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WEEK |
11OEH
DUE DATE |
LEARNING
OPPORTUNITY |
ASSIGNMENT
DUE |
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1 |
8/25
11:45 am - 1:05pm
EC - 101
F-2-F |
Course
Introduction
Pre-testing - Nelson/Denny
Establishing a Base Reading Rate
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8/27
11:45 am - 1:05pm
EC - 101
F-2-F |
Self-Assessment
/ Goal Setting
Reading Inventory
Review Testing Profiles
Intro to Reading Process (Mod
1.1)
Preview Texts
Blackboard Orientation
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Purchase
Textbooks and Materials
Pay Lab Fee
DRV - Read Your
"No-Money-Back Guarantee" pgs. xvii-xviii and
Literal Comprehension, pgs. 1-4
Bring to class: your 9 digit ID
#; your email address; title and author of your choice
for Indie
Book #1
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NOTE: LABOR DAY HOLIDAY 9/1 – LAB WILL BE CLOSED |
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2 |
9/3
11:45 am - 1:05pm
WED
F-2-F |
Lab
Intro / Orientation - Folders, Assignments, Record
Keeping
Introduction
to the Reading Process
Metacognition
/ Schema - Importance of background knowledge and
making connections
REMINDER:
POST YOUR INDIE BOOK CHOICE #1 AND BLOG #1
ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD
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Read Mod
1 Intro and Mod
1.1 - Reading as a Complex Cognitive Process
Begin Lab
Assignments Week 2
Bring both texts and Indie
Book #1 to class
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3 |
9/8 |
Increasing
Reading Efficiency and Effectiveness - Reading Rate,
Flexibility, and Concentration |
Reading
Inventory and "Perfect Reader" Essay (Leave
in front pocket of your lab folder)
Read Mod
1.2 - Taking Control of Your Reading
Complete Activity
1.2 and email your completed activity to your
professor (See below for the last date to complete
this assignment.)
1st day to take CONCEPT
QUICK QUIZ #1 Last day - 1
week from today. Complete Modules 1.1 and 1.2
before attempting the quiz.
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9/10 |
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Lab
Assignments Week 2 (including Blog #1 - Freewrite about your Indie Book #1)
NOTE:
SEE FAQ BLOGS
What
should I write about in a blog entry?
What shouldn't
I write in a blog entry?
What
format should I use for blog entries?
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4 |
9/15 |
Vocabulary Enhancement
Complete DRV
Assignments (pp. 5-33), Vocab
Module 1 and Vocab
Activity 1 before attempting Vocab Quiz #1
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Begin
DRV Assignments: Vocabulary Building - DRV
pp.
5-21 and Word Parts - DRV 24-33. Read and
complete all practices in writing. Use notebook paper
if you don't want to tear pages from your book. Leave
completed practices in your lab folder (front pocket) for credit. This
assignment is due in one week and must be turned in
prior to taking Vocab Quiz #1.
Begin
Vocab Module 1
- Vocabulary Enhancement and follow instructions
for completing Vocab
Activity 1, the Vocabulary Practice Quiz. This
activity is due in one week and must be turned in
prior to taking Vocab Quiz #1.
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9/17 |
Module
2 Introduction- Reading Revolution - New Thinking, New
Habits
Module
2.1 and Activity 2.1 - New Thinking - Myths and
Misconceptions
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Last day
for CONCEPT
QUICK QUIZ #1 - Covering Module 1
Last day for Activity
1.2
Read Module
2 Intro and Module
2.1
Begin Activity
2.1
Lab
Assignments Week 3 due
(including Blog #2)
GRADED
LAB CHECK: ASSIGNMENTS WKS 2-3 AND 6 HOURS REQUIRED
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5 |
9/22 |
Module
2.2 - New Habits |
Read Module
2.2
Last day
for Vocab
Activity 1, Vocabulary Practice Quiz.
DRV Assignments due: Vocabulary
Building - DRV pp. 5-21 and Word Parts -
DRV
24-33.
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9/24 |
Module
2.3 and Activity 2.3 - Visualizing the Pattern of
Organization
REMINDER:
POST YOUR INDIE BOOK CHOICE #2 AND YOUR BLOG
ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD
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Read Module
2.3
Begin Activity
2.3
Last day to turn in Activity
2.1
Lab
Assignments Week 4 due (including Blog #3)
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6 |
9/29 |
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First
day for VOCABULARY
QUIZ #1 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 1 - 3
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10/1 |
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Last day to turn in Activity
2.3
First day to take CONCEPT
QUICK QUIZ #2 -
Covering Module 2
Lab
Assignments Week 5 due (including Blog #4)
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7 |
10/6
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Module
3 Intro - Rapid Reading
Module
3.1 and Activity 3.1 - Self-Pacing Techniques
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Read Module
3 Intro and Module
3.1
Begin Activity
3.1
Last day for VOCABULARY
QUIZ #1 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 1 - 3
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10/8 |
Module
3.2 - Visual vs. Non-visual Information |
Read Module
3.2
Last day for CONCEPT
QUICK QUIZ #2 -
Covering Module 2
Lab
Assignments Week 6 due (including Blog #5)
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8 |
10/13 |
Module
3.3 - Eye Movement, Fixations, and Recognition Span -
Review of Rapid Reading
Activity
3.3 - Straight Down Pacing Drill
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Read
Module 3.3
Begin Activity
3.3
Last day to turn in Activity
3.1
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10/15 |
Booksell
#1
Vocabulary
Module 2 - 1100 Words Weeks 4-6
- Preparation
for Vocab Quiz #2
and
Vocab
Activity 2 - Practice Writing
REMINDER:
POST YOUR INDIE BOOK CHOICE #3 AND YOUR BLOG
ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD |
Read
Vocab Module 2
First day to turn in Vocab
Activity 2 Practice Writing
Lab
Assignments Week 7 due (including Blog #6)
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9 |
10/20 |
Module
