Course Assignments & Due Dates for Read 10 Online

Bridging the Gap (Ninth Edition) by Brenda Smith

Summer Session II 2009 July 6--August 14, 2009

ALL DUE DATES FOR ASSIGNMENTS AND EXAMS ARE AT 11 PM PACIFIC TIME

Week 1   July 6 —July 13, 2009
Chapters 1 & 2 -- The following assignments need to be completed by JULY 13, 2009 (11 PM)

Chapter 1

• Go to Week 1 Module and read Chapter 1 Power Point Presentations.
• Read Chapter 1 pp. 1-56
• Post Responses to Discussion Boards for Week 1 and respond to at least two other classmate's postings.
• Reading Selection #1 "Superman and Me" pp. 24-30. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 28-30.
• Reading Selection #2 "Critical Hypothesis" pp. 38-42. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 42-44.
• Reading Selection #3 "Steroids" pp.49-51. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 53-55.
• Complete Net Search #1. Choose ONE from either pp. 36 or p. 45. Write two or three paragraphs to summarize your findings. Be sure to cite the source where you obtained your information.
• Complete CHAPTER 1 Quiz Active Reading. 

Chapter 2

• Go to Week 1 Module and read Chapter 2 Power Point Presentations.
• Read Chapter 2—pp. 58-95.
• Post responses to Discussion Boards for Week 1 and respond to at least two other classmate's postings.
• Complete Net Search #2. Choose ONE from p. 91. Write two or three paragraphs to summarize your findings. Complete 5 analogies and submit them. Be sure to cite the source where you obtained your information.
• Complete Chapter 2 Quiz.

Week 2   July 14--20, 2009
Chapters 3 & 4--The following assignments need to be completed by JULY 20, 2009 (11 PM).

Chapter 3

• Go to Week 2 Module and read Chapter 3 Power Point Presentations
• Read Chapter 3—pp. 99-148
• Post responses on Discussion Boards for Week 2 and respond to at least two other classmate's postings.
• Reading Selection #1 "Madame C.J. Walker" pp. 117-123. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 121-123.
• Reading Selection #2 "Unity in Diversity" pp. 127-134. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 132-134.
• Reading Selection #3 “On the Frontlines of the Service Sector: pp. 138-144.  Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 141-144.
• Complete Net Search #3. Choose ONE from p. 123 or p. 134 or p. 144. Write two or three paragraphs to summarize your findings. Be sure to cite the source where you obtained your information.
• Complete Chapter 3 Quiz.

Chapter 4

• Go to Week 2 Module and read Chapter 4 Power Point Presentations
• Read Chapter 4—pp. 149-232
• Post responses to Discussion Boards for Week 2 and respond to at least two other classmate's postings.
• Reading Selection #1 "Monkey Love" pp. 197-205. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 203-205.
• Reading Selection #2 "On the Sidewalk Bleeding" pp. 209-218. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 216-218.
• Reading Selection #3"Female Police Officers" pp. 223-229. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp.227-229.
• Complete Net Search #4. Choose ONE from p. 205, p. 218, or p. 229. Write two or three paragraphs to summarize your findings. Be sure to cite the source where you obtained your information.
• Complete Chapter 4 Quiz Main Ideas.

Week 3—July 21--27, 2009
Chapters 5 & 6--The following assignments need to be completed by JULY 27, 2009 (11 PM).

Chapter 5

• Go to Week 3 Module and read Chapter 5 Power Point Presentations
• Read Chapter 5—pp. 233-293
• Post responses to Discussion Boards for Week 3 and respond to at least two other classmate's postings.
• Reading Selection #1 "What I Did for Love" pp. 258-265. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 263-265.
• Reading Selection #2 "Women in History" pp. 267-274. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 272-274.
• Reading Selection #3"Why is Papa John Rolling in the Dough?" pp. 279-286. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 284-286.
• Complete Net Search #5. Choose ONE from p. 265, p. 274, or p. 286. Write two or three paragraphs to summarize your findings. Be sure to cite the source where you obtained your information.
• COMPLETE CHAPTER 5 QUIZ (Patterns of Organization). 

Chapter 6

• Go to Week 3 Module and read Chapter 6 Power Point Presentations
• Read Chapter 6—pp. 293-350
• Post responses to Discussion Boards for Week 3 and respond to at least two other classmate's postings.
• Reading Selection #1 "Influence of Magazines" pp. 314-321. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 319-321.
• Reading Selection #2 "Nutrition, Health, and Stress" pp. 327-336. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 334-336.
• Reading Selection #3 “Electronic Monitoring” pp. 340-347.  Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 344-346.
• Complete Net Search #6. Choose ONE from p. 322, p. 336 or p. 346. Write two or three paragraphs to summarize your findings. Be sure to cite the source where you obtained your information.  
• COMPLETE CHAPTER 6 QUIZ Organizing Textbook Information.

