1 PVAMU Developmental English Course Syllabus Integrated Reading/Writing 0133 Department of Academic Enhancement College of University College Instructor Name: Dr. Ayodeji Daramola Office Location: Delco 146 Office Phone: 936-261-3671 Fax: 936-261-3424 Email Address: Snail Mail (U.S. Postal Service) Address: Prairie View A&M University P.O. Box 591 Mail Stop 3002 Prairie View, TX 77446 Office Hours: MTWTH 11:30-1:30 PM Virtual Office Hours: Course Location: Delco 241 Class Meeting Days & Times: MTWTH 9:00-11:20 AM Course Abbreviation and Number: ENGL 0133 P02 Catalog This is an advanced reading and writing course designed to prepare students for Description: Freshman Composition I. Topics include basic reading and advanced critical writing skills. Students will be expected to write compositions similar to those assigned in Freshman Composition I. Emphasis on use of enhanced editing skills, writing multi-paragraph essays, paraphrasing paragraphs and longer passages, and an introduction to research writing. Prerequisites: TSIA diagnostic scores Reading: Main Idea & Supporting Details (5 or higher) and Author s Use of Language (5 or higher) Writing: Sentence Structure (5 or higher) and Agreement (5 or higher) OR Grade of C or higher in IRW 0113 Credit Hours: 3 Co-requisites: Required Text: Kathleen McWhorter. In Harmony. Boston, MA: Pearson, 2014 Required On-Line Access Code: http://www.myskillslab.com Access to Learning Resources: PVAMU Library: phone: (936) 261-1500; web: http://www.tamu.edu/pvamu/library/ University Bookstore: phone: (936) 261-1990; web: https://www.bkstr.com/home/10001-10734-1?demokey=d Student Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will:
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will: 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. Course Evaluation Methods This course will utilize the following instruments to determine student grades and proficiency of the learning outcomes for the course. Exams written tests designed to measure knowledge of presented course material Exercises/Essays written assignments designed to supplement and reinforce course material along with on-line assignments. Class Participation daily attendance and participation in class discussions Grading Matrix Course Exit Implications INSTRUMENT VALUE (points or percentages) Total Attendance 10 Homework/Quizzes 15 Tests 25 Essays 20 Mid-Term 15 Final Exam 15 Total: 100 Grade Determination: A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = 0-59 Course exit relies on a grade of C or better in ENGL 0133 or passing scores of Reading and Writing TSIA. See chart below for passing TSIA scores: 2 TSI ASSESSMENT Reading 351+ Writing 5 Essay OR PASSING SCORE 4 Essay with 363 Multiple choice
3 NOTE: A student who takes the Reading and Writing TSIA before the last class day, whose passing scores are received before the last day of finals and attended classes 50% of the time while enrolled in ENGL 0133 will receive a grade no lower than C. Grades of A or B will be awarded based on course performance. If there is a grade change, the instructor must give approval prior to the end of the course. The responsibility for providing official and approved documentation of making a passing test score to the appropriate instructor rests solely with the student. Course Procedures Exam Policy Exams should be taken as scheduled. No makeup examinations will be allowed except under documented emergencies (See Student Handbook). University Rules and Procedures Disability statement (See Student Handbook): Students with disabilities, including learning disabilities, who wish to request accommodations in class should register with the Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) early in the semester so that appropriate arrangements may be made. In accordance with federal laws, a student requesting special accommodations must provide documentation of their disability to the SSD coordinator. Academic misconduct (See Student Handbook): You are expected to practice academic honesty in every aspect of this course and all other courses. Make sure you are familiar with your Student Handbook, especially the section on academic misconduct. Students who engage in academic misconduct are subject to university disciplinary procedures. Forms of academic dishonesty: Cheating includes deception in which a student misrepresents that he/she has mastered information on an academic exercise that he/she has not mastered. Also, giving or receiving aid unauthorized by the instructor on assignments or examinations. Academic misconduct: tampering with grades or taking part in obtaining or distributing any part of a scheduled test. Fabrication: use of invented information or falsified research. Plagiarism: unacknowledged quotation and/or paraphrase of someone else s words, ideas, or data as one s own in work submitted for credit. Failure to identify information or essays from the Internet and submitting them as one s own work also constitutes plagiarism. Nonacademic misconduct (See Student Handbook) The university respects the rights of instructors to teach and students to learn. Maintenance of these rights requires campus conditions that do not impede their exercise. Campus behavior that interferes with either (1) the instructor s ability to conduct the class, (2) the inability of other students to profit from the instructional program, or (3) campus behavior that interferes with the rights of others will not be tolerated. An individual engaging in such disruptive behavior may be subject to disciplinary action. Such incidents will be adjudicated by the Dean of Students under nonacademic procedures. Sexual misconduct (See Student Handbook): Sexual harassment of students and employers at Prairie View A&M University is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Any member of the university community violating this policy will be subject to disciplinary action.
