Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

4/4

•Introductions

•Greensheet, course outline, books

•Shapes exercise

•Purchase course materials and bring them to class everyday.

•Read chapter 1 of Journey of the Sparrows (due Thursday).

Tuesday

4/5

•Reading diagnostic

•Prereading (El Salvador)

•Scavenger Hunt

Wednesday

4/6

Class begins at 12:30 (Counseling)

*Goal Planning, Time Management

•Verbs

•Concrete Language

•Writing Diagnostic

•Write down your school/work/home schedule (due Wednesday 4/13).

Thursday

4/7

•Review chapter 1 of Journey of the Sparrows.

•Journal explanation & assignment #1

•Vocabulary self collection

-dictionary use

-context

•Prereading activity (chapters 2-4)

•Read chapters 2-4 of Journey of the Sparrows (due Monday)

•Write Journal #2 (due Monday)

Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

4/11

•Review chapters 2-4 of Journey of the Sparrows (discussion questions)

•Return diagnostic & discuss

•define & discuss paragraph development.

•What is a Sentence?

•Fragments and run-ons

• First typed assignment, to be announced, due Mon., 4/18 in class.

Tuesday

4/12

•Guest: Diana Alves De Lima (Skills Center)

•’”See Spot Run”: Teaching My Grandmother to Read’ (KWL)

•Vocabulary collection

-word parts

•Prereading activity (chapters 5-6)

•Read chapters 5-6 of Journey of the Sparrows (due Thursday)

•Write Journal #3 (due Thursday)

•Bring paper #1 tomorrow.

Wednesday

4/13

Class begins at 12:30 (Counseling)

*Individual Conferences

•1:30: walk together to ATC 102 or 103

- lab orientation

-work on first typed Assignment

-paragraph development:

-going from general to particular

-explore grammar, content websites

-Introduce: coordinating and

subordinating conjunctions

•Observe how you take notes in class; prepare to compare notes with other students next week.

•First typed assignment due on Monday in class.

Thursday

4/14

•Review chapters 5-6 of Journey of the Sparrows.

•Prereading activity (chapters 7-8)

•Vocabulary collection + game

•Facts About Reading

•Cloze Exercise #1

•Read chapters 7-8 of Journey of the Sparrows (due Monday)

•Write Journal #4 (due Monday)

Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

4/18

•Review chapters 7-8 of Journey of the Sparrows

•Hand in first typed Assignment!

•Mentor paper: Assignment (#2)

•Model essays, in-class writing: paper #2

•Grammar exercise. "The three lists": coordinators, subordinators, and conjunctive adverbs.

Write a rough draft of paper #2; bring three copies of it on Wednesday, 4/20, for peer review.

Sign up today for conference with Ken (to take place during third or fourth week).

Tuesday

4/19

•Prereading activity (chs. 10-11)

•Anticipation guide to reading

•Reading rate (newspaper reading)

•Techniques for improving rate

•Read chapters 10-11 of Journey of the Sparrows (due Thursday).

•Practice reading techniques.

•Write Journal #5 (Journals will be collected on Thursday)

Wednesday

4/20

Class begins at 12:30 (Counseling)

*Individual Conferences

•Bring three copies of a rough draft of paper #2

•"The three lists," continued.

•Read handout on summary/paraphrasing (due Wednesday, 4/27).

•Revise and hand in essay #2 for Monday, 4/25.

Thursday

4/21

•Collect journals

•Review chapters 10-11 of Journey of the Sparrows.

•Prereading activity (chs. 12-13)

•”Mericans” PPC Reading Strategy.

•Read Chapters 12-13 of Journey of the Sparrows (due Monday)

•Study class vocab words for quiz.

•Mentor paper (#2) due Monday.

Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

4/25

•Mentor Paper (#2) due.

•"Sparrows" Paper (#3) Assigned

•Review chapters 12-13

•Study vocabulary words for quiz tomorrow.

•Brainstorm and narrow down specific ideas for paper #3; bring to class Wednesday in ATC 102.

Tuesday

4/26

•Vocabulary quiz

•Using vocabulary in creative sentences.

•Hand back Journals & write Journal #6 in class.

•Read chapters 14 & 15 in class.

•Finish Journey of the Sparrows (due tomorrow)

•Write Journal #7 (due Thursday)

Wednesday

4/27

Class begins at 12:30 (Counseling)

*Notetaking, Summarizing, paraphrasing

•1:30: Meet in the Writing Lab (ATC 102 or 103)

•Begin writing paper #3

•Work on paper #3

Thursday

4/28

•Collect journals

•Mock book report poster

(gathering evidence)

•Finish posters and prepare to make short group presentations on Tuesday, 5/3

Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

5/2

•Grammar elements: conclude punctuation. Sentence reduction.

•The PIE paragraph

•Discuss progress and essay structure: paper #3

•Introduce poetry unit

•Reminder: Poster presentations due tomorrow.

•Bring in music lyrics tomorrow.

Tuesday

5/3

•5 minute Poster presentations due.

•listen to music lyrics/make connections to poetry

•Add vocabulary words to chart.

•Bring draft “Sparrows” paper #3 tomorrow.

Wednesday

5/4

Class begins at 12:30 (Counseling)

*Notetaking in Lectures

•Bring three copies of a rough draft of Paper #3

•Practice sentence combining and sentence reduction.

•Read handout on main points (due date TBA).

Thursday

5/5

•Practice notetaking in lecture format on poetry.

•Ken gives poetry lecture

•Practice annotation on poetry reading

•"Sparrows" Paper #3 due on Monday, 5/9

•Reading TBA (due Monday, 5/9)

Do Journal #8

Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

5/9

•Paper #3 due today.

