[week 1: march 28-31]
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Monday: Syllabus, term plan, computer lab.
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Tuesday: Previewing a textbook; using context clues.
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Handout: Textbook preview chart.
Context clue activity: English slang.
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Wednesday: About the Accuplacer exam; more practice with context clues.
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Slideshow: About the Accuplacer Exam.
Exercise: Using context clues
Online practice: Using Context Clues (Longman)
Online practice: Using context clues (TV411)
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Thursday: Practice Accuplacer exam; grammar pretest.
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[week 2: april 4-7]
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Monday: Dictionary usage; computer lab vocabulary activity.
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Computer Lab activity: Dictionary Definitions.
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Tuesday:
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Exercise: Writing Complete Definitions.
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Wednesday: Sentence relationship practice.
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Thursday: Week 2 Quiz. Fixing sentence fragment, comma splice, and fused sentence issues.
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Grammar Bytes: Coordination and Subordination slideshow
Grammar Bytes: Coordination and Subordination handout
Grammar Bytes: Fragments, Fused Sentences, and Comma Splices slideshow
Grammar Bytes: Fragments, Fused Sentences, and Comma Splices handout
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[week 3: april 11-14]
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Monday: Definition/example essay - rough draft.
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Handout: Definition/example essay assignment
Handout: Academic essay format
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Tuesday: Main ideas; definition/example essay structure.
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Slideshow: How to write an introduction
Study guide: Main Ideas & Supporting Details (Univ of Hawaii)
Online practice: Main Ideas & Supporting Details (Quia)
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Wednesday: Implied main ideas. Practice with TED Talks.
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Thursday: Week 3 Quiz. Implied main idea practice. Grammar - pronoun reference.
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Slideshow: Pronoun Reference
Handout: Pronoun Reference
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[week 4: april 18-21]
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Monday: Grammar - pronoun shift. Computer lab - practice Accuplacer.
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Link to official Accuplacer Web Study App - "purchase"
Link to official Accuplacer Web Study App - log in
Slideshow: Pronoun Shift
Handout: Pronoun Shift
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Tuesday: Time order and addition/listing patterns of organization. Definition/example paper revision.
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Link to sample Definition/Example paper
Online practice: Paragraph patterns (LF)
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Wednesday: Pattern of organization practice. Pronoun agreement.
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Slideshow: Pronoun Agreement
Handout: Pronoun Agreement
Online practice: Patterns of Organization (LF)
Online practice: Patterns of Organization (Dalton St)
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Thursday: Week 4 Quiz; pronoun agreement; highlighting and annotating.
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Online practice: Grammar and Punctuation (TV411)
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[week 5: april 25-28]
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Thursday: Midterm Exam.