Advanced Mid Reading Course Syllabus, 2015
Teacher:
Mr. Malyshkevych
Office hours: ____ office hours by appointment
Email: [email protected]
Required Materials
Course Textbook
Quest Book 3 Reading and Writing. Please buy a new book. If you purchase a used one it must be completely erased before you use it in class.
Other Books
Purchase:
Disaster!
The History of the English Language
The USA
Population 1.3 Billion: China Becomes a Superpower
Rent:
Evolution: The Adaptation and Survival of Species
Unloved and Endangered Animals: What you Can Do
R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Languages and Legends
Outsourcing U.S. Jobs
Ebooks:
The Environment in the News
Poverty
Other Materials:
Principles of Self-regulated Learning: Developing Language Learning Plans
Academic Vocabulary Packet 2 ($7.00 in the office)
Bind/Folder, paper, and a writing utensil
Class Description
This course is designed to help you improve your comprehension and fluency when reading English. In order to do this you will read extensively and intensively on a daily basis, learn new academic vocabulary, improve your reading skills, and monitor your reading rate throughout the semester.
Course Goal
Students read basic academic texts with the skills and academic vocabulary necessary to transition to Academic C.
Objectives
* Read Daily both in and out of the classroom. 60 minutes a day of reading.
* Increase your Academic Vocabulary
* Learning how to “know” a word.
* Learning reading strategies
* Learning vocabulary lists, create sentences and phrases with the words from AVP 2.
* Monitor reading rate regularly
* Fluency practice 3-4 times per week
* Record reading rate with comprehension at least 2 times per week
* Learn and use strategies to improve your reading
* Organizational, summational, evaluational, linguistic awareness, metacognitive aptitude
Grades
There are two separate grades for this class
Citizenship: (Effort)
A citizenship grade at the ELC is representative of your effort. A citizenship grade lass than 84% will disqualify you from attending the ELC next semester. Your citizenship grade will be determined by the following:
50% Homework-
Complete homework on time
Late homework will lose points. Each late day will lose three point out of a hundred.
Incomplete homework will lose points.
What will be counted in this section: reading journals, and news reports.
50% Participation- There are 3 participation points available per day.
Please come to class on time and prepared
Please participate in class
Tardiness and absence will result in losing points
Cell phone use, inappropriate computer use, and talking will result in losing points
What will be counted: Reading logs and self-evaluation
Proficiency: (Ability)
A proficiency grade at the ELC is representative of your language ability. In order to get a passing grade, you must have 74% or higher. Your proficiency grade will be determined by the following:
5% Vocabulary Midterm Test
5% Reading Midterm Test
15% Reading Project
25% Reading Strategies Homework Assignments (11 total)
25% Reading In-Class Quizzes (12 total)
25% AVP 2 Take-home Assignments (12 total)
LATs
Students will receive a separate Level Achievement Test score at the end of the semester. This, along with your proficiency score, will determine what level you will be in the next semester.
Major Assignments
Reading Log (25 points per week. Turn it in next Monday)
Reading Journal (10 points per week. Turn it in next Monday)
Reading Quizzes (15 points each, 12 total)
AVP 2 Composition homework (11 total)
Exams:
2 Fluency/Comprehension exams
Other Homework Assignments
Attendance Policy
You are expected to attend class every day. Excessive absences decrease your chances of passing this class, and could lead to your dismissal from the ELC.
Consistently attending class is a central part of learning and improving your English. When you are absent from class, you miss important information and practice opportunities that you need to improve your English.
The US Government allows each English program to establish its own attendance policy. The following requirements reflect the ELC’s commitment to create the right environment to help you improve your English.
ELC students must maintain 80% attendance in each and every class at all times. As soon as your attendance drops below 80% in any one of your four classes, you will receive a warning letter. If you have any unexcused absences before raising your attendance back to 80%, you will be dismissed.
If your attendance drops below 80% a second time in any one of your four classes, you will be dismissed from the ELC. Once you receive your attendance dismissal letter, you must go to Anna Bailey’s office (4056 JFSB) immediately.
The US Government states that if a student is dismissed for violation of a school's attendance policy, then their student visa is immediately terminated and the student will need to leave the US within two weeks. If students want to transfer to another school, they will have to reapply to be reinstated. However, attempts to be reinstated rarely successful.
