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CRN #87409 Schedule #88207 – Read 836JB, Units 3.0
“Words set things in motion. I’ve seen them doing it. Words set up atmospheres,
electrical fields, charges.”
--Toni Cade Bambara
Course
Requirements:
Prereq:
READ 826 or ESOL 840 or ESOL 841 and 842 with Credit or a grade of C or better,
or eligibility for READ 836 on approved college Reading placement test and
other measures as necessary. Students placing in READ 836 and ENGL 836 should
enroll in both courses concurrently.
Course
Objectives:
The
objective of this course is to guide students toward becoming more active,
purposeful, and confident readers. To
achieve this goal, we will work on strengthening and developing study skills as
well as reading strategies. By the end
of this course, students will be able to read more efficiently, distinguish the
main ideas from supporting details, apply strategies to increase retention,
evaluate a writer’s argument or reasoning, and draw from a larger vocabulary.
Required
Materials:
William
Faulkner said, “The tools I need for my work are paper, tobacco, food, and a
little whisky.”
Here
are the “tools” required for this course:
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Savage Inequalities by Jonathan
Kozol
Growing Up Asian American ed. Maria
Hong
Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich
Course Reader available at Skyline's
Bookstore
Reading Hour-by-Arrangement
Folder—available at the Skyline Bookstore
“Language is the mother, not the handmaiden,
of thought;
words will tell you things you never thought or felt before.” -- W.H. Auden
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Course
Policies:
(1)
Attendance-- Your active participation
is necessary for you and your classmates to realize the objectives of this
course. Therefore your attendance is
crucial. A maximum of 2 (two) absences
is permitted; each absence after
the second will significantly lower your grade.
(2)
Late Assignments—No late work will be
accepted. All due dates are given well
in advance; therefore I feel that it is
unfair to the students who complete their work on time to accept the work from
those who do not. However, because
“life happens,” each student will be allowed two “late tickets” during the
semester; twice students may choose to turn an assignment in the
following class period after the due date. Late assignments beyond this will not be accepted.
(3)
Class participation--- Remember that participation
counts--both for your grade and in your life.
It is essential that you become consciously involved in class by
participating in discussions and contributing thoughtful comments, questions,
and answers.
(4)
Disabled Students—Reasonable
accommodation will be provided for eligible students with disabilities. Contact
the DSPS office for an accommodation letter (650) 738-4280.
Assignments:
In this course we will be keeping reading
journals, taking in-class quizzes, working on vocabulary building exercises,
completing reading strategy assignments, and the course will end with a 2 ½
hour final exam.
Course
Grade: Record
Your Own Grades:
Reading
Journals 40% Average Journal score______ x
.40 =
_____
Homework 15% Average HM score ______ x .15 = _____
Quizzes 15% Average Quiz score ______ x .15 = _____
Final
Exam – 12/14 20% Score for Final Exam ______ x .20 = _____
Hour by Arrangement 5% Hour
by Arrangement ______ x .05 =
_____
*
Participation 5% Participation ______ x .05 =
_____
*TOTAL: (convert total to %) ________
*
Participation includes being prepared each day, meeting
with
me at least once during the course of the semester, * Deduct 1% for each absence over allowed 2.
and
adding to daily discussion. Scoring
as follows: 100-90=A, 89-80=B
79-70=C, 69-60=D, 59-0=F
“Wrestling with words gave me my moments of
greatest meaning.” -- Richard Wright