Basic Writing Skills I

1Grade

2.00Credits

semester not specified

Ben Adkins,Colin Thompson

This class is instructed in English.

Togane Campus

This is a required course for first year students in the Department of International Exchange Studies. It covers the fundamental skills of sentence structure, paragraphs, and the writing process. During the semester, students will start producing a portfolio containing all their work which is to be submitted at the end of the quarter as a course requirement.

In each class students will study an aspect of writing from the class textbook, then practice the skills learned through short writings. In addition, the students will complete in-class writing assignments related to their textbook assignments. At the end of the course, students will submit a portfolio of their work.

Orientation: explanation of textbook, class activities, assignment requirements, student portfolio, and grading details.

Purchase textbook.

Materials and class assignment; Readiness Unit

Assignment due: Activation Assignment (textbook, folder, dictionary):

Readiness Unit (pp.1-18)

Materials, portfolio and assignment requirements

Simple present with frequency adverbs; Start portfolio

Lesson: Chapter 1 - Use the simple present with frequency adverbs; Use verbs with to (pp.20-31)

Readiness Unit

Writing paragraphs that answer different questions

Lesson: Chapter 1 - Writing paragraphs that answer different questions; Use when to introduce a situation (pp.20-31)

Use the simple present tense with frequency adverbs; Use verbs with to

Book Activity 1; Use simple present with he and she

Lesson: Chapter 2 - Use simple present with he and she; Use frequency adverbs with be (pp.20-31)

Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 1 - How do people meet?

Book Activity 1; Use when to introduce a situation

Writing a concluding sentence; Use it with when to explain a feeling

Lesson: Chapter 2 - Writing a concluding sentence; Use it with when to explain a feeling (pp.32-43)

Use simple present with he and she; Frequency adverbs with be

Book Activity 3; Use gerunds as subjects; Use have/has to + verb

Lesson: Chapter 3 - Use gerunds as subjects; Use have/has to + verb

Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 2 - Who has good social skills?

Writing a concluding sentence; Use it with when to explain a feeling

Write paragraphs about different places; Use because to explain why

Lesson: Chapter 3 - Write paragraphs about different places; Use because to explain why (pp.44-54)

Use gerunds as subjects; Use have/has to + verb

Book Activity 3; Unit 1 Review Assignment

Lesson: Unit 1 Review Assignment

Assignments due: Book Activity 3 - How do places change us?; Unit 1 Review Assignment

Unit 1 vocabulary and grammar; Write paragraphs about different places; Use because to explain why

Use simple past with -ed and had; Use was and were

Lesson: Chapter 4 - Use simple past with -ed and had; Use was and were (pp.58-69)

Book Activity 3; Unit 1 Review Assignment

Write descriptive details; Use the for second mention

Lesson: Chapter 4 - Write descriptive details; Use the for second mention (pp.58-69)

Use simple past with -ed and had; Use was and were

Book Activity 4 and Portfolio check

Lesson: Book Activity Assignment 4 and Portfolio Submission

Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 4 - What makes a strong community?

Chapter 4 vocabulary and grammar

S1 Report

Lesson: Course Review

Assignment due: S1 Report

Book Activity 4
Lesson: Course Review
Assignment due: S1 Report

None

Students will be assessed on an ongoing basis based on the following criteria:

Portfolio Assignments: 30 points

Participation: 10 points

S1 Report: 10 points

Total: 50 points

Feedback on assignments:

Explanation during next class or written comments

About Lesson Preview and Review:
As part of this course, students are expected to preview upcoming class content, as well as to review the content of the previous classes. In addition to this, teachers will assign, preview and review activities as part of the regular homework assignments. Assessment of how fully students are previewing and reviewing the lesson content, as well as how successfully they have completed the preview and review activities assigned, is included in the Homework and Class Participation section of the assessment guidelines set out below. Preview and review of course content is an essential aspect of language learning, therefore, in order to pass this course and achieve a good passing grade, please ensure that you do this to the best of your abilities.

TRIO Writing 2

Alice Savage & Colin Ward

Oxford University Press

9780194854115

Students should have their own paper or electronic dictionary. Online dictionaries and smartphone apps are not allowed.

Note:
The textbook for Basic Writing Skills A is Trio Writing 2 (green coloring). Students must purchase their own copy of this textbook by the second class meeting. The textbook is available in the JIU bookstore.  

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Please ask your individual teacher for details of their office hours in the first lesson.

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