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Essay Writing [Essay Writing] | |||||
Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
Department | Year | 2~4 | Semester | Spring | |
Course type | Spring | Course code | 020117 | ||
Instructor(s) | |||||
佐藤 牧子 [SATO Makiko] | |||||
Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address |
Course description |
Course Outline: This course aims to develop students’ writing skills so that they can write clear and cohesive texts which convey their ideas in English. Students will focus on essay writing on a variety of topics. |
Expected Learning |
Objectives: ・ Students should learn how to write a variety of different essay types, such as expository, argumentative, descriptive, and compare and contrast. ・ Students should learn how to write effective introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions. ・ Students should learn to organize and express their ideas clearly and logically. ・ Students should learn to support their ideas with outside sources, such as newspapers, books, magazines, and Internet articles. Students should learn how to quote/paraphrase/summarize, use in-text citation and create a Works Cited list in order to avoid plagiarism. ・ Students should submit 2 to 3 assignments of essay writing, each of three to five paragraphs (around 400 to 500 words) in length. It is recommended that students submit first and final drafts of assignments. (Note that teachers should grade and provide written feedback for each final task; teacher feedback on first drafts is optional.) |
Course schedule |
Course Schedule: Class 1 Introduction Class 2 Description Class 3 Description Class 4 Description Class 5 Submission of an assignment 1 Class 6 Opinion Class 7 Opinion Class 8 Submission of an assignment 2 Class 9 Comparison Class 10 Comparison Class 11 Submission of an assignment 3 Class 12 Cause & Effect Class 13 Cause & Effect Class 14 Submission of an assignment 4 & explanation of the last assignment Class 15 Preparation for the last assignment * There is the potential to reschedule the above plan. |
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Required Text(s) and Materials |
I will give you handouts in each class. |
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Assessment/Grading |
Assessment Attendance: 15% (Students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive credit for the course.) Other Factors (Class Participation / Assignments / Quizzes / Final Exam / Term Paper) in total: 85% |
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Last update |
3/10/2017 8:28:53 AM |