Academic Writing
Course Description
The following materials will assist you to develop your academic writing skills for further academic study in English. You will learn the purposes of writing, structure of an academic writing essay, different types of academic essays, writing thesis statements, outlining and writing a five-paragraph essay.
Learning Goal
At the end of the course, students will be able to write an effective five-paragraph essay in various academic styles with referencing.
Specific Objectives
At the completion of this course, student should be able to demonstrate the following abilities.
• Identify purposes and types of writing
• Write thesis statements
• Write an outline
• Writing opening paragraphs
• Recognize methods of paragraph development
• Writing body paragraphs
• Writing closing paragraphs
• Edit for unity and coherence
• Edit for choice of words
• Edit for mechanics of writing
Contents
Class discussions will cover the following topics:
A. Paragraph Writing
B. Essay Writing
The following materials will assist you to develop your academic writing skills for further academic study in English. You will learn the purposes of writing, structure of an academic writing essay, different types of academic essays, writing thesis statements, outlining and writing a five-paragraph essay.
Learning Goal
At the end of the course, students will be able to write an effective five-paragraph essay in various academic styles with referencing.
Specific Objectives
At the completion of this course, student should be able to demonstrate the following abilities.
• Identify purposes and types of writing
• Write thesis statements
• Write an outline
• Writing opening paragraphs
• Recognize methods of paragraph development
• Writing body paragraphs
• Writing closing paragraphs
• Edit for unity and coherence
• Edit for choice of words
• Edit for mechanics of writing
Contents
Class discussions will cover the following topics:
A. Paragraph Writing
- The fundamentals of writing
- Purposes and process of writing
- Writing topic sentences
- Developing a paragraph
- Analyzing paragraphs: Unity and coherence
B. Essay Writing
- Structure of an essay
- Types of academic essay
- Thesis, Topics and Supports
- Writing an Essay
- Effective beginning and ending
01_fundamentals_of_writing.doc | |
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02_process_of_paragraph_writing.ppt | |
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general_ideas_and_specific_details.ppt | |
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characteristics_of_a_good_leader.doc | |
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writing_effective_paragraphs_topic_sentences.pptx | |
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identifying_effective_and_ineffective_paragraphs.docx | |
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03_topic_sentences.doc | |
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characteristics_of_a_good_leader.doc | |
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paragraph_writing_parts.pptx | |
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parahamburger.ppt | |
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paragraph.pps | |
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04_paragraph_development.ppt | |
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four_bases_of_effective_writing.doc | |
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four_bases_of_effective_writing.pdf | |
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05_paragraph_analysis.ppt | |
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05_paragraph_unity_and_coherence.doc | |
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06_structure_of_an_essay.ppt | |
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Articles to read
the_science_of_sleepy_teenagers_article_1.docx | |
File Size: | 96 kb |
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teenagers_and_social_networking_article_2.docx | |
File Size: | 181 kb |
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07_types_of_academic_essays.ppt | |
File Size: | 482 kb |
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08_thesis_topic_supports.ppt | |
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09_writing_an_essay.ppt | |
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10_effective_beginning_and_ending.ppt | |
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10_making_an_outline.doc | |
File Size: | 57 kb |
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citation2.pptx | |
File Size: | 120 kb |
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sample_essay_with_citations_and_references.docx | |
File Size: | 18 kb |
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academic_writing_quiz_2.docx | |
File Size: | 72 kb |
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Final Examination
academic_writing_-_final_test.doc | |
File Size: | 81 kb |
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