Course Goals
To help students become successful readers and writers in college. The course is explicitly designed as an accelerated learning class, pairing individualized developmental coursework with college-level coursework in order to help students more efficiently develop their college level reading and writing skills. Students should be engaged in developing their literacy and academic capabilities while receiving support for non-cognitive issues as they progress through the co-requisite course curriculum.
Core Course Topics
Rhetorical Awareness
A. Situational writing
B. Writing for audiences
C. Academic and non-academic voice
D. Rhetorical genres and modes
E. Standardized language recognitionWriting Process
A. Understanding contexts and assignments
B. Developing topics and ideas
C. Writing drafts
D. Workshop and feedback
E. Revision
F. Editing and proofreadingAcademic Skills
A. Writing the academic essay
B. Academic integrity
C. Academic engagement
D. Campus culture and academic support
E. Study skillsReading
A. Vocabulary development
B. Narrative and expository text work
C. Disciplinary readingNon-Cognitive Learning Issues
A. External and internal influences on education
B. Student services
C. Emotions and learning
D. Resistance and classroom engagement
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: