Assessment Methods:

1.  Assignments                                   35%

(topic sentence 5% / first paragraph draft 5% / first paragraph revision 10% / second paragraph draft 5% / second paragraph revision 10%)

2.  Final Exam                                       30%

(paragraph writing in class, for a duration of one hour)

3.  Final Report                                      15%

(an individual survey of topics relevant to the core competencies)

4.  Attendance & Participation           20%

(half-and-half for each category; active participation in discussion is required)

Textbook

．Brandon, L. (2012). At a Glance: Paragraphs. USA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

References

．Arvatu, A. & Aberdein, A. (2015). Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasion. NY: Bloomsbury.

．Baig, B. (2015). Spellbinding Sentences: A Writer’s Guide to Achieving Excellence and Captivating Readers. Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.

．Clark, R. (2013). How to Write Short: Word Craft for Fast Times. NY: Little, Brown, and Company.

．Penfield, E. (2009). Short Takes (10th ed.). NY: Pearson Education.

．Pinker, Steven. (2014). The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century. USA: Penguin Books.

．Smalley, R. L., Ruetten, M. K., & Kozyrev, J. R. (2012). Refining Composition Skills: Academic Writing and Grammar (6th ed.). USA: Cengage Learning.

．Williams, J. M. (2007). Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace (9th ed.). USA: Pearson Education.

．Wyrick, J. (2014). Steps to Writing Well (12th ed.). Boston: Thomson Wadsworth.