1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. During the Semester Met almost every week
Communicated often through , 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

6. Assignments
In the following slides we will give examples of assignments for English and the corresponding assignment in INRW 0315

7. 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

8. 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

9. Example #3 English 1301 SLO: INRW 0315 SLO: English Assignment:
Develop ideas with appropriate support and attribution
INRW 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. Questions?
Contact information:
Dr. Forrester
Jacqueline Hernandez

13. Resources

14. Sample Assignment: Cornell Notes
This assignment could be used for a reading assignment in a pairing with English 1301, History, or Government

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Other Graphic Organizers
Source: A College Anthology 4th edition Pearson Custom Publishing

19. Texas Politics 3/e: Interest Groups in Texas p.137
How Interest Groups Use Communications Technologies
Developing their Websites
Using the Internet

20. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation1. 2. 3. 4.

21. 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