11/21/2024 2:30:44 PM	ENGL 1A Course Outline as of Spring 2010	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ENGL 1A	Title:  READING & COMPOSITION
Full Title:  Reading & Composition
Last Reviewed:10/28/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	70.00
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	0		8 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  140.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Critical reading and discussion of works in various literary forms. Composition predominantly of reasoned and reflective prose. Content and emphasis of particular sections specified in the English Department's course description bulletin "A Hundred Doors" issued every year.  

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Placement on the English assessment test into English 1A; OR Completion of ENGL 100B or higher (V8); OR ENGL 100; OR ENGL 102 OR ESL 100

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Critical reading and discussion of works in various literary forms. Composition predominantly of reasoned and reflective prose. Content and emphasis of particular sections specified in the English Department's course description bulletin "A Hundred Doors" issued every year.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Placement on the English assessment test into English 1A; OR Completion of ENGL 100B or higher (V8); OR ENGL 100; OR ENGL 102 OR ESL 100
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	A	English Composition
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	A2	Written Communication		Fall 1981
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	1A	English Composition		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: ENGL 100	College Composition	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ENGL1A OR EMLS10

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

 

Reading - From expository essays, full-length works of non-fiction, and short and full-length works of fiction at or above grade 13 level:

1.  Identify the main idea or thesis.

2.  Identify the sequencing or order of the ideas presented.

3.  Explain how the writer supports and illustrates ideas and connects

   them to the thesis.

4.  Paraphrase and summarize paragraphs and essays.

5.  Annotate an essay with appropriate comments.

6.  Identify the stylistic features of an essay.

7.  Identify an essay's tone.

8.  Distinguish between literal and inferential information and identify

   the use of assumptions and biases.

9.  Identify argumentative techniques and recognize logical fallacies.

10. Articulate their opinions and assumptions in relation to reading

   material.

Writing:

1.  Write 6,000 to 8,000 words in expository and argumentative essays,

   each with a clearly identifiable thesis.

2.  Organize their essays, paragraphs, and sentences logically and

   coherently.

3.  Develop paragraphs with concrete, appropriate, and

relevant details.

4.  Write essays which express a mature attitude toward their subject

   with a consistent and appropriate point of view.

5.  Write argumentative essays responding to opposing arguments and

   avoiding logical fallacies.

6.  Revise their prose for clarity, precision, and variety of sentences;

   correct diction; and appropriate voice.

7.  Recognize and correct errors in punctuation, grammar, and spelling.

8.  Demonstrate familiarity with college-level library research techniques

   and with the basic reference works and facilities of the college

   library.

9. Use MLA or APA format in citing research.

Topics and Scope

 

 

I. Reading as Inquiry

A. Reading Strategies

B. Reading for Content Information

C. Reading for Study Purposes

D. Reading to Write

II. Analyzing Literature

A. Approaches to Literary Analysis

B. The Elements of Fiction and Non-Fiction Literature

C. Writing About Literature

III. The Writing Process

A. Pre-writing

B. Drafting

C. Revision

D. Editing

E. Formatting

F. The Recursive Nature of the Process

IV. Writing as Inquiry

A. Identifying the Writer's Purpose

B. Rhetorical Strategies

C. Identifying Tone

D. Analyzing Style and Diction

V. Organizational Patterns

A. Narrative

B. Description

C. Process

D. Cause and Effect

E. Analysis/Synthesis

F. Argument/Persuation

VI. Structure of an Essay

A. Introductory Devices

B. Thesis Statements

C. Organizing the Body

D. Conclusions

E. Formatting

VII. MLA/APA Styles

A. Documention

B. Plagiarism

C. Academic Research

VIII. Stylistics

A. Diction and Vocabulary

B. Voice

C. Tone

Assignments:

Representative assignments may include:

Reading

1. Read a number of essays during the semester with emphasis

   on critical reading involving analysis, evaluation, and synthesis

   of ideas from several essays/authors. Students can expect to read 40 to 50 pages per week, except in Summer term 60 to 100 pages per week.

2. Discuss readings in order to examine style and rhetoric.

3. Read and analyze the English Department's Work of Literary Merit

   for the particular semester; or, a full-length work of fiction or non-fiction.

 

Writing

Student will write, revise, and edit the equivalent of 6,000 to 8,000 words during the semester. Assignments will be of various lengths focussing on common rhetorical patterns including but not limited to narrative, descriptive, process, cause and effect, evalulation, and argument/persuasion.

 

1.  Weekly in-class or out-of-class essays of 500 to 750 words that may become the basis for a more developed essay of greater length and complexity.

2.  In-class essays of 750 to 1000 words in response to reading essays or the Work of Literary Merit.

3.  A research paper or essay  of 1200 to 1500 words for which library resources and MLA or APA format are used.

4.  Specific written exercises to work with aspects of writing, such as: thesis

   invention; organization; development; style; tone; diction; etc.

5.  Specific exercises in paraphrasing, summarizing, annotation,

   recognizing logical fallacies, etc.

6.  A journal in which students will write about various topics and

   responding to assigned course readings.

7.  Quizzes and exams, including in-class essay exams.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 70 - 80%
Essays of varying lengths; reading journals; writing exercises dealing with grammar and style; written analyses of readings
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 5 - 20%
Multiple choice, Matching items, Completion, Short Answer; Essay Exams
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 15%
Attendance and participation in class discussions

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Best American Essays, 2007 ed.  Atwan, Robert, Houghton Mifflin, 2007.

Ways of Reading. Bartholme, David. Bedford/St. Martin's Press, 2008.

How a Writer Works. Garrison, Roger H., Addison-Wesley, 1985.

A Writer's Reference. Hacker, Diana , St. Martin's Press, 2007.

The Norton Reader. Peterson, Brereton.  Norton, 2005.

50 Essays: A Writer's Anthology. Cohen et al. Bedford/St. Martins, 2008.

 

Work of Literary Merit (W.O.L.M):

Each semester the English Department selects a Work of Literary

Merit for all 1A students. Typically, at least four faculty

lectures are given and special library resources provided for

this project.

 

Instructor prepared materials

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