Summer Sessions 2021 Course Syllabus Course: DENG-0410- Section: 72 Integrated Reading and Writing

Instructor Information
Instructor	Jeremy Belyeu
E-mail	belyeujc@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 email if necessary.
COVID 19 Information	The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
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. Hawkes Learning's Foundations of English course software is required for successful completion of the course. The lessons provided will supplement instruction in basic grammar and usage and improve the developing students' consistency and quality of writing. An access code for the software can be purchased by registering at learn.hawkeslearning.com and accessing our course (DENG 0301-72 60840). Grades for the lessons completed through the Hawkes software will be displayed in the Blackboard gradebook. COMPLETION OF THE HAWKES LEARNING MATERIAL IS REQUIRED TO EARN A SATISFACTORY GRADE (S) FOR DENG 0301. ISBN: 978-1-941552-55-1
Lecture Topics Outline	Week 1: Syllabus Review, Discussion Forum, Hawkes Sign-Up, Descriptive Paragraph Due (7/16) Week 2: Hawkes Cont'd, Narrative Paragraph Due (7/22) Week 3: Hawkes Cont'd, Process Paragraphs Due (7/29) Week 4: Hawkes Cont'd, Compare/Contrast Due (8/5) Week 5/6: Hawkes Wrap-Up, Argument Paragraphs Due (8/12) NO FINAL EXAM
Major Assignments Schedule	Week 1: Syllabus Review, Discussion Forum, Hawkes Sign-Up, Descriptive Paragraph Due (7/16) Week 2: Hawkes Cont'd, Narrative Paragraph Due (7/22) Week 3: Hawkes Cont'd, Process Paragraphs Due (7/29) Week 4: Hawkes Cont'd, Compare/Contrast Due (8/5) Week 5/6: Hawkes Wrap-Up, Argument Paragraphs Due (8/12) NO FINAL EXAM
Final Exam Date	August 16, 2021 - 1:0 PM   Through  August 16, 2021 - 4:0 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	Hawkes Learning Assignments: 50% Writing Practice, Activities, Participation: 50%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	Email is the easiest way to get in touch with me (belyeujc@lamarpa.edu). Please remember to include our class name AND section in the subject line (ex. DENG 0301-72).
Attendance Policy	Discussions in the blackboard forum will take the place of traditional attendance. Please contribute to the discussions whenever prompted in a timely manner.
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	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. 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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Other
HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.
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.