Academic Honesty
ELC students should seek to be totally honest with others. You should complete your own assignments and be evaluated based on your work. You should avoid academic dishonesty in all forms, including cheating, falsification, and plagiarism.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism Intentional plagiarism is a form of intellectual theft that violates widely recognized principles of academic integrity as well as the Honor Code. Such plagiarism may subject the student to appropriate disciplinary action administered through the university Honor Code Office, in addition to academic sanctions that may be applied by an instructor. Inadvertent plagiarism, which may not be a violation of the Honor Code, is nevertheless a form of intellectual carelessness that is unacceptable in the academic community. Plagiarism of any kind is completely contrary to the established practices of higher education where all members of the university are expected to acknowledge the original intellectual work of others that is included in their own work. In some cases, plagiarism may also involve violations of copyright law. Intentional Plagiarism-Intentional plagiarism is the deliberate act of representing the words, ideas, or data of another as one's own without providing proper attribution to the author through quotation, reference, or footnote. Inadvertent Plagiarism-Inadvertent plagiarism involves the inappropriate, but non-deliberate, use of another's words, ideas, or data without proper attribution. Inadvertent plagiarism usually results from an ignorant failure to follow established rules for documenting sources or from simply not being sufficiently careful in research and writing. Although not a violation of the Honor Code, inadvertent plagiarism is a form of academic misconduct for which an instructor can impose appropriate academic sanctions. Students who are in doubt as to whether they are providing proper attribution have the responsibility to consult with their instructor and obtain guidance. Examples of plagiarism include: Direct Plagiarism-The verbatim copying of an original source without acknowledging the source. Paraphrased Plagiarism-The paraphrasing, without acknowledgement, of ideas from another that the reader might mistake for the author's own. Plagiarism Mosaic-The borrowing of words, ideas, or data from an original source and blending this original material with one's own without acknowledging the source. Insufficient Acknowledgement-The partial or incomplete attribution of words, ideas, or data from an original source. Plagiarism may occur with respect to unpublished as well as published material. Copying another student's work and submitting it as one's own is also plagiarism.
Calendar
Week 1:
Sep 8-10
Introduction to course
Diagnostic Tests
(Tue and Wed)
Week 2:
Sep 14-17
Quest 3 Chapter 1
Poverty
AVP 2 List 25
Self-Regulated Learning Lesson 4
Reading and Vocab Strategies: Guessing the Meaning: Ideas, Examples, Details.
AVP 2 L25 Quiz 1
Reading Quiz 1 (Poverty)
Week 3:
Sep 21-24
Quest 3 Chapters 1-2
Evolution: The Adaptation and Survival of Species
AVP 2 List 26 (Wed)
Reading and Vocab Strategies: Pronoun References
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Ideas-Examples-Details) RS Homework (Tue, Sep. 22; due Thur, Sep. 24)
AVP 2 L26 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Sep 28)
In-Class Reading Quiz 2 (Evolution)
(Thur, Sep. 24)
Week 4:
Sep 28-Oct 1
Quest 3 Chapter 2
J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Languages and Legends (first part)
AVP 2 List 27
Reading and Vocab strategy: Finding the Meaning of Words with Multiple Definitions
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Pronoun References) RS Homework (Tue 29, due Thur, Oct 1)
AVP 2 L27 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Oct 5)
In-Class Reading Quiz 3 (Tolkien, 1st part)
(Thu, Oct 1)
Week 5:
Oct 5-8
Quest 3 Chapter 3
J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Languages and Legends (second part)
AVP 2 List 28
Reading and Vocab strategy: Dealing with Too Much Material: Divide and Conquer
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Meaning of Words with Multiple Definitions) RS Homework (Tue, Oct 6, due Thur, Oct 8)
AVP 2 L28 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Oct 12)
In-Class Reading Quiz 4 (Tolkien, 2nd part)
Thu, Oct 8
Week 6:
Oct 12-15
Quest 3 Chapters 3-4
Unloved and Endangered Species (first part)
AVP 2 List 29
Reading and Vocab strategy: Part of Speech
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Dealing with Too Much Material: Divide and Conquer) RS Homework (Tue, Oct 13, due Thur, Oct 15)
AVP 2 L29 Take-home assignment 2 (due Mon, Oct 19)
In-Class Reading Quiz 5 (Unloved and Endangered Species, 1st part)
Thu, Oct 15
Week 7:
Oct 19-22
Quest 3 Chapter 4
Unloved and Endangered Species (second part)
AVP 2 List 30
Reading and Vocab strategy: Summarizing Your Reading
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Part of Speech) RS Homework (Tue, Oct 20, due Thur, Oct 22)
AVP 2 L30 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Oct 26)
In-Class Reading Quiz 6
(Unloved and Endangered Species, 2nd part)
Thu, Oct 22
Week 8:
Oct 26-29
Quest 3 Chapter 4
The USA
AVP 2 List 31
Reading and Vocab Strategy: Context
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Summarizing Your Reading) RS Homework (Tue, Oct 27, due Thur, Oct 29)
AVP 2 L31 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Nov 2)
In-Class Reading Quiz 7 (The USA)
Thu, Oct 29
Week 9:
Nov 2-5
Quest 3 Chapters 5-6
The Disaster!
