This document outlines the syllabus for a Remedial English III course. It includes: - Details about the instructor, Miss Lupita Castro, and her qualifications and contact information. - Required books for the course. - Evaluation criteria which includes three partial projects - reading comprehension, a creative writing assignment, and a research presentation. - Deadlines for submitting each of the three partial projects over the course of the semester.

1. REMEDIAL ENGLISH III

2. Miss Lupita CastroBachelorsdegree in bussinesadministrationMastersdegree in educationaltechnologyE-mail lupita.castro@itesm.mxTutoring: Tuesdays and Thursdaysfrom 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

3. BOOKSChallenges 3. Studentbook and WorkbookEd. Perason/LongmanMichel Harris- David mower and AnnsSikorzynska.A notebookBooks

4. EvaluationPartial grades:

5. FINAL GRADE

6. Project1st Partial Project Delivery ( August , 27th) Readthree short textsyou can choosefromthefollowinglist and answerthequestionnairegivenbytheteacher:http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/(science and nature)http://www.rong-chang.com/qa2/(short news stories)http://strangenewsstories.eslreading.org/ (news articles)http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/comp/readcomp.htm (news articles)http://www.english-magazine.com/wjhdy/tucms/&demo/articles/free_stuff.html (news articles)http://www.spotlight-online.de/ (news articles)http://www.saberingles.com.ar/stories/index.html(short stories and fables)http://www.linguapress.com/inter.htm (various articles on the US and Britain)http://www.biography.com/bio4kids/bio4kids-meet.jsp (biographies)

7. http://www1.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/ (news articles)http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news (news articles)http://www.sikids.com/blogs (sports news and commentary)http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/scholasticNews.jsp?FromBrowseMod=true&Ns=Pub_Date_Sort|1&CurrPage=scholasticNews.jsp&TopicValue=Scholastic%20News (news articles)http://www.people.com/people/ (celebrities)http://www.kidsexercise.co.uk/FitTeensCategory.html(exercise and fitness)http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/(fitness)http://www.usmagazine.com/(celebrities)http://dolly.ninemsn.com.au/(pop culture: Australia)http://www.mybliss.co.uk/home(pop culture: Britain)http://www.sugarscape.com/(pop culture: Britain)Forthe Oral examteamswillreadaloud and theteacherwillaskquestionsaboutthereadings.

8. SecondPartialprojectdeliverySeptember, 24thCreativewriting:Writean original article (free topic)Threepagesbesidesthepresentation page, doublespace, arialfont 12 delivered in a folder with a presentation page.

9. Tipsforthearticle.Introduction--This is where you need to catch the interest of your readers. Brief outline of what will be covered The motivating factor behind the selected topic, background and benefits. Start with simple/general knowledge and gradually intensify the technicality of the subject.Enriching the Body--- 1. At this stage, you can add technical information without reservations.Conclusion---At this stage you have stated all your facts. You are ready to give recommendations or personal points of view

10. Thirdpartialdelivery (October, 27th)Researchabouta free topic . Presentittotheclass in a PowerPoint presentationwithimagesonly

11. Project Deadlines1st Partial.- August, 27th2nd Partial.- September, 24th3rd Partial.- October, 27th