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NEN10801 English Reading
Th 6:25-8:10, Rm R0402
Week 1: 9/14
- Class introductions
- College student success
- “The To-Do List”
Week 2: 9/21
- Reading Skills: Stages of Reading, part 1
- “Sleeping and Dreaming”
Week 3: 9/28
- Holiday
Week 4: 10/05
- Reading Skills: Stages of Reading, Part 2
- “Lack of Sleep May Shrink Your Brain”
- The Giver, Chs 1
- Reading Response 1: Your Reading Culture
Week 5: 10/12
- Reading Skills: Vocabulary
- “Motivate Yourself”
- The Giver, Chs 2-3
- Reading Journal due: First time
Week 6: 10/19
- Reading Skills: Main Ideas
- “The Dinner Party”
- The Giver, Chs 4-5
Week 7: 10/26
- Reading Skills: Details
- “South Koreans Flock to Plastic Surgery”
- The Giver, Chs 6-7
Week 8: 11/02
- Reading Skills: Details
- Review and Discuss The Giver
- The Giver, Chs 8-9
- Reading Response 2
Week 9: 11/09
- Midterm
Week 10: 11/16
- Reading Skills: Patterns of Organization
- “A Mighty Girl”
- The Giver, Chs 10-11
Week 11: 11/23
- Reading Skills: Patterns of Organization
- “Don’t Let Stereotypes Warp Your Judgement”
- The Giver, Chs 12-13
- Reading Journal due: Second time
Week 12: 11/30
- Reading Skills: Annotating
- “The Test“
- The Giver, Chs 14-15
- Reading Response 3
Week 13: 12/07
- Reading Skills: Annotating
- “Forgive for Good”
- The Giver, Chs 16-17
Week 14: 12/14
- Reading Skills: Note-Taking
- “To Appreciate Europe”
- The Giver, Chs 18-19
Week 15: 12/21
- Reading Skills: Themes
- “Why You Should Never Go to Taiwan”
- The Giver, Chs 20-21
- Reading Response 4: One Reading Experience
Week 16: 12/28
- Reading Skills: Themes
- Review and Discuss The Giver
- The Giver, Chs 22-23
- Complete Reading Journal due
Week 17: 1/4
- FINAL EXAM
Week 18: 1/11
- Individual Consultations