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ENGL102 Academic Writing: Remedial

Schedule for second half of Fall 2013 term

Week#5 Correctionandsubmissionofmidtermexampapers

MIDTERMEXAMS

Week #6 30thNovember 4thDecember

Lesson Outcomes Content covered and In-class Assignment

Using transitionalwords to create text

coherence

Identifying the partsof an essay

Writing:

Coherence

Introduction to Academic WritingUnit 5: More about paragraph organization

Using Transitional Signals (pdf) p. 98-109

From paragraph to essay

Writing: Introduction to Academic Writing

Unit 6: Overview of Essay organization (pdf) p. 116 - 124

Writing simple andcompound sentences

Grammar:

Simple vs. Compound Sentences

Introduction to Academic Writing

Unit 5: More about paragraph organization

Compound Sentences (pdf) p. 89-90

Writing Academic English

Chapter 10: Types of Sentences (pdf) p. 172-177

Identifying patternsof organization:listing and sequencing

Improving readingspeed

Reading:

More Reading Power

Unit 7: Patterns of Organization listing sequence - p.99-1

Unit 9: Inferring topics and main ideas p. 163 -166

Speed Reading: Unit 1: The Hawaiian Islands p. 213 - 222

Weekly Assignment 4 Completing all exercises above (first few questions of eaexercise are covered in class) and submitting answers in a wodocument sent to the instructor via email.

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Week #7 7thDecember 11thDecember: Second Mid-terms in some facultiesLesson Outcomes Content covered and In-class Assignment

Outlining an essay

Using techniques toavoid plagiarism:

1- Summarizing2- paraphrasing3- Quotations

Understanding the

comparison andcontrast pattern

Writing the comparisonand contrast essay

Writing:

Introduction to Academic Writing

Unit 6: Outlining an Essay (pdf) p. 124-129

More Reading Power

Unit 10: Summarizing - p.167-171

Paraphrasing: Handout (pdf)

Introduction to Academic Writing

Unit 6: Quotations p. 133-135

Effective Academic Writing2Unit 5: Comparison and contrast essays p. 116-126

Drafting:

Pre-writing: Outlining a comparison and contrast essay on atopic pre-determined by the instructor and writing a firstdraft in class by hand based on outline

Instructor gives global feedback on first draft after readingexcerpts in class to assure originality of content.

Using comparativestructures

Grammar:

Comparatives with adjectives and adverbs

Effective Academic Writing2

Unit 5: Using comparatives in comparison and contrastessays: Complex Sentences (pdf) p. 127-134

Identifying patterns oforganization:

Comparison & contrast

Improving readingspeed

Reading:

More Reading Power

Unit 7: Patterns of Organization comparison-contrast p.112-118

Speed Reading: Unit 1: The Hawaiian Islands p. 223 - 232

Weekly Assignment 5 Completing all exercises above (first few questions oeach exercise are covered in class)

Writing second draft of the comparison and contrastessay

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Week #8 14thDecember 18thDecember

Lesson Outcomes Content covered and In-class Assignment

Writing the cause and

effect essay

Outlining an essay

Writing:

Effective Academic Writing2

Unit 6: Cause and Effect Essays p. 135-152

Drafting:

Pre-writing: Outlining a cause and effect essay on a topicpre-determined by the instructor and writing a first draftin class by hand based on outline

Instructor gives global feedback on first draft after readingexcerpts in class to assure originality of content.

Using future forms toexpress effects

Grammar:

Simple future - so that if clauseEffective Academic Writing2

Unit 6: The future with will - p. 153-154

Using will with so that - p. 154-155

Expressing future possibility with if clauses p.155- 156

Identifying cause andeffect patterns

Improving readingspeed

Reading:More Reading Power

Unit 7: Patterns of Organization - Cause and Effect p.119-

125Speed Reading: Unit 3: Global Issues p. 253 - 262

Weekly Assignment 6 Completing all exercises above (first few questionsof each exercise are covered in class)

Deadline for sending final draft of correctedcomparison and contrast essay after instructorfeedback

Writing the second draft of the cause and effectessay

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Week #9 21stDecember 25thDecember

Lesson Outcomes Content covered and In-class Assignment

Writing:

Effective Academic Writing2

Unit 6: Cause and Effect Essays p. 158-163

Writing complexsentences

Grammar:

Complex Sentences

Introduction to Academic Writing

Unit 5: More about paragraph organization

Complex Sentences with Adverb Clauses (pdf) p. 91-96

Recognizing basicrhetorical patterns

Improving reading speed

Reading:More Reading Power

Unit 7: Patterns of Organization Recognizing patterns

p.126-131

Speed Reading: Unit 3: Global Issues p. 263 - 272

Weekly Assignment 7

and final paper

Completing all exercises above (first few questionsof each exercise are covered in class)

Deadline for sending final draft of corrected causeand effect essay after instructor feedback.

Assessment:

Thereare5assessmentgradesforthesefourweeksofinstruction:

1. Comparisonandcontrastessay=3.5%2. Comparisonandcontrastreading=3.5%3. 2quizzes(3.5%each)4. Causeandeffectessay=15%(consideredasafinalpaperforthecourse)