LACCD REDESIGNED CREDIT ESL WRITING SEQUENCE | FINAL SUMMARY
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6 Levels Below
Transfer
Students in this highbeginning ESL course
learn reading, writing, and
grammar skills to prepare
them for academic work.
The course content
emphasizes vocabulary,
grammar, and writing
through guided and free
writing of multi-sentence
compositions on common
subjects. Reading,
speaking, and listening
activities reinforce writing
and grammar
development. Required:
Eight to ten writing
assignments, including at
least four compositions of
100-150 words.
5 Levels Below
Transfer
Students in this lowintermediate ESL course
learn written composition,
grammar, and critical
reading skills to prepare
them for college work.
The emphasis is on
writing based on critical
reading and personal
experience. Grammar
skills and mechanics are
emphasized throughout
each lesson. Required:
Eight to ten writing
assignments, including at
least four paragraphs of
150-250 words.
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4 Levels Below
Transfer
Students in this
intermediate ESL course
learn written composition,
grammar, and critical
reading skills to prepare
them for college work.
The emphasis is on
writing based on critical
reading and personal
experience. Students will
be introduced to
summarizing skills.
Grammar skills and
mechanics are
emphasized throughout
each lesson. Required:
Eight to ten writing
assignments, including at
least four paragraphs of
200-300 words.
3 Levels Below
Transfer
Students in this highintermediate ESL course
learn written composition,
grammar, and critical
reading skills to prepare
them for college work.
The emphasis is on
writing based on critical
reading,
interpretation/analysis,
and personal experience.
Students will develop
paraphrasing and
summarizing skills.
Grammar skills and
mechanics are
emphasized throughout
each lesson. Required:
Eight to ten writing
assignments, including at
least four compositions of
300-500 words.
2 Levels Below
Transfer
Students in this
advanced ESL course
learn written
composition, grammar,
and critical reading
skills to prepare them
for college work. The
emphasis is on writing
based primarily on
critical reading and
interpretation/analysis.
Students will be
introduced to
appropriate citation and
basic bibliographic
conventions in their
writing. Advanced
grammar skills and
mechanics are
emphasized throughout
each lesson. Required:
Eight to ten writing
assignments, including
at least four essays of
400-600 words.
1 Level Below
Transfer
Students in this highadvanced ESL course
leading to English
101 learn written
composition, grammar,
and critical reading
skills to prepare
for college work. The
emphasis is on writing
based primarily on
critical reading and
interpretation/analysis.
Students will practice
using MLA and/or APA
citation and
bibliographic
conventions in their
research. Advanced
grammar skills and
mechanics are
emphasized throughout
each lesson. Required:
Eight to ten writing
assignments, including
at least four essays of
600-800 words, and one
research paper.
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LACCD REDESIGNED CREDIT ESL WRITING SEQUENCE | FINAL SUMMARY
6 Levels Below
Transfer
W 1. Compose multiR sentence compositions
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with the minimum of
T 100 words such as
I
personal narratives,
N simple persuasive
G compositions, as well
as formal letters or
emails.
2. Study pre-writing
strategies such as
brainstorming and
outlining.
3. Support ideas with
relevant and specific
details such as
examples, facts, and
personal experiences.
4. Practice using an
English learner
dictionary to write and
edit course
assignments.
5. Revise writing
through review of one's
own work as well as
through instructor and
peer feedback.
6. Practice using
computer for academic
work to complete
potential writing or
grammar assignments.
5 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Write expository
paragraphs, such as
description, comparison
and contrast, problem
and solution, and
process, with the
minimum of 150 words
that respond to
readings and
discussion materials.
2. Practice useful
prewriting techniques
for choosing and
narrowing a topic and
consider purpose,
audience, and point of
view.
3. Produce a paragraph
structure that includes a
main idea contained in
the topic sentence,
supporting details about
a given topic, and an
effective concluding
sentence.
4. Support the topic
sentence with specific
details such as
examples, facts, and
personal experiences.
5. Revise writing
assignments through
re-examination of one's
own work as well as
through instructor and
peer feedback.
6. Write, revise, and
edit writing
assignments on the
computer and/or in
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4 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Write formal
paragraph
compositions with the
minimum of 200 words
that respond to
readings and
discussion materials.
2. Demonstrate
knowledge of
development strategies
for paragraph writing
such as cause and
effect, comparison and
contrast, classification,
definition, description,
exposition, narration,
persuasion/argumentati
on, and process.
3. Practice useful
prewriting techniques
for choosing and
narrowing a topic and
consider purpose,
audience, and point of
view.
4. Master the basic
paragraph structure
including writing a wellfocused topic sentence
and an effective
conclusion.
5. Support the topic
sentence by specific
details such as
examples, facts, and
personal experiences.
Connect ideas within
the paragraph with
appropriate transitions.
6. Revise writing
3 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Write formal multiparagraph
compositions with the
minimum of 300 words
that summarize and
analyze reading and
discussion materials.
2. Practice useful
prewriting techniques
for choosing and
narrowing a topic, and
consider purpose,
audience, and point of
view.
