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Oct 31, 2024
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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ENGL 095 - Integrated Reading and Writing PREREQUISITES: IVYT 1XX and demonstrated competency through appropiate assessment COREQUISITES: IVYT 1XX PROGRAM: English CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3 DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall 2022
Prepares students for the demands of reading and writing in a variety of college-level courses. Cross disciplinary materials are used in an integrated approach to reading, writing, and critical thinking.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be expected to:- Read with increased flexibility and effectiveness in order to understand diverse materials, including college-level texts.
- Recognize and differentiate between stated and implied main ideas and supporting details.
- Identify and use patterns of organization in reading and writing.
- Use critical reading and writing skills.
- Increase comprehension of texts through vocabulary building, summarizing, outlining, mapping, and note taking, which may include adapting individual learning styles.
- Interpret visual rhetoric such as graphs, tables, charts, and other images.
- Construct grammatically correct, accurately punctuated sentences that convey the writer’s intended meaning.
- Read and respond to professional and academic writing.
- Create compositions that reflect writing process strategies.
- Apply the research process and write at least one essay that includes selection, evaluation, integration, and appropriate documentation of sources in MLA and/or APA styles.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include - - Purpose
- Tone
- Bias
- Inferences
- Fact and opinion
- Main ideas
- Supporting details
- Patterns of organization
- Figurative language
- Vocabulary
- Annotation of texts
- Organizational and comprehension strategies
- Audience awareness
- Composition development
- Rhetorical situation
- Writing process
- Voice
- Research process
- Virtual library
- Coherence
- Professional and academic writing
- Academic honesty/plagiarism
- Standard written English
- Collaboration
- Peer evaluation
GRADING POLICY A course grade of C or higher is required for successful completion. Students who do not meet this standard are encouraged to retake the Accuplacer placement exam. Grading Scale 90 - 100% |
A |
80 - 89% |
B |
70 - 79% |
C |
60 - 69% |
D |
0 - 59% |
F |
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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