Integrated Reading and Writing Syllabus for 2023-2024
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Course

INRW-0303-LC15 Integrated Reading and Writing

Prerequisites

Corequisite: ENGL 1301

Course Description

The course is designed as a co-requisite, supplemental course for ENGL 1301. The course concentrates on the integration of reading and writing skills. This course does not transfer and is not applicable toward any degree.

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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:

Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:

Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
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806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec, 1 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

The Little Seagull with Inquizative

Supplies

Computer access is required. 

Student Performance

INRW 0303

Texas Higher Education College Board Academic Course Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

1. Locate explicit textual information, draw complex inferences, and describe, analyze, and evaluate the information within and across multiple texts of varying lengths.

2. Comprehend and use vocabulary effectively in oral communication, reading, and writing.

3. Identify and analyze the audience, purpose, and message across a variety of texts.

4. Describe and apply insights gained from reading and writing a variety of texts.

5. Compose a variety of texts that demonstrate reading comprehension, clear focus, logical development of ideas, and use of appropriate language that advance the writer’s purpose.

6. Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given reading and writing situations.

7. Generate ideas and gather information relevant to the topic and purpose, incorporating the ideas and words of other writers in student writing using established strategies.

8. Evaluate relevance and quality of ideas and information in recognizing, formulating, and developing a claim.

9. Develop and use effective reading and revision strategies to strengthen the writer’s ability to compose college-level writing assignments.

10. Recognize and apply the conventions of standard English in reading and writing.

 

Departmental expectations:

In addition to the learning outcomes listed, students will be expected to use the library's online databases and other computer resources for research and word processing.  Also, all students will write a third person, argumentative research paper that follows the MLA format for citing sources and utilizes peer review.

 

Plagiarism 

Amarillo College English and Cultural Studies Department

Plagiarism, Collusion, and Cheating Policy, Revised Spring 2024

The English and Cultural Studies Department takes academic integrity seriously.  Scholastic dishonesty, punishable as prescribed by Board policies, shall include, but not be limited to plagiarism, collusion, and cheating on a test or written assignment.

 

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as “using exact words from any outside source without using quotation marks or properly citing them; paraphrasing words from any outside source without citing them; or using research from any outside source without citing it.”

 

Self-Plagiarism

Self-plagiarism is defined as turning in your own previous work to meet a current assignment.  This policy will be amended at the discretion of each individual instructor. 

 

Collusion

Collusion is defined as “the unauthorized collaboration with another person or by any other means, including artificial intelligence (AI) and computer translators, in preparing  work for fulfillment of course requirements.” Using AI like (ChatGPT or Google Bard) to create a document is considered colluding. The use of Artificial Intelligence on specific assignments is at the discretion of the instructor.

 

Cheating

“Cheating on a test” shall include:

1. Copying from another student’s test paper.
2. Using test materials not authorized by the person administering the test.
3. Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test without permission from the test administrator.
4. Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, or soliciting, in whole or in part, the contents of a pending test.
5. The unauthorized transporting or removal, in whole or in part, of the contents of the pending test.
6. Substituting for another student, or permitting another student to substitute for one’s self, to take a test.
7. Bribing another person to obtain a pending test or information about a pending test.

 

Statement of Consequences

If you plagiarize, cheat, or collude, you will face consequences. Ignorance of the policy is not an excuse. Any work produced in part or in whole through plagiarism, collusion, or cheating may receive a penalty up to and including a zero for the assignment.  After assigning a zero, a subsequent infraction will result in a meeting the head of the Department and possible expulsion from the class. Another incident will result in a referral to the Vice President of Enrollment Management.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

All rules and regulations set forth in the "Student Code of Conduct" section in the current edition of the Students' Rights and Responsibilities publication will be followed in this course.  (Please see link above.)

Please show respect and courtesy to your instructor and your classmates.

• Appropriate behavior includes:
• Arriving to class on time.
• Staying in class until you are dismissed.
• Listening to and interacting with your instructor.
• Listening to and interacting with your classmates when you've been asked to do so and when it's appropriate.

Other responsibilities include:

• Checking your grades regularly in Blackboard.
• Communicating with your instructor if you have questions about your grades or about any assignment.
• Communicating with your instructor about any absences.
• Reading the plagiarism policy at the top of this syllabus and avoiding plagiarism.  If you are concerned about plagiarism or are not sure if you've cited sources correctly on an assignment, please schedule a visit with me or a Writers' Corner tutor.

Grading Criteria

INRW-0303 and ENGL-1301 are linked together and known as a co-requisite pairing.  Successful completion of both courses is essential.  One course cannot be dropped without dropping both, which might have serious financial aid consequences.  If your INRW-0303 course average or test grade is below 70, you will be referred to tutoring at your instructor's discretion.  

The following criteria will be used to determine your grade:

A	90-100	Passing
B	80-89	Passing
C	70-79	Passing
D	60-69	Failing
F	59 or below	Failing

The semester average will be determined as follows:

10%	Quizzes
20%	Lab
20%	In-Class Assignments
20%	Tests
30%	Essays

QUIZZES:

Students will complete a 5-question daily quiz during each class.  Quiz grades will be based on attendance as well as reading and writing skills.  Students will receive 75 points for attendance and 5 additional points for each correct answer, for a possible total of 100 points. 

LAB: 

Lab assignments will include internet accessed courseware lessons that align with the topics covered in ENGL-1301.  Successful completion of each lab assignment is based on the percentage of questions answered correctly for each assigned lesson.

IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS:

Your instructor will frequently assign work in class for extra practice on skills and strategies being discussed that particular class period. These assignments will be completed in class the day each one is assigned.

TESTS:

Two major tests (Midterm Exam and Final Exam) will be taken in class on the assigned days. 
As an incentive for regular attendance, students who do not miss more than 2 class periods or daily quizzes will receive five (5) bonus points added to the Final Exam grade.
Students who do not miss more than 1 class period or daily quiz will receive ten (10) bonus points added to the Final Exam grade.

ESSAYS:

Essay grades from ENGL-1301-LC will also count toward your final grade average in INRW-0303-LC. These are the only grades recorded in both classes (English Composition and Integrated Reading and Writing).

MAKE-UP POLICY:  

• Quizzes must be taken during class and may not be made up.  Absence from class will result in a grade of zero (0) on the daily quiz.
• Lab must be completed as assigned and may not be made up.
• In-class assignments must be completed during class time the day they are assigned and may not be made up.  Missed assignments will receive a grade of zero (0).
• Tests taken by the due date are eligible for full credit.  Ten (10) points will be deducted from all late tests taken within one week of the due date.  All tests not taken within one week of the scheduled due date will receive a grade of zero (0).

 

Attendance

Prompt and regular attendance is necessary for satisfactory achievement.  Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to attend class on time.  It will be the responsibility of the student to drop the class by the withdrawal date should he/she stop attending; otherwise, a grade of "F" will be given.  One course cannot be dropped without dropping both, which might have serious financial aid consequences. 

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Additional Information

Please note that this is a college course and may contain adult subject matter.