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Week 1: Course Orientation

9/7 - 9/11

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All assignments due 9/11 at midnight.

• Watch Orientation Video.

• Buy your textbook.

• Read the syllabus carefully and put important dates on your calendar.

• Email Caren Hayden with any questions (caren741@gmail.com).

• Create your Townsend Press student account at http://www.townsendpress.net and join the Reading 5 class.

• Take the reading and vocabulary baseline tests on the Townsend Press website.

• Take the Tell Me About You! survey online.

• Set up your free Zoom account.

• Attend one of the Zoom sessions: Wednesday or Friday, 4 - 4:30 pm.

  • If you missed the calls: View the Wednesday or Friday session.​

• Read the instructions for the vocabulary journal and download the vocabulary word list.

Week 2: Chapter 1 - Vocabulary in Context

9/14 - 9/18

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All assignments due 9/18 at midnight.

• Print the Chapter 1 Presentation Notes

• Watch YouTube Video for Chapter 1 (Complete the Chapter 1 Book Activities while watching the video)

• Complete Online Practice Activities - Exercises 1 and 2 on Townsend Press Website.

• Optional Online Practice:

  • Context Clues Game​

  • Context Clues Practice

• Complete Chapter 1 Vocabulary Journal and send Caren Hayden photos of it.

• Come to one of the Class Zoom Sessions! Wednesday and Friday from 4 - 4:30 pm.

• Take Chapter 1 Reading Test - Alternate Mastery Test 4 on Townsend Press Website (Available 9/14. Due 9/18.)

• Take Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Week 3: Chapter 2 - Main Ideas

9/21 - 9/25

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All assignments due 9/25 at midnight.

• Watch YouTube Video for Chapter 2

• Complete Online and Book Practice Activities: Exercises 1 and 2 on Townsend Press Website.

  • Optional Extra Main Idea Practice​

• Complete Chapter 2 Vocabulary Journal and send Caren Hayden photos of it.

  • Optional Practice: Affect vs. Effect (explanation and practice)​

• Come to one of the Class Zoom Sessions! Wednesday and Friday from 4 - 4:30 pm

• Take Chapter 2 Reading Test (Alternate Master Test 4 on Townsend Press Website)

• Take Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz

Week 4: Chapter 3 - Supporting Details

9/28 - 10/2

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All assignments due 10/2 at midnight.

• Print the Notes page to fill in while watching the presentation.

• Watch the YouTube Video for Chapter 3.

• Complete the Online and Book Practice Activities.

  • Online ungraded practice this week: Exercise 1, Exercise 2, Mastery Test 1, and Mastery Test 2​.

• Practice the Vocabulary Words with a Crossword Puzzle. (print this for the presentation - answers will be given there)

• Complete the Chapter 3 Vocabulary Journal and send Caren Hayden photos of it.

• Come to one of the Class Zoom Sessions! Wednesday and Friday from 4 - 4:30 pm.

• Take the Chapter 3 Reading Test (Alternate Mastery Test 4) on the Townsend Press Website.

• Take the Chapter 3 Vocabulary Quiz.

• Begin looking over the directions for Writing Assignment #1. Read the article you will need to summarize at least two times before beginning the outline. 

Week 5: Chapter 4 - Implied Main Ideas

10/5 - 10/9

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All assignments due 10/9 at midnight.

• Watch YouTube Video for Chapter 4

• Complete Online and Book Practice Activities (Optional Online Practice Activities this week are Exercise 1, Exercise 2, Mastery Test 1, Mastery Test 2, and Mastery Test 3)

• Complete Chapter 4 Vocabulary Journal and send Caren Hayden photos of it.

• Print and complete the optional Chapter 4 Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle.

• Come to one of the Class Zoom Sessions! Wednesday and Friday from 4 - 4:30 pm

• Take Chapter 4 Reading Test: Alternate Mastery Test 3 AND 4 are your test this week. Please complete both. Each one contains 4 questions.

• Take Chapter 4 Vocabulary Quiz

• Complete and email Writing Assignment #1

Week 6: Chapter 5 - Relationships I

10/12 - 10/16

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All assignments due 10/16 at midnight.

• Watch the YouTube Video for Chapter 5.

• Complete the Online and Book Practice Activities.

• Complete the Chapter 5 Vocabulary Journal and send Caren Hayden photos of it. (Please get your definitions from the video this week!)

• Come to one of the Class Zoom Sessions!

  • Wednesday and Friday from 4 - 4:30 pm

• NEW! Take the Chapter 5 Reading Test (Enter your email address and you will receive a special link to take the test. It's not on Townsend Press this week!).

