Basic Writing Skills I

1Grade

2.00Credits

semester not specified

Laura Huston

This class is instructed in English.  Students are expected to speak English in class.

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.

Review: Materials, portfolio and assignment requirements

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

Readiness Unit (pp.1-18)

Preview: Materials and class assignment; Readiness Unit

Review: Readiness Unit

Lesson: Chapter 1 - Use I am + not + adjectives; Use I + verbs (pp.19-31)

Preview: Use I am + not + adjectives and I + verbs; Start portfolio

Review: Use I am + not + adjectives; Use I + verbs

Lesson: Chapter 1 - Use and to connect words; Formatting a paragraph (pp.19-31)

Preview: Use and to connect words; Formatting a paragraph

Review: Use and to connect words; Formatting a paragraph

Lesson: Chapter 2 - Use we/they + verbs (pp.32-43)

Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 1 - Who are you?

Preview: Chapter 2 - Use we/they + verbs (pp.32-43)

Review: Book Activity 1; Use we/they + verbs

Lesson: Chapter 2 - Use we/our and they/their; Use -s with plural nouns (pp.32-43)

Preview: Use we/our and they/their; Use -s with plural nouns

Review: Use we/our and they/their; Use -s with plural nouns

Lesson: Chapter 3 - Use he/she is (not) + adjectives; Use he/she + verbs; Write a topic sentence (pp.44-56)

Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 2 - What describes your family?

Preview: Book Activity 2;  Use he/she is (not) + adjectives; Use he/she + verbs; Write a topic sentence

Review: Book Activity 2;  Use he/she is (not) + adjectives; Use he/she + verbs; Write a topic sentence

Lesson: Chapter 3 - Check for -s with two verbs; Use has, goes, studies, and watches (pp.44-56)

Preview: Check for -s with two verbs; Use has, goes, studies, and watches

Review: Unit 1 vocabulary and grammar; Use has, goes, studies, and watches

Lesson: Unit 1 Review Assignment

Assignments due: Book Activity Assignment 3 - Who is a good friend? + Unit 1 Review Assignment

Preview: Book Activity 3; Unit 1 Review Assignment

Review: Book Activity 3, Unit 1 Review

Lesson: Chapter 4 - Use plural nouns; Use there is/there are + nouns (pp.58-69)

Preview: Use plural nouns; Use there is/there are + nouns

Review: Use plural nouns; Use there is/there are + nouns

Lesson: Chapter 4 - Writing descriptive details; Use there are + and; Use capital letters for names of places (pp.58-69)

Preview: Writing descriptive details; Use there are + and; Use capital letters for names of places

Review: Chapter 4 vocabulary and grammar

Lesson: Book Activity Assignment 4 and Portfolio Submission

Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 4 - What does your country look like?

Preview: Book activity 4 and Portfolio check

Review: Book Activity 4

Lesson 13:

Lesson: Course Review

Assignment due: S1 Report

Preview: S1 Report

Assignment due: S1 Report

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 1

Alice Savage & Colin Ward

Oxford University Press

9780194854009

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 1 (red coloring). Students must purchase their own copy of this textbook by the second class meeting. The textbook is available in the JIU bookstore.  

Please see your schedule for your classroom.

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

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