Expository Reading and Writing Course WELCOME CLASS OF 2018

1. Expository Reading and Writing Course WELCOME CLASS OF 2018 1

2. The Expository Reading and Writing Course: • Developed by CSU English faculty and high school teachers • Structured around assignment template addressing expositoryreading and writing necessary for college readiness 2

3. Expository Reading and Writing Course (continued) • Lessons based on non-fiction and fiction texts • Engages students in the study of rhetoric and composition • Enables students to read and write academic prose effectively and strategically 3

4. Expository Reading and Writing Course – Benefits and Use • Increases students’ mastery of academic language • Emphasizes in-depth study of expository, analytical, and argumentative writing • Approved to fulfill the “b” requirement of the UC and CSU “a-g” college entrance requirements • Intended for broad usage (not as an honors or remedial course) 4

5. Assignment Template • Reading rhetorically • Connecting reading to writing • Writing 5

6. READING RHETORICALLY Prereading • Getting Ready to Read • Surveying the Text • Making Predictions and Asking Questions • Introducing Key Vocabulary Reading • First Reading • Looking Closely at Language • Rereading the Text • Analyzing Stylistic Choices • Considering the Structure of the Text Post-reading Activities • Summarizing and Responding • Thinking Critically CONNECTING READING TO WRITING • WRITING TO LEARN • USING THE WORDS OF OTHERS 6

7. WRITING RHETORICALLY Pre-Writing • Reading the Assignment • Getting Ready to Write • Formulating a Working Thesis Writing • Composing a Draft • Organizing the Essay • Developing the Content Revising and Editing • Revising the Draft • Editing the Draft • Reflecting on the Writing Evaluating and Responding • Grading Holistically • Responding to Student Writing • Using Portfolios 7

8. Sample Assignments • Quick Writes to access prior knowledge • Surveys of textual features • Predictions about content and context • Vocabulary previews and self-assessments • Reciprocal reading and teaching activities, including summarizing, questioning, predicting, and clarifying • Responding orally and in writing to critical thinking questions • Annotating and re-reading texts • Highlighting textual features • Analyzing stylistic choices • Mapping text structure • Analyzing logical, emotional, and ethical appeals • Peer response activities 8

9. What does this mean for you? 9

10. Topics Covered Spring- Book Chats- Juvenile Justice - Bullying in School- 1984- Good Food VS Bad Food Topics Covered Fall- Animal Rights- College / Career - Racial Profiling- Into the Wild- Value of Life 10

11. Student’s Goals Pass the class with a C or better to move straight into English 101 at COC or CSUN (other CSUs)