• Take the Chapter 5 Vocabulary Quiz.

Week 7: Chapter 6 - Relationships II

10/19 - 10/23

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All assignments due 10/23 at midnight.

• Watch YouTube Video for Chapter 6

• Complete Online and Book Practice Activities

• Complete Chapter 6 Vocabulary Journal and send Caren Hayden photos of it.

• Come to one of the Class Zoom Sessions! Wednesday and Friday from 4 - 4:30 pm

• Take Chapter 6 Reading Test

• Take Chapter 6 Vocabulary Quiz

Week 8: Chapter 7 - Inferences

10/26 - 10/30

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All assignments due 10/30 at midnight.

• Watch YouTube Video for Chapter 7

• Complete Online and Book Practice Activities

• Complete Chapter 7 Vocabulary Journal and send Caren Hayden photos of it.

• Come to one of the Class Zoom Sessions! Wednesday and Friday from 4 - 4:30 pm

• Take Chapter 7 Reading Test

• Take Chapter 7 Vocabulary Quiz

Week 9: Chapter 8 - Purpose & Tone

11/2 - 11/6

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All assignments due 11/6 at midnight.

• Watch YouTube Video for Chapter 8

• Complete Online and Book Practice Activities

• Complete Chapter 8 Vocabulary Journal and send Caren Hayden photos of it.

• Come to one of the Class Zoom Sessions! Wednesday and Friday from 4 - 4:30 pm

• Take Chapter 8 Reading Test

• Take Chapter 8 Vocabulary Quiz

• Begin working on Writing Assignment #2 - The Persuasive Paragraph (all directions for this assignment are explained in the video.)

  • Article​

  • Concept Map

  • Grading Rubric

Week 10: Chapter 9 - Argument

11/9 - 11/13

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All assignments due 11/13 at midnight.

• Watch YouTube Video for Chapter 9

• Complete Online and Book Practice Activities

• Complete Chapter 9 Vocabulary Journal and send Caren Hayden photos of it.

• Come to one of the Class Zoom Sessions! Wednesday and Friday from 4 - 4:30 pm

• Take Chapter 9 Reading Test

• Take Chapter 9 Vocabulary Quiz

• Complete and email Writing Assignment #2 - The Persuasive Paragraph (all directions for this assignment are explained in the video.)

  • Article​

  • Concept Map

  • Grading Rubric

Week 11: Chapter 10 - Critical Reading

11/16 - 11/20

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All assignments due 11/27 at midnight.

• Watch YouTube Video for Chapter 10

• Complete Online and Book Practice Activities

• Complete Chapter 10 Vocabulary Journal and send Caren Hayden photos of it.

• Come to one of the Class Zoom Sessions! Wednesday and Friday from 4 - 4:30 pm

• Take Chapter 10 Reading Test

• Take Chapter 10 Vocabulary Quiz

• Begin Writing Assignment 3 (Reading, Comprehension Questions, and Write a Paragraph). More details in the Chapter 10 video.

Week 12: Thanksgiving Holiday

11/23 - 11/27

• No Class

• No Assignments

• No Zooms

Week 13: Final Review

11/30 - 12/4

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All assignments are due 12/4 at midnight.

• Watch YouTube Video for Final Review (Reading and Vocabulary)

• Study for the Vocabulary Final Exam (Here's the word list.)

  • Crossword Puzzle​

  • Crossword Puzzle Answer Key

• Complete Online and Book Review Activities

  • Townsend Press: Combined Skills Exercises 1 and 2​

  • Combined Skills Tests 1 and 7 in your book (pp. 590-590 and pp. 602-603) (Answers are in the review video.)

  • More online practice:

    • Combined Skills Assessment with Answers​

    • Identifying the Main Idea (Video, practice, and answers)

    • Formulating the Implied Main Idea (Tips, practice, and sample answers)

    • Making Inferences (Video, practice, and answers)

    • Identifying the Author's Purpose (Practice and answers)

    • Choosing the Author's Tone (Practice and answers)

    • Fact vs. Opinion (video)

• Come to one of the Class Zoom Sessions! Wednesday and Friday from 4 - 4:30 pm

• Complete and email Writing Assignment #3. Here is the explanation video for this writing assignment.

Week 14: Final Exams

12/7 - 12/10

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All assignments are due 12/10 at midnight.

• Take the Reading Final Exam before 12/10 (Thursday) at midnight.

• Take the Vocabulary Final Exam before 12/10 (Thursday) at midnight.