SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentFreshman Class A, Department of English Freshman Class B, Department of English
Course NameWriting and Reading (I)
InstructorWU MIN-HUA
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

Schedule of Writing and Reading I: Fall 2025 (Min-Hua Wu)



All students are required to spend three hours preparing before class and three hours reviewing after class.






























































































































Week

Date

Topic/Class Activity

Required Readings

Assignment Due

1



 

Sept. 4

Introduction



Close and Critical Reading



Chapter 1 “Good Writers are Good Readers” (pp 1-11)



Presentation assignment +in-class writing

In-class Essay writing

2



 

Sept. 11

The Writing



Process

Chapter 2 (Quiz)



Reading: “Ready, Willing, and Able” (pp 38-44)



Appendix: Using Sources in Your Writing (pp 699-733) (I)

 

3

Sept. 18

Basic Moves of



Academic Writing

Chapter 3 (Quiz)



Reading: “Modern Dating: Prehistorical Style” (pp 55-61)



Appendix: Using Sources in Your Writing (pp 699-733) (II)

 

4



 

Sept. 25

Narration

Chapter 4 (Quiz)



Reading: “The Sanctuary of School” (pp 84-89)



Reading: “Strangers” (pp 108-12)

1st essay topic

5



 

Oct. 2

Peer Editing [i]

Editing peers’ essays (1st essay)



1st essay (draft & revision)

6

Oct. 9

Description



 

Chapter 5 (Quiz)



Reading: “The Natural Order of a Small Town” (pp 135-39)



Reading: “Once More to the Lake” (pp 163-69)

 

7



 

Oct. 16

Example

Chapter 6 (Quiz)



Reading: “Technologically Challenged” (pp 182-87)



Reading: “Commencement Advice” (pp 199-206)

 

8



 

Oct. 23

Mid-term Exam



(Recommendation Letter) [ii]

Writing one’s own recommendation letter and peer review of the letter (2nd essay)



2nd essay (draft & revision)

9



 

Oct. 30

One-on-one conference

Individual discussions on a writing topic and one’s own writing issues (features of your senior high school)



 

3rd essay topic

10



 

Nov. 6

Definition

Chapter 10 (Quiz)



Reading: “The Celebrity Chef” (pp 388-99)



Reading: “How to Know If You’re Dead” (pp 102-09)

 

11



 

Nov. 13

Peer Editing [iii]

Editing peers’ essays (3rd essay)

3rd essay (Draft & Revision)

12



 

Nov. 20

Cause and Effect

Chapter 11 (Quiz)



Reading: “Behind the Curtain” (pp 466-79)



Reading: “The Way to Reduce Black Poverty in America” (pp 484-87)



 

13



 

Nov. 27

Argument

Chapter 12 (Quiz)



Reading: “The Evil Empire?” (pp 532-39)



Reading: “I Have a Dream” (pp 553-59)

 

14



 

Dec. 4

Library Tour



Daxian Library’s Information Room



Hands-on searching practice (lectured by a librarian)



Creating a working bibliography: Collect 15 critical



papers for the next semester’s research project on Animal Farm

Collecting useful papers

15



 

Dec. 11

Film Review [iv]

In-Class Film Review Writing and Peer Essay Editing (4th essay)

4th essay (Draft & Revision)

16



 

Dec. 18

Paper Presentations



Oral Presentation of a Research Paper on Animal Farm + One-Page Research Proposal with Keywords

Research Proposal


 



*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:



1. Attendance 10%-100%



2. Weekly quizzes 10%



3. Presentation 20%



4. Class participation 10%



5. Mid-term exam 10%



6. Essays and revisions 40%


Textbook & Reference

Course Materials



Required:




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

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



Recommended:




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

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

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

  4. 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/
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114_1 One_Page Schedule of Writing and Reading I__Fall 2025 _Min_Hua Wu_ 2025.6.10.pdf
114_1 Schedule of Writing and Reading I__Fall 2025 _Min_Hua Wu_ 2025.6.10.pdf