The Transitional English course was developed in a collaboration among CPS teachers and staff and CCC faculty to meet the Transitional English state parameters and competencies and intends to bridge the gap for high school seniors who need more instruction and practice to strengthen their reading, writing, critical thinking, metacognitive, and essential skills for college success in English. CPS’s goal with the Transitional English course is for our students to gain portability into English 101. Portability is “guaranteed placement” based on course completion. Students who earn a D or higher first semester and a C or higher second semester are able to bypass the Read to Write (RTW) English Placement Exam for Community Colleges across the state. This opportunity increases students’ chances of completing a certificate or degree, which could potentially lead to higher college persistence rates. It is also important to note that once students attain portability status, it is recorded on their transcripts and lasts up to three years -per the Transitional English State advisory panel.
Units
- What's New in Skyline!
- 1a. Examining Culture Through Poetry
- 1b. Analyzing Impact of Language and Structure
- 1c. Expressing Culture Through Poetry
- 2a. Analyzing the Development of Ideas and Use of Rhetoric in Informational Texts
- 2b. Building Knowledge and Supporting Claims Through Inquiry-Based Research
- 2c. Sharing Ideas to Enact Meaningful Change
- 3a. Analyzing the Development of Characters in a Literary Text
- 3b. Analyzing How Source Material is Transformed in Various Mediums and Texts
- 3c. Composing Literary Arguments