Course Name & Number

Integrated Reading and Writing

INRW 0405 

Semester & Year

 Fall 2017

Catalog Description

This is a combined lecture/lab, performance-based course designed to develop students' critical reading and academic writing skills.  The focus of the course will be on applying critical reading skills for organizing, analyzing, and retaining material and developing written work appropriate to the audience, purpose, situation, and length of the assignment.  The course integrates preparation in basic academic reading skills with basic skills in writing a variety of academic essays. The course fulfills TSI requirements for reading and writing.  This class does not count toward graduation at NCTC.

Prerequisite:  Pass READ 0300/ENGL 0300 with a "C" or better or earn satisfactory TSI Assessment placement score or earn satisfactory placement score on another approved assessment.

Instructor’s Name

Jennifer Boling

Office Phone #

972-899-8334

Instructor’s Office #

Flower Mound 107

Office Fax #

Email Address

Primary:

Use Canvas

Secondary:  jboling@nctc.edu

Office Hours

M W:

12:00 – 2:00 pm

5:00 – 6:00 pm (online only)

T R:

12:30 – 2:30 pm

Textbooks &  Materials

Required / Recommended

Biays & Wershoven, Along These Lines: Writing Paragraphs and Essays, Pearson, 7^th edition, 2016. (book bundle includes MyLabsPlus access code)

Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

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.

TSI Compliance

At North Central Texas College, students who test but do not meet the passing scores in ALL sections of the TSI Assessment or any other THECB approved testing measurements are required by state law to obtain TSI advising and continuously enroll in a formal college preparatory studies (developmental) program every semester until all TSI requirements are satisfied.  TSI program attendance is mandatory. Non-compliance with the rules of attendance may result in a student being withdrawn from the college preparatory course.  Withdrawals are subject to college policies as set forth in the college catalog.

In the long term, a student that twice receives an F or W in a college prep course based on non-attendance will be placed on academic hold and blocked from enrolling in any courses other than the required college prep course.

Grading Policy & Procedures

Grading Criteria:

15           MySkillsLab Assignments  (10 points each)           =   150

  1            MySkillsLab Lexile Improvement  (100 points)     =   100

  4            Essay Analyses  (25 points each)                                                =   100

  3            Essays  (100 points each)                                              =   300

  3            Tests  (2 X 100 points and 1 X 50 points)                 =   250

  1            Final Exam  (100 points)                                                 =   100

                Total                                                                                      = 1000

Grading Scale:

900 – 1000 points = A;  800 – 899 points = B;  700 – 799 points = C;

Below 700 points = F

Late Work and Make-up Work Policy and Class Rules:

Students who successfully develop reading and writing skills do each assignment conscientiously and turn their work in on time.  If you are absent, you are responsible for finding out what assignment(s) you missed.  All assignments and handouts will be posted on Canvas.

Late essays will be accepted only up to 5 days after the due date, and all late papers will receive a lower grade (5 points off per calendar day, including Saturdays and Sundays).

If you miss a test, you will be allowed to take a make-up test.  Make-up tests must be taken within 5 weekdays of the original test date, and all make-up tests will receive a lower grade (5 points off per calendar day, excluding Saturdays and Sundays).  It is your responsibility to schedule your make-up test date and time in the Testing Center.

MySkillsLab assignments and essay analyses cannot be made up or submitted late for any reason.

No late work of any kind will be accepted the last week of classes (the week before final exams).

Silence all electronic devices prior to entering class.  Be respectful of the instructor and your fellow classmates, and do not allow your electronic devices to be a distraction.  Failure to abide by this policy may result in your being dismissed from class.

For ONLINE classes only:

Late essays will be accepted only up to 5 days after the due date, and all late papers will receive a lower grade (5 points off per day, including Saturdays and Sundays).

Tests, MySkillsLab (MSL) assignments, and essay analyses cannot be made up or submitted late for any reason.

No late work of any kind will be accepted the last week of classes (the week before final exams).

All assignments are released in Canvas on Monday at 12:00 am and are due by the following Sunday at 11:59 pm CST.

Scholastic Integrity

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.  See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB- (LOCAL)]” #18.

