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Intensive English Language Institute College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Utah State University Spring Semester, 2007 IELI 2320: Writing from Authentic Texts Instructor: Ricardo Ribeiro Office: Main 204 Phone: 797- Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday 2:30 to 4 p.m., or by appointment E-mail: [email protected] Class Times: Monday: 12:30p.m. to 1:20p.m. Tuesday and Thursday: 10:30a.m. to 11:45a.m. Textbook: Blueprints 2: Composition Skills for Academic Writing by Folse, Mahnke, Solomon and Willians Required Materials: Small notebook to serve as daily journal A three-ring notebook binder Semester Calendar: January 7: Placement test and Orientation January 21: No classes. Martin Luther King Day February 18: No classes. President’s Day February 19: Attend Monday Schedule March 10-14: Spring Break April 25: Last day of classes Course Purpose: Writing 3 helps students develop their writing skills from paragraph to several essay types (description, classification, process, comparison/contrast). The course emphasizes writing from sources other than individual personal experience. Students will also learn rhetorical organization of the academic essay and learn to write as a process. Course Objectives: 1. Identify conventions in academic writing.
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Intensive English Language InstituteCollege of Humanities, Arts, and Social SciencesUtah State UniversitySpring Semester, 2007
IELI 2320: Writing from Authentic TextsInstructor: Ricardo RibeiroOffice: Main 204Phone: 797-Office Hours: Monday and Tuesday 2:30 to 4 p.m., or by appointmentE-mail: [email protected] Times: Monday: 12:30p.m. to 1:20p.m. Tuesday and Thursday: 10:30a.m. to 11:45a.m.Textbook: Blueprints 2: Composition Skills for Academic Writing
by Folse, Mahnke, Solomon and WilliansRequired Materials: Small notebook to serve as daily journal
A three-ring notebook binder
Semester Calendar:January 7: Placement test and OrientationJanuary 21: No classes. Martin Luther King DayFebruary 18: No classes. President’s DayFebruary 19: Attend Monday ScheduleMarch 10-14: Spring BreakApril 25: Last day of classes
Course Purpose: Writing 3 helps students develop their writing skills from paragraph to several essay types (description, classification, process, comparison/contrast). The course emphasizes writing from sources other than individual personal experience. Students will also learn rhetorical organization of the academic essay and learn to write as a process.
Course Objectives: 1. Identify conventions in academic writing.2. Write several types of academic essays.3. Practice rhetorical organization of the paragraph and academic essay.4. Write essays, summarize information, and paraphrase correctly.5. Practice writing as a process.6. Writing from sources (textbook, news, popular genres, discussions, internet)7. Learn forms and functions of grammatical features appropriate to writing tasks.8. Use technology relevant to course goals.
Evaluation:Writing Journal: 15%Homework, participation and attendance: 10%Final drafts of essays: 75% (15% per essay)
Grading Scale used for final grade:
93%-100%=A 87%-83%=B 77%-73%=C92%-90%=A- 82%-80%=B- 72%-70%=C-89%-88%=B+ 79%-78%=C+ Anything below C- is not passing
Weeks 1-3 Chapter 1: The paragraph and Classification Essay a. Brainstorm, outline, draft b. Paragraphs to essay
1. Transition expressions2. Thesis statements, Tree Diagrams
c. Journal: Free writing for 10 minutes daily. d. Grammar: Passive Voice and Adjective Clauses e. Final essay: Classification Essay: Introduction, Body and Comclusion.
Weeks 4-6 Chapter 3: The Process Essaya. Brainstorm, outline, draftb. Introductions and Conclusions, Chronological orderc. Transitional expressionsd. Flow chart, Funnel Methode. Grammar: Article and Adverb Clausesf. Journal: Free writing for 5 minutes daily.g. Final essay: Number of paragraphs to be determined.
Weeks 7-9 Chapter 4: Comparison and Contrast Essaya. Three organizational methods
1. Comparison2. Contrast3. Comparison / Contrast
b. Transitions Expressionsc. Grammar: Terms for comparisons and Parallelismd. T – Diagrame. Journal: Free writing for 5 minutes daily.f. Final essay: Minimum of four paragraphs.
Weeks 10-12 Chapter 6: Reaction Essaya. Coherence, Synonyms, Pronounsb. Descriptionsc. Grammar: Word Formsd. Final essay: Reaction paper
Weeks 13-15 Chapter 7: Argumentative Essaya. Reason / Detail Chart – Graphic Organizerb. Grammar: Prepositional and Noun phrasesc. Final essay: Argumentative essay
