TELS 2:YL Reading & Writing

Week 1Overview & Syllabus

Library Tour

Make a CircleIcebreaker

• Take a card• Look at the # on the card• Tell the group ____ things about yourself

– Name– Teaching Experience– Etc…

What do you want to know about me?

• I’ll give you several minutes to ask me some personal questions.

• Although one of my hobbies is lying, I promise not to lie…today

Syllabus & Assessment

Look at pages 1-3

• Highlight or underline important assignments or information

• With a partner or in a small group compare what you highlighted or underlined

• Make a list of questions or concerns that you would like to ask your teacher

Assessment

• Assignments = 400 points– Extensive Reading 120 points– Bookstore Tour 40 points– Homework/participation 40 points– Word wall 80 points– Paired presentation 80 points– Projects/crafts 40 points

• Attendance & Participation (320 points)

• Late: -2 points every 5 minutes• 50 minutes or more late or absent -20 points• Absent 4 or more times = F!

Reading Homework

• Questions on page 7 reading on pages 8-28

• For next class be prepared to discuss the eight questions on the hand out

Pre-TestDiscuss

• Listening• Speaking• Reading• Writing

• Productive• Receptive

Pre-testDiscuss and Match

• Intensive Reading• Extensive Reading• Communication• Comprehension• Genre

• Requires receptive skills

• Often done in class• A type/kind of writing• For information• Usually done outside

of class• Requires productive

skills• For pleasure

Library Tour

• The purpose of this “fieldtrip” is to show you the resource room and the extensive reading library

• Choosing an extensive reading book– Choose a book that is interesting– Choose a book that is easy to read; that is

you know 98% of the words (If there are more than 2-5 words on a page that you do not understand find a new book)