ENGL 031 - Reading, Writing, and Reasoning

1 Credits: (1 lecture)

Course Description
The course is designed for students requiring skill review/support for success in English 101. It is an integrated study of reading strategies and college-level composition skills.

Corequisite ENGL 101 with same instructor based on placement test scores.

Text
Maimon, Elaine P., and Kathleen Blake Yancey. A Writer’s Resource: a Handbook for Writing and Research. 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2023.

Gaiman, Neil. Stardust. Scholastic, 1999.

OR
Morpurgo, Michael. Private Peaceful. Scholastic, 2003.

OR
A similar novel or novella selected by the instructor.

A dictionary acceptable to the instructor.

Objectives
The students will be able to:

A. Integrate a variety of reading strategies when analyzing texts.

B. Interpret texts critically.

C. Format a book review according to standardized academic models.

D. Use the vocabulary and diction of Standard American English in their writings.

E. Use the current handbook to eliminate errors in grammar and punctuation.

Content
A. Reading comprehension strategies

B. Text analysis strategies

C. MLA guidelines

D. Book review format

E. Standard American English vocabulary and diction

F. Standard American English conventions of grammar and punctuation

Student Evaluation
The student’s grade will be based on the book review and attendance/participation. Bibliography
Adams, Peter. Accelerated Learning Program. Dept. of English, CC Baltimore C. 2013. Web.

Boylan, Hunter R. What Works: Research-Based Best Practices in Developmental Education. Boone, NC: NCDE, 2002. Print.

“Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing.” The Council of Writing Program Administrators (CWPA), The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and The National Writing Project (NWP), 2011. Web.

Journal of Developmental Education. Boone, NC: Appalachian State UP, n.d. Print.

Kemper, Dave, et al. Fusion: Integrated Reading and Writing. Boston: Wadsworth, 2013. Print.

“Literature.” Credo Reference. 2013. Web.

McWhortner, Kathleen T. In Concert: Reading and Writing. Upper Saddle River: Pearson, 2012. Print.

National Center for Developmental Education. Appalacian State University. 2011. Web.

Shaughnessy, Mina P. Errors and Expectations. New York: Oxford UP, 1977. Print.