SemesterFall Semester, 2018
DepartmentFreshman Class A, Department of English Freshman Class B, Department of English
Course NameWriting and Reading (I)
InstructorCHUNG SIAW-FONG
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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1



Introduction to course



Introduce oneself with an object



Buy course book from the campus book store


 

2



Self-introduction



How to present a good self-introduction?



Prepare for in-class activity I (pg. 13-23)I


 

3



In-class activity I (pg. 13-23)



Reflection on in-class activity I



Read Ch. 1 (Do exercise in pg. 9)


 

4



Ch. 1 The Persuasive Principle



What is not a thesis?



Read Ch. 2


 
Find a story based on comic strips   

5



Ch. 2 Narration 



Write a narration (narration essay 1) based on the comic strips



Plan an essay (narration essay 2) based on the narration themes in pg. 37


 
Read ‘A cultural divorce’ and ‘Foul Shots’ again.  
Answer the questions and compare the differences of the two.  

6



Share with classmates your plan



Write narration essay 2 in class.



Type narration essay 2 at home


 
Read Ch. 3  

7



Submit narration essay 2



Revise narration essay 1 (comic strips)



Retype narration essay 1 based on the comic strip.


 
Ch. 3 Description Add description into the comic strips. What is the difference?  

8



Submit revised narration essay 1



Peer review



Prepare for mid-term exam


 

9



Mid-term exam


     

10



Read ‘Winstead’s Best Burgers’ again. 



Highlight all expressions that make the essays vivid from pg. 74-94 (Group work)



Highlight all expressions that make the essays vivid from pg. 74-94 (Group work)


 
What makes this writing an impressive one?  

11



Revise mid-term essay.



Discuss your topics with your partner



Revise mid-term essay


 
Prepare a suitable topic for writing profile Search for five reading materials for the topic  

12



Submit mid-term essay. 



Read Ch. 4



Read all sample essays in this chapter


 
Ch. 4 Examples  

13



Summarize each sample essay



Submit summaries of each sample essay



Select a topic from writing suggestions in pg. 100 and write an example essay


 

14



Submit example essay



Peer review



Read all sample essays in this chapter


 

15



Summarize each sample essay



Submit summaries of each sample essay



Read and summarize five reading material (writing profile)


 
Revise example essay  

16



Submit revision of example essay



Overview of course



Read and summarize five reading material (writing profile)


 

17



Presentations of your topic


 

Prepare for exams


 

18



Final Exam (all three strategies will be tested)


 

Submit Writing Profile


 

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

Nil


Requirement/Grading

Class work (10%)



Contributions to discussion and attendance (10%)



Writing Profile/Mini Research (30%)



Presentations (10%)



Examinations (40%)



 



 



Semester 1: The Writing Profile consists of:



A selected number (at least five) of reading materials concerning a certain topic



Semester 2: The Mini Research consists of:



A 750-word research report based on a certain topic


Textbook & Reference

Compulsory textbook: (Please buy from the campus bookstore.)



Skwire, Sarah H. and David Skywire. Writing with a Thesis: A Rhetoric and Reader. 11th ed. Australia, Canada, Mexico: Thompson Wadsworth, 2005. Print.



Other references: (No need to buy these)



Donald, Robert B., Betty R. Morrow, Lillian G. Wargetz, Kathleen Werner. Writing Clear Essays. 3rd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1996. Print.



Conlin, Mary Lou. Pattern Plus. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.



Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: MLA, 2003.



Reid, Joy M. The Process of Composition. 3rd ed. New York: Longman-Pearson, 2000. Print.



Smalley, Regina L, Mary K. Ruetten, and Joann Rishel Kozyrev. Refining Composition Skills. 6th ed. Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning, 2012.



MLA Format and Style Guide: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/


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