ENG-095 Analytical Reading and Writing

ENG 095 emphasizes the strategic reading and writing skills needed for academic success. Students will read materials from multiple academic disciplines and respond in writing appropriate to both the rhetorical situation and to discipline-specific traditions. ENG 095 is a co-requisite course to ENG 101/Composition I for students who place into it via the FLCC placement process. Materials and assignments from Composition I serve as a source for discussions and activities in Analytical Reading and Writing. ENG 095 carries imputed (financial aid) credit.

Credits

3 imputed credits

Corequisite

ENG-101

Lecture Contact Hours

3

Lab Contact Hours

0

Other Contact Hours

0

Department

• Humanities

Grading Scheme

• Letter

SUNY Gen Ed Credit

• No

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Fall
• Spring
• Summer

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate rhetorical reading strategies, e.g., analysis of readings for items such as purpose, context, genre, style, vocabulary, modalities, and audience.
2. Demonstrate rhetorical writing strategies in order to write for a variety of audiences and in a number of genres, e.g., generative writing techniques and writing process basics: drafting, peer reviewing, revising, and preparing polished drafts.
3. Demonstrate ability to use grammatical conventions and source attribution.
4. Demonstrate ability to critically think through a variety of questions or academic tasks.

View Course Outline

ENG 095: Analytical Reading and Writing

Department

Humanities

Course Description

ENG 095 emphasizes the strategic reading and writing skills needed for academic success. Students will read materials from multiple academic disciplines and respond in writing appropriate to both the rhetorical situation and to discipline-specific traditions. ENG 095 is a co-requisite course to ENG 101/Composition I for students who place into it via the FLCC placement process. Materials and assignments from Composition I serve as a source for discussions and activities in Analytical Reading and Writing. ENG 095 carries imputed (financial aid) credit.

Credit Hours

3 imputed credits

Contact Hours

Lecture	3
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Corequisites

ENG-101

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate rhetorical reading strategies, e.g., analysis of readings for items such as purpose, context, genre, style, vocabulary, modalities, and audience.
2. Demonstrate rhetorical writing strategies in order to write for a variety of audiences and in a number of genres, e.g., generative writing techniques and writing process basics: drafting, peer reviewing, revising, and preparing polished drafts.
3. Demonstrate ability to use grammatical conventions and source attribution.
4. Demonstrate ability to critically think through a variety of questions or academic tasks.

Topic Outline

1. Rhetorical Reading and Writing
   1. Purpose
   2. Subject
   3. Audience
   4. Context
   5. Genre
2. Reading Process
   1. Pre-reading Strategies
      1. Activating Prior Knowledge
      2. Researching Writer
      3. Considering Origins of Pieces
   2. Active Reading Strategies
      1. Annotating
      2. Mapping
      3. Vocabulary Building
      4. Text Mining
   3. Reading to Extend Thinking and Learning
      1. Note-taking
      2. Outlining
      3. Summarizing
   4. Reflecting on Reading Experiences
3. Writing Process
   1. Generative Writing Strategies
      1. Free Writing
      2. Mapping
      3. Listing
   2. Organizing Strategies
      1. Outlining
      2. Reverse Outlining
   3. Drafting
   4. Revision Strategies
      1. Peer Review
      2. Workshop Commenting
      3. Global and Local Revisions
   5. Editing
   6. Reflecting on Writing Experience
4. Critical Reading and Integrating Sources
   1. Evaluating for Relevance
   2. Evaluating for Authority
   3. Popular Sources
   4. Scholarly Sources
   5. Quotation, Paraphrase, and Summary
   6. Awareness of Various Professional Writing Styles/Systems