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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CSKLS 318 | Title:
INTRO READING & WRITING |
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| Full Title:
Introduction to Reading and Writing |
| Last Reviewed:9/27/2010 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 7.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 6.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 105.00 |
| Minimum | 7.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 3.00 | | Contact DHR | 52.50 |
| | Contact Total | 9.00 | | Contact Total | 157.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 210.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 367.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Non-Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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Introductory developmental reading and writing course offering skill-building lessons and computer-based exercises to increase reading comprehension and writing competency. Entry level course to the CSKLS/English pathway.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Introductory developmental reading and writing course offering skill-building lessons and computer-based exercises to increase reading comprehension and writing competency. Entry level course to the CSKLS/English pathway.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Not Certificate/Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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At the level appropriate for this course, students will be able to:
1. Use context clues to decipher meaning of words and phrases
2. Write summaries answering who, what, where, when, why, and how
3. Make inferences, draw conclusions, and predict outcomes from basic information, articles, and short fiction
4. Distinguish between general and specific ideas
5. Distinguish fact from opinion
6. Identify main idea and details
7. Determine sequence of events
8. Identify cause and effect
9. Interpret graphic aids, such as maps, charts, and graphs
10. Interpret classified ads
11. Solve basic crossword puzzles
12. Recognize and write complete sentences
13. Use basic punctuation and capitalization correctly
14. Identify writing for various purposes: personal letters, editorials, job applications, and poetry
15. Use a variety of prewriting techniques, such as freewriting, brain-storming, mapping, and clustering to generate ideas for writing
16. Write, proofread, and revise paragraphs
17. Use a journal to build writing fluency
18. Take notes from written and oral sources
19. Use a computer for basic word-processing and web-based reading
Topics and Scope
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READING SKILLS
Order of topics may vary and will be integrated with reading and writing assignments.
I. Vocabulary Building
A. Contextual clues (example, synonym, antonym, general sense)
B. Word elements (prefix, suffix, root)
II. Comprehension/Reading Strategies
A. Main idea and supporting details
B. Topics and topic sentences
C. Stated and implied main ideas
D. Specific and general supporting details
E. Inferences and conclusions
F. Predictions
G. Summaries and responses to readings
H. Interpreting maps, graphs, and charts
III. Critical Reading
A. Organizational patterns (sequence, definitions and example,
comparison and contrast, cause and effect, fact and opinion)
B. Literary genres (fiction/nonfiction, novel/biography, poetry)
IV. Information Gathering
V. Newspaper
WRITING SKILLS
I. Capitalization
A. Sentence beginnings, abbreviations, personal letters
B. Proper nouns
II. Sentence Types and Related Punctuation
III. Basic Grammar
A. Parts of Speech, including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
B. Parts of the sentence, including subjects and predicates
IV. Sentence Fragments and Their Corrections
V. Apostrophe use in singular and plural possessive nouns and contractions
VI. Homophones
VII. Prewriting techniques
A. Freewriting
B. Brainstorming
C. Clustering
D. Mapping
VIII. Paragraph writing
A. Paragraph format
B. Topic sentence
IX. Basic academic and personal writing
A. Journal
B. Summary
C. Personal letter
Assignments:
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1. Textbook and worksheets on reading strategies
2. Reading comprehension and interpretation activities related to assigned novels (approx. 15-20 pages per week)
3. Making predictions related to assigned novels
4. Writing summaries
5. Class and small group interactive participation
6. Weekly textbook exercises and worksheets on punctuation and grammar concepts
7. Paragraph writing, applying assigned punctuation and grammar concepts
8. Prewriting and drafting for paragraphs
9. Proofreading, revising, and writing final drafts of paragraphs
10. Journal entries in response to prompts
11. Lab: computer exercises and quizzes in vocabulary building, reading strategies and critical thinking, sentence structure, punctuation, and grammar
12. 8-16 quizzes
13. Final exam on both reading and writing skills, including paragraph writing
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
50 - 60% |
| Textbook exercises, worksheets, summaries, journals, paragraphs | |
| 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
30 - 40% |
| Quizzes and final exam | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
10 - 20% |
| Participation in groups and class discussion; computer lab assignments | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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All textbooks are "classic."
1. Foundations Reading, Judith Gallagher, McGraw-Hill Contemporary, 1993
2. Breakthroughs in Writing and Language, Joan Maruskin-Mott, McGraw-Hill Contemporary, 1996
3. Single Skills, Walter Pauk, Jamestown Publishers, 1990
4. Timed Readings, Edward Spargo, Jamestown Publishers, 1989
5. True Tales, Henry Billings & Melissa Stone Billings, Steck-Vaughn, 2000
6. Goodman's Five-Star Stories, Burton Goodman, Jamestown Publishers, 1998
7. Instructor prepared materials
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