AVP List 32
Reading and Vocab Strategy: Outlining
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Outlining) RS Homework (Tue, Nov 3, due Thur, Nov 5)
AVP 2 L32 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Oct 9)
In-Class Reading Quiz 8 (The Disaster!)
Thu, Nov 5
Week 10:
Nov 9-12
Quest 3 Chapter 6
Outsourcing U.S. Jobs
Week 11:
Nov 16-19
AVP List 33
Reading and Vocab Strategy: Stating the Theme of a Poem: The Topic and the Main Idea
English Etiquette Video 4
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Stating the Theme of a Poem: The Topic and the Main Idea)
Take-home Quiz (Tue, Nov 17, due Thur, Nov 19)
AVP 2 L33 Take-home assignment 2 (due Mon, Nov 23)
In-Class Reading Quiz 9 (Outsourcing U.S. Jobs)
Thu, Nov 19
Week 12:
Nov 23-26
Quest 3 Chapter 7-8
History of English Language
AVP List 35
Reading and Vocab Strategy: Audio Recognition
Thanksgiving Break
History of English Language
Week 13:
Nov 30-Dec 3
Quest 3 Chapter 8
AVP List 36
Reading and Vocab Strategy: Audio Recognition
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Audio Recognition) RS Homework (Tue, Dec 1, due Thur, Dec 3)
AVP 2 L36 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Dec 7)
In-Class Reading Quiz 12 ((TBA))
Thu, Dec 3
Week 14:
Dec 7-10
Reading Project 2 (Mon)
Review for LATs
Caveat: This syllabus is subject to change based on the needs and pace of the class.
Teacher:
Mr. Malyshkevych
Office hours: ____ office hours by appointment
Email: [email protected]
Required Materials
Course Textbook
Quest Book 3 Reading and Writing. Please buy a new book. If you purchase a used one it must be completely erased before you use it in class.
Other Books
Purchase:
Disaster!
The History of the English Language
The USA
Population 1.3 Billion: China Becomes a Superpower
Rent:
Evolution: The Adaptation and Survival of Species
Unloved and Endangered Animals: What you Can Do
R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Languages and Legends
Outsourcing U.S. Jobs
Ebooks:
The Environment in the News
Poverty
Other Materials:
Principles of Self-regulated Learning: Developing Language Learning Plans
Academic Vocabulary Packet 2 ($7.00 in the office)
Bind/Folder, paper, and a writing utensil
Class Description
This course is designed to help you improve your comprehension and fluency when reading English. In order to do this you will read extensively and intensively on a daily basis, learn new academic vocabulary, improve your reading skills, and monitor your reading rate throughout the semester.
Course Goal
Students read basic academic texts with the skills and academic vocabulary necessary to transition to Academic C.
Objectives
* Read Daily both in and out of the classroom. 60 minutes a day of reading.
* Increase your Academic Vocabulary
* Learning how to “know” a word.
* Learning reading strategies
* Learning vocabulary lists, create sentences and phrases with the words from AVP 2.
* Monitor reading rate regularly
* Fluency practice 3-4 times per week
* Record reading rate with comprehension at least 2 times per week
* Learn and use strategies to improve your reading
* Organizational, summational, evaluational, linguistic awareness, metacognitive aptitude
Grades
There are two separate grades for this class
Citizenship: (Effort)
A citizenship grade at the ELC is representative of your effort. A citizenship grade lass than 84% will disqualify you from attending the ELC next semester. Your citizenship grade will be determined by the following:
50% Homework-
Complete homework on time
Late homework will lose points. Each late day will lose three point out of a hundred.
Incomplete homework will lose points.
What will be counted in this section: reading journals, and news reports.
50% Participation- There are 3 participation points available per day.