3. Develop ideas
through the use of wellfocused topic
sentences, specific
details, supporting
evidence, and
transitions that connect
ideas within the
paragraph and between
body paragraphs; and
writing an effective
conclusion.
4. Employ appropriate
development strategies
such as cause and
effect, classification,
comparison and
contrast, definition,
description,
exposition, persuasion/
argumentation, and
process.
5. Develop knowledge
of the basic essay
structure including
writing of a thesis
2 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Write formal
papers and essays
with the minimum of
400 words that
summarize and
analyze reading and
discussion materials.
2. Practice useful
prewriting techniques
for choosing and
narrowing a topic,
and consider
purpose, audience,
and point of view.
3. Demonstrate
mastery of the essay
structure which
includes clear and
focused thesis
statements, welldeveloped body
paragraphs, as well
as effective
introductions and
conclusions.
4. Learn patterns of
essay development,
such as
argumentation, cause
and effect,
classification,
comparison and
contrast, definition,
and/or process, and
utilize a variety in
writing assignments.
5. Develop ideas
through employing
appropriate
organizational
1 Level Below
Transfer
1. Employ useful prewriting techniques for
choosing and
narrowing a topic and
consider purpose,
audience, and point
of view.
2. Demonstrate their
knowledge of the
structure of an essay
through writing strong
introductions;
developing effective
thesis statements;
choosing an
appropriate
organizational
method for body
paragraphs; writing
solid body
paragraphs which
include well-focused
topic sentences,
unified and specific
details, appropriate
supporting evidence,
and transitions that
connect ideas within
the paragraph and
between body
paragraphs; and
writing an effective
conclusion.
3. Revise their writing
assignments based
on re-examination of
their own work as
well as teacher and
peer feedback.
4. Recognize
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assignments through
re-examination of one's
own work as well as
through instructor and
peer feedback.
7. Use the Internet and
other sources for
research. Paraphrase,
summarize, and
synthesize outside
sources while avoiding
plagiarism.
8. Write, revise, and
edit writing
assignments on the
computer and/or in
class.
statement.
6. Revise writing
assignments through
re-examination of one's
own work as well as
through teacher and
peer feedback.
7. Use the Internet for
research based on
credible sources.
Paraphrase,
summarize, and
synthesize outside
sources while avoiding
plagiarism.
8. Write, revise, and
edit writing
assignments on the
computer.
methods in body
paragraphs and
ensuring that body
paragraphs include
well-focused topic
sentences, specific
details, appropriate
supporting evidence,
and transitions that
connect ideas within
and between body
paragraphs.
6. Revise writing
assignments through
re-examination of
one's own work as
well as through
instructor and peer
feedback.
7. Use the Internet for
research based on
credible sources.
Paraphrase,
summarize, and
synthesize outside
sources while
avoiding plagiarism.
8. Write, revise, and
edit writing
assignments on the
computer.
patterns of
development,
including cause and
effect, comparison
and contrast,
classification,
definition, process,
and/or argumentation
and utilize a variety in
their essay
assignments.
5. Effectively
paraphrase and
summarize outside
sources while
avoiding plagiarism.
6. Write, revise, and
edit a research paper
and other writing
assignments on the
computer.
7. Use the Internet for
research.
8. Use in-text
citations of outside
sources and a works
cited page in an
essay using MLAstyle formatting.
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LACCD REDESIGNED CREDIT ESL WRITING SEQUENCE | FINAL SUMMARY
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6 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Demonstrate
understanding of
expository text and
fiction at the highbeginning level,
including simplified
personal, academic
and narrative texts on
familiar and concrete
topics.
2. Practice using prereading strategies to
activate schema such
as analysis of titles
images accompanying
the text and review of
post-reading
questions.
3. Learn reading
strategies to identify
main ideas and
supporting details.
4. Practice guessing
word meaning from
context.
5. Build vocabulary by
learning all forms of
new vocabulary words
(as appropriate) and
practice using them in
sentences they write.
5 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Demonstrate
understanding of
expository text and
fiction at the lowintermediate level,
including simplified
personal, academic and
narrative texts on
familiar and concrete
topics, by responding to
them in a written form.
2. Employ reading
strategies to identify
main ideas and
supporting details.
3. Correctly interpret
the inferences in the
text.
4. Apply word analysis
and vocabulary-incontext strategies to
determine meanings of
new words while
expanding vocabulary.
5. Demonstrate
increasing control of
word forms.
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4 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Demonstrate
understanding of
expository text and
fiction at the
intermediate level,
including simplified
personal, academic and
narrative texts on
familiar and concrete
topics, by responding to
them in a written form.
2. Apply reading
strategies to identify
main ideas and
supporting details and
summarize main points
of text.
3. Correctly interpret
the inferences in the
text.
4. Apply word analysis
and vocabulary-incontext strategies to
determine meanings of
new words while
expanding vocabulary.
5. Exhibit increasing
control of word forms.
3 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Demonstrate
understanding of
expository text and
fiction at the highintermediate level,
including whole,
unabridged books,
media articles, and/or
textbooks by
responding to them in a
written form.
