1. Victor Valley College Course Outline Changes Being Made Cover Units/Hours Student Learning Outcomes Methods Of Evaluation Instructional Objectives Course Content Lab Content Methods Of Instruction Distance Ed Contact Types Required Texts Additional Resources Entrance Skills Requisites Library General Ed Assignments Academic Accommodations Attached Files 2. Course Number and Title ENGL 6 Basic Writing and Reading 3. Title 5 Category Basic Skills Non Degree Applicable 4. Certificate Applicable 5. Number of Units (Zero units for non-credit courses) 5 6. Contact hours per term 80 90 Lecture Lab Activity Independent Study Individualized Instruction Maximum class size 7. Special Topics No 8. Grading GRD - Letter Grade Only 9. Repeatability
0 10. Catalog Description Prerequisite: BSKL 3 or eligibility as determined by the VVC assessment. This is a basic writing and reading course designed to build proficiency in the basics of writing expository prose and to build reading comprehension at both literal and inferential levels. This course will not apply to the Associate Degree. 11. Schedule Description Prerequisite: BSKL 3 or eligibility as determined by the VVC assessment. This is a basic writing and reading course designed to build proficiency in the basics of writing expository prose and to build reading comprehension at both literal and inferential levels. This course will not apply to the Associate Degree. 12. Entrance Skills Requisite Skill: Identify subjects and verbs in simple and complex sentences. Requisite Skill: Define new vocabulary terms in a paragraph-length work using context clues. Requisite Skill: Compose a paragraph with a well-defined topic sentence and well-developed supporting details. 13. 14. Requisites Prerequisite Standard n/a not a transferable course BSKL 3 Pat Wagner Karen Tomlin Patty Golder Joe Pendleton A minimum grade of C Validated Date: 05/20/2015 or Prerequisite Eligibility as determined by VVC Assessment test or equivalent Standard P. Golder Validated Date: 05/22/2015 A. Instructional Objectives Upon completion of the course the student should be able to: 1. Read and understand a variety of materials at an appropriate level of difficulty. a. Exams/Tests/Quizzes b. Portfolios c. Written Assignments d. Oral Presentation e. Projects
f. Group Projects g. Class Participation h. Class Work i. Home Work j. Competency based written and practical tests which demonstrate the students ability to apply skills and concepts learned to minimum standards established by the instructor 2. Recognize the author's purpose for writing and evaluate accordingly. a. Exams/Tests/Quizzes b. Portfolios c. Written Assignments d. Oral Presentation e. Projects f. Group Projects g. Class Participation h. Class Work i. Home Work j. Competency based written and practical tests which demonstrate the students ability to apply skills and concepts learned to minimum standards established by the instructor 3. Write essays and narratives which demonstrate comprehension of reading materials and integrate new insights with ideas already held. a. Portfolios b. Written Assignments c. Class Participation d. Class Work e. Home Work f. Competency based written and practical tests which demonstrate the students ability to apply skills and concepts learned to minimum standards established by the instructor 4. Understand and use language at both literal and figurative levels. a. Exams/Tests/Quizzes b. Portfolios c. Written Assignments d. Oral Presentation e. Projects f. Group Projects g. Class Participation h. Class Work i. Home Work j. Competency based written and practical tests which demonstrate the students ability to apply skills and concepts learned to minimum standards established by the instructor 5. Revise and edit for organization, clarity, grammar, syntax and punctuation. a. Portfolios b. Written Assignments c. Class Work
B. d. Home Work e. Competency based written and practical tests which demonstrate the students ability to apply skills and concepts learned to minimum standards established by the instructor Student Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the course the student can: 1. Practice writing as a process at a basic level. 2. Write correctly structured sentences generally free from errors in grammar and punctuation. 3. Write developed, unified, coherent and grammatically competent expository paragraphs and essays. 