Nikki Mattson will be teaching the Reading 3 class in the fall of 2013. The syllabus quiz covers topics like the professor's office hours, textbook policies, attendance policies, homework policies, and cell phone policies. The class will include returning diagnostic scores, reviewing the syllabus, taking a syllabus quiz, and introducing Chapter 1 of the textbook. Key vocabulary from Chapter 1 will also be discussed.
6. Syllabus Quiz
• 1. When are Nikki Mattson’s office hours (times she reserves to meet with students)?
• 2. When is it okay to buy “used” textbooks?
• 3. How many absences are permitted for full-time students before they are removed
from the IECP program?
• 4. When you are late to Reading 3 by fewer than 30 minutes, how many absences
will you receive?
• 5. When you are late to Reading 3 by 30 minutes or more, how many absences will
you receive?
• 6. Will you receive an absence if you are absent because of illness, religious
observance, or test taking?
• 7. What will happen if you are placed on academic probation for two semesters in a
row?
• 8. When will homework in Reading 3 be collected? What will happen if you do not
hand in your HW until the break?
• 9. What should you do if you are absent from Reading 3?
• 10. What should you do if you miss a test in Reading 3?
• 11. When is it okay to use your cell phone in class?
11. Pg. 11 - …and a few friends in a boatPg. 11 - …and a few friends in a boat commencedcommenced their journeytheir journey
from Edo on May 16, 1689.from Edo on May 16, 1689.
12. Pg. 11 – He has an open, friendly manner and aPg. 11 – He has an open, friendly manner and a contagiouscontagious intensity ofintensity of
spirit.spirit.
13. Pg. 11 – Early in the evening I hire a boat, which slowlyPg. 11 – Early in the evening I hire a boat, which slowly navigatesnavigates thethe
Sumidagawa River almost to Tokyo Bay…Sumidagawa River almost to Tokyo Bay…
14. Pg. 12 – Many people arrive at Matsushima onPg. 12 – Many people arrive at Matsushima on ferriesferries..
15. The ferries sail past Niwo Island, whose shapeThe ferries sail past Niwo Island, whose shape resemblesresembles aa
submarine…submarine…
16. Pg. 12 - …some are piled double on each other, or even triple, andPg. 12 - …some are piled double on each other, or even triple, and
some are divided at one end andsome are divided at one end and overlappingoverlapping at the other.at the other.
17. Pg. 12 – Some bear others on their backs; some seem toPg. 12 – Some bear others on their backs; some seem to embraceembrace them,them,
as if caressing their offspring…as if caressing their offspring…
18. Pg. 12 – Basically, about 800 years ago a woman tried toPg. 12 – Basically, about 800 years ago a woman tried to fleeflee
from a powerful official with her small child along the cliffs.from a powerful official with her small child along the cliffs.
19. Pg. 13 – Cormorants are birds that can be trained to dive and catch fish,Pg. 13 – Cormorants are birds that can be trained to dive and catch fish,
which the fishermanwhich the fisherman retrieveretrieve by reaching into the cormorant’s throats.by reaching into the cormorant’s throats.
20. pg. 13 – He’s like a quirkypg. 13 – He’s like a quirky philosopherphilosopher tour guide…tour guide…