Please come to class on time and prepared
Please participate in class
Tardiness and absence will result in losing points
Cell phone use, inappropriate computer use, and talking will result in losing points
What will be counted: Reading logs and self-evaluation
Proficiency: (Ability)
A proficiency grade at the ELC is representative of your language ability. In order to get a passing grade, you must have 74% or higher. Your proficiency grade will be determined by the following:
5% Vocabulary Midterm Test
5% Reading Midterm Test
15% Reading Project
25% Reading Strategies Homework Assignments (11 total)
25% Reading In-Class Quizzes (12 total)
25% AVP 2 Take-home Assignments (12 total)
LATs
Students will receive a separate Level Achievement Test score at the end of the semester. This, along with your proficiency score, will determine what level you will be in the next semester.
Major Assignments
Reading Log (25 points per week. Turn it in next Monday)
Reading Journal (10 points per week. Turn it in next Monday)
Reading Quizzes (15 points each, 12 total)
AVP 2 Composition homework (11 total)
Exams:
2 Fluency/Comprehension exams
Other Homework Assignments
Attendance Policy
You are expected to attend class every day. Excessive absences decrease your chances of passing this class, and could lead to your dismissal from the ELC.
Consistently attending class is a central part of learning and improving your English. When you are absent from class, you miss important information and practice opportunities that you need to improve your English.
The US Government allows each English program to establish its own attendance policy. The following requirements reflect the ELC’s commitment to create the right environment to help you improve your English.
ELC students must maintain 80% attendance in each and every class at all times. As soon as your attendance drops below 80% in any one of your four classes, you will receive a warning letter. If you have any unexcused absences before raising your attendance back to 80%, you will be dismissed.
If your attendance drops below 80% a second time in any one of your four classes, you will be dismissed from the ELC. Once you receive your attendance dismissal letter, you must go to Anna Bailey’s office (4056 JFSB) immediately.
The US Government states that if a student is dismissed for violation of a school's attendance policy, then their student visa is immediately terminated and the student will need to leave the US within two weeks. If students want to transfer to another school, they will have to reapply to be reinstated. However, attempts to be reinstated rarely successful.
Academic Honesty
ELC students should seek to be totally honest with others. You should complete your own assignments and be evaluated based on your work. You should avoid academic dishonesty in all forms, including cheating, falsification, and plagiarism.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism Intentional plagiarism is a form of intellectual theft that violates widely recognized principles of academic integrity as well as the Honor Code. Such plagiarism may subject the student to appropriate disciplinary action administered through the university Honor Code Office, in addition to academic sanctions that may be applied by an instructor. Inadvertent plagiarism, which may not be a violation of the Honor Code, is nevertheless a form of intellectual carelessness that is unacceptable in the academic community. Plagiarism of any kind is completely contrary to the established practices of higher education where all members of the university are expected to acknowledge the original intellectual work of others that is included in their own work. In some cases, plagiarism may also involve violations of copyright law. Intentional Plagiarism-Intentional plagiarism is the deliberate act of representing the words, ideas, or data of another as one's own without providing proper attribution to the author through quotation, reference, or footnote. Inadvertent Plagiarism-Inadvertent plagiarism involves the inappropriate, but non-deliberate, use of another's words, ideas, or data without proper attribution. Inadvertent plagiarism usually results from an ignorant failure to follow established rules for documenting sources or from simply not being sufficiently careful in research and writing. Although not a violation of the Honor Code, inadvertent plagiarism is a form of academic misconduct for which an instructor can impose appropriate academic sanctions. Students who are in doubt as to whether they are providing proper attribution have the responsibility to consult with their instructor and obtain guidance. Examples of plagiarism include: Direct Plagiarism-The verbatim copying of an original source without acknowledging the source. Paraphrased Plagiarism-The paraphrasing, without acknowledgement, of ideas from another that the reader might mistake for the author's own. Plagiarism Mosaic-The borrowing of words, ideas, or data from an original source and blending this original material with one's own without acknowledging the source. Insufficient Acknowledgement-The partial or incomplete attribution of words, ideas, or data from an original source. Plagiarism may occur with respect to unpublished as well as published material. Copying another student's work and submitting it as one's own is also plagiarism.
Calendar
Week 1:
Sep 8-10
Introduction to course
Diagnostic Tests
(Tue and Wed)
Week 2:
Sep 14-17
Quest 3 Chapter 1
Poverty
AVP 2 List 25
Self-Regulated Learning Lesson 4
Reading and Vocab Strategies: Guessing the Meaning: Ideas, Examples, Details.
