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Welcome to MyAcademicConnectionsLab!
The activities in the online lab are designed to support and extend the Academic Connections program. Original activities in
MyAcademicConnectionsLab offer practice with the academic skills and language concepts that are the focus of each student
book unit.
This course planner will help you utilize MyAcademicConnectionsLab activities to best achieve your teaching objectives in each
unit.
---The MyAcademicConnectionsLab team

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MyAcademicConnectionsLab Table of Contents

Readiness Check Activity
MyACLab activity (machine-graded)

Checkpoint
Test
Instructor-graded activity
Activity with multimedia (audio, video)
Practice (activities not reported to
Gradebook)
Discussion
Preview
1.1.1 Vocabulary Check
Extra Practice Vocabulary Game
1.1.2 Key Words
1.1.3 Key Words: Practice
1.1.4 Comprehension
1.1.5 Discussion

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Building Academic Reading (or Listening) Skills

1.2.1 Vocabulary Check
Extra Practice Vocabulary Game
1.2.2 Key Words
1.2.3 Key Words: Practice
1.2.4 Reading Activity 1
1.2.5 Reading Activity 2
1.2.6 Reading Activity 3
1.2.7 Reading Activity 4
1.2.8 Reading Activity 5
1.2.9 Checkpoint 1
1.2.10 Checkpoint 1 [Open Response]

Building Academic Listening (or Reading) Skills

1.3.1 Vocabulary Check
Extra Practice Vocabulary Game
1.3.2 Key Words
1.3.3 Key Words: Practice
1.3.4 Listening Activity 1
1.3.5 Listening Activity 2
1.3.6 Listening Activity 3
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1.3.7 Listening Activity 4

1.3.8 Listening Activity 5
1.3.9 Checkpoint 2
1.3.10 Checkpoint 2 [Open Response]

Building Academic Writing (or Speaking) Skills

1.4.1 Grammar Check
Grammar Practice 1
Grammar Practice 2
1.4.2 Comprehension
1.4.3 Writing/Speaking Strategy
Expansion
1.5.1 Internet Activity
1.5.2 Academic Words Puzzle

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Overview: Before Your First Class

Hide any content that you do not want students to see when they begin the
course.

Homework: MyACLab

Tip!
For guidance on hiding content and assigning activities, see the
MyAcademicConnectionsLab User's Guide or howto videos on
www.MyAcademicConnectionsLab.com

Students should complete the Vocabulary Check online for homework before
coming to class. Students have until 11:59 PM on the day an activity is
assigned to complete it, after which the activity shows as past due.

Preview
1.1.1 Vocabulary Check

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Overview
Tip!
You can remind students of pending
assignments by using the Notes feature on
the MyACLab calendar.

In Class: Student Book

MyACLab activities
Vocabulary Check assesses students
knowledge of important vocabulary in the
readings and lectures.
Key Words allows students to hear the
key words and sample sentences.
Key Words: Practice checks students
knowledge of the key words
Comprehension confirms students
understanding of the short reading or
listening selection in the Preview section.
Discussion Board allows students to
exchange ideas and opinions about a
question related to the unit topic.

Preview
Previewing the Academic
Content
Previewing the Academic
Skills Focus

Homework: MyACLab

Using the Student Book,

introduce the unit.

Tip! Let students know that

MyACLab activities are assigned
for homework, due before your
next class meeting.

Preview
1.1.2 Key Words
1.1.3 Key Words: Practice
1.1.4 Comprehension
1.1.5 Discussion
Building Academic
Reading (or Listening)
Skills
1.2.1 Vocabulary Check

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Overview

In Class: Student Book

Homework: MyACLab

Building Academic Reading

(or Listening) Skills

Building Academic
Reading (or Listening)
Skills
1.2.2 Key Words
1.2.3 Key Words: Practice
1.2.4 Reading Activity 1
1.2.5 Reading Activity 2
1.2.6 Reading Activity 3
1.2.7 Reading Activity 4

Review student results in the MyACLab

gradebook. Note: The gradebook will show
the most recent score if students have done
an activity more than once.
Read student posts to the Discussion Board
question. Respond as needed.

MyACLab activities
Reading/Listening Activity 1 is a
global look at the reading (or lecture),
emphasizing comprehension of the main
ideas.
Reading/Listening Activities 2-4 are
varied, and generally more focused,
including comprehension, vocabulary, and
academic skills work.

Before You Read/Listen

Global Reading/Listening

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Overview
Review student results in the MyACLab
gradebook.

MyACLab activities
Reading/Listening Activity 5 asks
students to write a short response that
brings together information from the
reading/listening selection.
Checkpoints check students' mastery of
the section's academic skill, and can be
given in a computer-graded or teachergraded version.
Review student results in the MyACLab
gradebook.

Offer feedback and grades on Activity 5 and

Checkpoint 2 [open response] submissions.

In Class: Student Book

Focused Reading/Listening

Building Academic Listening

(or Reading) Skills

Before You Listen/Read

Global Listening/Reading

Homework: MyACLab

1.2.8 Reading Activity 5

1.2.9 Checkpoint 1 OR
1.2.10 Checkpoint 1
[Open Response]
Building Academic
Listening (or Reading)
Skills
1.3.1 Vocabulary Check
Building Academic
Listening (or Reading)
Skills
1.3.2 Key Words
1.3.3 Key Words: Practice
1.3.4 Listening Activity 1
1.3.5 Listening Activity 2
1.3.6 Listening Activity 3
1.3.7 Listening Activity 4

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Overview
Review student results in the MyACLab
gradebook.

In Class: Student Book

MyACLab activities
The Grammar Check focuses on a
grammar point that students need to
complete the Integrated Writing/Speaking
task.
Comprehension confirms students
understanding of the short reading or
listening selection in Section 4.
The Writing/Speaking Strategy gives
extra practice students need to complete
the Integrated Writing/Speaking task.

Building Academic Writing

(or Speaking) Skills

Focused Listening/Reading

Before You Write/Speak

Focused
Writing/Speaking

Homework: MyACLab
1.3.8 Listening Activity 5
1.3.9 Checkpoint 2 OR
1.3.10 Checkpoint 2
[Open Response]

Building Academic Writing

(or Speaking) Skills
1.4.1 Grammar Check and
Grammar Practice
1.4.2 Comprehension
1.4.3 Writing/Speaking
Strategy

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Overview
Review student results in the MyACLab
gradebook.

In Class: Student Book

Homework: MyACLab

MyLab activities
The Internet Activity expands
students' knowledge of the topic and
develops new vocabulary.
The Academic Words Puzzle
reinforces academic vocabulary from
the unit.

Building Academic Writing

(or Speaking) Skills

Expansion
1.5.1 Internet Activity
1.5.2 Academic Words
Puzzle

Course Assessments

In class version
Printable pdf versions of the
tests are found in the MyACLab
Teacher Resources folder, along
with the audioscript, answer
key, and .mp3 audio files.

Upon completion of Unit 3, assign Unit 1-3

Test
Upon completion of Unit 6, assign Unit 4-6
Test
Upon completion of the course, assign the
Post-course Tests.

Tip!

Integrated Writing/Speaking
Task

Next unit's Preview

Vocabulary Check
Online version
MyACLab versions of the
tests are found in the
MyACLab Course
Assessments folder. When
the course is published, these
tests are hidden from
students. Unhide and assign
the tests according to your
class schedule.

These tests can be delivered in class or

online. The tests can be used to evaluate
individual and class progress and to identify
areas for extra instruction and practice.

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