ENGLISH 04
COMPUTER LAB ASSIGNMENTS

1. Enroll in ENG 04 on Blackboard. Go to http://www.blackboard.com/courses/eng04kasper
   
2. Set up an email account on Yahoo, which you will use for this course. Go to http://mail.yahoo.com Click on the link that says SIGN ME UP.
   
3. Compose an introductory message and send it to me at lfkkb@yahoo.com

1. Read "The Dilemma of Obedience" by Stanley Milgram
   
2. Answer the 7 reading comprehension questions at the end of the article by typing your answers into a Word file.
   
3. When you are finished, save the file as milgram.doc and email your answers to me at lfkkb@yahoo.com

Today you will practice for the ACT Reading Test.

1. Go to Sample Test 1.
   
2. Read the passage and the questions that follow it.
   
3. Select the best answer and click on your selection. A window will open that tells you if you have chosen correctly.
   
4. If your answer is correct, you will see an explanation. If your answer is incorrect, it will say "Incorrect." You should then hit the BACK button, and try again.

You should keep a written record of your answers for yourself. AT HOME, you may print out the sample passage, if you wish.

If you have any questions, ask me.

Today you will do a Practice Departmental Reading Test

Go to the text, Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia, which comes from your book, Interdisciplinary English.

1. Read the text.
2. Note that you can see the definitions of the words in bold blue print by moving your mouse under them.
3. Answer the series of questions based on the text. You can access the questions, which will appear in a new browser window by CLICKING HERE
4. You should type your answers directly onto the computer screen and then click the button that says "SUBMIT"
5. Please DO NOT forget to type your name and email address in the spaces provided at the top of the question page
6. Any questions, ask me.

Today you will practice for the ACT Reading Test.

1. Go to Sample Test 2.
   
2. Read the passage and the questions that follow it.
   
3. Select the best answer and click on your selection. A window will open that tells you if you have chosen correctly.
   
4. If your answer is correct, you will see an explanation. If your answer is incorrect, it will say "Incorrect." You should then hit the BACK ARROW AT THE TOP OF YOUR BROWSER SCREEN, and try again.

You should keep a written record of your answers for yourself. AT HOME, you may print out the sample passage, if you wish.

If you have any questions, ask me.

Today you will practice for the Departmental Reading Exam.

Go to the text, Linguistics: An Interdisciplinary Discipline, which comes from your textbook, Interdisciplinary English

• Read the text
• Answer the Comprehension Questions by typing your answer directly onto the computer screen.
• Print out a copy of your answers for yourself
• Submit your answers by clicking on the button that says "Submit"

  Any questions, ask me.

Today you will practice for the ACT Reading Test.

NOTE: THE DIRECTIONS FOR THIS ACT PRACTICE ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE ONES YOU HAVE DONE BEFORE SO READ THE ENTIRE ANNOUCEMENT BEFORE YOU BEGIN WORKING

1. Go to Sample Test 3.
   
2. Read the passage and the questions that follow it.
   
3. Select the best answer and WRITE IT IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.
4. AFTER YOU HAVE ANSWERED ALL OF THE QUESTIONS, then check your answers by clicking on the letters that you selected. A window will open that tells you if you have chosen correctly.
   
5. If your answer is correct, you will see an explanation. If your answer is incorrect, it will say "Incorrect." You should then hit the BACK ARROW AT THE TOP OF YOUR BROWSER SCREEN, and try again.

You should keep the written record of your answers, as well as the correct answers, for yourself. AT HOME, you may print out the sample passage, if you wish.

If you have any questions, ask me.

Today you will do a practice departmental reading exam.

Go to the text "The Mathematical Brain", which comes from your text Interdisciplinary English.

• Read the text
• Answer the Comprehension Questions by typing your answer directly onto the computer screen.
• Print out a copy of your answers for yourself
• Submit your answers by clicking on the button that says "Submit"

  Any questions, ask me.

1. Go to Test 1--The Malay Archipelago by Alfred R. Wallace

2. Select the best answer for each question and write your choice IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

3. When you have finished answering all 10 questions, click on the button that says CHECK at the bottom of the page.

4. Check your answers.
   • If you have answered a question correctly, you will see :-) in the box next to the question.
   • If you have answered the question incorrectly, you will see X in the box next to the question.

Any questions, ask me.

1. Go to Test 2--The Civilization of China by Herbert A. Giles

2. Select the best answer for each question and write your choice IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

3. When you have finished answering all 10 questions, click on the button that says CHECK at the bottom of the page.

4. Check your answers.
   • If you have answered a question correctly, you will see :-) in the box next to the question.
   • If you have answered the question incorrectly, you will see X in the box next to the question.

Any questions, ask me.

Go to the text "The History of Psychology."

• Read the text
• Answer the Comprehension Questions by typing your answer directly onto the computer screen.
• Print out a copy of your answers for yourself
• Submit your answers by clicking on the button that says "Submit"

  Any questions, ask me.

1. First go to ACT Set 4
   • Select the best answer for each question and write your choice IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

   • When you have finished answering all 10 questions, click on the button that says CHECK at the bottom of the page.

   • Check your answers.

2. Next go to Test 3--Why Go To College?: An Address by Alice Freeman Palmer
   • Select the best answer for each question and write your choice IN YOUR NOTEBOOK.

   • When you have finished answering all 10 questions, click on the button that says CHECK at the bottom of the page.

   • Check your answers.
     • If you have answered a question correctly, you will see :-) in the box next to the question.
     • If you have answered the question incorrectly, you will see X in the box next to the question.

Any questions, ask me.