PRESENTS
“TEE ing OFF for Academic Success”
As you prepare to complete your
academic experience, much
preparation is necessary. You want
your journey at Tougaloo to be an
adventurous success. You want to
ensure a smooth transition from
high school with no major to
college declaring a major.
Likewise, you want all of your
learning tools to be state-of-the-art,
ready for any learning adventure,
opportunity and challenge.
So, for the next four weeks or 20 days,
spend 1 hours per day reshaping the
habits of your mind for new, exciting,
challenging and rewarding ventures.
This presentation offers preparations for
your academic success at Tougaloo
College. We have found several of the
best college websites and links to help
you continue and reinforce your skills
as well as enhance your learning
experience and your academic
confidence.
Tougaloo Eaglet Experience (TEE)
When used daily, these
web sites will stimulate
skills learned in high school
and will refocus those skills
toward college needs. So,
get ready for daily ventures
in acquiring new mindhabits.
Before You Start/After You Finish
BEFORE you START, buy a composition
book to write responses to your novel,
record new vocabulary words, make
notes from the websites, and write
progress notes.
AFTER you FINISH the 20-day Tougaloo
Eaglet Experience, BRING your Novel
and Writing Journal to your college
reading course. We will review your
collection of materials and you will
complete a Tougaloo Eaglet Experience
Survey.
First Day
• Today, you can continue your transition to college
academics by selecting one of the novels from the
reserve list in the library. Do not forget to record
your readings in your composition book.
• Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching
God.
• Gaines, Earnest. A Lesson Before Dying.
• Poitier, Sidney. The Measure of a Man. San
Francisco: Harper Collins, 2000.
• Begin your 20 minutes of Sustained Silent Reading
(SSR) immediately. Respond in your Journal using
one of the Ten Ways to Stimulate Your Critical
Thinking and Writing, taken from The Reading
Teacher’s Book of List, after completing your daily
20 SSR minutes, 15 for Novel and 5 for Aesop
Fables.
Ten Ways
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React – Indicate passages that cause you to react in a
certain way, during your reading and after your reading.
2. Describe – relate a descriptive view of a passage.
3. Question – List questions that occurred, during and after
your reading.
4. Compare – Indicate likenesses of a passage and your
experience or what you know and compare them.
5. Contrast – Indicate differences of a passage and your
experience.
6. Think of Examples – Indicate examples related to an
example in the book.
7. Ask “WHY?” – Inquire about passages that peak your
curiosity.
8. Ask “HOW?” – Inquire about passages that cause you to
look at the way an event happens.
9. Synthesis – Indicate the components or the “break
down” of an idea, reading, et cetera.
10. Judge – Indicate your critique of the book.
PREPARE YOURSELF
• Today, you will learn something about yourself.
You will visit the Diablo Valley College Online
Learning Style Survey for college students. The
DVC Online survey will help you, as a student, to
identify your personal learning style. This survey
will help you determine a productive manner for
study, one that matches your style. After you
complete the survey, read and learn about
helpful learning study/strategies for your
learning style.
• JUST click and complete your survey first. Come
back to this section, after you finish.
http://www.metamath.com/lsweb/dvclearn.htm
• Now, record your score and explain your
learning style in your Journal.
Now that you have completed your Learning Styles Survey,
and understand your learning style, go to Chemeketa
Community College website to determine something about
STUDY HABITS. Start with the following:
• Why Study
• How to Study Model
• Resources
• Write in your Journal your discoveries about study
habits. Indicate your best study method.
• Just click and learn something about Study Habits.
Come back to this section, after you finish.
• http://www.howtostudy.org
• Now, complete a five-minute response to How To Study
indicating your connection and understanding of the
Website. Did you determine the best way for you to
study? Write it in your Journal.
Each day you will learn three new words from the website
wordsmith. This will help you to increase your vocabulary.
• Each Day, you will complete 20 SSR minutes.
• Each Day, you will visit the website Test
Prep Review, type in Nelson-Denny and
complete a practice test. This will help you
gain an insight into the thinking needed for this
experience at Tougaloo College.
• Each Day, you will read and choose one of
the websites listed. You will complete the
activities for the selected website. You will
record what you learned from that site and
your progress in your Journal.
LET the FUN Begin!
THE TOUGALOO EAGLET EXPERIENCE
DAILY MUST-DO ACTIVITIES
Each Day, you will start your venture with the following
activities:
• Learn three new words from wordsmith.
• Record the words and definitions in your Journal.
• Use learned words in your writing and speaking.
