Faculty

INRW-0340 Integrated Reading and Writing Strategies

Madhavi Jagtap

Credit Spring 2026

Section(s)

INRW-0340-037 (33954)
LEC MW 5:00pm - 6:20pm RRC RRC1 1219.00

INRW-0340-038 (33957)
LEC TuTh 5:00pm - 6:20pm RRC RRC1 1211.00

Course Requirements

Assignments: There will be daily homework assignments using reading and writing to learn content material. During the semester, we will investigate informational texts that complement the topics in the partner class (3 units). As we complete a unit, you will take a vocabulary test (terms) and content test (ideas and concepts) to practice studying strategies and test taking strategies for future courses. These tests will be objective (multiple choice and matching) and subjective (short answer/essay). Daily homework assignments are graded holistically on a scale of 1-10 points. You will also have the opportunity to brainstorm and complete prewriting for HUMA 1301 and create question cards to discuss and clarify concepts from that course. Our final unit will be the creation of a portfolio which will showcase each student’s work from both INRW 0340 and HUMA 1301. That portfolio will be equivalent to one of the Content Tests.

Grading Policy: Grades will be earned on the following basis: A 100-90 B C D F 89-80 79-70 69-60 Student must repeat the course. Student did not complete course requirements or has an average below 60. 100% = Total 15% Portfolio 30% Homework (Module Assignments) (2) 40% Vocabulary & Content Tests (2) 10% Discussion Boards (2) 5% In-Class Participation/ Successful Student Behaviors/Daily Question Card

Missed or Late Work Policy: Late Assignments will be penalized 10% (1 letter grade) for every late class period.

Attendance, Withdrawal and Reinstatement Policies: You are expected to attend all scheduled meetings of all classes in which they are enrolled. I may withdraw any student who accumulates more than 3 (three) hours of absences in any course. Arriving late or leaving early will be counted as part of the three hours of absences. Doctor's appointments, college instructor appointments, work for other classes, changes in work schedules, and make-up exams are not acceptable reasons to be absent. If you are dropped for lack of attendance, you may within 10 class days, request reinstatement. Reinstatement will be awarded only when a legitimate reason for missing classes has been substantiated and future attendance is assured.

*THIS COURSE IS PAIRED WITH HUMA 1301. IF A YOU WITHDRAW FROM EITHER COURSE, YOU WILL BE WITHDRAWN FROM THE SECOND COURSE. THIS APPLIES TO INSTRUCTOR WITHDRAWALS ALSO. PLEASE SEE BOTH OF YOUR INSTRUCTORS BEFORE YOU WITHDRAW FROM A COURSE.

Plagiarism/ Academic Misconduct You are expected to complete their own assignments and submit their own work in INRW 0340. If you plagiarize (lift/steal) from other sources (authors, students, the professor), you may receive a reduced grade, a zero for the assignment or be subject to the ACC academic integrity disciplinary process depending on the circumstances.

Readings

This class is part of a pair of classes that accelerate students who wish to become TSIA2 complete in one semester. We will be discussing vocabulary, reading strategies, study strategies and developing background knowledge to complement the HUMA 1301 texts including The Odyssey, Meno, Euclid, and Chinese Poetry. It will be important for you to find time in your schedule to work on this course and your HUMA 1301 course each day, and ask questions if any of the assignments or expectations are unclear.

Course Subjects

Emphasis on increased proficiency of comprehension skills, vocabulary development, and rate of reading. Ninth grade reading level required. INRW 0340 repeatable up to six credit hours. A modified course is offered in a one hour (0120) and two hour (0220) format. This course is not for college-level credit

Integrated Reading and Writing Strategies is designed to prepare students to deal successfully with college-level reading and writing. Students who scored below the cutoff on the reading and writing assessment must enroll and participate in an INRW course until they satisfy the TSI requirement. Students who do not comply with the TSI requirements may have a hold placed on their transcripts and be required to see a counselor to register for classes.

Student Learning Outcomes/Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will: • Analyze the impact of reading and writing independently and using critical thinking, problem-solving approaches in college- level materials to learn, study, and communicate with diverse opinions and values in a free society to support life-long learning. • Select and monitor the effectiveness of reading strategies, including vocabulary building techniques, appropriate to purpose and text. • Select and monitor the effectiveness of writing strategies including a recursive vs. linear writing process, editing skills, transitions, thesis development, and paragraph development/ cohesion. • Select and demonstrate various study skills and methods to meet the reading and writing demands of college courses. • Demonstrate ability to use reading and writing skills to participate in academic debate on issues of importance to the society and the world at large. • Write a well-organized, cohesive essay including a developed introduction paragraph, multiple body paragraphs beginning with topic sentences and support, and a conclusion. • Demonstrate academic ability to respond to types of assessments including graded assignments, compiling a portfolio, composing a short answer response for an in-class assessment, crafting a book review, analyzing primary and secondary sources, test preparation, and formal exams.

After completing this course, you will: • Demonstrate ability to read a variety of texts from essays, articles, academic research papers, and college textbook chapters. o Perform a close reading of texts for annotative and interpretive purposes ▪ Use inferencing skills to bring tacit ideas into explicit knowledge or ideas about textual meanings. ▪ Close readings and annotations may include: major topics, important main ideas, supporting details that support the topic of the essay, strong lines and weak lines, and vocabulary building. • Compose a variety of texts that exhibit characteristics of various writing patterns and purposes o expressive, compare contrast, persuasive, argumentative, referential, literary, narration, evaluation, etc. • Demonstrate the writing process as a tool to improve as a writer. • Reflect on self-performance through writing. • Condense results of annotation to a summary. • Compose a well-organized essay including the following: o Introduction (hook, lead-in/ background information, thesis) o Body Paragraphs (topic sentence, support sentences, concluding sentence) o Conclusion (summary, call to action, lasting impression, tie up loose ends, etc.) • Apply study skills to simulate exams and assignments in introductory college courses to prepare for future course success: o Recognize appropriate study skills based on task objective(s). o Identify the basic steps of the study skills needed for the task objective(s). o Demonstrate time management for the study skills prior to the task’s due date. o Demonstrate decision-making ability under similar pressure to the experience during the task objective(s)