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 Department:    ODHS

 Course #:    96

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    �32.0205

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

For Open Doors students who have not taken and passed any high school English courses. This course covers grammar, writing, and communication skills in fulfillment of the English 1 & 2 requirements for the high school diploma, as well as prerequisite requirements for ENGL 97.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: CASAS Reading score 228-242 AND completion of / co-enrollment in ODHS 18 with a C or higher.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Implement appropriate reading strategies to make meaning from a variety of text genres. College and Career Readiness Standards Reading Anchor 1 (CCRS R1; CCRS R2; CCRS R6; CCRS R8)
2. Communicate how power, privilege, equity, and empathy affect our daily lives by engaging with culturally and linguistically diverse texts. (CCRS R6; CCRS R7)
3. Apply study skills and strategies by successfully completing coursework.
4. Write an original paragraph that uses evidence to support a claim. (CCRS Writing Anchor 1; CCRS W2)
5. Incorporate source materials without plagiarizing to produce original work. (CCRS W8)
6. Apply a multi-step writing process that includes drafting, editing, proofreading, and using feedback to produce a clear and organized final draft. (CCRS W5)
7. Demonstrate the ability to use transition words, phrases, and clauses for natural flow in writing.
8. Apply Standard American English conventions of grammar, word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling to produce written work. (CCRS Language Anchor 1; CCRS L2)
9. Use technology to produce coursework. (CCRS W6)

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Academic and contextualized reading and writing skills, such as consulting reference materials, identifying and summarizing main ideas, and taking effective notes
2. College success skills, including but not limited to effective time management and accessing college resources
3. Critical thinking