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Integrated Reading & Writing (INRW)
Corequisite Menu
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Texas Success Initiative (TSI)
The Texas Success Initiative (TSI) is a state-required assessment test to determine college-readiness in reading, writing, and math. All entering students must take the TSI test before enrolling in classes unless they are exempt or complete. Link to more information about the TSI.
Reading & Writing Resources
Integrated Reading & Writing (INRW)
Purposes & Pattern Tutorial
Purposes & Patterns of Writing
Learn more about the Purposes and Patterns of Writing including narrative focus, as well as methods of organizing information.
Commonly Confused Words
This collection of quizzes on Commonly Confused Words stengthens students’ skills by offering instant feedback through self-assessment.
Recommended Resources
Links, Tools, & Resources for Students
Links, Tools, & Resources for Students
Find reading and writing resources at the following recommended links.
Expectations for College-Level Courses
What Students Should Expect in College-Level Courses
In our classes, you can expect to read thought-provoking articles and works of literature from diverse writers. You might have a film or video assigned as well. During class, expect to share your ideas as well as listen to the ideas and insights from other students. CLS courses are a place to sharpen your critical thinking and your writing skills!
Courses in CLS include reading, writing, and research. Most classes require essays, including research and analysis papers; classes may also have quizzes and exams. The best place to find out about required assignments is by reading your instructor’s syllabus, which lists the readings and due dates.
If you’re getting ready to take ENGL 1301, please check out our hand-out called Expectations for Incoming ENGL 1301 Students. That lists the skills you’re expected to have before starting ENGL 1301.
Expectations for Incoming ENGL 1301
Below are the skills we expect students to have a basic understanding of when they enter Composition I.
Reading
- Know the difference between fact and opinion.
- Read a text and summarize it.
- Read a paragraph and identify the main idea.
Content Development
- Use correct and appropriate diction.
- Know the difference between objective and subjective.
- Use examples and other supporting details to support ideas.
Organization
- Write an introduction that introduces the topic and leads to the thesis.
- Write a thesis statement that addresses the writing prompt.
- Organize a paragraph using a main idea/topic sentence, explanations, and examples.
- Write sentences that connect ideas with transitions and are ordered logically.
- Write a conclusion that reinforces the thesis.
Grammar/Mechanics Sentence Construction
- Construct complete sentences—avoid run-ons, splices, and fragments. Sentences should make sense.
- Demonstrate subject-verb agreement.
- Keep verb tense consistent.
- Keep sentences parallel.
- Use correct verb endings.
Grammar
- Use correct punctuation, including commas, periods, question marks, exclamation marks, quotation marks, and apostrophes.
- Follow capitalization rules.
- Use pronouns correctly (case, agreement, and reference).
ESOL Issues
- Choose correct prepositions.
- Use the correct form of commonly confused English words and idioms.
- Use correct verb forms.
Documentation
- Have awareness that one needs to document sources.
- Understand the definition and examples of plagiarism.
Expectations for HUMA 1301 (Great Questions)
Humanities 1301 Great Questions Seminar
This seminar initiates students into the academic life of the college and offers interdisciplinary study of literature, art, mathematics, and music of various periods and cultures from prehistory to the Renaissance. It is the study of the interrelationships among the arts and how philosophies emphasize an understanding of human nature and the values of human life.
This is a discussion-based class. In this classroom, you are responsible for your own learning; your professor is here to help. You should view your professor in this class
as a partner on this exciting academic journey. We will be learning and growing together.
Course Objectives/Outcomes
As a result of having taken this course, students will be able to:
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- Identify a variety of significant works of art from various times and places in human history.
- Analyze works of art within their cultural context.
- Evaluate the relationship between the arts and human values.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how context affects the text (form) and subtext (meaning) of human artistic creations.
- Explain why (or if) the study of Humanities is necessary.
Additional Student Achievement
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- Adopt a growth mindset toward personal education and career goals, which fosters hard work, grit, a desire for continual improvements, and persistence in the face of failure.
- Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and examine how intrinsic motivation encourages lifelong learning.
- Apply principles of metacognition to increase self-awareness of the learning process and personal strengths and weaknesses as a learner.
- Enhance emotional intelligence, thereby improving interpersonal, leadership, and self-management skills.
Expectations for SOCI 1301
Students enrolling in Introduction to Sociology are exposed to the many ways we as a society experience each other at many levels: family, school, religion, politics and economics to name a few. Students will learn how important the visible and invisible “rules” of society both help us grow closer in society but sometimes also separate us. Students will be especially focused on issues of race/ethnicity, sex/gender/identity, and class realities in U.S. society. Students will read several pages of text from textbook and other readings. Students will then discuss readings through written exercises with some attention paid to short essays and various types of traditional tests.
Topics
A Preview of INRW Coreq Course Topics
These are just a few of the topics students can expect to study in INRW Corequisite classes.
Books
A Preview of INRW Coreq Course Content
These are just a few of the texts students can expect in INRW Corequisite classes.