Gavilan College, Gilroy, California

Jane Maringer-Cantu's
Guidance 561
Fall 2008 Course Information

Course Syllabus Reading Assignments
& Lab Lessons
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Assignments

Week 1
(September 3)
  • Green Sheets
  • SEC
  • Panda Assignment
  • Reading Part 1; Chapter 1 (Exploring Topics for Paragraphs) pg. 3-14 (Read Only)
Week 2
(Sept. 8 - Sept. 10)
  • Job Cover Letter
  • Visual Grammar Worksheet
  • Read Chapter 5 (Identifying Subjects & Verbs) pg. 49-64; Chapter 5 Practice Quiz
  • Do Practices 1,5,7, 9, Ch. Review I
  • Intro to Computer Lab Assignments
Week 3
(Sept. 15- Sept. 17)
  • Review Communication-Speaking & Writing- Review Job Cover Letter
  • Finished Letter-Review Ch. 5 Practices
  • Read Chapter 6 (Sentence Format) pg. 65-89 & Do Practices 1,3,5,7,9,11
  • Lab Lessons-Introduction, Lesson 1; Noun Worksheet
Week 4
(Sept. 22- Sept. 24)
  • Review Chapter 6 Practices
  • Lab Lessons 2/3; Verb Worksheet
Week 5
(Sept. 29- Oct. 1)
  • Read Chapter 7 (Subject-Verb Agreement) pg. 90-109
  • Do Practices 1,3,5,7,9
  • Lab Lesson 4; Preposition Assessment
Week 6
(Oct. 6- Oct. 8)
  • Read Chapter 25 (Adjectives & Adverbs) pg. 372-386
  • Do Practices 1,3, Ch. Review I
  • Lab Lessons 5/6
Week 7
(Oct. 13- Oct. 15)
  • Read Chapter 8 (The Simple Tenses) pg. 113-128
  • Do Practices 1,3,5,7
  • Adjective / Adverb Worksheets
  • Lab Lessons 7/8
Week 8
(Oct. 20- Oct. 22)
  • Read Chapter 9 (The Perfect Forms) pg. 129-136
  • Do Practices 1,3
  • Linking Verb Worksheet; Helping Verb Worksheet
  • Lab Lessons 9/10

Week 9
(Oct. 27- Oct. 29)

  • Read Chapter 10 (The Progressive Forms) pg. 137-145
  • Do Practices 1,3,5
  • Midterm; Irregular Verbs & Verb Information Worksheet

Week 10
(Nov. 3- Nov. 5)

  • Read Chapter 11 (Types of Sentences) pg. 149-170
  • Do Practices 1,3,7,11,13,15, Ch. Review I
  • Verbal Worksheet
Week 11
(Nov. 10 - Nov. 12)
  • Review Chapter 11 Practices/Review Midterm
  • Preposition /Conjunction Worksheet
  • Lab Lessons 11/12

Week 12
(Nov. 17- Nov. 19)

  • Review Chapter 11 Practices;
  • Clause & Phrases Handouts; Types of Sentences Handouts
  • Lab Lesson 13

Week 13
(Nov. 24- Nov. 26)

  • Read Chapter 12 (Fragments) pg. 171-179
  • Do Practice 1, Ch. Review I
  • Clause Worksheet
  • Lab Lesson 14
Week 14
(Dec. 1- Dec. 3)
  • Read Chapter 13 (Comma Splices) pg. 180-191
  • Do Practice 1, Ch. Review I
  • Lab Lesson 15

Week 15
(Dec. 8- Dec. 10)

  • Read Chapter 14 (Run-Ons) pg. 192-201
  • Do Practice 1, Ch. Review I
  • Take Home Final Exam
Week 16
(Dec. 15- Dec. 17)

  • Finish Lab Lessons, Worksheets, & Reading Assignments
    Final: Monday, December 15 , 2008 (10:30am - 12:30pm) Business 117
    (Bring Take Home Final to class)

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Last updated September 2, 2008
For questions or comments, please contact Jane Maringer-Cantu at jmaringer@gavilan.edu

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