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COMPOSITION II (ENGL 1302)

Term: 2019-2020 Summer

Faculty

Holton David Lewis
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HOLTON D. (DAVID) LEWIS

 

2018 Tanur Cascade Drive

Anna, Texas 75409

Residence (214) 831-0759 Mobile (936) 870-7022

hlewis@nctc.edu

david.lewis@blinn.edu

 

 

Education

 

            2010:  Master of Arts, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas

                                    Major: American and British Literature

                                    Minor: Composition and Rhetoric

1973-1974: Post-graduate studies in Journalism, East Texas State University,

                                    (now Texas A&M-Commerce) Commerce, Texas

                                    Completed 18 semester hours in Journalism.

1973: Bachelor of Arts, East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas

                                    Major: Journalism

                                    Second Major: English

 

Educational Experience

 

            2012 to present: Member, Blinn College Academic Assessment Committee

2010 to present: Instructor of Composition and Rhetoric, Literature and

      Composition, Technical Communications, and Mass Communications, Blinn

      College, Brenham, Texas

            2010: Tutor, Sam Houston State University Writing Center

            2009: Teaching Practicum, Composition and Rhetoric, SHSU

            2002: Substitute Teacher, all grade levels, Denison, Texas ISD

            1995: Substitute Teacher, secondary level, Celina, Texas ISD

 

Professional Experience

           

2019 to Present: Adjunct instructor, English Composition, North Central Texas               College

2010 to Present: Instructor, English, Technical Communications,

                                and Mass Communications, Blinn College

2005-2009: Granite Newspapers. Editor and Publisher, The Navasota Examiner,

Navasota, Texas. Served in similar capacity with Granite’s    Madisonville, Texas, newspaper.

            1989-2004: Owner, Editor, Publisher, The Celina Record, Celina, Texas

            1986-1988: Publisher, The Pittsburg Gazette, Pittsburg, Texas

            1975-1986: Public Relations Specialist, Lone Star Steel Company, Lone Star/

                                Dallas, Texas

            1974-1975: Assistant Managing Editor, The News-Herald,

                                Panama City, Florida

            1972-1974: Editor, The Commerce Journal, Commerce, Texas

 

            1968-1969: City Editor, The Clovis News-Journal, Clovis, New Mexico,

                                (While on active military duty)

 

            1966-1968: Proofreader, The Wall Street Journal, Southwest Edition, Dallas,

        Texas

 

Military Service

 

            1968-1972: United States Air Force. Aircraft flight instrument systems technician,

                                General Dynamics F-111/E aircraft. Honorable Discharge with rank

                                of E-5 (Staff Sergeant)

 

Professional Accomplishments

 

            1996: Recipient of the Sam C. Holloway Award for Excellence in Community

                        Journalism, awarded by the North and East Texas Press Association

            1994: President, North and East Texas Press Association

            1990, 1991 Texas Press Association Sweepstakes Award for best production,

                        news coverage, editorial writing, photography, feature writing and

                        column writing for member newspapers throughout the state with

                        circulation less

                        than 1,500.

            1990-98: Winner of numerous top three awards presented by the Texas

                        Newspaper Association

 

Publications

            2009: Co-editor, design assistant, Texas Death Row: Reflections of a Different

                      World, Texas Press Review, Sam Houston State University, September                              2010. ISBN-13: 978-1-933896-51-9.

2004: Contributing writer, King Football, Greatest Moments in Texas High

          School Football History. ISBN 0-9713903-0-4.

 

Community/Career Involvement

 

            2010 -12: Member, Texas Community College Teachers Association
            2008-09: Board of Directors, Grimes County United Way

            2008: Ambassador, Navasota-Grimes County Chamber of Commerce

            2005: Member, Community Curriculum Advisory Committee, Anderson-Shiro

                       CISD, Anderson, Texas

            2000: Graduate, McKinney, Texas, Citizens Police Academy

            1998: Member, Board of Directors, Upper Trinity River Water Development

                      Board

            1993-1995: Mayor Pro-Tem, City of Celina, Texas

            1994: President, Greater Celina Chamber of Commerce

Description

Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual, and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions.
48 lecture hours.

Meets NCTC Core Curriculum Requirement

Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, Meet college readiness standard for Reading and Writing