Semester	Fall Semester, 2020
Department	Freshman Class A, Department of English Freshman Class B, Department of English
Course Name	Writing and Reading (I)
Instructor	CHUNG SIAW-FONG
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Required
Prerequisite

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

	In Class	To do
9/17	Introduction to course Introduce oneself with an object In-class activity	Prepare presentation
9/24	Self-introduction (Presentation) How to make an impressive self-introduction? Email skills “How to write letters of request” “Replies to letters of request”	Read pg. 12-21
10/1	Holiday
10/8	In-class activity (pg. 12-21) “Two Thank-You Notes” (pg. 14-15) “Two Letters of Complaint” (pg. 15-16)	Read Ch. 1 (Do exercise in pg. 8-9)
10/15	Ch. 1 The Persuasive Principle Exercise in pg. 8-9 What is not a thesis? Short test	Read Ch. 2 Intro Foul shots The Happiest Day of my Life A Cultural Divorce
10/22	Ch. 2 Narration Intro Foul shots Plan a narration essay based on the narration themes in pg. 35	Write narration essay and bring 2 hard copies to class.
10/29	Submit narration essay (2 hard copies) (peer review) Ch. 2 Narration The Happiest Day of my Life A Cultural Divorce	Read Ch. 3 Intro I was a member of the Kung Fu Crew My Glove: A Biography Highlight all expressions that make the essays vivid. Print a photo of your favorite toy/object
11/5	Ch. 3 Description Intro I was a member of the Kung Fu Crew My Glove: A Biography Bring a photo of your favorite toy/object Write a description of toy/object (description essay)	Prepare for mid-term exam
11/12	Mid-term exam
11/19	Revise description essay in class. Add five senses to your narration essay Prepare a suitable topic for writing profile	Type revised description essay at home and send by email.
11/26	Library talk	Search for five reading materials for the topic
12/3	Read Ch. 4 Intro Couple lies Fruitful questions
12/10	Prepare a suitable topic for writing profile To be submitted: 1. Five articles (soft copies) 2. Summary of each article (hard copy) List references of the five reading materials using MLA format	Select a topic from writing suggestions in pg. 96-97 and search for examples to write an example essay Write example essay and print 1 hard copies.
12/17	Bring example essay to class (2 hard copies) (peer review)
12/24	Check topics for writing profile and presentations
12/31	Presentations of your topic I	Prepare for presentations
1/7	Presentations of your topic II	Prepare for exams
1/14	Final Exam (all three strategies will be tested) Submit Writing Profile: Five articles (hard copies) Summary of each article Synthesis of five articles according to your thesis	Prepare for exams

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:

-Soft copies of five articles related to your writing profile

-Hard copies of five summaries (one for each article)

(‘Works Cited/Bibliography’ section is required for the writing profile)

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 E. and David Skywire. Writing with a Thesis: A Rhetoric and Reader. 12th ed. International Edition. Australia, Brazil, Japan: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2014. 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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