Writing

1. Writing

   a. Outline

     1) Example 1

     2) Example 2

     3) Example 3

     4) Example 4

     5) Example 5

     6) Example 6 (Outline to Composition) P.1 / P.2

     7) Example 7 (Outline to Composition) P.1 / P.2

   b. Summary

     1) Example 1

     2) Example 2, 3

     3) Example 4, 5

   c. Essay Question: P.1 / P.2

   d. Paragraph Development

     1) Transition

     2) Cohesion

     3) Key Words

     4) Major Support

     5) Minor Support

     6) Coherence

(1~2 From Practical English & Writing)

3.Introduction

a. Content and Focus Elements

b. Assignment

c. Interaction and Communication

4. Unit 1-1: Reading skill: Prediction

a. Reading Skill – Prediction

b. Reading Skill- Predict from the title

c. After Reading the Article

d. Reading Skill-Prediction

e. Assignment

5. Unit 1-2: Topic sentence

a. Writing- a topic sentence in a paragraph

b. How to write a good topic sentence

c. Assignment

d. Discussion

6. Unit 1-3: Grammar focus: S + V

a. 1-3-1 Grammar: Sentence pattern

b. 1-3-2 Assignment

7. Unit 2-1: Reading skill: Skimming & Scanning

a. Reading –Skimming and Scanning

b. Reading-What is Skimming

c. Reading-How to skim?

d. Reading-What is Scanning?

e. Reading-How to Scan?

f. Reading- Assignment

8. Unit 2-2: Writing skill: Supporting sentence - examples

a. Writing- Supporting the topic sentence

b. Writing-Unity, Coherence, and Development

c. Writing-Examples

d. Writing- Assignment

e. Writing-Discussion

9. Unit 2-3: Grammar focus: S + V + SC

a. Grammar- Sentences pattern

b. Grammar- Assignment

10. Unit 3-1: Reading skill: Vocabulary in Context

a. Reading-Vocabulary from Context

b. Reading-How to guess?

c. Reading-Clue: Chunking

d. Reading-Clue: Part of Speech

e. Reading-Clue: Vocabulary Activation & Deduction

f. Reading-Assignment

11. Unit 3-2: Writing skill--Supporting sentence-details

a. Writing-Details

b. Writing-Details-Transitional words

c. Writing-Details-spatially or geographically

d. Writing-Details-chronologically and topically

e. Writing-Details Assignment

f. Writing-Discussion

12. Unit 3-3: Grammar focus: S + V + O

a. Grammar-Sentence pattern

b. Grammar-Assignment

13. Unit 4-1: Reading skill: Structure-mapping

a. Reading-Mapping

b. Reading-Mapping- Charts or Matrixes

c. Reading-Mapping- Stars or Spiders

d. Reading-Mapping- Trees or Hierarchy

e. Reading-Mapping- Chains

f. Reading-Mapping- Flowcharts/Venn Diagrams

g. Reading-Mapping- Sketches

h. Reading-Mapping- Assignments

14. Unit 4-2: Writing skill: Supporting sentence-statistics

a. Writing-Facts and Statistics

b. Writing-Facts and Statistics-description

c. Writing-Facts and Statistics-Argument or Debating

d. Writing-Facts and Statistics-Discussion

e. Writing-Facts and Statistics-Assignment

15. Unit 4-3: Grammar focus: S + V + O + O

a. Grammar-Sentence Pattern

b. Grammar-Assignment

16. Unit 5-1: Reading skill- outlining

a. Reading - 6 more reading skills

b. Reading - Purposes of Outlining

c. Reading - Assignment

17. Unit 5-2: Writing skill-Outlining

a. Writing - How to make an outline

b. Writing - An example of an outline

c. Writing – Assignment

d. Writing - Discussion

18. Unit 5-3: Grammar review

a. Grammar – Sentence Pattern Unit 5: S + V + O + OC

b. Grammar – Assignment

19. Unit 6-1: Reading skill-Summarizing

a. Reading - What is a summary?

b. Reading - Good examples and bad examples of summary

c. Reading - Outlining and Summarizing

d. Reading – Assignment

20. Unit 6-2: Writing skill-Summarizing

a. Writing - How to write a summary? (1)

b. Writing - How to write a summary? (2)

c. Writing - How to revise your summary?

d. Writing - Assignment

e. Writing - Discussion

21. Unit 6-3: Grammar review:12 verb tenses

a. Grammar – 12 verb tenses

b. Grammar – Assignment

22. Unit 7-1: Reading skill-Synthesis

a. Reading- What is synthesis?

b. Reading- Importance of Synthesizing when reading

c. Reading - Assignment

23. Unit 7-2: Writing skill-Composition writing

a. Writing: Composition

b. Writing: Tips for Writing Composition

c. Writing: Assignment: Composition writing-Bermuda Triangle

d. Writing: Discussion

24. Unit 7-3: Grammar review: Passive voice

a. Grammar – Passive voice

b. Grammar – Assignment

25. Unit 8-1: Writing a research paper (Part I)

a. Writing a research paper--What is a research paper?

b. Writing a research paper --The purposes of the research papers

c. Writing a research paper -- Audience

d. Writing a research paper – Plagiarism

e. Writing a research paper – Assignment

26. Unit 8-2: Grammar review--Subjective mood

a. Grammar – Subjunctive mood

b. Grammar – Assignment

c. Discussion

27. Unit 9-1: Writing a research paper (Part II)

a. Reexamining the topic of your research

b. A preliminary research to finalize the scope

c. Thesis or Question

d. Outline

e. Organize information

f. Assignment

28. Unit 9-2: Grammar review--Adjective & Adverb

a. Grammar- Adjectives and Adverbs

b. Grammar – Assignment

29. Unit 10-1: Writing a research paper (Part III)

a. Writing an introduction

b. Writing the body

c. Writing the conclusion

d. Revision

e. Proofreading

f. Assignment

(3~29 From From Reading to Writing)

External Links

1. Writing

a. Process

b. Modes

c. Organization

d. Business Writing & Web Writing

e. Research Paper

f. Tone & Style

(Provided by Internet Resources for English Learning)

2. Writing Lab (Provided by Fu Jen English Department English Treasure Chest)