Summer Sessions 2020 Course Syllabus
Course: DENG-0410- Section: 01
Integrated Reading and Writing 		LSCPA Logo Image
Instructor Information
Instructor Jeremy Belyeu
E-mailbelyeujc@lamarpa.edu
Phone(409) 984-6436
Office
Location:Student Success Center - Room: 130
Hours:No office hours during Summer sessions; appointments can be made via phone or email.
Department
General Education and Developmental Studies
Chair:Dr. Michelle Davis
E-mail:davisml1@lamarpa.edu
Phone:(409) 984-6341

If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
Course Information
Description Integration of critical reading and academic writing skills. Successful completion of this course if taught at the upper (exit) level fulfills TSI requirements for reading and/or writing.
Prerequisites None.
Learning Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
Locate explicit textual information, draw complex inferences, and describe, analyze, and evaluate the
information within and across multiple texts of varying lengths.
Comprehend and use vocabulary effectively in oral communication, reading, and writing.
Identify and analyze the audience, purpose, and message across a variety of texts.
Describe and apply insights gained from reading and writing a variety of texts.
Compose a variety of texts that demonstrate reading comprehension, clear focus, logical development of
ideas, and use of appropriate language that advance the writer’s purpose.
Determine and use effective approaches and rhetorical strategies for given reading and writing situations.
Generate ideas and gather information relevant to the topic and purpose, incorporating the ideas and words
of other writers in student writing using established strategies.
Evaluate relevance and quality of ideas and information in recognizing, formulating, and developing a claim.
Develop and use effective reading and revision strategies to strengthen the writer’s ability to compose
college-level writing assignments.
Recognize and apply the conventions of standard English in reading and writing.
Core Objectives * Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication.
* Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.
* Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.
* Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes PSLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills – Uses creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and analysis, evaluation
and synthesis of information.
SLO 1: Critical Thinking Skills – Students will use creative thinking, innovation, inquiry and
analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information.
PSLO 2: Communication Skills – Demonstrates effective development, interpretation and
expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication.
SLO 2: Communication Skills – Students will demonstrate effective development, interpretation and
expression of ideas through written, oral and/or visual communication.
PSLO 4: Teamwork Skills- Shows the ability to consider different points of view and to work effectively
with others to support a shared purpose or goal.
SLO 4: Teamwork Skills- Students will show the ability to consider different points of view and to
work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal.
PSLO 6: Personal Responsibility Skills – Integrates choices, actions and consequences in ethical
decision-making.
SLO 6: Personal Responsibility Skills –Students will integrate choices, actions and consequences in
ethical decision-making.
Textbooks Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.

Pearson MyFoundations Lab for Integrated Reading/Writing purchased through the Pearson MyLabsPlus homepage:
www.lamarpa.mylabsplus.com

Students have 14 days of free access but after that must purchase access to successfully complete the course.
Lecture Topics
Outline		 UNIT 1:
1.3 Active Reading
1.7 Vocab Development
1.21 Summarize and Paraphrase
1.23 The Craft of Writing
1.24 Overview of the Writing Process
6.1 Nouns
6.4 Verbs
6.5 Regular and Irregular Verbs
6.9 Phrases and Clauses
6.10 Subjects and Verbs

UNIT 2:
2.1 Structure of a Paragraph
2.4 Topic and Main Idea
2.6 Effective Topic Sentences
2.11 Supporting Details
2.17 Write Descriptive Paragraphs (DRAFT)
6.11 Sentence Structure
6.12 Varying Sentence Structure
6.13 Fragments
6.14 Run-Ons

UNIT 3
2.18 Write Narrative Paragraphs (DRAFT)
2.24 Read Time Order Paragraphs
2.27 Read Process Paragraphs
2.29 Write Process Paragraphs (DRAFT)
6.15 Tense
6.16 Consistent Tense
6.17 Subject Verb Agreement
6.18 Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
6.19 Pronoun Reference
6.20 Pronoun Case

MIDTERM EXAM: Covers first three units

UNIT 4
2.32 Read Comparison and Contrast
3.1 Understand Essay Structure
3.3 Organize an Essay
3.4 Intros, Conclusions, Titles
3.5 Revise Essays
3.14 Write Comparison/Contrast Essays (DRAFT)
6.21 Modifiers
6.22 Parallelism
6.24 Combining Sentences
6.25 Redundancy

UNIT 5
2.36 Read Division/Classification Paragraphs
3.8 Read Multi-Pattern Essays
3.11 Writ Narrative Essays (DRAFT)
3.15 Write Div./Class. Essays (DRAFT)
4.3 Graphics and Visuals
6.26 Final Punctuation
6.27 Commas
6.28 Other Punctuation
6.29 Apostrophes
6.30 Quotation Marks

UNIT 6
2.44 Read Cause and Effect Paragraphs
4.6 Make Inferences
4.9 Purpose, Tone, Bias
4.12 Read and Evaluate Arguments
4.15 Write Argument Essays (DRAFT)
6.33 Spelling
6.34 Standard English
6.35 Easily Confused Words
6.36 Exact Language

Final Exam: Covers all six units
Major Assignments
Schedule
Week 1: IRW Diagnostic, Syllabus Review, Unit 1
Week 2: Unit 2, Descriptive Paragraph Due (7/14), Unit 3
Week 3: Unit 3 Cont'd, Narrative (7/20) and Process (7/22) Paragraphs due, Mid-term Exam (7/23)
Week 4: Units 4 and 5, Compare/Contrast (7/27), Narrative (7/29), and Division (7/30) Essays due.
Week 5: Units 5 and 6, Argument (8/5) Essay due, Peer Review (8/6)
Week 6: Final Exam (8/10)
Final Exam Date August 10, 2020 - 1:00 PM   Through  August 10, 2020 - 4:00 PM
Grading Scale  90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of
Final Grade		 Lesson Assignments: 40%
Writing Assignments: 30%
Tests (Midterm and Final): 30%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies Please keep masks on at all times.
Attendance Policy Due to Covid-19, attendance requirements will not be as stringent as usual. Students are still responsible for submitting writing assignments to the Blackboard page when they are due. Students must attend class on 7/23 (Midterm date), 8/6 (Essay Peer Review) and 8/10 (Final Exam date). No make-up exams will be provided.
Academic Honesty Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies
  1. No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.

  2. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.

  3. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
ADA Considerations The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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HB 2504 This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.