TENTATIVE COURSE OF STUDY FOR RDG 032

 

Instructors reserve the right to adjust the requirements, pace or scheduling of this course.

Tests, quizzes and assignments are at the instructor’s discretion.

 

WEEK

Suggested Sequence

Assignments/Additional Information

 

1

Course Orientation

Vocabulary introduction

“What’s In A Name?

 

 

2

Chapter 1:  How We Learn:

Finding Out about Ourselves

Unit One Vocabulary p.76-81

 

 

3

Chapter 2: Topics, Main Ideas, and Details

Unit One Vocab Test

 

 

4

Finish Chapter 2

Unit 7 Vocabulary  p.516-521

Vocab test

 

 

 

5

Chapter 3:  Determining Authors’ Purpose

Unit 3Vocabulary p.252-257

 

 

6

Chapter 4 : Transition Words and Patterns of Organization

Vocab test

 

 

7

 

Chapter 5:  Inference

Mid-term Evaluation

 

 

 

8

 

Chapter 6:  Figurative Language

 

 

 

9

 

Chapter 7:  Tone

Unit 5 Vocabulary p367-371

 

 

10

 

Chapter 8: Modes of Writing

Vocab test

 

 

 

11

 

Chapter 9: Modes of Organization

 

 

12

 

Unit 6 Vocabulary  p453-459

Chapter 10: Fact and Opinion

 

 

 

13

 

Chapter 11: Bias

Vocab test

 

 

 

14

 

Chapter 12: Propaganda Techniques