4 Intro - Scanning
Module
4.1 - Scanning
Activity
4.1 - Scanning Practice
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First day for VOCABULARY
QUIZ #2 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 4-6
Last day to turn in Activity
3.3
Read
Mod 4 Intro and Mod
4.1 - Scanning
First day to turn in Activity
4.1 - Scanning Practice
Last day to post Booksell
#1 to our web discussion
board
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10/22 |
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First day to take CONCEPT
QUICK QUIZ #3 - Covering Modules 3 and 4
Last day to turn in Vocab
Activity 2 Practice Writing
Lab
Assignments Week 8 due (including Blog #7)
GRADED
LAB CHECK: ASSIGNMENTS WKS 4-8 AND 21 HOURS REQUIRED
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10 |
10/27 |
Module
5 Intro - Skimming
Module
5.1 - Skimming
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Last day
for VOCABULARY
QUIZ #2 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 4-6
Read Module
5 Intro and Module
5.1 - Skimming
Last day to turn in Activity
4.1 - Scanning Practice
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10/29 |
Begin
Vocabulary
Module 3 - 1100 Words Weeks 7-8
(Includes Study
Guide and Bonus Opportunity for Vocab Quiz #3)
and
Vocab
Activity 3 - Collaborative, Creative Writing
REMINDER:
POST YOUR INDIE BOOK CHOICE #4 AND YOUR BLOG
ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD
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Last
day to take CONCEPT
QUICK QUIZ #3 - Covering Modules 3 and 4
Read
Vocabulary
Module 3 - 1100 Words Weeks 7-8
(Includes Study
Guide and Bonus Opportunity for Vocab Quiz #3)
NOTE:
The bonus opportunity is to be completed out of class,
not as part of the quiz. Click for details
and an example.
First
day to post Vocab
Activity 3 - Collaborative, Creative Writing
Lab
Assignments Week 9 due (including Blog #8)
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11 |
11/3 |
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First
day for VOCABULARY
QUIZ #3 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 7-8 |
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11/5 |
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First day to take CONCEPT
QUICK QUIZ #4 - Covering Module 5
Lab
Assignments Week 10 due (including Blog #9)
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NOTE: VETERANS' DAY HOLIDAY 11/10
LAB WILL BE CLOSED |
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12 |
11/11
(TUES) |
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Last day for VOCABULARY
QUIZ #3 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 7-8 |
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11/12 |
Vocabulary
Module 4 - 1100 Words Weeks 9-10 - Preparation
for Vocab Quiz #4
and
Vocab
Activity 4 - Creative Writing
REMINDER:
POST YOUR INDIE BOOK CHOICE #5 AND YOUR BLOG
ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD
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Read
Vocab Module 4
First day for optional extra
credit Vocab
Activity 4 Creative Writing
Lab
Assignments Week 11 due (including Blog #10)
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13 |
11/17 |
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Last day to take CONCEPT
QUICK QUIZ #4 - Covering Module 5
First day for VOCABULARY
QUIZ #4 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 9-10
Last day to post Vocab
Activity 3 - Collaborative, Creative Writing
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11/19 |
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Lab
Assignments Week 12 due
(including Blog #11)
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14 |
11/24 |
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Last day for VOCABULARY
QUIZ #4 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 9-10
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11/26 |
REMINDER:
POST YOUR INDIE BOOK CHOICE #6 AND YOUR BLOG
ON THE Blackboard DISCUSSION BOARD |
Lab
Assignments Week 13 due (including Blog #12)
GRADED
LAB CHECK: ASSIGNMENTS WKS 9-13 AND 36 HOURS REQUIRED
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NOTE: THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY 11/27-11/30
LAB
WILL BE CLOSED |
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15 |
12/1 |
Vocabulary
Module 5 - 1100 Words Weeks 11-12 - Preparation
for Vocab Quiz #5
and
Vocab
Activity 5 - Creative Writing
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Read
Vocab Module 5
First day for optional extra
credit Vocab
Activity 5 Creative Writing
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12/3 |
Begin FINAL
EXAM - ESSAY
(In your lab folder you should
find the essay you wrote at the beginning of the
semester; this should be helpful for review and
reflection. You may also want to include a comparison
of your pre- and post-test Nelson Denny scores
in your final essay.) |
Lab
Assignments Week 14 due (including Blog #13)
First
day for VOCABULARY
QUIZ #5 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 11-12
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16 |
12/8 F-2-F
11:45 am -1:05 pm
ROOM
TBA |
Post Booksell #2
Post-Test:
Nelson Denny
REMINDER:
POST YOUR INDIE BOOK CHOICE #7 ON THE Blackboard
DISCUSSION BOARD
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Last day to post Booksell
#2 to our web discussion
board
Bring:
#2 pencil, scantron (8.5 x 11, 100 answer spaces per
side - not essay type)
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12/10
F-2-F
11:45 am -1:05 pm
ROOM
EC-101 |
Last
Class
Post-Test Results / Profiles
Self-Assessment / Goal Setting
Lab Review / Reflection
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Lab Assignments Week
15 due (including Blog #14)
Last day
for VOCABULARY
QUIZ #5 - 1100 WORDS WEEKS 11-12
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12/17
(WED)
11:45 am -1:35 pm
EC 101 |
FINAL
EXAM - ESSAY DUE
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FINAL
EXAM - ESSAY ( including
Blogs 1-15)
FINAL GRADED LAB CHECK:
COMPLETED ASSIGNMENTS THROUGH WEEK
16; REQUIRED HOURS: 45 TOTAL (See FINAL
NOTE for instructions for turning in your
lab work for the semester)
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