General/Academic Writing

Course Content

 

Module One:  Looking at Words. Types of Nouns, Common and Proper Nouns, Categorizing Nouns, Multi-Word Nouns, Noun Plurals, Associating Nouns, Articles, Indefinite Articles, Definite Articles, Editing Practice, Written Application Practice. Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Two:   Giving Information. Filling Out a Form, Completing a Personal Profile, Personal Pronouns, Subjective Personal Pronouns, Objective Personal Pronouns, Possessive Personal Pronouns, Possessive Adjectives, Demonstrative Pronouns, Written Application Practice. Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Three:  Writing a Friendly Letter, Parts of a Friendly Letter, Editing Practice, Written Application Practice, Adjectives, Comparison of Adjectives, Idea mapping, Identifying Adjectives, Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Four:  Reminders, Messages, and Notes. Writing Reminders, Messages, and Notes, Written Application Practice, Verbs, ‘To Be’, Irregular Verbs, Regular Verbs, Verb Tenses, Using the Correct Verb Tense. Written Application Practice, Adverbs, Commonly used Adverbs, Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Five:  Point of View.  First person, Second Person, Third Person (Singular and Plural), Introduction to General Paragraphs, Topic Sentences, Written Application Practice,

Module Six:  Writing Different Kinds of Paragraphs – An Overview.  Three main types of Paragraphs, Details, Examples, Facts and Figures, Paragraph Structure, Topic Sentences, Concluding Sentences, Auxiliary Verbs, Modal Verbs. Written Application Practice.  Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Seven:  Writing an Expository Paragraph.  Picking a Topic, Researching Information, Separating Fact from Opinion, Writing in a Logical Order, Proofreading, Editing, and Rewriting, the Writing Process, Written Application Practice. Editing Practice, Subject, Predicate.  Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Eight:  Writing a Narrative Paragraph.  Chronological Order, Making a Point, Quotation Marks, Useful Vocabulary, Gerunds, Written Application Practice. Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Nine:  Writing a Descriptive Paragraph.  Objective Details, Subjective Details, Spatial Order, Prepositions of Place, the Order of Adjectives in a Series, Linking Verbs, Gerunds, Written Application Practice. Vocabulary Development exercises. 

Module Ten:  Expressing Opinions – Writing a Letter to the Editor.  Parts of a Business Letter, Addressing the Envelope. Vocabulary Development exercises.  Written Application Practice.  Vocabulary Development exercises.    Phrases, Types of Phrases: Preposition, Participial, Gerunds, Infinitive, and Verb, Prepositions, Clauses, Types of Sentences: Statement, Questions, Commands, and Exclamation, Sentence Structures: Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex,  Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Eleven:  Writing for Information.  Business Letters, Formatting a Letter, Written Application Practice. Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Twelve   Completing an Application, Vocabulary Review, Written Application Practice. Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Thirteen:  The Writing Process, Details, Transition, Idea Mapping, Writing about Advantages, Prepositional Phrases as Modifiers, Adjective Phrases, Adverbial Phrases, Written Application Practice.  Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Fourteen:  Giving Your Opinion. Making Choices, Fact vs. Opinion, Supporting Ideas, Details, Written Application Practice, Phrasal Verbs, Separable Phrasal Verbs, Non-separable Phrasal Verbs, Written Application Practice. Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Fifteen:  Similarities and Differences. Mapping similarities and Differences, Listing Similarities and Differences, Intro to Outlining, Using: the Same, Similar, Different, Like, and Alike, Writing Application Practice. Vocabulary Development exercises.

Module Sixteen:  The Structure of a Composition.  What a Composition is, Paragraphs vs. Compositions, the ‘Expanded Paragraph’, Introduction, Topic Sentences, Body Paragraphs, Conclusion, Vocabulary Development exercises, Direct Object, Indirect Object, Subject Complements, Writing Application Practice.

Module Seventeen:   Multi-Paragraph Writing.  Types of Compositions: Expository, Narrative, and Descriptive, the Purpose for Writing, Introduction, Body Paragraphs, Transition, Tying the Paragraphs Together, the Conclusion, Transitive and Intransitive Verbs, Avoiding Verb Tense Shifts, Vocabulary Development exercises. Writing Application Practice.   

Module Eighteen:  Writing an Expository Composition. Process, Cause and Effect, Comparison-Contrast, Similarities and Differences, Thesis Statement, Vocabulary Development exercises. Writing Application Practice.

Module Nineteen:  Adding Description.  Focus and Mood, Gathering Details, Organizing Details, Unity, Coherence, Emphasis, and Vocabulary Development exercise. Writing Application Practice.

Module Twenty:   The Narrative Paragraph.  Truth vs. Fiction, Point of View, Plot, Character, Setting, Creative Titles. Vocabulary Development exercise. Writing Application Practice.

Final Written Exam

 

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