Advanced Reading Skills

3Grade

2.00Credits

semester not specified

Brett Collins,Steven Silsbee

This class will be taught in English

Togane Campus

This course is for students who want to learn how to read English more quickly and how to understand English texts more effectively. It is based on the belief that a regular practice only can achieve this aim; therefore, it is expected that students participate and contribute to activities in class. This includes practice with many kinds of reading tasks and sharing your reading experiences and suggestions with other students via discussions and writings.

Students will practice skills with specially prepared exercises, apply their new skills to authentic texts, and discuss with classmates how they use their skills and the strategies. Students will also write critical responses to the readings.

Course introduction, administration, and Understanding the Main Idea preparation and follow-up learning.

Buy the textbook and review the course syllabus

Review Course information

Unit 1: Sociology (Reading 1, pp.2-10)
Small Talk
Vocabulary; critical thinking; question/answer

Preview: Unit 1- Sociology (Reading 1, pp.5-6)

Review: Unit 1 (Reading 1) vocabulary and skills

Unit 1: Reading 2 (p.11-18)
21st Century: Job Interviews
Vocabulary; identifying main ideas

Preview: Unit 1 (Reading 2, pp.12-13)

Review: Unit 1 (Reading 2) vocabulary and skills

Unit 1: Writing (pp. 19-22)
Question/answer
Organizing and developing a paragraph

Preview: Unit 1- Writing Skill (Organizing and developing a paragraph, p.19)

Review: Organizing and developing a paragraph

Unit 1: Grammar (Real conditionals: present and future, pp.23-25)
QUIZ 1

Preview: Grammar (Real conditionals: present and future, p.23)

Review: Unit 1 (Real conditionals)
BEGIN WRITING RESPONSE 1

Unit 2- Nutritional Science (Reading 1, pp.28-36)
Knowing Your Tastes
Vocabulary; critical thinking; question/answer

Preview: Unit 2- Nutritional Science (Reading 1, pp.31-32)

Review: Unit 2 (Reading 1) vocabulary and skills

Unit 2: Reading 2 (pp. 37-45)
Eating With Our Eyes
Vocabulary; identifying main ideas

Preview: Unir 2 (Reading 2, pp.38-39)

Review: Unit 2 (Reading 2) vocabulary and skills

Unit 2: Writing (pp. 46-49)
Using descriptive adjectives
Adjective placement

Preview: Unit 2 (Using descriptive adjectives, p.46)

Review: Unit 2 (Adjectives)

Unit 2 (Writing descriptive paragraphs, pp.50-52)

Preview: Unit 2 (Writing descriptive paragraphs, p.51)

Review: Unit 2 (Descriptive paragraphs)
BEGIN WRITING RESPONSE 2

Unit 3- Information Technology (Reading 1, pp.54-62)
Cars That Think
Vocabulary; critical thinking; taking notes

Preview: Unit 3- Information Technology (Reading 1, pp.57-58)

Review: Unit 3 (Reading 1) vocabulary and skills

Unit 3- Reading 2 (pp.63-68)
Classrooms Without Walls
Vocabulary; identifying main ideas

Preview: Unit 3 (Reading 2, pp.64-65)

Review: Unit 3 (Reading 2) vocabulary and skills
Assign Final Report

Preview: Unit 3 (pp. 69-76)
Writing a summary and personal response

Preview: Unit 3 (Writing a summary and personal response, p.72)

Review: Writing a summary and personal response

Unit 3: Planning and writing (p.p77-78)
Thinking about the topic
QUIZ 2

Preview: Unit 3 (Planning and writing, p77)

Review: Units 1-3 reading skills
Prepare Final Report submission

Unit 5: Reading 1 (pp.104-114)
How people learn to become resilient
Using referents

Preview: Unit 5- Psychology (Reading 1, pp.107-108)

Review: Unit 5 (Reading 1) vocabulary and skills

Unit 5: Reading 2 (pp. 114-122)
The Climb of My Life
Using the dictionary to find meaning

Preview: Unit 5 (Reading 2, pp.116-117)

Review: Unit 5 (Reading 2) vocabulary and skills

Unit 5: Writing a narrative essay (pp.123-127)
Past and present time frames

Preview: Unit 5 (Writing a narrative essay, p.123)

Review: Unit 5 (Past and present time frames)

Unit 5: Plan and Write (pp.127-129)
QUIZ 3

Preview: Unit 5 (Plan and Write, p.127)

Review: Unit 5 (Plan and Write)
BEGIN WRITING RESPONSE 3

Unit 6: Reading 1 (pp.130-138)
The Lazy Brain
Using a graphic organizer

Preview: Unit 6- Neurology (Reading 1, pp.133-134)

Review: Unit 6 (Reading 1) vocabulary and skills

Unit 6: Reading 2 (pp.139-146)
Problem Solvers
Classifying information

Preview: Unit 6 (Reading 2, pp.140-141)

Review: Unit 6 (Reading 2) vocabulary and skills

Unit 6: Writing (pp.147-154)
Phrasal verbs
Stating reasons and giving examples

Preview: Unit 6 (Phrasal verbs, p.147)

Review: Unit 6 (Phrasal verbs; stating reasons and giving examples)

Unit 6: Plan and write (pp.155-156)
QUIZ 4

Preview: Unit 6 (Plan and write, pp.155)

Review: Unit 6 (Plan and write)
BEGIN WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4

Unit 8: Reading 1 (pp.186-193)
Fast Cars, Big Money
Scanning a text

Preview: Unit 8- Behavioral Studies (Reading 1, pp.189-190)

Review: Unit 6 (Reading 1) vocabulary and skills

Unit 8: Reading 2 (pp.193-201)
Practice Makes Pain
Identifying problems and solutions

Preview: Unit 8 (Reading 2, pp.194-195)

Review: Unit 8 (Problems and solutions)

Unit 8: Writing (pp.202-207)
Writing an argumentive essay
Sentence fragments

Preview: Unit 8 (Writing an argumentive essay, p.202)

Review: Unit 8 (Writing an argumentive essay)
Assign Final Report

Unit 8: Plan and write (pp.208-209)
QUIZ 5

Preview: Unit 8 (Plan and write, p.208)

Review: Unit 8 (Plan and write)

Units 5-8 Reading skills overview

Preview: Units 5-8 vocabulary and skills

Prepare Final Report for submission

FALL 1 ASSESSMENT:
General Participation: 10%
2 Quizzes: 50%
2 Response Writings (300 words minimum for each): 30%
Final Report: 10%

FALL 2 ASSESSMENT:
General Participation: 10%
3 Quizzes: 50%
2 Response Writings (300 words minimum for each): 30%
Final Report: 10%

As part of this course, students are expected to preview upcoming class content, as well as to review the content of the previous classes. In addition to this, teachers will assign preview and review activities as part of the regular homework assignments. Assessment of how fully students are previewing and reviewing the lesson content, as well as how successfully they have completed the preview and review activities assigned, is included in the homework and class participation section of the assessment guidelines set out below. Students will engage in a minimum of 1 hour of both preview and review study for each lesson. Preview and review of course content is an essential aspect of language learning, therefore, in order to pass this course and achieve a good passing grade, please ensure that you do this to the best of your abilities.

Feedback will be given in class or by email

Q: Skills for Success Reading and Writing 3 (Third Edition

Colin S. Ward and Margot F. Gramer

Oxford University Press

9780194903943

Please ask your instructor about office hours in the first class