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Bridge
Program
Reading, Writing, and College Survival
Skills Syllabus
2002-2003
| Orientation Night October
15th Organizing Materials for College College Assessment Pre-Test Distribute Portfolio folders Class Format
Week 1 October 17th Learning Styles Self Assessment Week 2 October 24th Learning Styles Multiple Intelligence's Approach Careers Buddy Assignments Week 3 October 31st Study Skills Note taking/Listening Editing Symbols Week 4 November 7th Goal Setting Goal Setting/Time Management Week 5 November 14th Reading Strategies Reading for Studying SQ3R/ Four Quadrants Time Management Week 6 November 21st Reading/Writing Pre-Writing Techniques/Short Story Reading/ Summarizing THANKSGIVING November 28th Week 7 December 5th Writing/ Note Taking/Summarizing Easily Confused Words/ Maurice Sendak Video/ Note Taking NOTE: This night’s class will be held at a different location, not at the high school. Week 8 December 12th Motivation/Peer Reviewing Staying Motivated Giving Valuable Peer Feedback Mid-Term Assessment Week 9 December 19th Visit Cambridge College BREAK Week 10 January 9th Writing Descriptive Writing Vocabulary Building Week 11 January 16th Writing Sentence Structure Parts of Speech Week 12 January 23rd Writing/Careers Preparing to Write Autobiographical College Essay/ Career Guest speakers Week 13 January 30th No Class Week 14 February 6th Writing/ College Applications Organizing Non-fiction Writing/ Expository Writing Review College Catalogues/Application Process Business Letter Writing Week 15 February 13th College Panel Student Reps from Springfield College, BHCC, U. Mass, Cambridge College BREAK Week 16 February 27th Visit Library/Plagiarism Parameters of Research Papers College Post-Test Week 17 March 6th Writing/Testing The Writing Process Schedule for Completing Autobiographical Essay Begin Picking Research Topic Week 18 March 13h Writing Narrowing Research Topic Internet Research/Citing Sources/ Notes Observe BHCC Classes at CRLS Week 19 March 20th Motivation Maintaining Motivation Assessment Week 20 March 27th Writing Writing Paragraphs and Overall Compositions/U.Mass Thesis Sentences Week 21 April 3rd Reading /Summarizing Swimming In It Week 22 April 10th Writing Revising Research Papers Outlines BREAK Extracurricular Groups Begin Week 23 April 24th Writing Mechanics, Grammar, Usage Week 24 May 1st Author Patricia Wild Week 25 May 8th Plagiarism Revisited Paraphrasing Week 26 May 15th Stress Management Marjorie Week 27 May 22nd Review/Wrap-up Review Portfolios/Oral Presentations Week 28 May 29th Testing back to top |