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INRW 0201 - Accelerated Reading and Writing

2.0 credit hours. 2.0 lecture hours. 0.00 lab hours.


Prerequisites: Appropriate placement test scores:  Reading 342-350 or ABE Level 5 or 6, and Writing 350-362 with Essay score of 4.
Corequisites: STSK-0305 OR PSYC-1300 OR EDUC-1300
Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills.  Successful completion of this intervention if taught at the upper (exit) level fulfills TSI requirements for reading and/or writing.  This course is a mainstreamed intensifier providing contact hours for additional, just-in-time instructional support for the student’s success in the English 1301 course.

Measurable Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

Locate explicit textual information, draw complex inferences, and describe analyze, and evaluate the information within and across multiple texts of varying lengths;

Comprehend and use vocabulary effectively in oral communication, reading, and writing;

Identify and analyze the audience, purpose, and message across a variety of texts;

Describe and supply insights gained from reading and writing a variety of texts;

Compose a variety of texts that demonstrate reading comprehension, clear focus, logical development of idea, and use of appropriate language that advance the writer’s purpose;

Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given reading and writing situations;

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;

Evaluate relevance and quality of ides and information in recognizing, formulating, and developing a claim;

Develop and use effective reading and revision strategies to strengthen the writer’s ability to compose college-level writing assignments;

Recognize and apply the conventions of standard English in reading and writing.



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