Course Requirements:

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      1. Students are required to attend all classes. No more than three absences are permitted.
      
      
      2. Writing assignments are carefully scheduled as stages toward the fulfillment of the course’s objectives. Late assignments will be accepted with points deducted.
      
      
      3. Active participation, which accounts for 10% of the overall grade, in class discussions is required.
      
      
      4. No personal proofreading service will be offered.
      
      
      5. Plagiarism will result in a grade of zero for the assignment.
      
      
      6. Course PPTs will not be uploaded in advance.
      
      
      
      
   
   
   
   

Assessment Methods:

1.  Assignments                                  35%

(first paragraph revision 5% / second paragraph revision 5% / third paragraph revision 10% / peer review 5% / in-class exercises 10%)

2.  Final Exam                                   30%

3.  Final Report                                  15%

4.  Attendance & Participation        20%

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

．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.