Disciplinary Actions [Student Handbook, #5] “When cheating, collusion, or plagiarism has occurred beyond any reasonable doubt, the instructor may give the student or students involved an “F” on a particular assignment or in the course.  [See Scholastic Dishonesty FLB (Local)]  The instructor shall make a written report of the incident and of the planned action to his/her Department Chair.  The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to the appropriate instructional dean, who shall review the case, notify the student, and, if necessary, take further action.  This may involve either probation or suspension of the student or students in question.  If such disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Student Services shall be notified, and the action shall be taken through that office.”

Plagiarism, which should be avoided at all costs, includes the following student actions:

• Turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own;
• Unintentionally or inadvertently turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own as the result of failing to document sources both internally and in the Works Cited;
• Copying words, ideas, or images from someone without giving credit; Failing to put a quotation in quotations marks;
• Giving incorrect information about the source of information, quotations, or images;
• Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit;
• Copying so many words, ideas, or images from a source that it makes up the majority of the student's work, whether or not the student gives credit.

Attendance Policy

Attendance will be taken at every class meeting.  Regular and punctual attendance is expected.  There are no excused absences.

After a student has been absent from class 2 weeks (not necessarily consecutive days), the student may be dropped.

The last day to withdraw from a course with a “W” is Nov. 9, 2017.

For ONLINE classes only:

Attendance is determined by the submission of work by the published due date.  It is not enough to simply log in to this course!  You must log in and complete required assignments at least once every week (at any time during the week but by the due date), or you will be considered absent for the week.  Ungraded activities, such as reading lecture notes and watching instructional videos, do not satisfy the attendance requirement.  You must complete at least one graded assignment for that week to be counted present.  If you are absent from class 2 weeks (not necessarily consecutive weeks), you may be dropped.

ADA Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission or access to its programs.  The College is committed to providing equal access to its students with disabilities by providing appropriate accommodations; a variety of services and resources are made available through the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD).  Students are responsible for notifying the OSD of their need for assistance.  Students with documented disabilities, such as mobility impairment, hearing or visual impairment, learning, and/or psychological disorders, are eligible for services. 

Disability Accommodations

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability.  A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness, or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction-reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.

On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration Building (100) or call 940-668-4209.  Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).

http://www.nctc.edu/StudentServices/SupportServices/Disabilityservices/DisabilitiesFacultyResources.aspx

EEOC Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.

Calendar or Course Outline

Week 1 – Coordination

Week 2 – Run-ons, Comma Splices, Subordination, Writing Process

Week 3 – Fragments, Writing Process

Week 4 – Cause and Effect

Week 5 – Active Reading (SQ3R, Main Ideas and Supporting Details, Writing Patterns)

Week 6 – Active Reading (Annotating and Summarizing, Outlining and Summarizing Longer Readings)

Week 7 – Subject-Verb Agreement, Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

Week 8 – Comparison and Contrast, Pronoun Reference and Point of View, Pronoun Case

Week 9 – Critical Reading Skills (Fact and Opinion, Purpose and Tone)

Week 10 – Reading Informative Writing

Week 11 – Reading Arguments, Parallelism

Weeks 12 & 13 – Argument, Modifier Mistakes

Week 14 – Argument

Week 15 – Final Exam Review

For more detailed information, please see the course calendar that accompanies this class.

Name of Division Chair:

Rochelle Gregory, Ph.D.

Office Location:

Corinth 238

Telephone Number:

940-498-6297

Email Address:

rgregory@nctc.edu

Name of Instructional Dean:

Dean Larry Gilbert

Office Location:

Corinth 3rd Floor Deans’ Suite

Telephone Number:

940-498-6222

Email Address:

lgilbert@nctc.edu

Tobacco-Free Campus

NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco on campus property.  NCTC is aware that tobacco use influences underage students, which cumulates unsightly tobacco litter and interferes with assuring clean air for all who come to NCTC.  NCTC recognizes the health hazards of tobacco use and of exposure to second hand smoke. Information on a tobacco cessation program is available for students, faculty, and staff who wish to stop using tobacco products.  We would like to thank you for your help in making our campuses tobacco-free. For questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Vice President of Student Services at (940) 668-4240.