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L3 Reading/Writing

duration: 4 weeks
price: free
Academic English

About this Course

Level 3 focuses on basic English reading and writing skills for beginning English learners. Topics covered include facts and opinions, brainstorming, and academic writing skills.

For the course syllabus, student forms, and policies, please refer to Student Resources on the TLC website.


Level 3 Course Objectives

  • 3.RW.1 Produce writing plans using graphic organizers.
  • 3.RW.2 Identify facts and opinions within a paragraph.
  • 3.RW.3 Identify main ideas and distinguish from supporting details in short passages.
  • 3.RW.4 Produce descriptive and opinion paragraphs that include topic sentences, detailed supporting sentences, effective transitions, concluding sentences, and proper punctuation and capitalization.


Integrated Objectives

  • 3.LS.1 Identify and verbally produce statements of fact and opinion.
  • 3.LS.2 Take notes from a variety of sources using various graphic organizers.
  • 3.LS.3 Deliver a planned presentation on class topics.
  • 3.LS.4 Deliver an impromptu presentation on class topics.
  • 3.G.1 Produce affirmative and negative simple statements and questions with simple past verbs.
  • 3.G.2 Produce past time clauses in sentences (before, after, as soon as, while, and when).
  • 3.G.3 Produce affirmative and negative simple sentences and questions with past progressive verbs.
  • 3.G.4 Produce simple sentences and respond to questions with can, could, be able to, and know how to.
  • 3.G.5 Produce compound sentences using coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, and so).


Homework

Students will receive regular homework assignments to reinforce skills learned in class. Students must complete homework on or before the date it is due. Homework is included in the final course grade.


Make-up Work

It is the student’s responsibility to arrange with each instructor to make up work he/she might have missed. It may be necessary for the student to receive tutoring for additional help from an instructor with make-up work. TLC’s Make-up Policy may be found in Student Resources at www.thelanguagecompany.com/index.php?student-resources.


Academic Integrity

Cheating and plagiarism are strictly prohibited. TLC’s Academic Integrity Policy may be found in Student Resources atwww.thelanguagecompany.com/index.php?student-resources.


Attendance

TLC considers every class to be important for a student’s academic progress. TLC’s Attendance Policy may be found inStudent Resources at www.thelanguagecompany.com/index.php?student-resources.


Level Advancement

To pass a level, students must achieve a 2.0 GPA or greater and meet the requirements of the attendance policy. Failure to do so will result in the student repeating the level.


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Learning modules

  • Week 1
    • Classwork - Comprehension

    • Classwork - Transitions

    • Homework

    • L3 Eval - ID Supporting Details

  • Week 2
    • Classwork - Complete the sentence

    • homework

    • Classwork - Supporting Sentences

    • L3 Eval In-class Writing (Poss PNs/Conjunctions)

  • Week 3
    • Classwork - Fact or Opinion

    • Homework

    • Classwork - Reorganize

    • L3 Eval - Fact and Opinion

  • Week 4
    • Homework

    • Classwork - WH Questions

    • Classwork - Example Questions

    • Evaluation - Final R/W

About the Instructor

35 courses

115 students

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Jay Bunge

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