Course Description
Continued integration of critical reading and academic writing skills are emphasized along with just-in-time support. Successful completion of this course fulfills the TSI requirements for reading and/or writing. (3 Lec.)
Coordinating Board Academic Approval Number 3201085912
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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 apply insights gained from reading and writing a variety of texts.
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.
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 ideas 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.
Prerequisite Required: The successful completion of DIRW 0305 or DWRI 0305 or DREA 0305 or an appropriate TSI test score.
Corequisite/Concurrent: This is a corequisite course and requires continuous concurrent enrollment with ENGL 1301 or a 3-hour TSI component core course. Course pairing options will vary depending on the campus.
Dallas College Course Syllabus Template
Attached here is the Dallas College syllabus template, which includes all the information, links, and formatting required by the college.
Sample Syllabi and Course Schedules
Feel free to use the following sample syllabi to create your own HB 2223 corequisite course syllabi and course schedules for ENGL 1301-DIRW 0315. Be sure to include all information, links, and formatting as required by the college.
Below are examples of topics that may and/or should be covered in an HB 2223 corequisite. Included with each topic are sample teaching and learning materials and assignments you are welcome to peruse, use, not use, change, etc.
The Writing Process and Essay Construction
TEXAS Method for Body Paragraph Construction
Transitional expressions handout
The Reading Process/Critical Reading
Great Read Alouds from The New York Times
Rhetorical Modes and Styles
Five Finger Methods of Persuasion Graphic
Grammar, Mechanics, and Style
Grammar Bytes - A Resources for Educators
Daily Grammar - Over 150 Grammar Lessons and Quizzes
Khan Academy - A Ten Unit Course on Basic English Grammar
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