Integrated Reading and Writing Houston Community College INRW 0410 – Integrated Reading & Writing I CRN 48040– Semester Spring 2015 3 hour lecture /2 hour lab course / 72 hours per semester/ 16 weeks Class Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Saturday Location: Stafford, Learning Hub Rm. 302 Instructor: Daphene H. Keys Instructor Contact Information: [email protected]713-718-2942 Learning Web: http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/daphene.keys My Skills Lab/Aplia: RGZM-JJTM-6VR8 Office location and hours: Mon – Fri by appointment (Missouri City) Saturday by appointment before or after class (Stafford) Please feel free to contact me concerning any problems that you are experiencing in this course. You do not need to wait until you have received a poor grade before asking for my assistance. Your performance in my class is very important to me. I am available to hear your concerns and just to discuss course topics. Feel free to come by my office anytime during these hours. Course Description This course is a combined 3 hour lecture/ 2 hour lab (1 hour technology lab & 1 hour writing lab), performance- based course designed to develop students’ critical reading and academic writing skills. The focus of the course will be on applying critical reading skills for organizing, analyzing, and retaining material and developing written work appropriate to the audience, purpose, situation, and length of the assignment. The course integrates complementary reading and writing assignments with special emphasis given to reasoning and responding to issues arising from class readings. This course is designed to prepare students for college level reading and writing intensive courses including ENGL 1301. Students will learn to write effective, logical paragraphs and essays, utilizing textual support to develop reading comprehension strategies, to analyze, synthesize and make value judgments using critical thinking. Lab required. Students who successfully complete this course will qualify to take INRW 0420. Prerequisites Students may enter this course who have received both of the following scores or have demonstrated remediation needs in only one area (reading or writing) on the TSIA: WRITE: WS: 3 and/or READ: 342 – 346.
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Office location and hours: Mon – Fri by appointment (Missouri City)
Saturday by appointment before or after class (Stafford)
Please feel free to contact me concerning any problems that you are experiencing in this course. You do not
need to wait until you have received a poor grade before asking for my assistance. Your performance in my
class is very important to me. I am available to hear your concerns and just to discuss course topics. Feel free to
come by my office anytime during these hours.
Course Description
This course is a combined 3 hour lecture/ 2 hour lab (1 hour technology lab & 1 hour writing lab), performance-
based course designed to develop students’ critical reading and academic writing skills. The focus of the course
will be on applying critical reading skills for organizing, analyzing, and retaining material and developing
written work appropriate to the audience, purpose, situation, and length of the assignment. The course integrates
complementary reading and writing assignments with special emphasis given to reasoning and responding to
issues arising from class readings. This course is designed to prepare students for college level reading and
writing intensive courses including ENGL 1301. Students will learn to write effective, logical paragraphs and
essays, utilizing textual support to develop reading comprehension strategies, to analyze, synthesize and make
value judgments using critical thinking. Lab required. Students who successfully complete this course will
qualify to take INRW 0420.
Prerequisites
Students may enter this course who have received both of the following scores or have demonstrated
remediation needs in only one area (reading or writing) on the TSIA: WRITE: WS: 3 and/or READ: 342 – 346.
Course Goal
The goal of INRW 0410 is to prepare students to perform in INRW 0420 and/or to enter college-level courses
such as Freshman Composition, History, Government, Psychology, and other freshman college courses.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Locate explicit textual information, draw complex inferences, and describe, analyze, and evaluate the
information within and across multiple texts of varying lengths.
2. Comprehend and use vocabulary effectively in oral communication, reading, and writing.
3. Identify and analyze the audience, purpose, and message across a variety of texts.
4. Describe and apply insights gained from reading and writing a variety of texts.
5. Compose a variety of texts that demonstrate reading comprehension, clear focus, logical development of
ideas, and use of appropriate language that advance the writer’s purpose.
6. Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given reading and writing
situations.
7. Generate ideas and gather information relevant to the topic and purpose, incorporating the ideas and
words of other writers in student writing using established strategies.
8. Evaluate relevance and quality of ideas and information in recognizing, formulating, and developing a
claim.
