ENGA 0093 - Reading and Writing Studio

• Define vocabulary words using context clues and word part knowledge.
• Apply active reading techniques to identify supporting details, stated and implied main ideas of texts, and common writing patterns.
• Apply pre-reading, reading, and post-reading strategies.
• Apply critical reading skills to identify tone and bias.
• Provide evidence and analyze reading selections for inferences.
• Evaluate texts with diverse perspectives and navigate the ambiguity and complexity that comes with multiple perspectives.
• Integrate and cite relevant sources.
• Compose focused, varied, and coherent sentences.

• Students develop higher order thinking skills.
• Students gain greater awareness of cultural perspectives.
• Students can write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, which are substantially free of errors.
• Students can read selections at the college level.
• Students develop effective oral communication skills.
• Students demonstrate information literacy.

• Success in college
• College level reading and vocabulary development
• Cross-curricular and multi-disciplinary college texts
• Active reading strategies
• Inferences, tone, and bias
• Critical and analytical thinking
• Citation conventions
• Research incorporation

Learning Activities

• Reading/writing activities,
• Class discussions,
• Small group activities,
• Learning games,
• Guest speakers,
• Quizzes, and/or
• Presentations

Assessments

• Active Reading strategies
• Writing assignments
• Quizzes
• Exams

Grading guidelines

• Regularly updated Canvas gradebook
• Rubrics and timely, substantive written (with optional audio/video) feedback