4. Recognize main ideas, construct summaries based on extended readings, and recognize rhetorical strategies in a variety of pre-college level texts. C. Course Content I. Study Skills A. Setting short and long-term goals B. Time management C. Active listening D. Active reading E. Note-taking II. Writing Process A. Planning B. Drafting C. Revising III. Writing Assignments--Students must complete at least five writing assignments, choosing from the areas below and using at least three of the areas: A. Extended paragraphs of 8-10 sentences (150-200 words), typed with basic MLA formatting 1. Narrative 2. Descriptive 3. Comparison 4. Definition B. Introductory essays of 500-1000 words, typed with basic MLA formatting 1. Narrative 2. Descriptive 3. Definition 4. Explain a process C. Essays based on assigned readings (not research) of 500-1000 words, typed with basic MLA formatting 1. Summary response 2. Comparison 3. Analysis
4. Cause and Effect D. Final projects/essays based on assigned readings (not research) of 800-1000 words 1. Oral presentation 2. In-Class essay 3. Book review 4. Synthesis project based on class materials IV. Reading Assignments--Students must read several short pieces of poetry, fiction, and/or non-fiction and read at least one novel-length book of appropriate difficulty: A. Potential novels/biographies/autobiographies 1. Classics: Cannery Row, Old Man and the Sea, Call of the Wild, To Kill a Mockingbird, Farenheit 451, Slaughterhouse 5, Animal Farm 2. Autobiographical: House on Mango Street, The Color of Water 3. Contemporary Literary Fiction: Monster, Book Thief 4. Genre Fiction: #1 Ladies Detective Agency, Thief of Time, Hunger Games, The Giver, Divergent, Miss Peregrines's Home for Peculiar Children 5. Hero stories: Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Freak the Mighty, Esperanza Rising, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 6. Other Texts--Folktales, Legends, and Myths: Greek Gods and Heros, Arthurian Cycle, Grimms' Tales, and/or appropriate revisions B. Reading Comprehension--Students must have significant instruction in reading texts. This reading instruction should cover, but is not limited to, the following: 1. Finding main ideas a. stated b. implied 2. Finding main supporting points 3. Understanding vocabulary a. word roots b. prefixes c. suffixes 4. Building vocabulary a. in context b. keeping a vocabulary journal 5. Summarizing texts 6. Taking notes 7. Making comments V. Grammar Assignments--Students must have ongoing grammar instruction throughout the semester, preferably as it relates to essays but also as exercises, quizzes, and tests. The grammar instruction should cover, but is not limited to, the following: A. Grammatical sentences
1. Subject-verb agreement 2. Prepositional phrases 3. Problems with pronouns 4. Adjectives and adverbs 5. Sentence fragments 6. Run-on sentences 7. Comma splices B. Punctuation 1. Commas 2. Semicolons 3. Colons 4. Apostrophes 5. Quotation marks 6. Other marks C. Spelling and Mechanics 1. Spelling 2. Hypens 3. Capitalization 4. Abbreviations 5. Numbers 6. Italics D. Effective Sentences 1. Parallelism 2. Needed words 3. Wordy sentences 4. Mixed constructions 5. Coordination and Subordination 6. Sentence Variety VI. Embedded Tutors (when feasible) A. Workshops B. Group work C. Individual exercises and practices D. Course Lab Content none E. Assignments 1. Required Assignment - Describe in detail one specific example of a writing or problem solving or performance assignment. MATCH INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES TO THIS ASSIGNMENT BY USING THE BLUE LINK BELOW
2. Assignment: Complete grammar worksheet on editing sentences for correctness. SLO: Write correctly structured sentences generally free from errors in grammar and punctuation. Assessment: Evaluate for correctness in terms of spelling, grammar, punctuation. 1. Revise and edit for organization, clarity, grammar, syntax and punctuation. Required Out of Class Assignment - Describe in detail one specific homework/out of class assignment. MATCH INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES TO THIS ASSIGNMENT BY USING THE BLUE LINK BELOW. Assignment: After completing the reading assignment and accompanying study guide, write an essay which discusses a quest you have made or are presently making. SLO: Write developed, unified, coherent and grammatically competent expository paragraphs and essays. Assessment: Evaluate essay for adherence to the assignment, complexity of ideas and supporting examples, and grammatical and syntactical correctness. 1. Read and understand a variety of materials at an appropriate level of difficulty. 2. Recognize the author's purpose for writing and evaluate accordingly. 