Intermediate Writing Skills II

2Grade

2.00Credits

semester not specified

Jamie Reay

English

Togane Campus

This is a continuation of Intermediate Writing Skills I, and is a required course for second year students in the Department of International Exchange Studies. This course builds on the knowledge and skills gained from Basic Writing Skills. The students will receive a wide variety of stimulating topics on which to write and to develop their skills. These topics will help students to go beyond sentences and write coherent blocks of text to which they will bring their own ideas and creativity. The focus of the course is on writing paragraphs and the principles and processes that contribute to good paragraph writing. During the semester, students will further develop the portfolio of written work they started in the previous quarter and submit it at the end of the quarter as a course requirement.

Students must pass Intermediate Writing Skills I in order to register for this course. In each class students will study an aspect of writing from the class textbook, then practice the skills learned through longer 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 complete portfolio of their work.

Chapter 5: Is Your Energy Use Increasing? (1)
a. Vocabulary (pp. 74-77)
b. Grammar Note 1: Use the present progressive to describe current trends (pp.78-80)
c. Grammar Note 2: Use “could,” “should” and “will have to” (pp.74-89)

Preview: Chapter 5 vocabulary

Review: Chapter 5 vocabulary and grammar notes

Chapter 5: Is Your Energy Use Increasing? (2)
Start Book Activity Assignment 5 - Is your energy use increasing? (pp.82-89)
a. Writing Strategy 1: Write an essay about causes
b. Writing Strategy 2: Use “especially” with prepositional phrases

Preview: Chapter 5 writing strategies

Review: Finish Book Activity Assignment 5

Chapter 6: Responding to Art (1)
a. Academic Content: Responding to ideas about future transportation solutions (pp.90-91)
b. Academic Writing Task: Future transportation solutions (pp.92-93)
c. Language Focus: “would” and “would be able to” (p.92)
Assignment due: Book Activity 5 Assignment - Is your energy use increasing?

Preview: Chapter 6 topic

Review: Brainstorm solutions to current transportation problems

Chapter 6: Responding to Art (2)
Start Book Activity Assignment 6 - Describe your idea for a future transportation solution

Preview: Brainstorm solutions to current transportation problems

Homework: Finish Book Activity Assignment 6

In-Class Activity: Unit 2 Review Assignment
Write about an assigned topic using vocabulary, grammar, and writing strategies learned in Unit 2 (Chapters 4 to 6)
Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 6 - Describe your idea for a future transportation solution

Preview: Review Chapters 4 to 6 in preparation for Unit 2 Review Assignment

Review:Unit 2 Wrap Up (p.94)

Chapter 7: How Can Celebrities Influence People? (1)
a. Vocabulary (pp.96-99)
b. Grammar Note 1: Use “which” and “which means that” (pp.100-102)
Grammar Note 2: Use “even though” and “even when” (pp.102-103)

Preview: Chapter 7 vocabulary

Review: Chapter 7 vocabulary and grammar

Chapter 7: How Can Celebrities Influence People?  (2)
Start Book Activity Assignment 7 - How can celebrities influence people? (pp.104-111)
a. Writing Strategy 1: Write an essay about effects
b. Writing Strategy 2: Refer to the names of people and organizations

Preview: Chapter 7 writing strategies

Homework: Finish Book Activity Assignment 7

Chapter 8: What is an Issue in the News? (1)
a. Vocabulary (pp.112-115)
b. Grammar Note 1: Use adjective clauses with “where” (pp.116-118)
c. Grammar Note 2: Use “if” to talk about possibility (pp.118-119)
Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 7 - How can celebrities influence people?

Preview: Chapter 8 vocabulary

Review: Chapter 8 vocabulary and grammar

Chapter 8: What is an Issue in the News? (2)
Start Book Activity Assignment 8 - What issue in the news is important? (pp.120-127)
a. Writing Strategy 1: Write a summary and personal response
b. Writing Strategy 2: Use “on the other hand”

Preview: Chapter 8 writing strategies

Homework: Finish Book Activity Assignment 8

Chapter 9: Applying Information from a Bar Graph (1)
a. Academic Content: Using evidence from a bar graph; Evaluating information (pp.128-129)
b. Language Focus: Reporting percentages (p.130)
Final (S2) Report Explanation
Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 8 - What issue in the news is important?

Preview: Chapter 9 topic and language

Review: Brainstorm ideas about social media behavior

Chapter 9: Applying Information from a Bar Graph (2)
Start Book Activity Assignment 9 - Evaluate the role of social media

Preview: Brainstorm ideas about social media behavior

Homework: Finish Book Activity Assignment 9

In-Class Activity: Unit 3 Review Assignment
Write about an assigned topic using vocabulary, grammar, and writing strategies learned in Unit 3 (Chapters 7 to 9)
Completed Portfolio Submission
Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 9 - Evaluate the role of social media

Go over Chapters 7 to 9 in preparation for Course Review

Unit 3 Wrap Up (p.94)
Start working on Final Report

Course Review
Return Completed Portfolio to Students
Report due: Final (S2) Report

Go over Units 1 to 3 for the Course Review

Complete Final Report

Students will be assessed on an ongoing basis based on the following criteria:
Portfolio Assignments - 100 points
Participation - 15 points
Final Report - 10 points
Total - 125 points

Feedback on assignments will be given on the next class session and through written comments. Please talk to your teacher if you have any questions or concerns about the assignments and reports.

Trio Writing 3 with Online Practice

Alice Savage and Colin Ward

Oxford University Press

978-0-19-485421-4

Intermediate Writing Skills I と同じ教科書を使用する。

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

Check your schedule for the classroom number.

Ask your teacher for their office hours on the first class session.

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