Study Guide

English 101

Islamic Online University
2010
I. Class Description
A. Name of Class: English 101
B. Credit Hours: 3 hours
C. Course Description: This course explores basic study and note-
taking skills which will assist students with
their studies. In addition, basic grammar will be
reviewed and usage issues will be discussed.
Students will learn how to take notes
effectively, write summaries, and learn how to
identify and correct grammatical errors in their
writing.

D. Prerequisites: None

II. Instructor Information
A. Name: Rasheedah Abdul-Hakeem
B. Email: Rasheedah@islamiconlineuniversity.com
C. Telephone: 678-558-4893
E. Office hours: Tue & Thu 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
F. Instructional methods: Recorded lectures, live discussions and
assignments.

III. Textbook and Supplies
A. Required Text: The Sealed Nectar by Safiur-Rahman &
English Grammar for the Utterly Confused by
Laurie Rosakis

B. Supplementary Texts: Note-taking:

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/pdf/notetake.pdf

Study Skills:

http://www.study-skills.ca/blog/2009/07/15/tips-for-improving-
college-study-skills/#more-75

IV. Student Expectations &
Assignments
A. To read the books and, while reading, take notes and/or complete the
grammar exercises.
B. Assignment #1
Students should take notes from the Sealed Nectar, pages 81-98,
choosing one of the styles of note-taking that we have explored, and then
write a summary. Note: You must submit both the notes and the
summary.

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C. Assignment #2.
A paragraph containing grammatical errors will be given to students,
which should be corrected, rewritten, and submitted.
V. Class Content
Class Procedure/Instruction Methodology
Recorded lectures dedicated to the course material will be available for online
viewing or download and periodic live discussions will be held with the
instructor on topics covered.
Homework Assignments
Three homework assignments, in addition to the two mentioned above, must be
submitted. These assignments are explained in the first audio recordings and
entail note-taking and writing a summary.

Exams
There will be a mid-term and a final. Both will consist of 50 multiple-choice
questions.

VI. Attendance Policies
A. Attendance: The students are required to login and access the weekly
sessions each week for all subjects available. There is no
fixed time for accessing the content. Students may do it at
their own convenience but within the week in which the
content is required to be studied.

Students are required to make every effort to join the live
sessions as this will be best for them. If circumstances do not
allow, then they should listen to the recording of that session.

B. Special Requirements
1. Students should behave respectfully during live discussions, in their
correspondences and forum posts. If a student is disrespectful to the
instructor or to another student he or she will be removed from class.
2. The video and audio study material provided to you is confidential
and copyrighted. You are allowed to keep a copy on your PC but you
are not allowed to distribute copies to others.


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4. As a student of the Islamic Online University, you should pledge that
all tests taken by you and that all work turned in by you will be
original and solely the result of your own efforts. Any form of
academic dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarism, will be
recorded in the student’s permanent file. Breaches of academic
integrity will be dealt with severely, as per the university policy. After
the first instance of a breach of academic integrity, the student will
receive a failing grade IN ALL CLASSES FOR WHICH HE/SHE IS
CURRENTLY ENROLLED. After the second instance, the student
will be expelled permanently from the program.
Note: In addition to the definition of cheating explained in the
Student Handbook, cheating in this class includes using planning or
drafting which belongs to other individuals to generate your essay,
copying any part of another person’s homework, or collaborating on
assignments that are meant to be individual efforts. Unless otherwise
indicated, all assignments completed outside of class should be
completed individually.


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Class Schedule
SESSION ONE Topic: Introduction
Study Skills
Note-taking
Importance of Note-taking
How to take notes
Styles of note-taking

Reading
Assignments:

Study Skills (Study Skills handout, pages 1-
14)
Take notes on The Sealed Nectar, pages
15-22

SESSION TWO:
Topic: Note-taking

Reading
Assignments:
Study Skills (Study Skills handout, pages 15
& 16)
Take notes on The Sealed Nectar, pages
23-29

SESSION THREE:
Topic: Note-taking: Outlining

Reading
Assignments:

Study Skills (Study Skills handout, pages
17)
Take notes on The Sealed Nectar, (Outline
format pages 29-33

SESSION FOUR:
Topic: Note-taking: Venn Diagrams & Mapping

Reading
Assignments:


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18-20)
format pages 34-42

SESSION FIVE:
Topic: Writing a Summary

Reading
Assignments:

21-23)
format pages 49-55

SESSION SIX:

Reading
Assignments:

24-25)
format pages 56-63

SESSION SEVEN:

Reading
Assignments:
26-27)
format pages 67-72

SESSION EIGHT:
Topics: Parts of Speech: Adjectives, Adverbs,
Conjunctions

Reading
Assignments:


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English Grammar for the Utterly Confused,
Chapter 1, (pgs. 3-7)

SESSION NINE:
Topics: Parts of Speech: Interjections, Nouns,
Prepositions

Reading
Assignments:

SESSION TEN:
Topics: Parts of Speech: Pronouns, Verbs

Reading
Assignments:
SESSION ELEVEN:
Topic: Using Pronouns Correctly

Reading
Assignments:

SESSION TWELVE:

Topic: Using Verbs Correctly

Reading
Assignments:

SESSION THIRTEEN:

Topic: Using Verbs Correctly

Reading
Assignments:

SESSION FOURTEEN:


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Topic: Using Adjectives & Adverbs Correctly

Reading
Assignments:

SESSION FIFTEEN:

Topic: Using Adjectives & Adverbs Correctly

Reading
Assignments:

SESSION SIXTEEN:

Topic: Agreement: Matching Sentence Parts

Reading
Assignments:

SESSION SEVENTEEN:

Topic: Agreement: Matching Sentence Parts

Reading
Assignments:

SESSION EIGHTEEN:

Topic: The Most Common Usage Problems

Reading
Assignments:

SESSION NINETEEN:



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Reading
Assignments:

SESSION TWENTY:


Reading
Assignments:

SESSION TWENTY-ONE:

Topics: Phrases & Clauses

Reading
Assignments:

SESSION TWENTY-TWO:


Reading
Assignments:

SESSION TWENTY-THREE:

Writing Correct & Complete Sentences

Reading
Assignments:

SESSION TWENTY-FOUR:

Topics: Writing Correct & Complete Sentences
Sentence Coordination and Subordination

Reading
Assignments:


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SESSION TWENTY-FIVE:

Topic: Punctuation

Reading
Assignments:
Chapter 10, (pgs. 149-161)

SESSION TWENTY-SIX:

Topics: Capitalization & Abbreviation

Reading
Assignments:
Chapter 11, (pgs. 163-182)

SESSION TWENTY-SEVEN:

Topics: Developing Your Own Writing Style
The Writing Process
Reading
Assignments:
Chapter 12, (pgs. 183-185; 187 & 188)
SESSION TWENTY-EIGHT:

Topic: The Writing Process

SESSION TWENTY-NINE:

Topic: Grammar Review

SESSION THIRTY:
Topic: Grammar Review


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