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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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