READ 110MW POWER READING 

LAB ASSIGNMENTS

 

 

POWER READING  - READ 110MW                 

 SPRING 2012

THOMSON / SAN MARCOS (M/W)                                            

 

PRETEST:     VOCAB                  COMP                  TOTAL _____  WPM ______              

POSTTEST:   VOCAB                  COMP                 TOTAL ______  WPM ______              

 

RPWR:  WPM MAX ______ WPM AVG.  ______       

DRV:  WPM MAX ______ WPM AVG.  ______

SPEED READER:  WPM MAX ______ WPM AVG.  ______

 

 

DATE        SCORE                               WEEK 1 (1/18 – 1/25)           INSTR COMMENT                                                                        

                            PAY LAB FEE

_____________  CHOOSE INDIE BOOK #1 AND

                            BEGIN READING 30 MIN./DAY (AT LEAST) 5 DAYS/WEEK

                            KEEP RECORD OF TIME SPENT READING - BRING TO CLASS

 

DATE        SCORE                                WEEK 2 (1/25 – 2/1)             INSTR COMMENT

         (Record on Chart)    DRV: What to Look for in a Dictionary (p. 41)             *                                           

                         Check your work in lab; record wpm and scores on DRV chart reproduction in lab folder  

                              Word Attack: Custom List #1   

  
___________     1100 Words Assignment – Week 1, Days 1-5, pp. 1-7                                                

                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #1 – 1st Book – Free Choice

*  Independent reading, BLOGs, and DRV reading/comp/vocab activities may be completed outside lab

                                                                                                                            

 

DATE        SCORE                                 WEEK 3  (2/1 – 2/)            INSTR COMMENT

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level    Level #’s ______  & ______

                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #2                         

                              1100 Words Assignment - Week 2, Days 1-5, pp. 8-13

                              Word Attack: Custom List #2                                                  

         (Record on Chart)    DRV: Is Ain’t a Word Cannot Read (p. 48) & In Praise of the F Word (p. 52)         *

                                                                                                                         

LAB CHECK WEEKS   1 - 3                  DUE DATE      2/8               REQUIRED HOURS       9                            

COMPLETED HOURS                      COMPLETED WORK _________          GRADE_______

COMMENTS:

PRESIDENTS' HOLIDAY     2/17 - 2/20     LAB WILL BE CLOSED 

 

DATE        SCORE                                 WEEK 4  (2/8 - 2/15)            INSTR COMMENT

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & ______             

                              Reading Power Level (I = E, II = F, III & IV = G)            Lessons   1 & 2     WPM ______     

                    _       Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #3 – 1st book complete  

                              1100 Words Assignment - Week 3, Days 1-5, pp. 14-19

                              Word Attack: Custom List #3                                           

          (Record on Chart)   DRV: Superman and Me (60); Thinking: A Neglected Art (107); Putting Reading in Its Proper Place (110)

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DATE        SCORE                                WEEK 5 (2/15 - 2/22)            INSTR COMMENT

 

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & _______ 

                              Reading Power Level (same)             Lessons  3, 4, & 5           WPM           

                              1100 Words Assignment – Week 4

                              Word Attack: Custom List #4                                             

                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #4 – Begin Book  # 2                          

          (Record on Chart)   DRV: Tilting the Level Field: It’s Nothing New (113)  *

 

DATE        SCORE                               WEEK 6 (2/22 – 2/29)             INSTR COMMENT                        

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & ______  

                              Reading Power Level (up one)            Lessons  1 & 2        WPM             

                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #5

                              Word Attack: Custom List #5                                             

                              1100 Words Assignment – Week 5                                                  

          (Record on Chart)   DRV: Ethics (159)  *

 

DATE        SCORE                                 WEEK 7 (2/29 – 3/7)             INSTR COMMENT

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & ______                                                                          

                              Reading Power Level (same)             Lessons   3, 4, & 5     WPM ______

                              Speed Reader – Session # 1 (5 min. Warm-up plus assigned practices)

                              1100 Words Assignment – Week 6

                              Word Attack: Custom Word List #6                                   

                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG # 6  – 2nd book complete    

          (Record on Chart)   DRV:  How Good Are Your Opinions (176) *

DATE        SCORE                                WEEK 8 (3/7 – 3/14)            INSTR COMMENT

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & ______             

                              Reading Power Level (up one)            Lessons   1 - 2          WPM ______

                              Speed Reader – Session # 2 (5 min. Warm-up plus assigned practices)

