Course Number:		TRS 101
Course Title:		Basic Reading, Writing and Learning Skills
Credits:		No Credit
Description:		This course is an integrated approach to basic college skills improvement and is designed for students admitted to the College through the Transitional Studies Program (GS01). Students will develop literal and interpretive reading abilities, basic grammar, usage, mechanics, as well as word recognition strategies, vocabulary techniques and learning skills. Students gain practice in developing a clear, unified, and coherent paragraph. Students gain confidence by improving their overall abilities in the areas of reading, writing, and learning, which helps them become successful college students. Six class hours per week, six fee hours. Six imputed credit hours; no earned credits.
Prerequisite(s):		Prerequisites: Accuplacer placement or permission of Transitional Studies Department.
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Service Project (TRS 101-004, 007):
Students will create a study guide for Gary Soto’s book The Afterlife, which will be required reading.  Students will summarize each chapter, compile a list of vocabulary words and definitions, create study questions and answers that reflect the various levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy, and outline reading strategies relevant to the book.  Because The Afterlife is required reading in other TRS 101 sections, the study guide will be useful to the Transitional Studies Department as both a resource for students and as a qualitative guide to students’ interaction with and understanding of the text. (20 hours) F-09