Writing Strategies B I, II

This course will offer students an opportunity to develop their writing skills for the purpose of communication, employing the process writing approach and various writing activities.

By taking this course, students will be able to increase their writing fluency. In WS-B I, they will also learn the basic paragraph structure in English and will be able to write well-organized one-paragraph essays. In addition, they will learn the basic essay structure in English and will be able to write well-organized essays (consisting of more than one paragraph) in WS-B II.

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  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 2: Five elements of good writing
  3. Unit 3: Types of paragraphs
    • Descriptive paragraphs
    • Comparison of paragraphs
    • Cause-effect paragraphs
    • Classification paragraphs
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  5. Homework
    • By Monday, June 24
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  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 2: Five elements of good writing
    • Paragraph 2
      • Topic: What would I do if I had one million yen
      • Purpose: To entertain the audience
      • Group work (brainstorming)
      • Writing the first draft @ Google Classroom
  3. Homework
    • By Monday, June 17:
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  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 2: Five elements of good writing
    • Five elements of good writing
      • Clarity
        • Clear pronoun reference
      • Unity
      • Coherence
    • Paragraph 2 topic selection
      • Topic: What would I do if I had one million yen
      • Purpose: To entertain the audience
  3. Homework
    • By Monday, June 10:
      • Brainstorm on the above topic and write the topic sentence.
      • Continue Slack postings.
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  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 2: Five elements of good writing
  3. Homework
    • By Monday, June 03:
      • Continue Slack postings.
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  1. Announcements
  2. Unit 2: Five elements of good writing
    • What makes a good paragraph?
    • Five elements of good writing
      • Purpose
      • Audience
      • Clarity
        • Using clear, descriptive language
        • Clear pronoun reference
  3. Homework
    • By Monday, May 27:
      • Continue Slack postings.
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