AVP 2 L25 Quiz 1
Reading Quiz 1 (Poverty)
Week 3:
Sep 21-24
Quest 3 Chapters 1-2
Evolution: The Adaptation and Survival of Species
AVP 2 List 26 (Wed)
Reading and Vocab Strategies: Pronoun References
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Ideas-Examples-Details) RS Homework (Tue, Sep. 22; due Thur, Sep. 24)
AVP 2 L26 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Sep 28)
In-Class Reading Quiz 2 (Evolution)
(Thur, Sep. 24)
Week 4:
Sep 28-Oct 1
Quest 3 Chapter 2
J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Languages and Legends (first part)
AVP 2 List 27
Reading and Vocab strategy: Finding the Meaning of Words with Multiple Definitions
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Pronoun References) RS Homework (Tue 29, due Thur, Oct 1)
AVP 2 L27 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Oct 5)
In-Class Reading Quiz 3 (Tolkien, 1st part)
(Thu, Oct 1)
Week 5:
Oct 5-8
Quest 3 Chapter 3
J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Languages and Legends (second part)
AVP 2 List 28
Reading and Vocab strategy: Dealing with Too Much Material: Divide and Conquer
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Meaning of Words with Multiple Definitions) RS Homework (Tue, Oct 6, due Thur, Oct 8)
AVP 2 L28 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Oct 12)
In-Class Reading Quiz 4 (Tolkien, 2nd part)
Thu, Oct 8
Week 6:
Oct 12-15
Quest 3 Chapters 3-4
Unloved and Endangered Species (first part)
AVP 2 List 29
Reading and Vocab strategy: Part of Speech
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Dealing with Too Much Material: Divide and Conquer) RS Homework (Tue, Oct 13, due Thur, Oct 15)
AVP 2 L29 Take-home assignment 2 (due Mon, Oct 19)
In-Class Reading Quiz 5 (Unloved and Endangered Species, 1st part)
Thu, Oct 15
Week 7:
Oct 19-22
Quest 3 Chapter 4
Unloved and Endangered Species (second part)
AVP 2 List 30
Reading and Vocab strategy: Summarizing Your Reading
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Part of Speech) RS Homework (Tue, Oct 20, due Thur, Oct 22)
AVP 2 L30 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Oct 26)
In-Class Reading Quiz 6
(Unloved and Endangered Species, 2nd part)
Thu, Oct 22
Week 8:
Oct 26-29
Quest 3 Chapter 4
The USA
AVP 2 List 31
Reading and Vocab Strategy: Context
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Summarizing Your Reading) RS Homework (Tue, Oct 27, due Thur, Oct 29)
AVP 2 L31 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Nov 2)
In-Class Reading Quiz 7 (The USA)
Thu, Oct 29
Week 9:
Nov 2-5
Quest 3 Chapters 5-6
The Disaster!
AVP List 32
Reading and Vocab Strategy: Outlining
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Outlining) RS Homework (Tue, Nov 3, due Thur, Nov 5)
AVP 2 L32 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Oct 9)
In-Class Reading Quiz 8 (The Disaster!)
Thu, Nov 5
Week 10:
Nov 9-12
Quest 3 Chapter 6
Outsourcing U.S. Jobs
Week 11:
Nov 16-19
AVP List 33
Reading and Vocab Strategy: Stating the Theme of a Poem: The Topic and the Main Idea
English Etiquette Video 4
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Stating the Theme of a Poem: The Topic and the Main Idea)
Take-home Quiz (Tue, Nov 17, due Thur, Nov 19)
AVP 2 L33 Take-home assignment 2 (due Mon, Nov 23)
In-Class Reading Quiz 9 (Outsourcing U.S. Jobs)
Thu, Nov 19
Week 12:
Nov 23-26
Quest 3 Chapter 7-8
History of English Language
AVP List 35
Reading and Vocab Strategy: Audio Recognition
Thanksgiving Break
History of English Language
Week 13:
Nov 30-Dec 3
Quest 3 Chapter 8
AVP List 36
Reading and Vocab Strategy: Audio Recognition
Reading and Vocab Strategies (Audio Recognition) RS Homework (Tue, Dec 1, due Thur, Dec 3)
AVP 2 L36 Take-home assignment (due Mon, Dec 7)
In-Class Reading Quiz 12 ((TBA))
Thu, Dec 3
Week 14:
Dec 7-10
Reading Project 2 (Mon)
Review for LATs
Caveat: This syllabus is subject to change based on the needs and pace of the class.