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English 095 – Reading and Writing II
Instructor: Dr. Xiao-ming Yang, Professor
Office: R -- 223 Phone: 255-0400 ext. 2369
Office Hours: To be announced
Catalog Description:
ENGL 095 is required for students who need a second level developmental English course as
preparation for college-level coursework. The course builds on and expands fundamental reading
and writing skills taught in ENGL 091. Instruction focuses on reading strategies for college work
and on the process of composing essays, primarily in an academic voice. A minimum of 2500
words of finished writing will be assigned, supported by intensive reading and language study.
One hour weekly is taught in a computer laboratory. A minimum grade of C must be earned to
progress to the next course in the composition sequence. ENGL 095 replaces ENGL 011 and
ENGL 021. The course cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements.
The Purpose of English 095
The main purpose of English 095 is to help you communicate your ideas clearly and
effectively to an audience of college-educated adults. Build on and expanded from the
fundamental reading and writing skills taught in English 091, this course focuses on reading
strategies for college work and on the process of composing essays. In order to accomplish this
purpose, you will receive intensive instruction and practice in writing both paragraphs and essays.
Plus, you will read and analyze varied forms of written communication, using texts as both
information sources and writing models. Also, you are required to conduct basic research by
employing MLA documentation procedures.
Course Requirements
A. Textbooks:
1. Resnick, Judith and Lanny Lester. Text & Thought: an Integrated Approach to College
Reading and Writing. 2nd ed. New York: Longman, 2003
2. Hacker, Daina. Rules for Writer. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2008.
B. Writing Assignments
You will be required to write approximately 6 papers of varying length, most of which will
be written primarily in class. Writing assignments will be evaluated for
1. audience awareness (your strategy toward audience)
2. organization (your way of organizing the entire essay)
3. development (your way of supporting and developing ideas)
4. sentence structure (grammar)
5. word choice
6. mechanics (spelling, punctuation, etc.)
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Each writing assignment must be
1. double spaced and computer printed,
2. identified with your name, the date, and the assignment number on the
upper right hand corner of the first page,
3. stapled at the upper left corner, with all previous drafts attached to the
final draft.
Assignments are due on the announced date. Without prior approval, late assignments will be
graded down one full letter grade. You are responsible for all assignments and classwork missed
during an absence.
C. Writing Lab Sessions
Writing lab sessions will meet at the English Writing Lab (R 142) where you will learn to
use the word processor to compose, revise, edit and print your written work. I will be present at
all lab sessions to guide you as you work. A lab assistant will also be present to assist you with
the technical aspects of word processing. Please note that lab sessions are a required component
of the course. If you miss a lab period, an absence is added to your total record of course
absences.
Grading:
You will receive one grade for the course based on the following distribution:
1.Graded assignments 70%
2. Quizzes on reading samples and grammar 20%
3. Attendance and class participation 10%
Attendance Policy
Since nearly all of the class sessions, including computer lab sessions, will be devoted to
reading and analyzing selected essays from textbook, prewriting activities, writing drafts of essays
and revising/editing your own drafts, class attendance is extremely important, and so you are
expected to attend every class. Please note that college attendance policy will be followed. If you
accumulate excessive absences, you will receive an absence warning. Further absence can result
in grade penalties or dismissal from the course.