2. Apply reading
strategies to identify
main ideas and
supporting details and
summarize, analyze,
and synthesize main
points of text.
3. Correctly interpret
the inferences in the
text.
4. Apply word analysis
and vocabulary-incontext strategies to
determine meanings of
new words while
expanding vocabulary.
5. Exhibit increasing
control of word forms.
2 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Demonstrate
understanding of
expository text and
fiction at the lowadvanced level,
including whole,
unabridged books,
media articles, and/or
textbooks written at
this level by
responding to them in
a written form.
2. Summarize,
analyze, and
synthesize main
points of text.
3. Correctly interpret
the inferences in the
text.
4. Attempt a wide
range of vocabulary.
5. Exhibit progressive
mastery of word
forms.
1 Level Below
Transfer
1. Understand and
respond to works of
expository text and
fiction at the 11th12th grade level,
including whole,
unabridged books,
media articles, and/or
textbooks written at
this level.
2. Summarize,
analyze, and
synthesize main
points of text.
3. Employ a wide
range of vocabulary.
4. Analyze word tone,
level of diction, and
specificity.
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LACCD REDESIGNED CREDIT ESL WRITING SEQUENCE | FINAL SUMMARY
6 Levels Below
Transfer
G 1. Review and practice
R simple sentences with
A emphasis on word
M order and subject/verb
M agreement.
A 2. Get introduced to
R basic compound
sentences.
3. Review and practice
the use of the "be"
and "have" verbs,
simple present,
present progressive,
and there is/are
constructions.
4. Learn simple past,
different ways to
express future time, as
well as basic modals.
5. Practice using
question/answer
techniques, including
yes/no and whquestions.
6. Study subject,
object, and reflexive
pronouns as well as
possessive forms.
7. Learn count/noncount classes of nouns
and will use
singular/plural forms
where appropriate.
8. Study definite and
indefinite articles and
use them in their
writing.
9. Learn the common
adverbs of frequency
and their placement in
5 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Exhibit mastery of
simple sentence
structure with correct
word order.
2. Develop basic
knowledge of
compound and complex
sentences and
appropriate
punctuation.
3. Learn the general
use of the simple
present, past, and
future, as well as
present and past
progressive tenses.
4. Learn the basic use
of present modal verbs.
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4 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Review compound
sentences and study
complex sentences with
adverbial clauses
2. Develop basic
knowledge of adjective
clauses.
3. Focus on correct
word order within a
sentence.
4. Review and practice
the use of simple
present and past,
present and past
progressive tenses, as
well as different ways of
expressing future.
5. Study present
perfect, present perfect
progressive, and past
perfect tenses.
6. Review present
modals with an
emphasis on the
distinctions in their
meaning and usage.
7. Develop basic
knowledge of passive
voice.
8. Study gerunds and
infinitives.
9. Review the use of
articles.
3 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Use correctly a
variety of sentence
structures and different
types of clauses.
2. Review adverbial
clauses, including real
conditionals, and study
adjective and noun
clauses.
3. Demonstrate
emerging control over
verb tenses, especially,
the perfect tenses.
4. Review active voice
and study passive
voice.
5. Develop basic
knowledge of presenttime unreal
conditionals.
6. Review the use of
gerunds and infinitives,
as well as adjectives
derived from present
and past participles.
2 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Demonstrate
significant control of
English sentences
and different forms of
clauses.
2. Review complex
sentence structures.
3. Study sentence
structures with
indirect (reported)
speech.
4. Use most verb
tenses, including
perfect tenses,
consistently, with
occasional errors.
5. Study perfect
modal verbs.
6. Review passive
voice.
7. Review present
unreal conditionals
and learn past unreal
conditionals.
1 Level Below
Transfer
1. Solidify their
knowledge of English
grammar through
formal instruction and
activities and
demonstrate correct
grammar usage in
their writing
assignments.
2. Analyze sentence
conciseness, variety
and parallelism.
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LACCD REDESIGNED CREDIT ESL WRITING SEQUENCE | FINAL SUMMARY
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6 Levels Below
Transfer
M 1. Review rules for
E capitalization and end
C punctuation.
H 2. Practice the use of
A commas in compound
N sentences.
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5 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Exhibit emerging
spelling competency in
context of course
reading.
2. Demonstrate
knowledge of basic
conventions (e.g.,
punctuation,
capitalization, and text
formatting).
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4 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Exhibit emerging
spelling competency.
2. Demonstrate control
of most basic
punctuation
conventions.
3 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Exhibit spelling
competency.
2. Demonstrate
knowledge of most
basic punctuation
conventions.
2 Levels Below
Transfer
1. Demonstrate
knowledge of spelling
rules.
2. Demonstrate
control of most basic
punctuation
conventions.
3. Develop
knowledge of
appropriate citation
and basic
bibliographic
conventions in
academic writing.
1 Level Below
Transfer
1. Demonstrate
knowledge of MLA
conventions as well
as other forms of
punctuation and
mechanics in writing
assignments.
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