Reading 115 Class Web Site
last updated 06/09/2009

(New stuff always in yellow)

School closure info for PCC

1. Merriam-Webster Dictionary
2. ESL Learner's Dictionary
3. Wikipedia
4. Google
5. MyPCC

• Amazon.com
• Interactive Grammar Help Site (free; requires Macromedia Flash and uses pop-ups)
• Study Guides & Strategies (the absolute best such site on the web!)
• Free Online Lessons in Word, Excel, and many, many more topics. Registration is free! 
• Citation Machine, to generate an automatic citation for your college writing
• Plagiarism: How to Avoid (by Earl Babbie)
• Great Grammar & Writing  Interactive Site (free;  by Diana Hacker)
• Google: Learn to Use this Search Engine the Right Way! (Also learn about Google Maps  and Google Scholar)
• Google Services You Can Use:  Fom Gmail and online calendaring to  online word processing software,  photo editing & sharing, instant messaging, videos, and more! (You'll need a free  Google account!)
• Plagiarism Assignment
  

Weeks 8-11

Final Exam Discussion Questions
R. A. I. D.

• Mary Poppins 1
• Mary Poppins 2

• Support group
• Flower
• Fish
• "I think I can"
• Report card
• Bring me flowers
• Cutting corners
• Friendship bracelets
• Desert island
• "Quality" control

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• PowerPoint Ch. 7: Writing Patterns
• Excel Time Chart
• PowerPoint Ch. 2 (college vocabulary)
• Sports Team Mascot PowerPoint
• YouTube "Savage Country: American Indian Sports Mascots"Part I &  Part II
  

Weeks 8-11 Materials

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Helpful End-of-the-Term Stuff

• Final Review & Practice Test
  
• Key to Final Practice Test
  
• MW End-of-Term Schedule
  
• FRI End-of-Term Schedule
  
• Developing a Daily Schedule
• Developing a Weekly Schedule
• Creating a To-Do List
• Prioritizing Tasks & Managing Stress
• Assignment Calculator
• Managing by Exception: Getting a handle on an overwhelming problem
• Motivate Yourself! An Interactive Exercise
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• BIG EXTRA CREDIT PROJECT #2: 
• EXTRA CREDIT: Part-Time Indian Crossword Puzzle
• EXTRA CREDIT: More MAIN IDEA and SUPPORTING DETAILS practice, with comprehension & vocab exercises
• Learning Styles Inventory
• Week 9 Lecture Guide
• Week 7 Lecture Guide
• Week 6 Lecture Guide
• Writing Pattern Exercises
• Week 5 Lecture Guide
• Week 4 Lecture Guide
• Week 3 Lecture Guide
• Learning Record
• Weekly Schedule

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Week 1-2 Materials:

Spring 2009 Class Syllabi: