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TS-OD 73 - Open Doors Language Arts and Literature Level 3

Credits: 5-10
Introduces Level 3 students to the basic principles of the mechanics of writing and strategies to develop and organize complex ideas in writing. Students practice critical reading skills and demonstrate understanding of a variety of texts, including fiction, nonfiction, and informational through the writing process.

Enrollment Requirement: Appropriate placement and instructor’s permission. Students must be admitted through Open Doors.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

  1. Locate, refer to and quote key details and examples from a text.
  2. Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
  3. Determine and summarize the main idea or theme of a story, drama or poem.
  4. Use the writing process to convey opinions, explanation, stories & research.
  5. Use technology to research and report on topics.
  6. Write an 8-sentence paragraph incorporating topic sentence, supporting details, evidence from text, and conclusion.

Program Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate college-ready level reading, writing, digital literacy, and communication skills in social studies, literature, and science.
  2. Demonstrate competency in college-ready level mathematics.
  3. Demonstrate the skills necessary for successful transition to college credit courses and/or living wage employment.


College-wide Outcomes
  • Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
  • Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.



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