Chabot College
January, 1994
Replaced Fall 2010
Course Outline for English 102
READING, REASONING, AND WRITING - ACCELERATED COURSE
Catalog Description:
102 - Reading, Reasoning, and Writing - Accelerated Course
4 units
Emphasis in the development of thinking, reading, organizing, and writing skills, particularly those
required for successful execution of college-level papers in all subject areas. Designed for those
requiring minimal preparation for entering English 1A. Strongly recommended: Appropriate skill level
demonstrated through the English placement process. 3 hours lecture, 2 hours individualized
instruction.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 52.5, individualized instruction 35]
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of this course, students should:
1. comprehend the purpose of readings and respond critically to the content;
2. formulate a controlling idea to focus their writing and to support each point with adequate and
varied evidence;
3. use a variety of prereading and prewriting strategies to formulate reading and writing goals and
responses;
4. explain and support abstract concepts found in readings;
5. form inferences from specific data and explain them with specific data;
6. tailor a writing to address a specific audience;
7. detect and correct major mechanical and grammatical errors.
Course Content:
1. Critical reading of and written and oral response to selected prose
2. Identification and explanation of abstract concepts based on both personal experience and
readings
3. Use of specific data to support general ideas
4. Incorporation of personal voice in writing
5. Tailoring a work for a specific audience
6. Individualized instruction in reading and writing skills
Methods of Presentation:
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Lecture-demonstration
Peer group reading and evaluation of writing
Individual teacher-student conferences
Evaluation of students' work throughout the writing process
Computer-aided instruction in designated sections
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Essays that integrate reading and writing
Classwork, including discussion participation
Homework
Quizzes
Exams, including final exam
Textbook(s) (Typical):
Texts and Contexts, Robinson and Tucker, Wadsworth Pub.
Chabot College
Course Outline for English 102, Page 2
January 1994
Special Student Materials;
In sections designated as "Computer-assisted instruction," micro floppy disk.
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