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| Paragraph Writing [Paragraph Writing] | |||||
| Course category | general education courses | Requirement | Credit | 1 | |
| Department | Year | 1～4 | Semester | Fall | |
| Course type | Fall | Course code | 020247 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 鈴木 光晴 [SUZUKI Mitsuharu] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Graduate School of Engineering | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Course Outline: This course aims to help students learn the basic structure of an English paragraph. |
| Expected Learning |
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Objectives: ・ Students should learn the function of a topic sentence and how to write a paragraph. ・ Students should learn to use appropriate words, transitions and structures to write clearly and effectively. ・ Students should submit 3 to 5 assignments of paragraph writing, of around 100 to 200 words in length. It is recommended that students submit first and final drafts of each assignment. |
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Please make sure that students purchase the specified textbook and bring it to Class 1. We will decide on the seating arrangements for the course in Class 1. Class 1 10/12 Introduction to the course, Unit 1: Process writing, paragraph format, paragraph structure Class 2 10/19 Unit 2: Creating topic sentences. Discussion. Capitalization and punctuation Class 3 10/26 Unit 3: Improving topic sentences. Listing activities & adj. Verb tense and time expression Class 4 11/2 Unit 4: Creating supporting sentences. Free-writing. Present tense and plural “s” Class 5 11/9 Unit 5: Improving supporting sentences. Listing supporting examples. Subject-verb agreement Class 6 11/16 Unit 6: Creating detail sentences. Listing details. Past tense Class 7 11/23 Unit 7: Improving detail sentences. Word maps. “Be” verbs Class 8 11/30 Unit 8: Creating concluding sentences. Outlining. Time prepositions Class 9 12/7 Unit 9: Format and structure review Class10 12/14 Unit 10: Unity. Listing. Coordinating conjunctions. Checking a partner’s unity Class11 12/21 Unit 11: Coherence. Organizing your paragraph. Adjectives and adverbs. Group reading for coherence. ※ Class will be cancelled on Dec 15 (Sat). Class12 1/11 Unit 12: Cohesion. Pair interviews. Pronouns. Checking a partner’s cohesion Class13 1/25 Unit 13: Editing techniques. Peer editing Class14 2/1 Unit 14: Style review (Unity, Coherence, Cohesion ) Class15 2/5 (Tue) Final Exam (a 60-minute test) ※ Make-up class |
| Prerequisites |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Mark D. Stafford. (2014). Writing Together From Sentence to Paragraph『基礎から書く英文パラグラフ』. (KINSEIDO) ISBN: 978-4-7647-3977-2 |
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Assessment Attendance: 15% (Students must attend at least 2/3 of a course in order to receive credit for the course.) Quick-write activities: 5% Work in pairs or groups & Peer editing:10% Process writing assignments: 30% Final Exam : 40% (Students must take the final exam to receive credit for the course.) |
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| “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” by Nelson Mandela |
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| Last update |
| 3/20/2018 1:48:40 PM |