Read for pleasure and information. Associate Degree Outcomes: The JCC Board of Trustees has developed a list of essential skills that all graduates should develop. The Board has said: JCC’s goal is to prepare students to live productive and meaningful lives. Implicit in this goal are efforts to prepare students to: (a) live and work in the 21st century, (b) be employed in situations which will require retraining several times during a productive life, and (c) function in a rapidly changing international society. In support of these guidelines, ENG 085 students will develop critical thinking skills, including the ability to do the following: Generate questions about texts before and while reading. Distinguish between fact, opinion and inference. Recognize bias in a piece of writing. Incorporate new knowledge with old. Reading Assignments & Journal/Notebook Responses Students will be introduced to various texts and will demonstrate pre-reading, active reading and post-reading strategies. Using the Active Reading Strategy Guide, a journal/notebook entry will need to be completed for each reading assignment assigned both in, and out, of class that will present the students application of reading strategies and comprehension of texts. Students are encouraged to use the following phrases to begin their statements to help clarify their thinking when annotating texts or writing in their journals/notebooks: got stuck when…” “I was confused by…” “I reminds me of…” “This is important because…” “This think this means…” “I can picture this in my mind. I can see…” “I wonder…” “I still need help with…” “I comprehension was interrupted by…” “My Reading notebooks will be handed in routinely for assessment and grading. The Other Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore Question and Response Guide pages will be assigned throughout the reading of the novel. The Other Wes Moore questions and answers should be typed, single or 1.5 spaced, in font size 12, in acceptable academic font such as Times New Roman or Arial. In the upper left corner of your typed document, as with all documents, be sure to include your name, date, class and section, title of the book and indicate the page numbers that correspond with the questions. For example: Michael Jones September 15, 2012 ENG 085-07 The Other Wes Moore, p. 5-25 Responses to all reading assignments will count as 50% of your final grade.
Read for pleasure and information. Associate Degree Outcomes: The JCC Board of Trustees has developed a list of essential skills that all graduates should develop. The Board has said: JCC’s goal is to prepare students to live productive and meaningful lives. Implicit in this goal are efforts to prepare students to: (a) live and work in the 21st century, (b) be employed in situations which will require retraining several times during a productive life, and (c) function in a rapidly changing international society. In support of these guidelines, ENG 085 students will develop critical thinking skills, including the ability to do the following: Generate questions about texts before and while reading. Distinguish between fact, opinion and inference. Recognize bias in a piece of writing. Incorporate new knowledge with old. Reading Assignments & Journal/Notebook Responses Students will be introduced to various texts and will demonstrate pre-reading, active reading and post-reading strategies. Using the Active Reading Strategy Guide, a journal/notebook entry will need to be completed for each reading assignment assigned both in, and out, of class that will present the students application of reading strategies and comprehension of texts. Students are encouraged to use the following phrases to begin their statements to help clarify their thinking when annotating texts or writing in their journals/notebooks: “I got stuck when…” “I was confused by…” “This reminds me of…” “This is important because…” “I think this means…” “I can picture this in my mind. I can see…” “I wonder…” “I still need help with…” “My comprehension was interrupted by…” Reading notebooks will be handed in routinely for assessment and grading. The Other Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore Question and Response Guide pages will be assigned throughout the reading of the novel. The Other Wes Moore questions and answers should be typed, single or 1.5 spaced, in font size 12, in acceptable academic font such as Times New Roman or Arial. In the upper left corner of your typed document, as with all documents, be sure to include your name, date, class and section, title of the book and indicate the page numbers that correspond with the questions. For example: Michael Jones September 15, 2012 ENG 085-07 The Other Wes Moore, p. 5-25 Responses to all reading assignments will count as 50% of your final grade.
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