English One
Syllabus
Semester 1, 1998
The final grade students receive for this course is based on the following:
Total points = 400
Tests
Below are the dates on which students will be tested:
Writing Assignments Below are the dates on which you will complete a graded in-class writing assignment: Writing assignment 1 (Illustration): July 2 Writing assignment 2 (Process): August 7 Writing assignment 3 (Description): September 4 Writing assignment 4 (Review): September 18
Should you miss a test for any reason, you will receive a score of zero. Similarly, should you be absent on a day when the class does an in-class writing assignment, you will be given a score of zero.
2202111: English One
Self-Learning Center Assignments
In addition to the work you do in class, you are also expected to do three types of activities in the Faculty Self-Learning Center. These activities are:
Video
Worksheets for the following video segments should be picked up and completed at the Self-Learning Center by the dates indicated. After completing the sheets, you should put them in your course folder. It is important that you observe the deadlines for completing these exercises since your teachers may check your folders at any time and may give you unannounced quizzes over the materials you have been assigned to watch.
1. "Lions" -- June 27 2. "Dr. Charles Mayo" -- July 11 3. "Judgment Day" -- July 28 4. "Kangaroos" -- August 11 5. "Children of Divorce" -- August 29 6. "A Dinosaur Named Sue" -- September 15
Songs
You are also expected to complete a weekly songsheet. To obtain these sheets, tell the attendant the name of your classroom teacher. He will give you a sheet and ask you to sign your name on the class roster. After completing the exercise, return it to the attendant. At the end of each week, your teacher will check your work and return it to you in class.
Week 1 (June 9) -- "Have a Little Faith in Me" Week 2 (June 16) -- "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" Week 3 (June 23) -- "Luka" Week 4 (June 30) -- "Mama" Week 5 (July 7) -- "Message in a Bottle" Week 6 (July 14) -- "One of Us" Week 7 (July 28) -- "Nothing Compares 2 U" Week 8 (August 4) -- "A Red-Letter Day" Week 9 (August 11) -- "Tom's Diner" Week 10 (August 18) -- "Gangsta's Paradise" Week 11 (August 25) -- "Unbreak My Heart" Week 12 (September 1) -- "Wonderwall" Grammar Exercises
Also in the Self-Learning Center are supplementary grammar exercises. These are to be completed weekly and may not be removed from the Center. You are responsible for studying these exercises in preparation for the two grammar tests given during the term and for the grammar section of the final exam.
June 9 -- Present Continuous/ Present Simple June 16 -- Word Order June 23 -- Present Perfect June 30 -- Present Perfect Continuous July 7 -- Countable/Uncountable Nouns July 14 -- Past Simple/Past Continuous July 21 -- Have/Have Got; Used to July 28 -- Future August 4 -- Will/Shall August 11 -- I will/I'm going to August 18 -- Passive Voice August 25 -- Have Something Done September 1 -- "If" clauses September 8 -- Adjective + preposition External Reading The external reading for this semester is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. You must have a copy of the text no later than Thursday, June 12. Begin reading immediately and observe the following reading schedule:
June 26: pp.1-40 July 31: pp. 41-90 August 28: pp. 91-140 September 11: pp. 141-end
Expect to have a short quiz on each of the dates above.
Folders All students are required to purchase a two-ring binder in which to keep all work for the semester. Work should be arranged in this order:
1. Vocabulary sheets 2. Reading 3. Writing 4. Songs 5. Video 6. Tests and quizzes
Students must also keep a pad of lined paper with holes in their folders.
Vocabulary Sheets Each week you are expected to complete a vocabulary sheet with words from your reading exercises, text, video worksheets, songs or your external reading. Keep these sheets in your course folder.
Your bi-weekly participation score will be determined to a large degree by your attendance and punctuality. A one-hour absence during any two-week period will result in one mark being deducted from your score atuomatically. Two tardies is equivalent to a one-hour absence.
The final examination will test reading, grammar, and writing but will not include the external reading.
