Professors Dr. Lisa Forrester English Jacqueline Hernandez MEd. INRW Co-Requisite Model Spring 2018/Spring 2019 Pilot English 1301/ INRW 0315 Professors Dr. Lisa Forrester English Jacqueline Hernandez MEd. INRW
Outline for Presentation Method used to set up our courses up as it pertains to course goals and objectives Lessons learned during Spring 2018/2019 Next steps for future, based on our experience teaching corequisites this year
Before the Semester Met to discuss major assignments and essays for English 1301 and lessons for INRW 0315 Discussed course objectives for both courses Had a general discussion on how the INRW class would support (scaffold) for English 1301
Before the Semester (continued) Agreed INRW had to remain a real course with its own lessons, assignments and objectives Discussed the timing of those lessons to complement what was being done in English 1301 Agreed the English 1301 assignment standards should remain in place
During the Semester Met almost every week Communicated often through email, phone calls, and in passing in the hall Compared notes about the timing/calendar for English 1301, student progress, and any skills the students needed more support with
Assignments In the following slides we will give examples of assignments for English 1301 and the corresponding assignment in INRW 0315
Example #1 English 1301 SLO: INRW SLO: English Assignment: Read, reflect, and respond critically to a variety of texts INRW SLO: Located explicit textual information, draw complex inferences…. Comprehend and use vocabulary effectively English Assignment: Students will read two chapters from their English textbook and an online essay INRW Assignments: Students learned how to annotate and summarize in INRW They annotated one of the English chapters, and wrote a summary on the second In addition, they added any new vocabulary to the vocabulary section of their INRW portfolio
Example #2 English 1301 SLO: English Assignment: INRW Assignments: Write in a style appropriate to audience and purpose Use Edited American English in academic essays INRW 0315 SLO: Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given reading and writing situations English Assignment: Students will write a literacy narrative essay INRW Assignments: Students learned about the steps in the writing process and different prewriting techniques Students completed a timeline prewriting exercise for their literacy narrative
Example #3 English 1301 SLO: INRW 0315 SLO: English Assignment: Develop ideas with appropriate support and attribution INRW 0315 SLO: Identify and analyze the audience, purpose, and message across a variety of texts Recognize and apply the conventions of standard English…. English Assignment: Students will write an argument essay using secondary sources as evidence INRW Assignments: Lessons on differentiating between facts and opinions; differentiating between authors’ purposes and tones, and how this applies when searching for sources and writing their essays Lessons on how to identify and correct run on sentences and sentence fragments
Lessons Learned Focus needs to be on what best helps students improve their reading, writing, and communication skills It is important to have a positive attitude and be open to new ideas and be flexible Demonstrate respect for your partner Only assist students on assignments you have assigned
Our Next Steps for Fall 2019 Create companion pre-writing assignments that connect English essay assignments to the SLOs for INRW. Teach one traditional pairing together. Implement a hybrid co-requisite pairing together.
Questions? Contact information: Dr. Forrester lforrester@collin.edu Jacqueline Hernandez jhernandez@collin.edu
Resources
Sample Assignment: Cornell Notes This assignment could be used for a reading assignment in a pairing with English 1301, History, or Government
Sample Assignment: Graphic Organizer Somatoform disorders (definition): Dissociative disorders (definition): 1.Hypochondriasis (definition): Symptoms: Treatment: 1.Dissociative amnesia(definition): Cause: 2.Conversion disorder(definition): Notes: 2. Dissociative fugue(definition): 3. Dissociative Identity Disorder(definition): host personality (definition): alter personalities (definition): Sample Assignment: Graphic Organizer This assignment is designed for a pairing with a Psychology course but could be easily modified for a History or Government pairing
Possible Assignments for INRW 0315 Reading Comprehension Outline, summarize, or annotate a reading for the paired class Work in groups to fill out a graphic organizer for a section in a chapter that is crucial Create note cards or add vocabulary to their notebook section for all vocabulary terms for paired class Jigsaw- Students can be placed in groups—each group is responsible for presenting a chapter for an upcoming test in the paired class through a PowerPoint presentation and creating a study guide to give to all students
Possible Assignments/Lessons for INRW 0315 Writing Skills Overview of the writing process Prewriting activities Lessons on run on sentences/sentence fragments Lessons on commas or capitalization Editing exercises Lessons on MLA [or other documentation] format Practice works cited assignment Library orientation for database use Writing Center orientation or presentation Lessons on in-text citations and integrating quotes
Other Graphic Organizers Source: A College Anthology 4th edition Pearson Custom Publishing
Texas Politics 3/e: Interest Groups in Texas p.137 How Interest Groups Use Communications Technologies Developing their Websites Using the Internet
Strengths and Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation 1. 2. 3. 4.
Texas Politics 3/e Chapter 5 p. 140-142 Goals of Interest Groups Primary Goal Example/s of Primary Goals Secondary Goals Example of Secondary Goal