Each Day, you will begin your venture by reading for
20 minutes from the novel you selected and bought,
and from the Aesop suggested readings.
• Write a response to your daily readings. (A response
is not a summary of the reading; rather it lets your
readers know how and why you connected with the
author’s words. You can use the Ten Ways to
Stimulate Your Critical Thinking and Writing indicated
earlier.)
• Date your response, write a title and use your best
writing.
Complete the following daily
• Word of the Day
• The Wordsmith Site allows you to complete
the activity of learning three new words
daily. You can learn the word of the day
and two other words from the archives.
• Just click on the URL and complete your
Words of the Day. Come back to this
section, after you finish.
http://www.wordsmith.org
• Write the new words and definitions in your
Journal. Review the words until they
become a part of your daily usage
naturally.
Complete Testing Daily
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The TestPrepReview Site allows you to practice
the Nelson-Denny Test. You can practice Basic
Reading Comprehension, Reading for Meaning,
Advanced Reading Comprehension and
Reading Vocabulary all online with immediate
feedback. You will choose one of the test to
complete daily, until you master the concepts.
After opening the site:
• Type Nelson-Denny in search field
• Select TestPrepReview.com
• Click Search
• On Search Findings
• Click Nelson-Denny
• On Nelson-Denny Online Course
• Complete one of the Self-Assessment Modules
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Basic Reading Comprehension
Reading for Meaning
Advance Reading Comprehension
Reading Vocabulary
Just click and complete a self-assessment. Come back
to this section, after you finish
http://www.testprepreview.com/
• Write what you learned about the selfassessment test. Record your progress and
understanding in your Journal.
Sustained Silent Reading of the Day (SSR)
• Reading daily for 20 minutes can increase
your pleasure of reading, your
comprehension of the content and
context, increase you vocabulary, and
your rate of reading.
• You were given a list of three books. You
were to choose one book from the library
and read during the 20- minute SSR
period. The other readings are online. You
are to use five (5) minutes to read an
Aesop Fable of your choice daily.
Just click, select your Aesop Fable and read
for five minutes. Come back to this section,
after you finish
http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/A
esop/Aesops_Fables/index.html
• Write in your Journal, the date and
the title of the Fable. Indicate your
connection to the Fable and what
you learned from that Fable.
DAILY MUST-DO CHOICES
Choose one Website
from the list of sites to
complete daily.
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The Houghton Mifflin Website (Master Student)
The Owl Family – Purdue University (Writing and
Mechanics)
Humboldt State University (24 Study Skills Learning
Center)
The World of Math Online (Basic, Pre-Algebra,
Geometry, Trigonometry and other math fun)
Texas Southern University (Career Planning)
Middle Tennessee University (Study Skills and
Guides)
Longman Vocabulary Website (Vocabulary Skills
and Resources)
1.
This Houghton Mifflin website, Online Study Center, is the
textbook site for Becoming a Master Student by Dave Ellis,
the textbook used for Mission: Involvement 101 and 102.
This course is required for all students who enter Tougaloo
College with less than 30 college credits. By choosing this
site, you will discover concepts, articles, tests and other
activities to help you become a successful student.
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Complete one of the selections listed.
Master Student Profile (Preferred)
Articles
The Discovery Wheel (Preferred)
Internet Sources
PowerPoint Slides
Just click and complete one activity. Come back to
this section, after you finish.
http://college.hmco.com/collegesurvival/ellis/master_student/10e/students
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Write your discoveries for becoming a master
student in your Journal. Are you excited?
2. The Owl is an award –winning site of Purdue University
where college writing styles are very important in each
discipline. Writing styles and undergraduate research
are important at Tougaloo College also. This Online
Writing Lab at Purdue University will help you
review many aspects of the writing process.
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Complete one of the selections listed.
– Practice Exercises
– PowerPoint Presentation:
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Understanding Writing: …
Visual Rhetoric for Student Writers…
Cross referencing: MLA Format
Documenting Sources: APA Format
Grammar and Mechanics (all)
Cover Letter
Resume Writing
Many opportunities appear for learning on the OWL
website at Purdue, so scroll down and look for the
activity you want to complete.
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Click on the Original Owl when you open this website.
Go to the pull down menu and select Handouts and
Materials. Click on GO.
Under Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL), click Practice
Exercises. Complete one or two practice sessions.
Return to Purdue’s Online Writing (OWL), click PowerPoint
Presentation.
Scroll down to the PowerPoint Presentation with Annotations.
Choose one activity to complete from the list of PowerPoint
Presentations listed under the bullet PowerPoint Presentation.