Attendance Policy: Prairie View A&M University requires regular class attendance. Excessive absences will result in lowered grades. Excessive absenteeism, whether excused or unexcused, may result in a student s course grade being reduced or in assignment of a grade of F. Absences are accumulated beginning with the first day of class. 4 Student Academic Appeals Process Authority and responsibility for assigning grades to students rests with the faculty. However, in those instances where students believe that miscommunication, errors, or unfairness of any kind may have adversely affected the instructor's assessment of their academic performance, the student has a right to appeal by the procedure listed in the Undergraduate Catalog and by doing so within thirty days of receiving the grade or experiencing any other problematic academic event that prompted the complaint. English 0133-Integrated Reading and Writing SPRING 2015 TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE Week 1 In-Class Homework Due Introductions, Syllabus, Pre-test/Diagnostic What kind of expert are you? What is Intelligence Anyway? Week 2 Goal setting for the semester Parts of Speech (p. 585-604), Annotating Ch. 1: The Reading Process Liking and Loving: Interpersonal Attraction p. 50 Ch. 2: The Writing Process/ Ch. 4 Vocabulary Simple Sentences Assign Paper #1, prewriting and idea map Ch. 10-Main ideas and topic sentences Finding a Mate p. 475 Drafting Paper #1 Compound Sentences Turn in hard copy of assignments in class when due p. 53, Checking Your Comprehension (1-5) p. 54, Thinking Critically: Discussion and Journal Writing (Pick one) Thinking and Writing Critically p. 55 (1-5) p. 298, Exercise 10-4 p. 477 Checking Your Comprehension
5 Week 3 Finding a Mate Continued First draft of Paper #1 due in class Ch. 11-Details, Implied Main Ideas, and Transitions Norteño en Manhattan p. 178 Complex Sentences Ch. 11: Transitions Norteño en Manhattan, continued Revise Paper #1 Review for Test Test Paper #2 The Role of Sports in Our Lives p. 202 Avoiding Sentence Errors: Fragments, Runons, Comma Splices Ch. 16: Critical Reading/ Making Inferences Prewriting for Paper #2, idea map The Role of Sports in Our Lives p. 202 Avoiding sentence errors Ch. 16-Author s Purpose/Intended Audience The Allure of Disaster p. 528 Commas Drafting Paper #2 5 Ch. 16- Fact & Opinion/Identifying Bias The Allure of Disaster Commas First Draft of Paper #2 Due Subject-Verb Agreement p. 479 Thinking Critically: Discussion and Writing (pick one) p. 335, Exercise 11-2 p. 180-181 Checking Your Comprehension p. 346, Exercise 11-8 p. 204Checking Your Comprehension p. 506, Exercise 16-1 p. 516, Exercise 16-7 p. 530, Checking Your Comprehension p. 525, Exercise 16-14 p. 532, Reacting to Ideas: Discussion and Journal Writing (Pick #3, 5, 6, or 7) Author s Argument/Argument Writinghandout Why Conserve Water p. 497. Understanding the Reading 1-4 (handout)
6 Week 4 Assign Paper #3 Ch. 18-Using Sources When You Write Explore Research Topics Avoiding Plagiarism The Benefits of Listening to Music p. 443 p. 551, Examining Writing, 1-6 Library Research Reading, Annotating, Summarizing Sources Conferences Working with Sources Drafting Paper #3 Read and annotate sources, define unknown words Conferences Drafting Paper #3 First Draft Due Author s Tone, The Event that Changed My Life p. 472 Compound-Complex Sentences Tone, continued The Event that Changed My Life Compound-Complex Sentences Revising Paper #3 Week 5 Patterns of Organization, Ch. 12 k The Benefits of Listening to Music p. 443 Sentence Variety Editing Paper #3/ Final Draft Due Patterns of Organization, Ch. 13 The benefits of Listening to Music p. 443 Sentence Variety Review Key Concepts Revising and Editing Wireless Interference: The health Risks p. 367 Apostrophes Review Key Concepts Revising and Editing Wireless Interference: The Health Risks p. 367 Apostrophes Understanding the Reading Evaluating the Reading, #2 Understanding the Reading, handout Discussing the Reading, pick one Understanding the Reading Discussing the Reading, pick one
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