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EKU English Completion

EKU English Completion. Prepared for the English Teacher Connections Conference Morehead State University 12 June 2013. Topics for discussion: -- English High School Transition Courses -- ENG101R – Composition & Reading.

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EKU English Completion

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  1. EKU English Completion Prepared for the English Teacher Connections Conference Morehead State University 12 June 2013

  2. Topics for discussion:-- English High School Transition Courses-- ENG101R – Composition & Reading

  3. English HSTC:-- Serve high school seniors who do not meet English and/or reading benchmark on the junior-year ACT.

  4. Benefits of the English HSTC: - Allows the opportunity for students to start college in 100-level courses- Allows for more support and time for those students who may be struggling

  5. HSTC curriculum in a nutshell: - Essentially uses the curriculum for developmental courses at EKU- There is flexibility to how this is incorporated: stand-alone or hybrid- Focuses on fundamental reading and writing strategies, responding to texts, and clearly stating an opinion

  6. English HSTC textbook:Mercury Readers - Allows for creation of a textbook specific to your course

  7. Success Stories!

  8. EKU ENG 101R: Composition & Reading The Plan – To move students with composition & reading CR needs toward credit-bearing coursework and quick completion.

  9. Inspiration:-- Composition students often have reading needs-- Studies that indicate students who complete CR needs in a for-credit class stick around to graduate

  10. ENG 101R curriculum in a nutshell:- A review of sentence basics & methods of development- Persuasion in written discourse- Practice in composition for different purposes , audiences- Critical reading skills- Critical thinking & quantitative reasoning

  11. The team that put it together:-- Reading professors-- Composition professors-- Tutoring coordinator

  12. Specifics-- Two-year pilot-- Part of the Eastern Bridge Success First transition program-- Tutor training-- Criteria for enrollment-- Criteria for repeating course

  13. Questions &Discussion

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