acamus@gmu.edu Last updated: April 2009
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| Week One Jan 19-23 |
MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY |
REGISTRATION |
Introductions Student Handbook Reading Test H Pick up Moving On from SUB 1 Rm 348 Read p 25 - 32 |
Moving On - Intro to Resume writing Speed Reading Test Academic Listening H 1st draft of resume |
Discuss Pleasure Reading Books Read & Discuss Washington Post Express articles LDC TOEFL writing H Buy pleasure reading book and class texts Wiki entry about resume writing experience |
| Week Two Jan 26-30 |
Reading rate builders Discuss pleasure books Northstar p10-12 H 2nd draft of resume |
Northstar p 13-14 speaking and writing Intro to goal statements H goal statement brainstorm |
SNOW DAY Morning classes cancelled |
Organizing goal statement Northstar p24-28 WR pE3 H Northstar writing p 14 |
Reading rate builders Read & Discuss Express LDC GRE issue writing H 3rd (final?!)draft of resume |
| Week Three Feb 2 - 6 |
Reading rate builders Northstar Unit 2 p20 -24 WR S1 // structure H Rewrite GRE |
Heather Wright - Resume
Writing Workshop Northstar p 28 H final draft resume |
Northstar Unit 2 WR S1 // structure H WR further practice S 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
Northstar Unit 2 WR S2 needed words H check out Writing Center Sites for Goal Statement writing |
Reading rate builders WR S3 modifiers LDC GRE issue writing H first draft of goal statement |
| Week Four Feb 9-13 |
Reading rate builders Meet the Intern WR finish S3 modifiers H grammar handout |
Intro to GRE Analysis Northstar Unit 3 Listening & Reading H rewrite goal statement for panel tomorrow |
Speed Reading Test Goal Statement Review Panel (Northstar Unit 3 Integr. Read&List) H rewrite goal statement ready for Thurs workshp |
Northstar Unit 3 Speak Judith Adkins -Goal Statement Workshop H new draft of goal statement |
Reading rate builders Writers Reference G3 pronoun Ken Guerrant - Career Services Library Tour H GRE analysis writing |
| Week Five Feb 16 - 20 |
Reading rate builders WR S 5 & 6 Northstar 4 Listening H finish reading book Rewrite GRE arguement |
Northstar 4 Reading Washington Post Express - Read and Discuss H grammar practice |
Northstar 4
Integrated activity + Independent speaking activity H book report |
Paraphrasing H book report |
Reading rate builders LDC GRE analysis writing H book report due Monday |
| Week Six Feb 23 - Mar 27 |
Reading rate builders Paraphrasing Northstar 5 Listening H make corrections to book report |
Synthesized summaries H Synthesized summaries |
ELI FIELDTRIP TO AMERICAN
HISTORY MUSEUM |
Post Express -supporting a point of view Public speaking skills Northstar 5 Reading H Correct/Rewrite book report |
Oral book report sign up Reading rate builders Post Express LDC GRE writing H prepare 5 min oral summary of book report |
| Week Seven Mar 2 - 6 |
SNOW DAY no classes |
Oral book reports 1 Naila Reading rate builders Northstar 5 integrated skills activity |
Oral book reports 1 Araz 2 Balqis 3 Reema synthesized writing activity |
speed reading test Oral book reports 1 Olivia 2 Dome Northstar 5 speaking H fill out class eval form |
Mid-Term Conferences bring class eval form Northstar 5 practice test H think about topic for research paper |
| Week Eight Mar 9 - 13 |
SPRING |
BREAK |
NO |
ELI |
CLASSES |
| Week Nine Mar 16-20 |
Reading rate builders Research Paper - Choosing a Topic QWR p 317 - 320 NS 6 Reading H para About research topic by Friday WR p 320 - 332 |
10:00 Library Workshop Fenwick 214 (don't be late!) NS 6 Listening H WR p 333-341 |
NS 6 synthesized activity H WR p 341-347 |
NS 6 speaking activity H para About research topic |
para about research topic Reading rate builders LDC - WR online grammar practice TOEFL or GRE writing |
| Week Ten Mar 23-27 |
Reading rate builders NS 7 indep reading Paraphrasing/Plagiarism/ Citation practice H WR p 405-421 |
Intext citation practice NS 7 indep listening H Wr p 421-426 |
NS 7 integrated activity |
10:00 Fenwick Library book search practice H research paper outl.ine |
Research
question,outline & list of
preliminariy research sources due Reading rate builders LDC - TOEFL or GRE writing |
| Week Eleven Mar 30- Apr 3 |
NS 8 listening integrated sources H WR 426-427 |
CLASS FIELD TRIP |
NS8 reading bibiography writing |
NS 8 integrated activity |
rough 1st draft
of paper due Reading rate builders Independent speaking activity LDC -GMAT Issues writing |
| Week Twelve Apr 6 - 10 |
Reading rate builders NS 8 paraphrasing prac NS 9 campus listening |
NS9 academic listening reading |
NS9 Integrated activities |
10:00 Zotero workshop Fenwick 214 |
2nd draft
paper due Reading rate builders NS9 cohesive devises LDC-GMAT analysis writing |
| Week Thirteen Apr 13 - 17 |
ELI WIDE TESTING reading & writing in core class |
ELI WIDE TESTING oral interviews (no classes) |
NS10 Listening and Reading |
NS10 Integrated Activity |
final
draft paper due Reading rate builders LDC GMAT issues writing |
| Week Fourteen Apr 20 - 24 |
Reading rate builders NS10 rhetorical strategies practice |
NS TOEFL practice Test |
Newspaper - read and discuss |
NS TOEFL practice Test |
power
point outline of oral presentation of paper due Reading rate builders LDC power point practice |
| Week Fifteen April 27 - May 1 |
Reading rate builders Newspapers - read and discuss NS video lecture and note-taking |
speed reading test Informal debate |
Power
Point Presenta- tion of Research Paper |
Farewell class activity? |
CLOSING CEREMONIES |
| acamus@gmu.edu Last updated: April 2009 |