ANL 14960 - Advanced English I - Dave Zinck
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DOCUMENTS:
Course Plan
Course Info
Course Notes
Course Notes - ANSWERS
LEAP - ANSWERS
The Secret Adversary - part 1 - prologue-ch 5
The Secret Adversary - part 2 - ch 6-11
The Secret Adversary - part 3 - ch 12-21
The Secret Adversary - part 4 - ch 22-28
Formative Writing Assignment #1
Formative Writing Assignment #2
Formative Writing Assignment #3
Lab 07
Lab 08
Lab 09
Lab 01
Lab 02
Lab 03
Lab 04
Lab 05
Lab 06
WEEKLY COURSE INFO:
Week 1 -  What to do for next class:
1- Read the course plan and course info documents again - ask any questions next class
2- Prepare your bibliography web site presentations (see page 7 of course info)
3- Get your books (available at Zone in Pollack-Desjardins)
4-  Read part 1 of The Secret Adversary for week 3 (you’ll find it on my web site) and prepare 4 quiz questions as described in the course info document
5- Print the Course Notes (to reduce the amount of paper you use: click on PRINT > PROPERTIES > FINISHING > select PRINT ON BOTH SIDES; and under PAGES PER SHEET select 2 PAGES PER SHEET)
6- Answer grammar study guide questions for review chapters (pp. 52-60 in the Course Notes); do necessary exercises for these chapters in the grammar book for week 3
Week 2 - What to do for next class:
1- Answer grammar study guide questions for review chapters (Course Notes, pp. 52-60); do necessary exercises for these chapters in the grammar book
2- Read part 1 of The Secret Aversary; prepare for discussion and prepare 4 quiz questions (see course info document)
3- formative writing #1: optional, due next class
4- Read information and do exercises for writing and sentence types (Course Notes pp. 14-20) + reading skills and vocabulary (Course Notes, pp. 21-24)
5- L.E.A.P. p. 6-8  - exercises on vocabulary strategies - check answers with answer key
6- Complete the false cognates #1 exercise (Course Notes, pp. 25-28) - check answers with answer key
Week 2 - Course notes - pages seen in class: 70, 21, 25-28, 14-17
Week 3 - What to do for next class:
1- Grammar Study Guide Questions (Course Notes, pp.61-62) and exercises (in the grammar book) for preposition combinations + either / neither
2- Next novel discussion in 2 weeks on part 2
3- LEAP – p.11 – vocabulary strategy #4: collocations – check answers with answer key
4- LAB 02 – AT HOME – review of S, -ed sounds, listening
5- Complete Word Stress practice  exercises on pp.99-103 in the Course Notes – check answers with answer key
6 – Finish correcting Error correction exercise #1 (p.89) and write an explanation for each correction – check with the answer key
7 - Complete The grammar identification and grammar terms exercises on pp. 71-72 and correct them with the answer key
Week 3 - Course Notes - pages seen in class: 71, 82-85, 89, 99-102
Week 4 - What to do for next class:
1- Grammar ch 3 – study guide questions in the Course Notes (p. 63) and exercises in your book
2- Novel discussion for part 2 + create 4 novel quiz questions (2 multiple choice, 2 short-answer... for help with question forms: LEAP p. 27-28 and UUEG Appedix, Unit B)
3- Formative writing assignment #1 - corrections (rewrite, double-space, underline corrections, and submit 2 copies next class)
4- Formative writing assignment #2 – use feedback information from #1 and submit next class
5- Complete exercises if not finished in class and check with the answer key

Week 4 - Course Notes - pages seen in class: 29-31, 73-74, 85, 90, 104-105
Week 5 - What to do for next class:
1- Create and bring five novel discussion questions (dealing with parts 1 and 2 only) for the formative speaking evaluation (see page 6 in the Course Notes)
2- LEAP: Improving your writing – pp. 14-15; Learning sentence structure and variety – pp. 30-32
3- Grammar – ch 5, 17 (adverb clauses) – study guide questions in the Course Notes (pp. 64-65) and exercises in book
4- LAB 04 (OUTSIDE CLASS) – sentence stress, listening - LEAP ch 4
5- Complete exercises if not finished in class and check with answer key
Week 5 - Course Notes - pages seen in class: 76, 86, 91, 97, 106-107
Weeks 6, 7, 8, 9 - What to do for next class:
1- Prepare for Midterm reading and writing exams
2- Prepare for formative speaking evaluation
3- Read part 3 of the novel for week 10 and bring 4 quiz questions
4- Corrected version of Formative writing assignment #2 - if you choose to do a corrected version, please rewrite it (double-spaced), underline the corrections and submit both copies at my office before next class
5- Grammar – the vs. no article, would as a second conditional, few vs. a few, little vs. a little – study guide questions in the Course Notes (pp. 66-67) and exercises in book (for week 10)
6- Complete any unfinished exercises from this week's class (check answers in the answer key)
Week 6 - Course Notes - pages seen in class: 1-3, 32-34, 39, 77, 92, 108
Week 10  - What to do for next class:
1- Grammar – Gerunds &Infinitives (ch 14 &15) – study guide questions in the Course Notes (pp. 68-69) and exercises in book
2- Writing - Corrected version of writing exam (new copy, double-spaced, underline corrections, submit both copies) + formative writing assignment #3
3- LAB 06 OUTSIDE CLASS
4- Read part 4 of the novel for week 12 and bring 4 quiz questions
5- Complete any unfinished exercises from this week's class
Week 10 - Course Notes - pages seen in class: 78, 87, 93, 109-110
Week 11  - What to do for next class:
1- Grammar – begin reviewing all topics and exercises
2- Reading – part 4 of the novel; create 4 quiz questions for next week
3- Complete any unfinished exercises from this week's class  (check answers in the answer key)
Week 11 - Course Notes - pages seen in class: 35-36, 79, 88, 94, 111-114
Week 12  - What to do for next class:
1- Grammar –review all topics
2- Create 5 discussion questions for part 4 of the novel for the final oral exam
3- Writing – Corrected version of formative writing assignment #3 (new copy, double-spaced, underline corrections, submit both copies)
4 – LAB 08 OUTSIDE CLASS: listening with LEAP; exam practice - pronunciation + grammar
5- Complete any unfinished exercises from this week's class  (check answers in the answer key)
Week 12 - Course Notes - pages seen in class: 37-38, 80, 95, 118
Weeks 13 and 14  - What to do for next class: