Lab Work for Mr.Doyle's Class

English 190 Academic Reading II Lab Work
Winter 2009 - January 4 to February 11 - This is a 6 week session.
This class is for students who wish to improve their college reading skills. Various textbook study methods are covered, as are memory improvement, vocabulary building through the study of prefixes and roots, and the use of context clues. Some basic word attack skills are reviewed, but the emphasis of the course is on strengthening higher level reading comprehension as well as improving critical reading. Methods to improve literal and inferential comprehension are covered. This is a graded class and meets the reading prerequisite for English 191.

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Professor Doyle:

818-240-1000, ext.5343
ddoyle@glendale.edu
office: LB 203

The class assigned this lab work meets:

2678 English 190 M-Th 10:30AM-12:45PM AD 242

All Classes meet Monday-Thursday.
No School on Martin Luther King Day, January 18
Finals are on the last day of class, Thursday, February 11.

Check out Mr.Doyle's Blog for latest news about the class	Other Required Textbooks.	How to Do These Assignments
Online copy of the English 190 Syllabus This is a required text:buy a bound copy from the bookstore or print this pdf copy for free	Your lab work check-in record. posted weekly-finish your lab work by Sunday night
Registered Book Report Books posted regularly when we start doing our book report books	Academic Honesty Policy	Register your Book Report Book

Weekly	Scheduled Assignments:
1	Show you are serious about the class: Get your books immediately. The Basics (READ ME FIRST) About the English Lab Read this selection from the media Lesson 94A Lesson 94B Lesson 94C Six Keys to Quicker Learning Vowel Test "Barbie Doll" (p.20) Vocabulary from "Barbie Doll" Vocabulary Quiz from "Barbie Doll" Author Anne Lamott on body image Vocabulary from "A day at the beach with my "aunties"" by Anne Lamott Vocabulary Quiz from "When is it Rape?" Vocabulary from "When is it Rape?" (p.259) Comprehension Quiz from "When is it Rape?" "When is it Rape?" -original article in Time magazine What's your e-mail address? Answer these questions to determine your Learning Style. SQ3R Method for study reading What's Wrong with this picture...review Reading and Memory Read this selection from the media Lesson 95A Lesson 95B Lesson 95C Study Word Lists from the Text When you finish these materials, check this box and press .
2	Those Winter Sundays by Robert Hayden A Red Palm by Gary Soto Vocabulary from "Those Winter Sundays" (p.8) Vocabulary from "Austere" (p.8) and "The Red Palm" (p.9) Word Attack Skills Vocabulary Skills Mr.Doyle's Funny Fonix Rap Summary of Phonics Rules and Samples of vowel sounds Phonics Practice Quiz Dividing Words into Syllables Improving your Memory Memory Test What is Information Literacy? Article on Improving Memory Read this selection from the media Lesson 92A Lesson 92B Lesson 92C Lesson 96A Lesson 96B Lesson 96C Select a Book for your Book Report Bring the book to class Thursday. Tell Mr.Doyle the name of the Book you are Reading Tips on Using the Context Quiz on Using the Context Vocabulary from "The Lottery" (p.43) "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson Langston Hughes: I, Too, Sing America Harlem: What happens to a dream deferred? Langston Hughes: Mother to Son The Poetry of Langston Hughes When you finish these materials, check this box and press .
3	Martin Luther King Day Holiday, Monday January 18 Cumulative Quiz of words from the text Read this selection from the media Extra Reading: College Drug Use Tap here for latest news from Mr.Doyle's Blog Daystar by Rita Dove About the Poet Rita Dove A Lady Once Told Me by Nikki Giovanni About the Poet Nikki Giovanni Bedtime Story by George Macbeth About the Poet George Macbeth Vocabulary from "Daystar" (p.10), "Once a Lady Told Me" (p.11) and the "Bedtime Story" (p.14) Research the Author of your Reading Book Practice Review for Greek and Latin Roots Roots Reference Dictionary Read this selection from the media Roots Practice Quiz#1 Roots Practice Quiz#2 Read this selection from the media "The Gilded Six-Bits" (p.63) Vocabulary from "The Gilded Six-Bits" (p.63) Lesson 97A Lesson 97B Lesson 97C Lesson 98A Lesson 98B Lesson 98C Lesson 99A Lesson 99B Lesson 99C When you finish these materials, check this box and press .
4	Test this week. Review all the vocabulary from the expensive book, weeks 1,2, and 3 and all the Greek and Latin root words. Study these words from the textbook for the test this week Cumulative Quiz of words from the text Vocabulary from "Counting the Mad" (p.15), "Much Madness is Divinest Sense" (p.16) and "Mr. Z" (p.20) Counting the Mad Much Madness is Divinest Sense Mr.Z Roots Practice Quiz#3 Roots Practice Quiz#4 Read this selection from the media Lesson 100A Lesson 100B Lesson 100C "The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" Vocabulary from "The Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" (p.72) Cumulative Quiz of words from the text Halloween Customs Read this selection from the media Lesson 93A Lesson 93B Lesson 93C Tap here for latest news from Mr.Doyle's Blog Spoon River Anthology The Vacuum Vocabulary from "Poems from the Spoon River Anthology" (p.16) and "Vacuum" (p.22) The Halloween Season When you finish these materials, check this box and press .
5	"Starved Out" Vocabulary(p.246) Starved Out Finding Main Ideas How to Outline Outline Review Quiz "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty (p.107) Vocabulary from "A Worn Path" (p.107) Cumulative Quiz of words from the text Read this selection from the media Lesson 91A Lesson 91B Lesson 91C Vocabulary from "Torture's Allure and Effect" (p.294) Torture's Dark Allure Read this selection from the media Lesson 90A Lesson 90B Lesson 90C Practice Analogies Quiz Chimera Analogies Test Vocabulary from "Dulce et Decorum" (p.25) "Dulce et Decorum" by Wilfred Owen "Dulce et Decorum" by Wilfred Owen video Read this selection from the media Lesson 89A Lesson 89B Lesson 89C When you finish these materials, check this box and press .
6	Vocabulary from "The Unknown Citizen" (p.35) "The Unknown Citizen" by W.H. Auden Fact or Opinion Practice review page 62 from the book (Analogies) review page 63 from the book (Analogies) Quiz on Fact or Opinion Read this selection from the media Lesson 88A Lesson 88B "Mending Wall" by Robert Frost (p.26) Mass Media and Politics Mass Media and Bias Detecting Bias in the News News Bias Explored Word Choice Drill Media Matters for America Lesson 87A Lesson 87B Lesson 87C Tap here for latest news from Mr.Doyle's Blog What is Propaganda? More about propaganda Quiz on Propaganda terms Examples of Propaganda JibJab Videos Media Matters for America Lesson 86A Lesson 86B Lesson 86C What's going to be on the final? Tap here to see! You should have at least 6 hours of Lab Work done by the end of the semester. REVIEW for the FINALS! Finish Lab work assignments by February 11 When you finish these materials, check this box and press .