9. Develop and use effective reading and revision strategies to strengthen the writer’s ability to compose
college-level writing assignments.
10. Recognize and apply the conventions of Standard English in reading and writing.
TENTATIVE CLASS OUTLINE: This schedule is subject to changes throughout the semester.
UNIT 1. (3 weeks)
Week Activities/Assignments
Week
1.
Review Syllabus Preview Textbook Diagnostic Essay – on line- E02 shell Readings Skills introductory information (Diagnostic Reading assessment) Cengage Lab Register into all programs used in the class (Eagle on Line, Cengage Integrated Reading and Writing and Aplia Write Experience, Ask on Line, Turn It In, etc.) Writing Process introductory information Terms to Know: SEE word lists in E02-Shell. Chapters 1-7) Chapter 1. The Reading-Writing Connection pages 3-10 Ch. 7. Narrative pages 175-200 Ch. 7. Review and Enrichment Pages 193-200
Class Activities _Diagnostic Essay __ Complete Registrations Homework: __ Purchase texbook Fusion: Integrated Reading and Writing, Book 2. w/Aplia __ Read and Annotate Ch. 1 & Ch. 7 __Complete Aplia Labs Ch. 1 & Ch. 7
Assignments: Instructor Choice
__Read and Annotate next week‟s readings __ Diagnostic Essay – Complete __ Additional homework as assigned
Week 2.
Week #2, all readings should be read and annotated PRIOR to class. Chapter 2. Academic Reading and Learning pages 11-44 Ch. 2. Review and Enrichment pages 39-44 Assignments: Instructor Choice
__ Begin Aplia Lab (Ch. 2) Homework: ___ Read and Annotate next week‟s readings
Week 3. Cont. Week 3.
Ch. 3. The Traits of Academic Reading Pages 45-90 Ch. 3. Review and Enrichment ps. 85-90 Ch. 4. Academic Writing and Learning pages 91-118 Ch. 4. Review and Enrichment pages 112-118 Assignments Instructor‟s Choice Essay #1. Select Topic Review Class Format
Class Activities/ and Assignments __ Discuss Ch. 3. __ -Discuss Ch. 4. __ Ch. 3. Assignments __ Ch. 4. Assignments __ Begin Aplia Labs (Ch. 3 & Ch. 4.) Homework ___ Read and Annotate next week‟s readings ___ Essay 1. Work on Pre-writing and Rough draft
UNIT 2. (4-weeks)
Unit 2 – Weeks 4-7 -- Illustration Essay (Four Weeks) Grammar Component Review- (Parts of Speech, Pronoun Case, Reference and Agreement) Terms to Know: SEE word lists in E02-Shell.
Homework: ___ Read and Annotate next week‟s readings ___ Work on current writing assignment. ___ Complete Aplia Labs Ch. 16 & Ch. 28 ___ Additional homework as Assigned
Week . 6
Chapter 14. Argumentation pages 369-398 Review and Enrichment pgs. 388-398 Instructor Choice: Other assignments Writing Journal #1. “Shame” Format Instructor Choice Essay 1. Due
Class Activities/ Assignments __ Discuss Ch. 14. __ Begin Aplia Lab Ch. 14. Homework ___ Read and Annotate next week‟s readings ___ Work on Pre-writing and current Essay. __ Additional homework as assigned
Homework: __ Read and annotate next week‟s assignments __ Work on current writing assignment __ Complete Aplia Labs (Ch. 10 & Ch. 17) Additional homework as assigned
__ Discuss Ch. 13 & 29 Begin Aplia labs (Ch.13&29) Homework: __ Read and annotate next week‟s assignments
ESSAY #3. Select Topic
__ Work on current writing assignment __ Essay #3. Begin Pre-writing and rough draft __ Complete Aplia Labs (Ch. 13 29 & 30) __ Additional homework as assigned
Discuss: __ Ch. 09, Ch. 21 & 26 __ Begin Aplia labs (Ch. 21 26) Homework: __ Read and annotate next week‟s assignments __ Work on current writing assignment