooperative learning model is employed. Small group and individual discovery exercises and presentations will augment lectures, discussion and applications.

SCHEDULE

4-Sep	Wk 1			Introduction
11-Sep	Wk 2	Unit I	Music	Music and Moods	Louis Armstrong	Biology of Music
18-Sep	Wk3
25-Sep	Wk 4	Unit II	Money	Dangers in Shopping	How to be a Millionaire	Pity the Poor Lottery Winner
2-Oct	Wk 5	Unit III	Work	Your First Job	Job Satisfaction	Are You a Workaholic?
9-Oct	Wk 6	Unit IV	Sports	Do Pro Athletes Make Too Much Money?	Extreme Sports	Frequently Asked Questions about the Ancient Olympic Games
16-Oct	Wk 7	Review
23-Oct	Wk 8	Midpoint Exercises
30-Oct	Wk 9	Unit V	Weather	Keeping an Eye on the Weather	Nature's Weather Forecasters	Could You Survive a Natural Disaster?
6-Nov	Wk 10	Unit VI	Clothes	Dressing for Success	Casual Dress in the Workplace	T-shirts Out; Uniforms In
13-Nov	Wk 11	Unit VII	Culture	Adventures in India	Body Language in the US	Cross-cultural Differences
20-Nov	Wk 12	Unit VIII	Outer Space	Lining in Space	The Planets	Space Tours Not So Far Off
27-Nov	Wk 13	Thanksgiving
4-Dec	Wk 14	Unit IX	Animals	The Terrible Toads	Exotic Animals -- Not as Pets!	Let's Abandon Zoos
11-Dec	Wk 15	Post test

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA & METHOD OF EVALUATING STUDENTS

Class Participation 15%
Quizzes 10%
Projects 15%
Term Paper 30%
Presentations 10%
Final Exam 20%
Total 100%

100-95 A
94-90 A-
89-87 B+
86-84 B-
83-80 C+
79-77 C+
76-74 C
73-70 C-
69-67 D+
66-64 D
63-60 D-
59 or < F