週次

Week

課程日期

Date

課程內容與指定閱讀

Content and Reading Assignment

學生作業

Homework

學習投入時間

Student workload expectation

課堂講授

In-class Hours

課程前後

Outside-of-class Hours

1

09/15

Introduction to the course  

-Diagnostic test  

-Bring an object or a photo to class

3

0

2

09/22

Writing process: (RCS 1: 2-9)  

-Journal Writing #1

-Audience and Purpose  

Writing convention

RCS Appendix 2: avoid plagiarism, summarizing, paraphrasing (358-369)

3

2

3

09/29

Introduction to the paragraph:  

-Journal Writing #2

-Paragraph, topics, topic sentences (RCS 2: 10-24) 

Writing convention

RCS Appendix 2: quoting, citation (360-369) & Email (WWT)

Creating a mini-saga

3

2

4

10/06

Introduction to the paragraph:  

-Journal Writing #3

-Unity and coherence (RCS 2: 25-31) 

Writing convention

RCS Appendix 4: punctuation problems, rules for punctuation (372-379)  

RCS Appendix 5: rules for capitalization (380-381)  

3

2

5

10/13

Library Tour

mini-saga 10/11 Noon

3

2

6

10/20

Description writing: place (RCS 4: 59-63)  

Description Reading 2: “Beyond the Sun” (RCS 4: 56-59)

Writing convention

RCS Appendix 7: subject-verb agreement (384-386) 

3

3

7

10/27

Writing #1 Description of a place: Peer Review  

-Journal Writing #4

Writing convention

RCS Appendix 9: commonly confused verbs (390-391) 

RCS Appendix 10: verbs and their complements (391-402) 

#1 10/25 Noon

3

3

8

11/03

Description of a person (RCS 4: 63-71) 

Description Reading 1: “Uncle Kwok” (RCS 4: 54-56)

-Journal Writing #5

3

3

9

11/10

Writing #2 Description of a person: Peer Review 

-Journal Writing #6

#2 11/08 Noon 

3

3

10

11/17

Narrative writing: present and past narration (RCS 3: 36-51) 

-Journal Writing #7

Identifying chronological events

3

3

11

11/24

Writing #3 Solitaire story

-Project/Interview Discussion

#3 11/22 Noon 

3

3

12

12/01

Expository writing (RCS 5:81-98) 

Expository readings: “Jackie Chan” (RCS 5: 74-76)  

-Journal Writing #8

3

3

13

12/08

Guest speaker

3

0

14

12/15

Writing #4 Narrative

-Journal Writing #9

Effective sentences (SWWAR6: 117-126, 127-132) 

#4 12/13 Noon 

3

3

15

12/22

Effective sentences (SWWAR6: 132-

142)

-Journal Writing #10

3

3

16

12/29

Group Conference

3

3

17

01/05

Final Exam/Prep. for the project

3

3

18

01/12

Final Project Presentation (20’)

(Documentary film)

01/12 Noon 

3

3

01/15

Writing portfolio

01/15 Noon 

N.A.

N.A.