College Readiness and Study Skills

College Readiness and Study Skills is a one semester course that provides instruction which allows students to develop, implement, and strengthen reading, writing, and study skills to support them through college and life beyond the classroom. Students will gain an understanding of College Readiness and Study Skills as it relates to reading comprehension and analysis, the research process, the writing process, and study skills to support understanding and retention.

Upon completing this course you will be able to:

• understand and identify various types of author's purpose
• understand and identify key components within a text written for entertainment purposes
• understand and identify key components within a text written for information purposes
• understand and identify key components within a text written for persuasive purposes
• apply knowledge of various purposes to writing, including to inform, persuade, and entertain using key components identified in reading
• Understand and apply knowledge of affixes and root words to understand meaning
• understand connotation vs denotation
• identify the connotation and denotation of various words
• understand how to determine meaning in context
• apply context clues for understanding
• activate and apply prior knowledge to learning experiences and texts
• consider ways that prior knowledge impacts learning and daily life
• develop and apply graphic organizers to various text forms
• evaluate the importance of visual representations
• understand and apply various note-taking strategies
• craft a solid summary
• understand and apply various study techniques
• understand the research process from start to finish
• apply research skills
• craft an argumentative research paper
• understand the difference between revising and editing
• develop and present a multimedia presentation

• Interactive Notebook – In the form of a small composition notebook, a spiral notebook, loose-leaf paper kept in a binder, or a word processing document or slideshow.
• Pencil or Pen – In order to do well in the course, you must take notes, practice annotation, and analysis techniques.
• Internet Access
• Adobe Reader
• Google Docs or Microsoft Word

Note: This course does not require a textbook. All readings are available in Canvas or online.

This semester contains 6 units and one final exam.

Each Unit contains:

• 3-5 lessons. Each lesson includes all of the following components: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate.
• Self-assessments to help you check your own understanding of the material covered in each lesson. You must complete these assessments in order to advance in the course.
• 2 to 4 graded assignments

The final examination is comprehensive; it covers the material from all 6 units.

Format: Multiple-choice and free response, online
Time Allowed: 3 hours
Materials Allowed: none

Students must test online with Proctorio and are required to add the Proctorio extension to either their Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome browser—installation instructions are provided in the student's course. Proctorio uses a student's computer, web camera, and microphone to record video of both the student and their desktop during the exam. Then, UTHS instructors review the student's exam video data collected by Proctorio. Only authorized UTHS staff and instructors can view the exam recordings. Student data is not shared with any persons or organizations outside of UTHS and are deleted after one year. We encourage you to visit Proctorio's Data Security and Privacy site pages to learn more about how we protect student date.

Topic 1: Genre & Purpose
Topic 2: Vocabulary Building & Word Study
Topic 3: Strategies for Text Comprehension
Topic 4: Study Strategies & Techniques
Topic 5: Argument Writing
Topic 6: Capstone & Portfolio