Co-Requisite Model Spring 2018/Spring 2019 Pilot English 1301/ INRW 0315 PROFESSORS DR. LISA FORRESTER ENGLISH JACQUELINE HERNANDEZ MED. INRW
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
Example #1 English 1301 SLO: English Assignment: Read, reflect, and Students will read two chapters from their respond critically to a English textbook and an online essay variety of texts INRW SLO: INRW Assignments: Located explicit textual Students learned how to annotate and information, draw summarize in INRW complex inferences…. They annotated one of the English chapters, Comprehend and use and wrote a summary on the second vocabulary effectively In addition, they added any new vocabulary to the vocabulary section of their INRW portfolio
Supporting Reading Comprehension Students should have a strategy for new vocabulary Introduce annotating early in the semester. Take time in INRW class to read out loud/discuss some of the readings for the credit course. Guide students through the annotating the first few times. Build prior knowledge by bringing in readings on the same topics they will be learning in credit class that are at a more accessible reading level. Introduce reading strategies like visualizing. You can model this or do a think a loud.
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
Example #2 English 1301 SLO: English Assignment: Develop ideas with Students will write an argument essay appropriate support and using secondary sources as evidence attribution INRW 0315 SLO: INRW Assignments: Identify and analyze the Lessons on differentiating between facts audience, purpose, and and opinions; differentiating between message across a variety authors’ purposes and tones, and how this of texts applies when searching for sources and Recognize and apply the writing their essays conventions of standard Lessons on how to identify and correct run English…. on sentences and sentence fragments
Supporting Writing Skills Overview of the writing process Prewriting activities Library orientation for database use Writing Center orientation or presentation
Possible Assignments for INRW 0315 for Writing Skills 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 Lessons on in-text citations and integrating quotes
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 b e 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
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