Credit: ½ Prerequisites: None
Weeks: 6 Attendance: Mandatory Weekly Attendance
For this course, you will read 2 books. You will be given 3 weeks to complete the readings and assignments
for each book. Below you will find a week by week breakdown showing which assignments must be completed during
each week. If you start to fall behind on any of your work, contact your mentor and your instructor IMMEDIATELY!
For the first three (3) weeks for this course, you will focus on the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers. For the
next three (3) weeks of this course, you will focus on the book The Color of Water by James McBride. Please review
the weekly assignment breakdown below. Click on the week title to go directly to that week's assignments.
To complete the Week 1 assignments, you must read through page 65.
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Assignment #1: Prereading Discussion | 25% |
| Assignment #2: Discussion Topic 1 | 25% |
| Assignment #3: Reading Assignment Part 1 | 25% |
| Assignment #4: Reading Assignment Part 2 | 25% |
| Week 1 Total Percentage Towards Final Grade | 14% |
To complete the Week 2 assignments you must read pages 65 - 185.
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Assignment #5: Reading Assignment Part 3 | 25% |
| Assignment #6: Reading Assignment Part 4 | 25% |
| Assignment #7: Discussion Topic 2 | 25% |
| Assignment #8: Reading Assignment Part 5 | 25% |
| Week 2 Total Percentage Towards Final Grade | 14% |
To complete the Week 3 assignments you must read pages 185 - end.
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Assignment #9: Reading Assignment Part 6 | 14.3% |
| Assignment #10: Reading Assignment Part 7 | 14.3% |
| Assignment #11: Discussion Topic 3 | 14.3% |
| Assignment #12: Persuasive Essay | 57.1% |
| Week 3 Total Percentage Towards Final Gradel | 22% |
To complete the Week 4 assignments you must read through page 63.
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Assignment #1: Prereading Discussion | 25% |
| Assignment #2: Discussion Topic 1 | 25% |
| Assignment #3: Reading Assignment Part 1 | 25% |
| Assignment #4: Reading Assignment Part 2 | 25% |
| Week 4 Total Percentage Towards Final Grade | 14% |
To complete the Week 5 assignments you must read pages 65 - 191.
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Assignment #5: Discussion Topic 2 | 25% |
| Assignment #6: Reading Assignment Part 3 | 25% |
| Assignment #7: Reading Assignment Part 4 | 25% |
| Assignment #8: Reading Assignment Part 5 | 25% |
| Week 5 Total Percentage Towards Final Grade | 14% |
To complete the Week 6 assignments you must read pages 193 - 285.
| Assignments | Percentage |
| Assignment #9: Reading Assignment Part 6 | 14.3% |
| Assignment #10: Reading Assignment Part 7 | 14.3% |
| Assignment #11: Reading Assignment Part 8 | 14.3% |
| Assignment #12: Individual Project Essay | 57.1% |
| Week 6 Total Percentage Towards Final Grade | 22% |