Bridging Between ENGL 0307 Bridging Between ENGL 0307 and ENGL 1301and ENGL 1301

Presented by Presented by

Suzy PageSuzy PageAssociate Professor, EnglishAssociate Professor, English

Goals for the SessionGoals for the Session

1. Increase awareness of expectations for 1. Increase awareness of expectations for students entering ENGL 1301 from students entering ENGL 1301 from ENGL 0307.ENGL 0307.

2. Suggest strategies for increasing success 2. Suggest strategies for increasing success for DS students moving into 1301.for DS students moving into 1301.

3. Learn from one another by sharing 3. Learn from one another by sharing effective teaching techniques.effective teaching techniques.

In English 1301…In English 1301…

……students must pass a Grammar students must pass a Grammar Proficiency Test in order to receive Proficiency Test in order to receive credit for the course.credit for the course.

• Passing – 26 out of 50 correctPassing – 26 out of 50 correct• Tutoring availableTutoring available• Correlation between GPT score and Correlation between GPT score and

success in the coursesuccess in the course

Suggestions for Improving Students’ Suggestions for Improving Students’ Grammar SkillsGrammar Skills

Idea: “Real World” ExamplesIdea: “Real World” Examples

**************In PairsIn Pairs: : Share an effective strategy or Share an effective strategy or

activity that helps students improve activity that helps students improve their grammar skills.their grammar skills.

English 1301…English 1301…

……develops writing skills through develops writing skills through instruction in the stages of the writing instruction in the stages of the writing process, from invention to revision.process, from invention to revision.

Report of The National Commission on Report of The National Commission on WritingWriting

““People who cannot write and communicate People who cannot write and communicate clearly will not be hired and are unlikely to last clearly will not be hired and are unlikely to last long enough to be considered for promotion.”long enough to be considered for promotion.”

““80% or more of the companies in the service 80% or more of the companies in the service and finance, insurance and real estate sectors…and finance, insurance and real estate sectors…assess writing during hiring.”assess writing during hiring.”

““Half of all companies take writing into account Half of all companies take writing into account when making promotion decisions. One when making promotion decisions. One succinct comment: ‘You can’t move up without succinct comment: ‘You can’t move up without writing skills.’”writing skills.’”

Diagnostic Writing SampleDiagnostic Writing Sample

• AppropriatenessAppropriateness• Unity and FocusUnity and Focus• DevelopmentDevelopment• OrganizationOrganization• Sentence StructureSentence Structure• UsageUsage• Mechanical ConventionsMechanical Conventions

English 1301: Writing English 1301: Writing AssignmentsAssignments

Minimum SEVEN writing assignments.Minimum SEVEN writing assignments.• JournalsJournals• In-class essaysIn-class essays• Formal Essays: definition, narration, Formal Essays: definition, narration,

comparison/contrast, cause/effect, process, comparison/contrast, cause/effect, process, division/classification, persuasiondivision/classification, persuasion

• Research Paper (social issue)Research Paper (social issue)

Essay ExpectationsEssay Expectations

• MLA manuscript formMLA manuscript form• Scoring GuideScoring Guide• Self-Reflection and plan for Self-Reflection and plan for

improvementimprovement

English 1301…English 1301…

……helps students develop critical helps students develop critical reading and analytical thinking skills.reading and analytical thinking skills.

Encouraging Critical Thinking Using Encouraging Critical Thinking Using Bloom’s TaxonomyBloom’s Taxonomy

Bloom’s Taxonomy-DiagramBloom’s Taxonomy-Diagram

KCApAnSE

Getting Them ThinkingGetting Them Thinking

In PairsIn Pairs: : Share a strategy or Share a strategy or

activity that you use to activity that you use to encourage critical encourage critical thinking.thinking.

Self-Assessment with Self-Assessment with Self-Correction = SuccessSelf-Correction = Success

Factors to ConsiderFactors to Consider::

• Study HabitsStudy Habits• Tutoring / ConferencingTutoring / Conferencing• In-Class and Out-of-Class Acquisition of Info.In-Class and Out-of-Class Acquisition of Info.• Personal Obstacles Personal Obstacles • The Procrastination FactorThe Procrastination Factor• Consideration of Instructor FeedbackConsideration of Instructor Feedback

MetacognitionMetacognition

““thinking about thinking”thinking about thinking”

• Planning how to approach a learning Planning how to approach a learning tasktask

• Monitoring comprehensionMonitoring comprehension• Evaluating progressEvaluating progress

Ideas for Using Metacognition in the Ideas for Using Metacognition in the Writing ClassroomWriting Classroom

Questions?Questions?Concerns?Concerns?