Basic Writing Skills II

1Grade

2.00Credits

semester not specified

Laura Huston

This class will be conducted in English.  Students are expected to speak in English.

Togane Campus

This is the second part of Basic Writing Skills and 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 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 need to take and pass the Basic Writing Skills 1 course first in order to register for this class. 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 complete portfolio of their work.

Lesson: Chapter 5 - Use a/an + singular count nouns; Use the pronouns it and they (pp.70-81)

Read the syllabus on Portal and make sure your textbook and electronic dictionary are ready for class.

Review: Unit 1 Wrap-up; Chapter 4 vocabulary and grammar review

Review: Use a/an + singular count nouns; Use the pronouns it and they

Lesson: Chapter 5 - Use simple sentences with and; Use prepositional phrases at the end of a sentence (pp.70-81)

Preview: Use simple sentences with and; Use prepositional phrases at the end of a sentence

Review: Use simple sentences with and; Use prepositional phrases at the end of a sentence

Lesson: Chapter 6 - Always, often, never with verbs; Use count and noncount nouns (pp.82-94)

Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 5 - What is your favorite city?

Preview: Book activity 5; Always, often, never with verbs; Use count and noncount nouns

Review: Always, often, never with verbs; Use count and noncount nouns

Lesson: Chapter 6 - Use compound sentences with and; Use and to combine supporting sentences (pp.82-94)

Preview: Use compound sentences with and; Use and to combine supporting sentences

Review: Unit 2 vocabulary and grammar

Lesson: Unit 2 Review Assignment

Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 6 - Who is a good traveler?; Unit 2 Review Assignment

Preview: Book Activity 6; Unit 2 Review Assignment

Review: Book Activity 6; Unit 2 Review

Lesson: Chapter 7 - Use does not + verbs; Use verbs + about (pp.96-107)

Preview: Use does not + verbs; Use verbs + about

Review: Use does not + verbs; Use verbs + about

Lesson: Chapter 7 - Use compound sentences with but; Use for example (pp.96-107)

Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 7 - Who gets a good deal?

Preview: Use compound sentences with but; Use for example

Review: Use compound sentences with but; Use for example

Lesson: Chapter 8 - Use does not verbs; Use the + noun (pp.108-119)

Preview: Use does not verbs; Use the + noun

Review: Use does not verbs; Use the + noun

Lesson: Chapter 8 - Use compound sentences with so; Use first, second, and third to introduce different ideas (pp.108-119)

Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 8 - What is your favorite restaurant?

Preview: Book Activity 8; Use compound sentences with so; Use first, second, and third to introduce different ideas

Review: Use compound sentences with so; Use first, second, and third to introduce different ideas

Lesson: Chapter 9 - Use want to + verb; Use the present progressive (pp.120-131)

Preview: Use want to + verb; Use the present progressive

Review: Use want to + verb; Use the present progressive

Lesson: Chapter 9 - Use right now to change focus; Learn about spelling verbs with -ing (pp.120-131)

Preview: Book Activity 9; Use right now to change focus; Learn about spelling verbs with -ing

Review: Unit 3 vocabulary and grammar review

Lesson: Unit 3 Review Assignment

Assignment due: Book Activity Assignment 9 - Where do you want to go?; Unit 3 Review Assignment

Preview: Book Activity 9

Review: Book Activity 9; Unit 3 Review Assignment

Lesson 13:

Lesson: Course Review and Completed Portfolio Submission
Assignment due: S2 Report

Preview: S2 Report; Portfolio check

Assignment due: S2 Report

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

Portfolio Assignments: 30 points

Participation: 10 points

S2 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 with Online Practice

Alice Savage and Colin Ward

Oxford

978-0194854009

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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