Week 4—July 28 —August 3, 2009
Chapters 7 & 8 --The following assignments need to be completed by AUGUST 3, 2009 (11 PM)

Chapter 7

• Go to Week 4 Module and read Chapter 7 Power Point presentations
• Read Chapter 7—pp. 351-418.
• Post responses to Discussion Boards for Week 4 and respond to at least two other classmate's postings.
• Reading Selection #1 "A Dip in the Poole" pp. 386-392.  Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 390-392.
• Reading Selection #2 "Witches Loaves" pp. 397-403. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 401-403.
• Reading Selection #3"Learning to Read: Malcolm X" pp. 405-412. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 410-412.
• Complete Net Search #7. Choose ONE from p. 392, p. 403 or p. 412. Write two or three paragraphs to summarize your findings. Be sure to cite the source where you obtained your information.
• COMPLETE CHAPTER 7 QUIZ Inferences. 

Chapter 8

• Go to Week 4 Module and read Chapter 8 Power Point Presentations
• Read Chapter 8—pp. 419-477
• Post responses to Discussion Boards for Week 4 and respond to at least two other classmate's responses.
• Reading Selection #1 "What is the Quarter life Crisis" pp. 450-456.  Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 454-456.
• Reading Selection #2 "Gender Gap in Cyberspace" pp. 459-465. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 463-465.
• Reading Selection #3 “The Big Win After the Lottery” pp. 467-472.  Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 470-472.
• Complete Net Search #8. Choose ONE from p. 457, p. 465 or p. 473. Write two to three paragraphs to summarize your findings. Be sure to cite the source where you obtained your information.
• COMPLETE CHAPTER 8 QUIZ Point of View.

Week 5—August 4--10, 2009
Chapters 9 & 10--The following assignments need to be completed by AUGUST 10, 2009 (11 PM)

Chapter 9

• Go to Week 5 Module and read Chapter 9 Power Point Presentations
• Read Chapter 9—pp. 479-532.
• Post responses to Discussion Boards for Week 5 and respond to at least two other classmate's responses.
• Reading Selection #1 "The Importance of Being Beautiful" pp. 508-513. Complete comprehension questions p. 513.
• Reading Selection #2 "Study Links Cell Phones to Brain Damage" pp. 516-519. Complete comprehension questions p. 519.
• Reading Selection #3 “How Boys Became Men” pp. 521-528.  Complete comprehension questions pp. 526-527.
• Complete Net Search #9. Choose ONE from p. 514, p. 519 or p. 528.  Be sure to cite the source where you obtained your information.
• COMPLETE CHAPTER 9 QUIZ Critical Thinking. 

Chapter 10

• Go to Week 5 Module and read Chapter 10 Power Point presentations
• Read Chapter 10—pp. 531-576.
• Post responses to Discussion Boards for Week 5 and respond to at least two other classmate's responses
• Reading Selection #1 "The Principality of Monaco" pp. 549-555. Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 553-555.
• Reading Selection #2 “Effects of Earthquakes” pp. 557-563.  Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp.560-563.
• Reading Selection #3 “Technology and the Environment” pp. 565-572.  Complete comprehension and vocabulary questions pp. 570-572.
• Complete Net Search #10. Choose ONE from p. 555, p. 563, or p. 572.  Write two to three paragraphs to summarize your findings. Be sure to cite the source where you obtained your information.
• COMPLETE CHAPTER 10 QUIZ Graphic Illustrations.

Week 6—August 11--14, 2009

Chapters 11 &12--The following assignments need to be completed by AUGUST 14, 2009(11 PM)

• Go to Week 6 Module and read Chapter 11 Power Point Presentations.
• Read Chapter 11—pp. 575-595.
• Post responses to Discussion Boards for Week 6 and respond to at least two other classmate's responses.
• For Net Search #11, find a web site that sells Speed Reading Programs. Research a speed reading program and summarize it two or three paragrpahs. Discuss whether or not you would purchase this program.  
• COMPLETE CHAPTER 11 QUIZ Rate Flexibility. 

Chapter 12

• Go to Week 6 Module and read Chapter 12 Power Point presentations
• Read Chapter 12—pp. 597-622.
• Post responses to Discussion Boards for Week 6 and respond to at least two other classmate's responses.
•  For Net Search #12, find a web site that gives tips on how to take tests. Research this information and summarize it in two or three paragraphs. Discuss how you would or would not implement these strategies when you take a test. Be sure to cite the source where you obtained your information.
•  COMPLETE CHAPTER 12 QUIZ Test Taking. 

FINAL EXAM----you must take the Final Exam by August 14, 2009 at 11 PM Pacific Time. Go to Final Exam Module and print out the reading selection for the Final Exam. Then go to Tests and Quizzes and answer the questions.

*********Extra Credit********

Here is an opportunity to earn extra credit in this course.  You can earn up to 200 extra credit points.

If you would like to earn extra credit in this course, you may do a MAXIMUM of TWO Net Searches that you did not already complete. All extra credit must be submitted by AUGUST 14, 2009 at 11 PM Pacific Time.