English Reading

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English Reading WritingIntermediate Level

• Instructor Ivy Chiu
• Date July 2-August 3
• Class 1 Morning class
• Class 2 Afternoon class

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Overview

• Course Requirements
• Syllabus
• Grouping
• Seat Arrangement

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Course Requirements

• Reading class
• In class 5 chapters (CH.1, 2, 5, 11, 13)
• Self study 3 chapters (CH.6, 12, 14)
• (Finish self-study articles and the exercises by
  July 30th / August 1st. The teacher will check
  your work on August 1st / Aug. 3rd.)

Preview and review every chapter. There will be
a vocabulary quiz after each lesson.
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Course Requirements

• Writing Peer Editing
• There will be 3 writing assignments
• a. Essay Outline Ch.2, pp. 25-26
• b. Example Essay Ch.5, pp. 61-66
• c. Cause Effect Essay Ch.11, pp. 146-148

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• 2. You will have to write a draft in class. Your
  partner will help you proofread and edit your
  draft. (p. 207, editing symbols)
• 3. Attach every essay writing with an outline

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• 4. Format
• TYPE all your writing outlines.
• Times New Roman
• Font 12
• Double-spacing

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• 5. Put your essays and outlines in your portfolio

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Course Requirements

• Portfolio Group Work
• To better enhance your English reading
  ability, you are encouraged to establish a
  reading habit. To do so, you (as a group) will
  need to read at least two articles every week. It
  is suggested you collect articles from different
  sources, such as journals, magazines, or
  newspapers. Reading passages from the Internet
  will be acceptable.

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• As a self-learning record, you need to put the
  articles you read inside a portfolio. Here is the
  guideline for the assignment
• Minimum number of articles 8 articles in total.

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• 2. Issues topics (Your choice!)

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• 3. 5 to 8 vocabulary words and definitions
• Choose 5 words from each article and write the
  class of each word (verb, adjective, and so on)
  and an English definition.
• 4. A reflection
• Write a reflection (50 to 100 words) after
  reading each article. (Every group member!)

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• 5. Format
• Make a photocopy of or print out every reading
  article
• TYPE all your work.
• Times New Roman
• Font 12
• Double-spacing

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• 6. Due date
• Class 1 July 30, Monday
• Class 2 August 1, Wednesday

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Portfolio Sample Cover Page
Portfolio Course English Reading
Writing Instructor Ivy Chiu Group No.
1 Student ID Student Name Date July 30, 2007
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents Reading 1 ..P.
1 Words and definitions 1 ...P.
2 Reflection 1 ...P. 3 Reading
2 ...P. 4
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Content 1
Reading 1 Date P. 1
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Content 2
Words Definitions 1 Date Word 1 (n.)
definition Word 2 (v.) definition Word 3
(adj.) definition Word 4 Word 5 P. 2
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Content 3
Reflection 1 Date Name
1 _________________________ Name 2
_________________________ Name 3
_________________________ Name 4
_________________________ P. 3
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Syllabus

• Every student will get one copy of syllabus.
• Read the syllabus and raise any questions related
  to the content.

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Grouping 1

• 4 people in a group. (One group one portfolio!)
• 48 (total) 4 12 groups)
• 31 (total) 4 8 groups (1 group can have 3
  people)
• Draw lots to decide you group number.
• Fill out your names (and student ID number) and
  change your seat.

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Seat Arrangement
Platform
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Platform
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Grouping 2

• Inside your group, choose one person to be your
  partner.
• Work in pairs in the Peer Editing Activity on
  Wednesdays.
• In the pair list, fill out your English names
  (and student ID number).