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Mar 18, 2026
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CCB 096 - English Foundations Credits: 5 Variable Credit Course: No
Lecture Hours: 55 Lab Hours: 0 Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0 Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0
Course Description: This course covers grammar, writing, and communication skills in fulfillment of the English 1 & 2 requirements for the high school diploma, as well as prerequisite requirements for ENGL 97.
Prerequisite: CASAS Reading score 228-242 AND completion of / co-enrollment in HSC 18 with a C or higher OR CSS 103 OR BUS 101. Students enrolling in this course should possess typing and computer skills. Meets FQE Requirement: No Integrative Experience Requirement: No
Student Learning Outcomes
- Implement appropriate reading strategies to make meaning from a variety of text genres. College and Career Readiness Standards Reading Anchor 1 (CCRS R1; CCRS R2; CCRS R6; CCRS R8)
- Communicate how power, privilege, equity, and empathy affect our daily lives by engaging with culturally and linguistically diverse texts. (CCRS R6; CCRS R7)
- Apply study skills and strategies by successfully completing coursework.
- Write an original paragraph that uses evidence to support a claim. (CCRS Writing Anchor 1; CCRS W2)
- Incorporate source materials without plagiarizing to produce original work. (CCRS W8)
- Apply a multi-step writing process that includes drafting, editing, proofreading, and using feedback to produce a clear and organized final draft. (CCRS W5)
- Demonstrate the ability to use transition words, phrases, and clauses for natural flow in writing.
- Apply Standard American English conventions of grammar, word choice, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling to produce written work. (CCRS Language Anchor 1; CCRS L2)
- Use technology to produce coursework. (CCRS W6)
Course Contents
- Academic and contextualized reading and writing skills, such as consulting reference materials, identifying and summarizing main ideas, and taking effective notes
- College success skills, including but not limited to effective time management and accessing college resources
- Critical thinking
Instructional Units: 5
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