Week 8- Reading and Comprehension

Hello Class

Week 8 will be your first online class for the Reading and Comprehension unit of the class.

Please complete your assigned reading and practice exercises by Thursday before you post your homework for grading by Monday.

The New level 5 & 6

Chapter Three of Ten Steps helped you to lean how to outline, map and summarize main ideas from the supporting details. To help practice these new skills here is your homework for Week 8:

1. Please re-read page 116 of Ten Steps .......
2. Complete Practice 3 & 4 on pages 117-9 for homework by Thursday and then
3. Post your results of Review Test 1, 2 & 3 for grading by Monday

The Returnees

You have now learned from Chapter Eight of Ten Steps that a part of effective reading is to do the following: be aware of the author's purpose at all times and to be aware of the tone. To practice this skill here is your homework for Week 8:

1. Read "The Scholarship Jacket": on page 343 of Ten Steps and complete the reading and comprehension questions for Thursday.
2. Then answer discussion question 3 on page 349 of Ten Steps for your writing assignment this week and post your paragraph in your blog for grading by Monday

Happy 4th of July Everyone!