3. Write essays and narratives which demonstrate comprehension of reading materials and integrate new insights with ideas already held. 4. Understand and use language at both literal and figurative levels. 5. Revise and edit for organization, clarity, grammar, syntax and punctuation. 3. Required Reading Assignment - Describe in detail the chapter or article being read and the purpose for this assignment. MATCH THE INSTRUCTNL OBJCTVES FOR THIS ASSGNMNT BY USING THE BLUE LINK BELOW Assignment: Notate the assigned reading for supporting details and main ideas. Then, complete the assigned study guide and exercises. SLO: Recognize main ideas, construct summaries based on extended writings, and recognize rhetorical strategies in a variety of texts. Assessment: Evaluate the study guide and assigned exercises for accuracy in differenciating between supporting details and main ideas. 1. Read and understand a variety of materials at an appropriate level of difficulty. 2. Recognize the author's purpose for writing and evaluate accordingly. 3. Understand and use language at both literal and figurative
levels. 4. Revise and edit for organization, clarity, grammar, syntax and punctuation. F. Methods of Instruction 1. Lecture G. Methods of Evaluation 1. Exams/Tests/Quizzes 2. Portfolios 3. Written Assignments 4. Oral Presentation 5. Projects 6. Group Projects 7. Class Participation 8. Class Work 9. Home Work 10. Competency based written and practical tests which demonstrate the students ability to apply skills and concepts learned to minimum standards established by the instructor 15. Text and Other Materials Textbooks: and/or Langan, John. English Skills with Readings, 9th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014, ISBN: 0073513563. and/or Altman, P., Caro, J., Metch-Egan, L., & Roberts, L. Sentence Combining Workbook, 3rd ed. Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2011, ISBN: 1428263802. and/or Gaetz, L. & Phadke, S. The Writer's World: Paragraphs and Essays, 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2014, ISBN: 0321895126. and/or Wilson, P. & Glazier, T.F. The Least You Should Know About English: Writing Skills, 12th ed. New York: Wadsworth, 2014, ISBN: 1285443535. and/or Friend, C., Knight, L.D., Glazier, T.F. The Least You Should Know about Vocabulary Building: Word Roots, 8th ed. Australia: Thomson Wadsworth, 2014, ISBN: 0495906344. and/or Langan, j. & Johnson, B. English Essentials: What Every College Student Needs to Know about Grammar, Punctuation, and Usage, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013, ISBN: 0073533322. and/or Kirszner, L.G. & Mandell, S.R. Writing First with Readings: Practice in Context, 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012, ISBN: 0312542566. and/or Brandon, L. & Brandon K. Paragraphs and Essays with Integrated Readings, 12th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2013, ISBN: 1133309992. Other: Recommended and/or Pearson Education. What Every Student Should Know
About Study Skills, 1st ed. New York: Pearson, 2006, ISBN: 0321447360. Recommended and/or Gaetz, L. & Phadke, S. The Writer's World: Writing Process, 1st ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005, ISBN: 0131727672. 16. Distance Education: Regular Effective Contact 17. Learning Resources 18. Library Resources Part A: The Library has sufficient resources presently available to support this course. 19. Academic Accommodation 20. Dates A. A course syllabus or other explanation with due dates for course materials and assignments is available for students in alternative formats (e.g., electronic format). B. Auxiliary aids can be used in classroom or lab setting (e.g., Tape recorder, interpreters, and mobility devices). C. If this course requires field trips, there will be alternatives for field trips. D. Material is available in more than one modality or methodology (e.g., visual, oral, tactile). E. Students have access to the instructor to discuss accommodations. F. Technology used to deliver Distance Education components of this course meet standards for accessibility to persons with disabilities. G. Video or audiotapes are available in accessible formats. Board of Trustees Date 07/14/15 Effective Date 08/29/16 State Approval Date 11/21/15 Last Outline Revision Date 05/28/15 CC Approval Date 05/28/15 Content Review Date 05/28/15 21. Proposed Start Date Fall of 2015 22. Cross Listed Courses 23. Need for Course
The course is being updated to align English 6 with basic skills, to categorize this course as a writing course (not reading), and to change the course content.