College Knowledge
Week 2: January 12 – 16
Monday, 12 January
Reading quiz and discussion of Chapters 1-3 of In My Hands
Establish life-lines
Tom Wayman’s
"Did I Miss Anything" and intention statements
ASSIGNED: Finish drafting Essay 1 (adding paragraphs 4 and 5)—it must be typed by Thursday
Summarize one of the two editorials
handed out in class on Monday
Read In My Hands through Part 1,
page 68 for Wednesday
Check paragraphs 4 & 5; check that
life-lines are established
Explain notable and quotable quotes
category
Crash course in
note-taking
Topic and Main
Idea--overheads and "Life Is Not Measured by GPA"
BREAK
Writing clear
topic sentences for each paragraph in Essay #1
ASSIGNED: Read Chapter Two of Read
& Respond; bring College Knowledge to class
Complete LASSI & organize notebook (first notebook check will be Wed)
Read In My Hands through Part 1, page 68 for Wednesday
Notebook check;
reading quiz on In My Hands
Vocabulary--selecting and learning new vocab (Chapter
Two of Read & Respond) and dictionaries
Discuss In
My Hands 27-68
ASSIGNED: for Thursday, read Kirzner and Mandell, The
Pocket Handbook 1-10.
Typed draft of Essay #1
Peer editing of Essay #1
Finding major details (and distinguishing
them from minor ones) ASSIGNED:
Final draft of ESSAY #1 due Friday
Bring
Kirzner and Mandell, The Pocket Handbook to class
Progress check.
Self-assessment
memo in class attached to Essay #1.
Self-selected
grammar worries workshop.
ASSIGNED: In My Hands 71-111