Requirements/Grading:
Final Exam - 35%
Midterm Exam - 25%
Participation -demonstrated by:
-completing syllabus book - 10%
-finishing lab work - 10%
Book Report/Review - 15%
General Reading Level Improvement (measured by standardized tests) - 5%

Students may schedule makeup tests if they get a D or F on the midterm, but cannot makeup the Final. It is the student's responsibility to withdraw officially from the college or drop classes when he or she stops attending and to observe established deadlines, otherwise, "F'' grades may be assigned. Students are expected to attend all classes; irregular class attendance may result in being dropped. Students are also required to be respectful of the learning environment and to avoid disrupting class.

Student Learning Outcomes

Apply knowledge of textbook strategies to preview and scan texts for main ideas. Discriminate between primary and subordinate statements in a paragraph and create and follow an outline. Discriminate between fact and opinion statements and recognize and determine the mode of propaganda in a text.

Define and use at least 100 Greek or Latin roots and over 300 words based on those roots.

Write a book review which shows ability to analyze, synthesize, and think critically about a text.

Students with Disabilities
Mr. Doyle and Glendale College invite the participation of all students in this class. For special help and accommodations, including obtaining special proctoring for tests, free note taking, assistance for blind students, etc. please contact the GCC Center for Students with Disabilities. These students' helpers, note takers, guides and assistants are welcome as well.

Academic Dishonesty Policy
Glendale College has an Academic Dishonesty Policy forbidding various types of cheating, including plagiarism. Incidents of academic dishonesty will be referred to the Vice-President of Instruction's office.

Electronic device policy
Cell phones, iPods, and other electronic devices should be turned off when class begins to avoid disrupting class. Students may not text-message during class. However, students may use laptops in class to take notes or to access the class web page or the online syllabus. Students may also use digital recording devices to tape lectures. Students with disabilities and their helpers may use any necessary electronic accommodating device.

Office hours and telephone number
Mr. Doyle's office is LB203 and his GCC phone number is 818-240-1000, ext 5343. The instructors don't have formal office hours during the winter semester, but Mr. Doyle will be available in his office between 10:15 and 10:30 and immediately after 12:45 most days.