Course Calendar

AE102-103 /Fall 2009

Agenda and assignments subject to change; changes will be announced in advance

Day/Date	Lesson Segments	Class Agenda
week one	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Virtual Writing Lab	Chapter 1 Part I Successful Attitudes Toward Reading College Expectations/Positive Attitudes Powerfirmations/Multiple Intelligences none
week Two	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Communications Corner Virtual Writing Lab Virtual Classroom	Chapter 1 Part II Successful Attitudes Toward Reading The Road to Success -Positive Attitudes/Building Concentration Learning Styles Share personal learning styles Paragraph on Learning style communication
week Three	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Communications Corner Virtual Writing Lab Virtual Classroom	Chapter 2 Context Clues Language Origins & Change—English Language History/Loanwords Dying Language/Gaelic Slang Interview ESL or dialects Paragraph on language interview
week Four	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Communications Corner Virtual Writing Lab Virtual Classroom	Chapter 3 Word Parts Language Origins & Change-Word Histories/Borrowed Words BBC Language History Timeline Share recipe history Recipe paraphrase Mastery Test 1
week five	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Communications Corner Virtual Writing Lab Virtual Classroom	Chapter 4 Dictionaries Language & Culture-Catch phrases/Word histories Native American Code Talkers Code Talkers History of Place-Names/Code Talkers summary
week six	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Communications Corner Virtual Writing Lab Virtual Classroom	Chapter 5 Reading as Thinking Good Health, Good Brains—Perils of Higher Ed/9 Essentials Jonas Bro/I’m Lovin’ It Interview another student/Perils of Higher Ed Paraphrasing-Higher Ed article
week seven	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Communications Corner Virtual Writing Lab Virtual Classroom	Chapter 6 Understanding Paragraphs Topics/Main Ideas Good Health, Good Brains-Food for Thought/Nutrition Guides History of Tattoos Compare MyPyramid health notes Write about MyPyramid notes Mastery Test 2
Mid Semester Feedback Form
week eight	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Communications Corner Virtual Writing Lab Virtual Classroom	Chapter 7 Understanding Paragraphs Supporting Details/Transitions Communication:  Facial Expressions/Body Language Nonverbal Power Videos Nonverbal Observations Paragraph - Nonverbal Observations
week nine	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Communications Corner Virtual Writing Lab Virtual Classroom	Chapter 8 Organization: Thought Patterns Communication: Personal Space/Gestures Nonverbal Power Videos Nonverbal Observations Paragraph-Nonverbal Observations
week ten	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Communications Corner Virtual Writing Lab Virtual Classroom	Chapter 11Organziang and Remembering Information Virtual Vacation-Culture Quest/World Tour Rick on Public Radio-Vacations None Vacation Travel Report
week  eleven	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Communications Corner Virtual Writing Lab Virtual Classroom	Chapter 12 Interpreting the Writer’s Message and Purpose Controversy-Textbook mini reader Smoker’s Rights/Cell Phones Patrick Reynolds Smoking/Cell Phone videos Interview on secondhand smoke Mini reader assignment/interview response paragraph
week twelve	Textbook Skill Building Reading Room Virtual Listening Lab Communications Corner Virtual Writing Lab Virtual Classroom	Chapter 13 Evaluating: Asking Critical Questions Controversy-Textbook mini reader Campus Violence/Employee Rights Oregonian Times/Employee Rights You Tube video Interview Campus Violence Mini reader assignment/interview response paragraph Mastery Test 3
week thirteen	Read Novel -A Cold Day In Paradise	Finish Book Report-A Cold Day in Paradise
week fourteen week fifteen	Polishing your Writing Final Exam	Polish selected writing pieces chosen by the Instructor Polish writing and submit Final Exam – Multiple Choice
End of Semester Feedback Form

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