FAW I Assigned Reading List

*Some of the textbook chapters have practice activities. Be sure to complete these activities.
The back of your book has answers for some of them.
Due Date
September 25

Readings
In your FAW I textbook, read the following:
The first seven pages (beginning with the dear student letter).
Chapters 23: Preparing and Planning to Write
Chapter 24: Analyzing Paragraph Development
Chapter 25: Analyzing Detail Organization
In your LBCH, read the following:
Section 2 - "Writing in and out of Post-Secondary."
In your FAW Peer Review Guide (located in Resources in CLEW)
read the first section: FAW Peer Review Guide. This section contains
information on peer reviews which are a component of this course.
Also, read the FAW I Peer Review Activity Guide section. You can
complete practice activities, and the answer key is in the back of this
guide.

October 2

In your FAW I textbook, read the following:

Pages v-lvii: Avoiding Plagiarism
Chapter 1: Parts of Speech
Chapter 2: Simple Sentences
Chapter 3: Four Sentence Types
Chapter 4: Sentence Variety
Chapter 5: Compound Sentences
Chapter 6: Complex Sentences
Chapter 8: Pronouns
Chapter 26: Summary Paragraphs
In your LBCH, read the following:
Section 4: Sentence Parts and Patterns
FAW Peer Review Guide Section 1: FAW Peer Review Guide
Plagiarism (pgs. 339-347 in your LBCH if you are using the 4th
Edition and pages 325-333 if you are using the 2nd Custom Edition).
Additional Reading:
Plagiarism policy on the course outline

October 9

In your FAW I textbook, read the following:

Review Chapter 2: Simple Sentences
Chapter 9: Present and Past Tenses

Chapter 14: Adjectives and Adverbs

Chapter 27: Explanatory Paragraphs
Chapter 28: Narration
In your LBCH, read the following:
Section 4: Sentence Parts and Patterns
October 20

In your FAW I textbook, read the following:

Chapter 7: Nouns, Determiners, and Prepositions
Chapter 10: Past Participles
Chapter 11: Other Verb Forms
Chapter 12: Tense Consistency
Chapter 13: Subject-Verb Agreement
Chapter 29: Description
Chapter 34: Cause and Effect
Chapter 37: Readings 10, 11, 12, and 13
In your LBCH, read the following:
Subject-verb agreement (pgs. 200-205 if you are using the 4th
Edition and pgs. 192-197 if you are using the 2nd Custom Edition)
and study Paragraphs (pgs. 36-52 if you are using the 4th Edition
and pgs. 35-51 if you are using the 2nd Custom Edition).
Additional Reading:
"Sentences and Purpose of Writing" posted in Resources in CLEW.

October 23

In your FAW I textbook, read the following:

Chapter 18: Commas
Chapter 19: The Apostrophe, Quotation Marks, and Titles
Chapter 20: Capitalization and Other Punctuation Marks
Chapter 21: Exact Language
Chapter 22: Spelling and Commonly Confused Words
In your LBCH, read the following:
Section 3: Clarity and Style
Section 5: Punctuation
Section 6: Spelling and Mechanics
Read pgs. 34-35 (4th Edition) or pgs. 33-34 (2nd Custom Edition).

October 30

In your FAW I textbook, read the following:

Chapter 16: Fragments and Runs-Ons
Chapter 17: Faulty Parallel Structure
Chapter 30: Process
Chapter 31: Classification
Chapter 35: Comparison and Contrast

Chapter 37: Readings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21.

November 6
November 13

In your LBCH, read the following:

Section 3: Clarity and Style
Section 4: Sentence Parts and Patterns
In your FAW I textbook, read the following:
Chapter 36: Argument and Persuasion
In your FAW I textbook, read the following:
Chapter 15: Mistakes with Modifiers
Review Chapter 22: Spelling and Commonly Confused Words
In your LBCH, read the following:
Section 4: Sentence Parts and Patterns (review modifiers)
Section 5: Punctuation
Section 6: Spelling and Mechanics
Read pgs. 228-233 (4th Edition) or 220-225 (2nd Custom Edition).

November 20

In your FAW I textbook, read the following:

Review Chapter 7: Nouns, Determiners, and Prepositions
Review Chapter 9: Present and Past Participles
Review Chapter 18: Commas
In your LBCH, read the following:
Review the following topics: appositives, the comma (all of section
5), commas with nonrestrictive modifiers, double negatives, articles
and determiners, and split infinitives. Use the index to find these
topics in your handbook.

November 27

In your FAW I textbook, read the following:

Review Chapter 8: Pronouns
Chapter 32: Definition
Chapter 33: Example & Illustration
Chapter 37: Readings 14, 15, and 16.
In your LBCH, read the following:
Section 3: Clarity and Style
Section 4: Sentence Parts and Patterns
Section 5: Punctuation
Section 6: Spelling and Mechanics