Faculty Syllabus
INRW-0340 Integrated Reading and Writing Strategies
Kendall Dingee
Credit Fall 2023
Section(s)
INRW-0340-004 (68866)
LEC MW 12:00pm - 1:20pm RRC RRC2 2318.00
INRW-0340-020 (68878)
LEC TuTh 9:00am - 10:20am RRC RRC1 1208.00
INRW-0340-023 (68880)
LEC TuTh 1:30pm - 2:50pm RRC RRC1 1208.00
Course Requirements
GRADES
Daily Grades: 10%
Essential College Skills Journals: 10%
Quizzes: 15%
Writing Assignments: 45%
Reflective Portfolio: 20%
Grades are calculated on a percentage scale, not points.
A=100-90 B=89-80 C=79-70 D=69-60 F=59-0
*Must earn a 70 or higher to receive credit for the course
Course Subjects
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16 Week |
Unit |
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1: 8/21-8/25 |
Course Introduction |
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2: 8/28-9/1 |
Unit 1: Introduction to College Reading and Writing |
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3: 9/5-9/8 |
In-Class Writing Assignment: One-paragraph response writing Unit 2: Identifying Main Idea ***College Closed 9/4 for Labor Day*** |
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4 : 9/11-9/15 |
Unit 2: Identifying Main Idea In-Class Writing Assignment: Summary-response writing |
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5: 9/18-9/22 & 6: 9/25- 9/29 |
Unit 3: Discovering Implied Meaning |
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7: 10/ 2- 10/6 & 8: 10/9- 10/13 |
Unit 4: Interpreting Bias (multi-paragraph take a stance essay on social media) |
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9: 10/16- 10/20 & 10: 10/ 23- 10/27 |
Unit 5: Analysis through Definition (multi-paragraph defining essay on happiness) |
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11: 10/30- 11/3 & 12: 11/6- 11/10 |
Unit 7: Exploring Comparative Elements (multi-paragraph c/c essay best/worse class taken) ***College Closed 11/10 for Veteran’s Day*** |
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13: 11/13- 11/17 & 14: 11/20-11/22 |
Semester Recap ***Thanksgiving Break (11/23-11/26)*** |
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15: 11/27-12/1 & 16: 12/4-12/8 |
Portfolio |
Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
Locate the main ideas and supporting details in written text including the student's own work.
Through inferencing, and deductive/inductive reasoning:
Build vocabulary and determine the meanings of words and phrases,
Analyze the relationship among ideas in written material to draw conclusions, and
Use these critical thinking skills to evaluate written materials.
Identify and define a writer’s audience, purpose, point of view, tone, and intended meaning.
Annotating college-level texts and textbooks through the use of note-taking strategies and summarization.
Apply study skills to written assignments.
Demonstrate cohesive sentence structure void of fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.
Explore the validity of sources needed for documentation
Office Hours
T Th 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Round Rock Campus in room 1208
NOTEM W 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM RRC 2318
NOTE Virtual link available by requestT Th 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Round Rock Campus room 1204.17
NOTE Virtual link available by requestPublished: 09/20/2023 11:27:36