Just click and complete one of the activities. Come back to
this section, after you finish.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu
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Write in your Journal the discoveries you made about the
writing process, writing styles and mechanics of writing.
3. Humboldt State University has created a Learning Center
using the best resources developed, with students in mind, by
some leading colleges and universities. This Learning Center
offers:
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Various tools to improve skills of time management, note taking,
memory, self-assessment, reading, study strategies and other
skills aimed toward helping you, the student, bridge the gap
between high school academics and college academics.
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When you click on the URL, the webpage for Humboldt will
appear with a Research vessel. In the search field, type in
Learning Center. Click to open. The page opens. Click the first
Learning Center. The Study Skills Learning Center reveals some
24 categories. Choose one to complete, each time you choose
this site.
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Just click and complete one of the activities. Come back to this
section, after you finish.
http://www.humboldt.edu/
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Write in your Journal the discoveries you made about study skills.
Indicate what and how you will use them to help you become a
master student at Tougaloo College.
4. The World of Math Online offers select subjects: Basic
Math, Pre-Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry and other math
areas. Resources offer: cool tools, formulas, test
preparations, study tips and many other fun-type
explorations of math. By completing one of the sites, you
are increasing your chances for making a smooth
transition from high school learning to college learning.
After you open the site, use the pull down menu to
choose a math skill area to practice. This site has
something for all levels of math from the basic to the notso basic.
Just click and select the math area to complete a
practice session from Basic Math to Trigonometry. Come
back to this section, after you finish.
http://www.math.com/practice/PreAlgebra.html
• Write in your Journal the discoveries and progress you
made in the math area. Indicate how you will use this
practice to become a master student.
5. Texas Southern University offers a Career Planning and
Placement Center providing tools that will enhance your
abilities in every respect. By completing exercising, you
can review the cover letter, writing your resume,
dressing professionally and other services to
enhance your readiness for success. These skills will
prepare you for your Mission: Involvement course.
• When you enter the site, you will notice areas to click
and open to complete an activity of your choice. The
purpose of the center is to help students gain
information for employment opportunities.
Just click and select the area you want to explore.
Come back to this section, after you finish.
http://www.tsu.edu/academics/business/career/index.asp
• Write in your Journal the discoveries you made from
this site. Indicate how you will use this information at
Tougaloo.
6. Middle Tennessee State University offers multiple types of
Study Skills and Guides for helping students gain confidence
in the transition from high school to college.
• When you open the website, type Study Help
in the search area on the Homepage. Once
the Study Help opens. Select one of the
activities to complete.
• Just click and select the area for your
practice. Come back to this section, after
you finish.
http://www.mtsu.edu/
• Write in your Journal the discoveries you made
about study skills from the site. Indicate how this
information will be helpful to you.
7. The Longman Vocabulary Website gives you the ability to
look up definitions of words, practice spelling skills, learn
about homonyms and antonyms, listen to pronunciations of
difficult words, test your knowledge of various words with
flashcards, and explore other vocabulary-building
resources.
• Select a vocabulary level to begin practice.
http://wps.ablongman.com/long_longman_vocabulary_3
Follow the same procedures for 20 Days.
• Continue each Day the same;
however, you do choose a different
website from the list, after completing
the daily activities for Word of the Day,
TestPrepReview, Novel, Aesop’s Fables
and the writing responses.
• At the end of the four-week period,
evaluate your progress with the selfhelp websites. Write your final
assessment in your Journal. Bring your
Journal and other work to class with
you.
Congratulations!
You have completed this
20-Day Tougaloo Eaglet
Experience, a self-help tutorial
compiled and produced by the
Comprehensive Academic
Resources Program at Tougaloo
College in Tougaloo, Mississippi.
Meet the Faculty and Staff
Linda Anderson, Ed.D.
Margarette Butler, Ph.D.
Barbara C. Dease, Ph.D.
Venetia Miller, M.S.
Gloria McCray-Watson, M.P.P.A.
Lavinia Hutchins-Donald, Reading Lab Supervisor
Priscille Jackson, Administrative Assistant
Al Armstrong, M.Ed., Associate Dean of C.A.R. Program
Beverly Wade Hogan, President, Tougaloo College
Abdul Turay, Ph.D., Provost/Vice President of Academics
O. W. Johnson, Ph.D., Asst. Vice President of Academics
Created by Al Armstrong, 2007©
Research by Linda Anderson, Venetia Miller and Priscille Jackson
Tougaloo College
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Tougaloo, Mississippi 39174
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