Developmental Reading Syllabus

DSPR 0800

A. Lewald, Foster Hall 412

Tel. (931) 372-3702

e-mail: alewald@tntech.edu

office hours: tba

Texts and Materials:

• Chaffee, John. THINKING CRITICALLY. 8th edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006

• Olsen, Amy. ACADEMIC VOCABULARY. 2nd. edition. New York:  Pearson/Longman, 2005 (buy new)

• Journal folder

• Pens with blue/black ink

• Computer Disk

Week 1:     Introduction to the Course; Explanation of Journal, etc.

                   Read about Goals and Decisions, Chaffee 1-26.

                   Share goals in class. * Career Exploration Project

                   Academic Vocabulary Ch. 1, 2

Week 2:    Thinking Critically, Chaffee 47-80

                  Bring in articles about a current high profile trial.

                  *Assign book reports

                  Academic Vocabulary Ch. 3,4

Week 3:    Solving Problems, Chaffee 91- 112

                 Auden 127

                 *Problem/ Solution paper

                 Academic Vocabulary Ch. 4,5

Week 4:    Perceiving, Chaffee, 129-148

                  Bring an article about Malcolm X

                 *Photo Essay 165

                 Academic Vocabulary Ch. 6.7

Week 5:    Believing and Knowing, Chaffee 171-202

                 Academic Vocabulary Ch. 8,9

                 Fundamentals of Public Speaking/

                 * See a movie

Week 6:    Language and Thought, Chaffee 223-240

                 Oral Reports: Movie Review*

                 *Speeches in class

Week 7:    Concepts, Chaffee 271-288

                  Academic Vocabulary Ch. 10,11

                 *Reflective Mid Term exam

Week 8:    Relating and Organizing, Chaffee 310-328

                 Understanding Poetry/ Bring a poem to class

                 340 Thinking Critically About Images *Essay

                 Academic Vocabulary Ch. 12, 13

Week 9:    Reporting, Inferring and Judging 347-371

                 Academic Vocabulary Ch. 14, 15

Week 10   Arguments, Chaffee 389-412

                  *Argument paper due

                  Academic Vocabulary Ch. 16, 17

Week 11:   Academic Vocabulary Ch. 18, 19

                  *Book Reports due –oral and written

Week 12:    Academic Vocabulary Ch. 20-22

Week 13:    Academic Vocabulary Ch. 23-25

Week 14:    Academic Vocabulary Ch. 26-28

Week  15:    Academic Vocabulary Ch. 29. 30

                     Preparation for Final exam

Final Exam: All students must be present for this exam in order to have any chance of passing this course.

Final Exam: day:____________ time:____________ location:______________

Grading:

• Attendance and daily quizzes 10%

• Academic Vocabulary tests 25%

• Newspaper Journal 10%

• Essays, Projects, Speeches  25%

• Reflective Mid term exam 10%

• Final Exam 20% ( All students must take the Final Exam.)       

This syllabus is tentative and may be subject to change.

The emphasis in grading will be on Reading Skills.

All students are expected to complete ALL assignments for which a grade is assigned.

ALL STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE FINAL EXAM

***Failure to take OR pass the final exam may result in a re-evaluation of the semester’s work  and could result in failure of the course. Students must make an average of C or better in order to advance to the next level. Only those students whose reading skills are at the passing level should be allowed to pass.

This syllabus is tentative and may be subject to change.