Course Syllabus

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Dates

Pathways Units

Activities

1

W 9/1

Unit 1: Our World - Reading 1

Course Introduction; Scanning; Writing about your name; Reading journal

2

W 9/8

Unit 1: Our World - Reading 2

Word forms; Simple present tense; Unit 1 writing

3

W 9/15

Unit 2: Career Paths - Reading 1

Skimming; Taking notes; Reading journal

4

W 9/22

Unit 2: Career Paths - Reading 2

Taking notes; Collocations; Unit 2 writing

5

W 9/29

Unit 3: Adventure - Reading 1

Understanding main ideas; Reading journal

6

W 10/6

Unit 3: Adventure - Reading 2

Imperatives and modals; Unit 3 writing

7

W 10/13

Unit 4: The Visual Age - Reading 1

Identifying examples; Reading journal

8

W 10/20

Unit 4: The Visual Age - Reading 2

Infinitives of purpose; Using connectors; Unit 4 writing

9

W 10/27

Unit 5: Taking a Risk - Reading 1

Guessing meaning from context; Reading journal

10

W 11/3

Unit 5: Taking a Risk - Reading 2

Adverbs of frequency; Unit 5 writing

11

W 11/10

Unit 6: Saving the Wild - Reading 1

Identifying reasons; Reading journal

12

W 11/17

Unit 6: Saving the Wild - Reading 2

Giving reasons; Continuous present tense; Unit 6 writing

13

W 11/24

Unit 7: Great Inventors - Reading 1

Understanding pronouns; Identifying facts and opinions; Reading journal

14

W 12/1

Unit 7: Great Inventors - Reading 2

Vocabulary in context; Simple past tense; Unit 7 writing

15

W 12/8

Unit 1 - Alien Worlds - Reading 1

Taking notes using an outline; Vocabulary in context; Semester reading journal

16

W 12/15

Unit 1 - Alien Worlds - Reading 2

Introducing opinions; Writing revision; Semester review