Semester	Spring Semester, 2021
Department	Sophomore Class A, Department of English Sophomore Class B, Department of English
Course Name	Writing and Reading (II)
Instructor	WU MIN-HUA
Credit	3.0
Course Type	Required
Prerequisite	Reading & Debating in English 2、Writing and Reading (II)、Writing Tutorial

Course Objective

Course Description

Course Schedule

Schedule of Writing and Reading II: Spring 2021 (Min-Hua Wu)

Week	Date	Topic/Class Activity	Required Readings	Assignment Due
1	Feb. 23	Introduction	Introduction to the course of the semester
2	Mar. 02	Presentation on the chosen work	Presentations on a chosen literary work for the academic research (+ handouts)
3	Mar. 09	Presentation on the chosen work	Presentations on a chosen literary work for the academic research (+handouts)
4	Mar. 16	Presentation on the working Works Cited	Presentations on the critical concepts and passages in the working Works Cited (+handouts)
5	Mar. 23	Presentation on the working Works Cited	Presentations on the critical concepts and passages in the working Works Cited (+handouts)
6	Mar. 30	Book Review Writing	Writing a book review on the chosen literary work	Essay I-a
7	Apr. 06	Peer Editing	Editing peers’ book reviews with comments and discussions	Essay I-b
8	Apr. 13	Intoduction and Literature Review Writing	Writing an introduction and literature review of the reserch project	Essay II-a
9*	Apr. 20	One-on-one conference	Individual discussions on the introduction and literature review of the research project
10	Apr. 27	Peer Editing	Editing peers’ introduction and literature review of the research project with comments and discussions	Essay II-b
11	May 04	Writing the main body of the paper	Writing the main body of the paper with textual analysis and supporting references according to MLA style	Essay III-a
12	May 11	Writing the main body of the paper	Writing the main body of the paper with textual analysis and supporting references according to MLA style	Essay III-a
13	May 18	Peer Editing	Editing peers’ essays with comments and discussions	Essay III-b
14	May 25	Presentation on a chosen film	Presentations on a chosen film (+handouts)
15	Jun. 01	Writing a Film Review	Writing a review on a chosen film	Essay IV-a
16	Jun. 08	Peer Editing	Editing peers’ film reviews with comments and discussions	Essay IV-b
17*	Jun. 15	One-on-one conference	Final Research Paper Revision and Future Academic Career Guidance
18	Jun. 22	Office hours	Final Research Paper and its Final Revision Due	Essay V-Paper

*I reserve the right to modify the class schedule, requirements, and readings, if needed. All future changes will be announced in the class or through email.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Assistant

Requirement/Grading

Grading Policy

Attendance 20%-100%

Presentation 20%

Class participation 10%

Essays and revisions 50%

Textbook & Reference

Required:

Cooley, Thomas. Back to the Lake: A Reader for Writers. 2^nd ed. New York: Norton, 2011.

Winkler, Anthony C. and Jo Ray Matherell. Writing the Research Paper: A Handbook. 8^th ed. New York: Wadsworth, 2010.

Topic-related Handouts Prepared by the Instructor to be fetched at the Photocopy Center of NCCU.

Recommended:

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7^th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 2009. (Taipei: Bookman)

Williams, Joseph M. Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace. New York: Longman, 2007.

William Struck Jr. and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. New York: Penguin Books 2000.

Lea, Diana, Jonathan Crowther, and Sheila Dignen eds. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2002.

Urls about Course

Useful Websites and Apps 1. http://wwnorton.com/college/english/write/writesite/ (MLA Documentation, Punctuation in Paragraphs, Model Student Papers, Exercises, etc.) 2. http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/backtothelake/ 3. Self-Access Language Center, National Chengchi University 4. Writing tutorial service, National Chengchi University 5. Online Etymology Dictionary: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php 6. One Look Dictionary Search: http://www.onelook.com/ 7. BBC Learning English: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

Attachment

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