Course Calendar

• Discussion about how we feel about reading and how we learned to read (in our first language and in English); and about the things we like to read.
• Introduction of the course objectives and the books we'll be reading
• Recommendation : Check out thelastlecture.com to find links that allow you to view the lecture.

1. Buy The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (available in nearly all bookstores)
2. Read The Last Lecture - the introduction, up to p.17
3. Buy One World, Many Cultures, 5th Edition - the second book we'll be reading. ($59.40 new; as little as $6.01 with shipping if bought used). Purchase it at amazon.com or ask Jodi to do so for you.

• Handout: LL till p.18
  (Discussion, Comprehension Quiz, and Language activities)
• In-class reading time (1/2 hour)

1. Complete the language activities on today's handout (Verbs in comprehension quiz; and writing sentences using similar phrases)
2. Read pages 20-39 in The Last Lecture

• Reviewed langauge activities assigned the previous week
• Handout: LL pp. 20-39
  (Discussion, Comprehension Quiz, and Language activities)
• Cultural Glossay (I gave copies, but we didn't discuss it yet.)

1. Complete the language activities in both of last week's handout (if you haven't already) and on today's handout. Give to Jodi.
2. Read pages 40-54 in The Last Lecture

• Submit homework (see 16 September HW, number 1)
• The use of while - a grammar awareness activity
• Handout: LL pp. 40-50
  (Discussion, Comprehension Quiz, and Language activities)
  

1. Complete language activity (guessing words from context) on today's handout.
2. Read pp. 57-104

• Handout: LL pp. 57-104
  (Discussion, Comprehension Quiz, and Language activities)
• Speed reading exercises (if you missed class today, ask Jodi for a copy of this in the next class).

1. Read pp.57-104 (if not yet finished).
2. Complete language activity (scanning for phrases)

• In-class reading time (1/2 hour)
• Continued with exercises in the handout from 23 September class.
• Presentation of Progress Chart for Faster Reading. Please choose a topic on the E-learning Companion website (see homework); test your reading speed and take the quiz. Mark your reading speed and test score on this chart and bring it to the next class, on 3 October.
  

1. Read pp.57-104 (if not yet finished).
2. Complete all past handouts to give to your teacher on 3 Oct.
3. Check your reading speed by trying an online exercise from a university-level textbook, E-learning Companion. You can read online or print it out - but if you print it, use the website to time yourself - and then do the comprehension questions WITHOUT looking at the reading.

• No class because of United Nations holiday.

• Continue with exercises in the handout from 23 September class.
• Speed reading exercises.

1. Read pp. 107-128
2. Try online speeed reading exercises, especially if you haven't already. Add results to your progress chart.

• Handout: LL pp. 105-128

• Read pp. 131-188

• Vocabulary (from 7 Oct handout)
• Handout: LL pp. 105-188
• Speed reading exercises

• Read pp. 191-206

• Discussion (continued) pp.105-188

• Read the rest of the book - or at least as much as you can.

• Handout: LL pp.131-206
• Handout: Vocabulary & Cultural References

• Study for mid-term QUIZ - that covers the vocabulary and key ideas in The Last Lecture

• Readings from the website A View on Cities http://aviewoncities.com
• Discussion about items on the quiz study guide

• Study for mid-term QUIZ - that covers the vocabulary and key ideas in The Last Lecture

• Quiz on The Last Lecture

• Choose three readings you'd prefer to read from One World, Many Cultures
• Read "America Has a Class System. See 'Frasier'
  (pp. 328-331)
• Watch an episode of Frasier (optional) - many are available on youtube.com

• Checked and discussed answers to first part of the quiz from last class.
• Began to discuss 'Frasier' article

• Check your quiz answers and bring any questions to class.
• Do homework from last class (if not done already).
• List characteristics of the American 'working class' and 'upper class' mentioned in the Frasier article

• Discussed Frasier article
• Chose articles that we'll be reading
• Began to read 'A Family Supper'

• Read 'A Family Supper' on pp. 67-76

• Discussed 'A Family Supper'
• Began to read 'The Persian Carpet'

• Read 'The Persian Carpet' on pp. 146-151
• If time, read 'And the Soul Shall Dance' pp. 152-158

• Took quiz on 'A Family Supper'
• Discussed 'The Persian Carpet'
• Began to read 'Where Fat is a Mark of Beauty' on pp. 207-211

• Find and define remaining vocabulary from 'A Family Supper'
• Read 'Where Fat is a Mark of Beauty' pp.207-211 AND 'Arranging a Marriage in India' on pp. 197-206

• Discussed the two articles about arranged marriages in Nigeria and India

• Read 'Nickled and Dimed' on pp. 243-264

• Read 'Nickled and Dimed' paragraph by paragraph - with one question and one vocabulary item per paragraph.

• Finish reading Nickled and Dimed' on pp. 243-264

• End-of-term Exam - a test of your overall reading proficiency.