Chabot College
January, 1994
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for English 101B
READING REASONING, AND WRITING II
Catalog Description:
101B - Reading, Reasoning and Writing II
4 units
Continues preparation in English for success in college. Integrates reading, critical thinking, and
writing assignments, using materials that present a variety of perspectives from across the curriculum.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of English 101A. 3 hours, 2 hours individualized instruction.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 52.5, individualized instruction 35]
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course, the student should:
1. assess the reading task in advance according to the purpose for reading and the difficulty of the
materials to be read;
2. establish outcomes for the reading material prior to reading it by forming appropriate questions;
3. pause at intervals to recite, reflect and develop additional questions or outcomes for the reading
4. develop methods and strategies which will enable a more critical evaluation of the text;
5. respond critically to reading by means of class discussions and through writing;
6. support written and spoken responses to a reading by citing appropriate and adequate textual
evidence (and other rationale when appropriate);
7. organize coherent essays around a central idea;
8. apply structural elements in writing that are appropriate to the audience and purpose;
9. proofread her/his own prose.
Course Content:
1. Pre- and postreading activities
2. Readings from across the curriculum and from various perspectives
3. Elements of textual analysis:
A. evaluating the reading sources
B. analyzing rhetorical devices
C. drawing inferences and conclusions
D. citing textual evidence
E. applying the reading outcome to other contexts
4. Both oral and written responses to one book-length work
5. Both graded and ungraded written responses to reading, ranging from, for instance, reading logs
to rough drafts to essays which integrate the reading and writing
6. Collaborative work, which may include, but is not limited to, peer editing
7. An individualized component of the course, which provides instruction in various reading and
writing skills
Methods of Presentation:
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Class lectures
Group discussion
Individualized instruction
Computer-assisted instruction in designated sections
Chabot College
Course Outline for English 101B, Page 2
January, 1994
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Graded writing assignments, including essays that integrate the reading and writing
Reading and writing homework
Participation in class discussion
Exams, including final exams
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Texts and Contents, Robinson and Tucker, Wadsworth Pub.
Special Student Materials:
In sections designated "computer-assisted instruction," micro floppy disk.
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