•Discuss poetry.

•Paraphrasing & summarizing

•Brainstorm on what you know about your topic (due tomorrow).

Tuesday

5/10

•Library orientation and research on the databases (Meet in the lobby at 1:30)

•choose poet & research background

•form groups

•Read chosen article from the library database search and be prepared to discuss your topic in class tomorrow (Journal #9).

Wednesday

5/11

•Class begins at 12:30 (Counseling)

*Identifying Main Points

•poetry

•Meet in ATC 102 (1:30)??

•Explore themes in poetry; analyze & explain poem (expository style paragraphs)

•Model paraphrasing

•Prepare to research educational goal (due Wednesday, 5/18).

Thursday

5/12

•Practice poetry reading assignment

•poetry reading on 5/17.

Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

5/16

•Assign paper #4

•Pronouns and parallel structure: exercises and review

•Final rehearsal: poetry reading

Paper #4 on poetry is due on Monday, 5/23.

Tuesday

5/17

•Poetry reading presentations.

•Graphic organizers due.

•Journal #10 on poetry

Wednesday

5/18

•Class begins at 12:30 (Counseling)

*Campus Resources

•Campus Center Visiting Speaker (Li-Young Lee)

1:30 – 3:00 (return to classroom at 3:00 for quiz & debriefing)

•Discuss revision assignment

•Work with assist.org/De Anza catalog or Transfer Center to research necessary future course work (due Wednesday, 5/25).

•Draft of paper #4 due tomorrow (bring 3 copies).

•Revision of paper #2 or #3 due in conference next week.

Thursday

5/19

•Bring 3 copies of draft of paper #4

•Vocabulary in context game.

•Read short story (“The Composition”) in class and discuss story grammars & maps.

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•Paper #4 due on Monday, 5/23.

•Journal # 11 on “The Composition”

•Study for vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, 5/24

Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

5/23

•Paper #4 due today.

•Preread “Big Fish, Little Fish”

•Sign up for conference #2 today

Revision of paper #2 or #3 due in conference with Ken this week.

•Finish “Big Fish, Little Fish” (due tomorrow.)

•Revision of paper #2 or #3 due in conference this week. Make sure you mark down and remember your conference time!

Tuesday

5/24

•Vocabulary quiz

•Write Journal #12 in class.

•Discussion questions on “Big Fish, Little Fish.”

Wednesday

5/25

•Class begins at 12:30 (Counseling)

*Ed Plans

•Preread “The Conjurer Made Off With the Dish”

•Begin to think about career possibilities in the helping profession – look at newspaper/ friends' jobs/jobs you may find interesting, etc. (due date TBA)

•Finish “The Conjurer....” for tomorrow. Do journal #13

Thursday

5/26

•Discussion questions on ”The Conjurer Made Off With the Dish”

•Provocative questions on the 3 stories.

•Vocabulary collection

•Select 10 vocabulary words and use them in sentences that discuss the stories. (due Tuesday, 5/31)

Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

5/30

HOLIDAY!

Tuesday

5/31

•Collect vocabulary sentences

•Read “The Lesson” in class. Do Journal #14 in class.

•Assign “Drafting a Narrative”

(due Thursday)

•Begin brainstorming in class.

Work on “Drafting a Narrative” Assignment for practice tomorrow.

Wednesday

6/1

Class begins at 12:30 (Counseling)

*Career Center (community service)

•Revision #1 due no later than today.

1:30-2:30: Guest speaker from "Second Harvest Food Bank":

Hunger 101, www.2ndharvest.net.

•Assign Paper #5 (last paper of the quarter) today.

•Practice “Drafting a Narrative”

Continue to work on "Drafting a Narrative" projects.

Read "Shame" for Monday, 6/6.

Thursday

6/2

•“Drafting a Narrative” projects due.

•Pre-read for service learning project.

Read “Shame” (due Monday). Write Journal #15

Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

6/6

•Review “Shame”

•In Class Writing

•Work on paper #5

•Students organize carpools

Read TBA essay (due tomorrow)

Work on Paper #5 draft for Wednesday, 6/8.

Tuesday

6/7

TBA

•In class reading from hunger section.

•Catch up on journals & individual meetings.

•Write Journal #16 about our service learning.

Wednesday

6/8

12:30-Counseling Agenda TBA

*Bring three copies of a draft of your paper #5 today.

Paper #5 is due on 6/15.

Thursday

6/9

Service Learning: Second Harvest

(http:www.2ndharvest.net)

Leave campus by 12:30!

(1:00-3:00)

Review class vocabulary. Journal #16: Review what you have learned in this class. All journals due on 6/14

Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

6/13

*Grammar review

•TBA

Tuesday

6/14

•Prepare for vocabulary final

•Mock final exam?

•Turn in your journals

Study this week for vocabulary final, Thursday, 6/16

Wednesday

6/15

Class begins at 12:30 (Counseling)

*Studying for Final exams or individual conferences

•Practice grammar final today

•Practice paragraph writing final.

•Paper #5 due today.

What will you bring to the party tomorrow?

Study for vocabulary final tomorrow!

Thursday

6/16

•Vocabulary final

•Party!

Study for grammar final on Monday, 6/20.

Date

Classwork

Homework

Monday

6/20

Last Day of Regular Class

•Review for Tuesday final

•Grammar final today

Study for Tuesday final.

Tuesday

6/21

FINAL EXAM (1:45 – 3:45)*

(In ATC ?)

*note special time and place.

Also last day to hand in revision #2

Have a great summer. E-mail us if you have questions.