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DFW L6-L7 Reading/Writing

duration: 4 weeks
price: free

About this Course

Level 6: This course focuses on basic English reading and writing skills for intermediate English learners. Topics covered include plagiarism, formatting and citation, and timed writing skills. Level 7: This course focuses on basic English reading and writing skills for high-intermediate English learners. Topics covered include timed writing, citation, and applications for asking and answering questions.

The Student Resources page on the TLC Website contains policies, forms, syllabi, and other useful information for students. A few examples of the policies found on Student Resources include: Make-up Work, Academic Integrity, Attendance, Satisfactory Academic Progress, etc. The Student Resources page is available at www.thelanguagecompany.com/student-resources.

Learning modules

  • Week 1
    • L6 AND L7 Plagiarism - View video (in notebook - record 3 examples of plagiarism.)

    • L6 Review the Objectives and Assignment details on Google Doc sent 01/31/23.

    • L7 Review course objectives and assignment (sent in a Google Doc to your email 01/31/23)

    • L6 and L7 Read https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2301/230130-radioactive-capsule-m.html

    • L6 (Breaking News linked) Choose 5 Questions "Discussion Student A" and write your opinion in complete sentences-notebook)

    • L7 (Breaking News article linked) Choose 5 Discussion Student B Questions and 5 Synonyms (10 sentences)

  • Week 2
    • L7 Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting (Purdue Owl)

    • L6 and (summarize 1 of the 2 videos) South Africa's play pump videos (Take notes and use one quotation)

    • L6 Skills for Success 3 and L7 Skills for Success Unit 1

    • L7 Summarize Clean Drinking Water and Play pump/World Water Crisis, paraphrasing and using at least one quote. Close with opinion paragraph

    • L6 and L7 Vocabulary Quiz from Urgent Serach for Lost Radioactive Capsule in Australia (Jan. 30, 2023)

    • Review Vocabulary, Reading "How to Make a Strong First Impression"

    • L7 T-Chart/Reading 2 Articles (What to Do and What Not to Do on an Interview)

    • L7 Produce a 5-paragraph timed writing with details and examples "First Impressions and the Interview" 120 minutes

    • L6 and L7 (quiz over vocabulary - preview reading) "How to Make a Strong First Impression"

    • L6-L7 Review notes from How to Make a Good First Impression and brainstorm re: 5 paragraphs writing

    • L6-L7 Create an outline for your 5 paragraph writing

    • Tell me about yourself? Interview Question

    • L7 -8 sentences discussing the most important interviewing tip and the hardest tip

    • L6 5- sentences discussing the most important interviewing tip and the hardest tip

  • Week 3
    • L6 Produce a 4-5 paragraph timed writing. "How to Make a Positive First Impression" 120 minutes

    • L7 Produce proper in-text citation, Made in Interviews and How to Avoid Them"

    • L7 Respond to questions about academic material from sources.

    • STAYING TOGETHER by Judith Wilson Chapters 1-4

    • Reading Chapters 3 round-robin with focus questions

  • Week 4
    • L6 and L7 Botanical/Japanese Gardens pictures for Descriptive Writing

    • L6 Produce compound sentences with various conjunctions in pieces of writing.

    • L7 Identify and cite effective resources for use in academic or professional essays by evaluating bias, purpose, and author’s stance.

    • L6 and L7 Produce proper citations and a Works Cited/ References page in MLA and/or APA style.

    • L6 Compound Sentences'; L7-3 Details Chapters 8-14 Preview Reading/Focused Questions

    • L6 and L7 Reading/Round Robin and Individual 7-14 Think/Pair/Share predictions for questions.

    • Reading final chapters 7-21 STAYING TOGETHER L6/L7 Follow individualized reading plan.

About the Instructor

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Onna Seibold

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