                              1100 Words Assignment – Week 7

                              Word Attack: Custom Word List #7                                   

                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #7 – ½ way through book #3 

          (Record on Chart)   DRV: America: The Mulitnational Society (200)  *                                           

 

LAB CHECK WEEKS   4 – 8        DUE DATE      3/14           REQUIRED HOURS       24                           

COMPLETED HOURS                     COMPLETED WORK ________    GRADE_______

COMMENTS: 

SPRING RECESS     3/18 - 3/24     LAB WILL BE CLOSED 

 

 DATE        SCORE                               WEEK 9 (3/14 – 3/28)           INSTR COMMENT

                              1100 Words Assignment – Week 8                                   

                              Word Attack: Custom Word List #8                                   

                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #8  - 3rd book complete

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & ______                                                                             

                              Speed Reader – Session # 3 (5 min. Warm-up plus assigned practices)

          (Record on Chart)   DRV: Thirst for a Hero Can Get Us in Hot Water (221); Do Away with Public

                                    Schools (224);  Teach, Don’t Peach, the Bible (233)   * 

 

DATE        SCORE                            WEEK 10 (3/28 – 4/4)              INSTR COMMENT

______________    Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #9 – Begin Book #4         

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & ______  

                              1100 Words Assignment– Week 9

                              Word Attack: Custom Word List #9                                   

                              Speed Reader – Session # 4 (5 min. Warm-up plus assigned practices)

          (Record on Chart)   DRV: God are Created in Our Own Image (237); All the News That’s Fit to Post (242)  *

 

DATE        SCORE                               WEEK 11 (4/4 – 4/11)           INSTR COMMENT                                                                                                 

                              1100 Words Assignment– Week 10

                              Word Attack: Custom List #10                                           

                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #10 – 4th book complete    

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & ______             

                              Speed Reader – Session # 5 (5 min. Warm-up plus assigned practices) 

          (Record on Chart)   DRV: Vox Humana (246) & Talk, Not Torture, Gets the Information (250)  **     

 

DATE        SCORE                              WEEK 12 (4/11 – 4/18)          INSTR COMMENT

                              Speed Reader – Session # 6 (5 min. Warm-up plus assigned practices) 

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & ______                                                                             

                              1100 Words Assignment– Week 11

                              Word Attack: Custom List #11                                           

                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #11 – Begin Book #5      

          (Record on Chart)   DRV: Self-Esteem is Earned, Not Learned (292)  *

 

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LAB CHECK WEEKS  9 – 12        DUE DATE     4/18         REQUIRED HOURS       36                           

COMPLETED HOURS                       COMPLETED WORK _______    GRADE_______

COMMENTS

 

DATE        SCORE                              WEEK 13 (4/18 – 4/25)          INSTR COMMENT

                              Speed Reader – Session # 7 (5 min. Warm-up plus assigned practices) 
                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #12 – 5th book complete              

                              1100 Words Assignment – Week 12

                              Word Attack: Custom List #12                                           

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & ______             

          (Record on Chart)   DRV: Push for De-Emphasis of College Sports  (296);

                                                            America, Stand Up for Justice and Decency (299) *   

DATE        SCORE                           WEEK 14 (4/25 – 5/2)                       INSTR COMMENT

                              Speed Reader – Session # 8 (5 min. Warm-up plus assigned practices) 

                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #13 – Begin Book #6

                                                                    CHOOSE FROM BOOKLIST #6 OR #7                                   

                              1100 Words Assignment – Week 13

                              Word Attack: Custom List #13                                           

                              RFU – 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & ______                   

         (Record on Chart)    DRV: Case Study: The State of the Onion (317); How Students Get Lost in Cyberspace (323);
                                                          Yahoo in China (327) *

 

 

DATE        SCORE                               WEEK 15 (5/1 – 5/9)           INSTR COMMENT                                                                          

                              Speed Reader – Session # 9 (5 min. Warm-up plus assigned practices) 

                              Booklist Assigned Reading and BLOG #14 – 6th book complete    

                              RFU – Box #3 - 2 Cards per Level     Level #’s ______  & ______             

                              Word Attack: 1 List – Your Choice                                     

          (Record on Chart)   DRV: Queen of Nothing (402);
                                                       
     Cultural Myths as Obstacles to Critical Thinking (406)  *

 

FINAL LAB CHECK                 DUE DATE      5/9               REQUIRED HOURS     45                             

COMPLETED HOURS                     COMPLETED WORK ________     GRADE_______

COMMENTS:

 

 

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