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J ILANI WARSI & DAVID ROTHMANQUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
True Integration: Seeing Reading and Writing in Two Mirrors Through A
Content-Based Approach
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Reading
Variety of Reading GenresArticles/Blogs/Fiction/MemoirDiscipline Specific Vocabulary Determining Meaning from ContextIdentifying Main Ideas/Supporting DetailsMaking AnnotationsHighlightingRe-readingComprehension QuestionsGraphic Analysis
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Thinking: Reflecting on Text
Critical thinking discussion questions
Outlining key ideas
Formulating questions about the reading
Debates
Panel discussions
Considering author’s bias
Always questioning the basic premise of claims
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An Intellectual Journey: Academic Disciplines
Psychology: Can human behavior be changed?
Criminal Justice: Do the police “protect and serve” us?
Environmental Science: How can we best preserve all forms of life on earth?
Business: Can business and ethics co-exist?
Sociology: Are men and women truly different in any significant way?
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Free WritingResponse Writing through BloggingSummary WritingFormal Essay WritingIncorporating Appropriate Patterns of OrganizationSubstantiating Claims with EvidenceCoherence and Cohesion in Body ParagraphsThe Art of Revising and Editing
Writing: Responding to Text
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The Reading Process
Entering a Reading
Active Reading: Highlighting and Annotation
Focus and Motivation
Re-Reading to repair miscomprehension
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The Writing Process
Pre-Writing: Notes and Outlining
First Draft: From Paragraph to Essay
Peer Review
Responding to Feedback: Revising and Editing
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Traditional True Integration
Skill-based approach
Disjointed chapter readings targeting college reading skills
In most cases, writing not fully integrated with chapter readings
Content-based journey thematically organized
All chapter readings focused around academic disciplines
Higher order thinking activities to reflect on readings
Various response writing assignments integrated with discipline-specific readings
Traditional vs. True Integration
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