ESL 081 - Reading 1
Week-to-Week Assignments
 Instructor: Elizabeth Neblett
My e-mail address: neblett@hawk.ucc.edu

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Week-by-Week Schedule of Assignments
Week 1
Sept. 12 		Week 2
Sept. 19 		Week 3
Sept. 26 		Week 4
Oct. 3
Week 5
Oct. 10 		Week 6
Oct. 17 		Week 7
Oct. 24 		Week 8
Oct. 31
Midterm Exam Part 1
Week 9
Nov. 7- Midterm Part 2
Black and Blue 		Week 10
Nov. 14 		Week 11
Nov. 21 		Week 12
Nov. 28
Week 13
Dec. 5 		Week 14
Dec. 12 		Week 15
Dec. 19 - Final Exam & Your Results

Week 1 - Sept. 12

Review Course Outline and expectations for the course; Read: "The Man Who Couldn't Read". Individually, write a response paper. Intro to course web site
Homework: Street Lawyer , Read Chapters 1 - 6. Write a Reader Response paper. Make sure you have all books.

Week 2 - Sept. 19

Discussion Groups, Street Lawyer,Chapters 1-6; handed in Reader Response Paper#1; Academic Encounters Pre-reading and 1: Stress. Reminder: Bring Academic Encounters to class every week.
Homework: Street Lawyer, Chapters 7 - 12

Week 3 - Sept. 26

Quiz & Discussion, Street Lawyer, Chapters 7 -12 ; ; Academic Encounters Pre-reading and reading from Unit 1 on Stress;
Homework: Street Lawyer , Chapters 13-17 . There will be a quiz next week.

Week 4 - Oct. 3

Quiz & Group Discussion, Street Lawyer, Chapters 13 - 17 ; Academic Encounters Reading 2: "Stress and Illness," paraphrasing;
Homework: Street Lawyer, Read Chapters 18 - 22

Week 5 - Oct. 10

Important: If you're absent, get the handouts from Prof. Liz Neblett, Room 414A.
Group Discussion, Street Lawyer, Chapters 18 - 22; Academic Encounters: "Coping With Stress," Task 3, (See pg. 12 -13)
Homework: Street Lawyer, Read Chapters 23 - 27; Write a Reader Response; Homework: Paraphrase the following 4 sentences from Academic Encounters, Page 16: 1) Line 45: "Even when...occur; 2) Line 59: "Recent research...personality"; (3) Line 75: "If People...harmful; (4) Line 77: "Each person needs...own way" . Your paraphrased sentences will be collected.

Week 6 - Oct. 17

Discussion on Chapters 23 - 27; Reading about one homeless family and how they lost their home; Quiz on Chapters 23 - 27
Homework: Street Lawyer, Read 28 - 32

Week 7 - Oct. 24


Library Visit and Midsemester Project: Using the SIRS or the library catalog, find a magazine, newspaper, or journal article about a topic related to Street Lawyer. Midterm Exam Next Week: You'll have to read something new, answer questions about the book, and paraphrase a few sentences.
Homework: Street Lawyer, Finish the book; Midterm Exam on Oct. 31st.

Week 8 - Oct. 31

Midterm Exam Homework: Make sure that you have the next book, Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen. We'll start the book next week.

Week 9 - Nov. 7

Midterm Project Due Begin Black and Blue; If you don't have a book yet, go to a bookstore now. Try any large bookstore.
Homework: Black and Blue Read pages 1 - 68; Answer the questions on the handout.

Week 10 - Nov. 14

Review Pages 1 - 68; Discussion; Handout on Court Procedures for Victims of Domestic Violence (Read it); We worked on Writing Summaries and did one in class; We discussed "How to take a True/ False Quiz"
Homework: Black and Blue: Read 69-135; Do the handout I gave out in class. Read "Smoking" in Academic Encounters. If you were absent, get your handouts from the instructor.

Week 11 - Nov. 21

Black and Blue; Discussed pages 69 - 134 & reviewed the handout.;
Homework: Black and Blue: Read 135 - 204; Chapters 7 - 9; We worked on writing summaries; Write a summary of "Women and Smoking", an article that I handed out; See instructor for a copy.

Week 12 - Nov. 28

Black and Blue; Discussion of pg. 135-204; I collected the homework (summaries on an article); Handed out information on Final Project - Due Dec. 12; Went to Computer Lab to look for articles;
Homework: Black and Blue: Read pg. 205 - 257; Begin to look for articles for final project

Week 13 - Dec. 5

Black and Blue; Discussion of chapters read;
Homework: Black and Blue: Finish the book; Do your Final Project

Week 14 - Dec. 12

Black and Blue; Final Exam
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