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Critical Reading and Writing
The key dimensions of this course aim at engaging students in the fundamentals of critical literacy through critical reading, reflective analysis, and effective analytical writing; it achieves this goal by utilizing multiple sources across various disciplines. These key intellectual strategies are thoroughly explored in the course to teach students how to grasp the expansive and interdisciplinary nature of academic information. The course will use a strategic reflective model of knowledge acquisition, and students will have multiple opportunities to engage in active learning. The course meets the criteria for Gordon Rule writing requirements.
Taking Sides: An Anthology of Readings Across Disciplines. Published by McGraw Hill REA 1105 Course Packet: Pick up at Book Store Rules of Thumb, 7th edition, 2008; authors Jay Silverman, Elaine Hughes, and Diana Roberts Weinbroer. Published by McGraw Hil;. ISBN: 9780073533193 Learning to Use My Potential (Fall 2006) by Learning Connections Resources
As a result of this course students will Demonstrate understanding of critical and reflective reading by actively engaging in the analysis of readings from course materials and publications from periodicals and newspapers. Students will employ a systematic approach to the analysis of academic information. Be able to identify thought patterns, vocabulary, and underlying structures of the disciplines in social science, humanities, and natural sciences Demonstrate an increase in their reading vocabulary by 20% as measured by the Nelson-Denny Reading Test. Demonstrate an increase in their reading comprehension by 10% as measured by the Nelson-Denny Reading Test. Be able to identify main ideas, supporting details, author's tone and purpose, patterns of discourse organization, facts and opinions, bias, logical statements and fallacies, and valid inferences and conclusions for purposes of both reading and writing. Be able to write reflectively and persuasively on topical issues through effective use of detail, compelling evidence, and construct valid and logical arguments. . Students will be able to demonstrate effective writing skills through written assignments graded for coverage of subject matter, depth of understanding, organization, reasoning, quality of details, grammar, mechanics, spelling, and ongoing improvement.
Strategic-reflective reading Argument analysis in reading Fallacies in arguments Logical reasoning Inferences and conclusions Vocabulary (connotations and denotations) Detecting Bias Understanding purpose and tone Analytical writing mechanics Developing arguments in writing
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