Introduction to Academic Writing 2:
Class Calendar
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Week 1: October 11-17
Course Introduction and Comparison and Contrast
Essays
- Textbook Pages: 106-107, Exercises 2-4
- Begin brainstorming: See the Venn Diagram on Page
110. You do not have to upload your brainstorming
to the Writing Studio
- Discussion: What kinds of things do you usually compare? Why?
Please watch the Video Topics, Audience, and Purpose when you have time.
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Week 2: October 18-24
- Textbook Pages: 116-118, Exercises 1, 2
- Page 118: Language focus Exercise 3
- Begin your essay outline and upload it to the Writing
Studio when it is finished
- Discussion: Which organization style do yo think is best for
your topic? Why?
Week 3: October 25-31
- Pages 121-122: Language Focus
- Page 123: Exercises 2-3
- Page 125: Exercise 1
- Write your comparison and Contrast Essay
Due Date: November 8, 2008
- Discussion: Compare three things in your life today and 10
years age. Do you think your life is better today? Why or
why not?
Week 4: November 1-7
Cause and Effect Essays
- Pages 130-132: Exercises 2-4
- Brainstorming activity: Page 134. You do not have to
upload your brainstorming to the Writing Studio
- Discussion: Answer the questions from Page 130 Exercise
1
Week 5: November 8-14
- Pages 136-137: Exercises 3-4
- Page 139: Exercise 6
- Begin making an outline for your essay and upload it to the
Writing Studio when it is finished
- Discussion: Explain three things that would make your life
better
Week 6: November 15-21
- Rhetorical Focus: Page 144
- Page 144: Exercises 4A & 4B
- Language Focus page 147: Exercise 1
- Discussion: Which organizational style do you think is best
for your topic? Why?
Week 7: November 22-28
- Language Focus Page 148: Exercise 2
- Language Focus Page 149: Exercise 3
- Write your essay
Due Date: December 12
Week 8: November 29-December 5
Summary and Paraphrasing
- Page 128: Model and Writing Technique questions
- Page 129: Model-Plagiarism
- Page 130-134: Practice 1-2
- Discussion: What kinds of things do you have to
summarize? Is it difficult or easy? Why?
Prints from the textbook will be provided for this section of
the course
Week 9: December 6-12
- Page 135: Read the model
- Pages 136-137: Answer the Model and Writing Technique
questions
- Pages 137-138: Practice 4
- Pages 138-139: Practice 5
- Discussion: How do you decide which information is
important to include in a summary and which is not
necessary?
Week 10: December 13-19
Responding to Texts
- Look at the passage on page 139 in the text. What is your
opinion of it? Why?
- Pages 280-281: Reading
- Pages 281-282: Practice 2
Discussion: What kind of texts do you usually respond to?
How do you respond? For example, do you write a
response or tell someone your opinion about it?
Week 11: December 20-26
- Choose a reading passage that is interesting or relevant
to your job.
- Write a summary of the passage with a thesis statement.
Your summary should include 5 sentences to describe
the reading and 1 sentence that is the thesis statement
- Brainstorm ideas for your response to the reading
passage. You do not have to upload your brainstorming
to the Writing Studio.
- Pages 283-285: Semicolon Practice
Week 12: January 10-16, 2009
Due Date: January 21
- Discussion: Please tell me what you liked the most
about the online class. After taking two online writing
classes, what do you feel improved the most about
your writing. Would you like to try other types of online
classes? Why or why not?
October 10, 2008