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Teaching Plan

Course Description

Academic Writing is a 2-credit compulsory course for non-English major students. It

covers a wide range of topics from the writing process, effective language use to basic

writing strategies. After taking the course, the students should be able to think and analyze

critically, to be familiar with the basics in academic writing, to compose in a logical and

skillful manner, to develop a positive attitude toward academic writing with confidence

and interest, to find progress in English language proficiency, and to cope with writing

tasks in exams of various types.

Textbook ： College Writing Skills with

Readings (9th edition)

Lecture 1： Introduction to Writing

Objectives 1. To learn Structure of the traditional essay

2. To learn the importance of supporting a point in writing

Teaching arrangemen

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流程内容Lead in

（7 分钟）Warming up exercises and Students’ discussion

Part I

(20 分钟)

Teacher explains the structure of the traditional essay

Students do some exercisesTeacher explains the structure of a paragraphStudent s write in class and discuss

Part II

（13 分钟）Sample analysisStudents do the exercises and discuss

Part III

（7 分钟）Teacher reviewwriting and reading assignment

教学

1. What is thesis statement?2. How to write a good thesis statement?

重点、难点

Textbook ：： College Writing Skills with


Lecture 2 ： The Writing Process:

Prewriting, drafting and revising

Objectives1. Be familiar with the stages of the writing process so that you can

manage the process and make it work to your advantage.

2. To understand the structure of an argumentative writing

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Procedures Contents

Summary of the previous journal

（8mins）

1. General comments.2. Good expressions from students’ journals.3. Common problems from students’ journals.

Lead in

（2 mins）Warming up question and discuss

Part I(20 mins)

Explain the stages of writing

Watch a video about procrastination and answer questions

Explain techniques and students begin freewritingDiscuss students’ writing

Part II

（10mins）Students write the first draft

Teacher further explain the structure of the essayPart III

（5mins）Teacher review

Teacher assigns the homework

Key points1. Learn to write a good outline for the essay2. Learn to use techniques to free write.



Lecture 3： Writing thesis

Objectives1. To learn to write a good thesis

Teaching arrangement

Procedures Contents


（8 mins）


Lead in

（2mins）Warming up question and discuss

Part I(20mins)

Teacher explain the definition of thesis

Teacher explain what is good thesis and students do exercises

Students compare and contrast topic sentence and thesis by doing exercisesTeacher explain some problems and student correct them

Part II Students practice on thesis statements

（10mins）Class discuss

Part III

（5 mins）Teacher review


Key points1. Avoid too broad and too narrow thesis



Lecture 4：Sentence Development and

Four Bases

Objectives1. Learn to revise the sentences effectively

2. Learn to evaluate an essay for Unity, Support, Coherence and sentence

skills

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Procedures Contents


（8 mins）


Lead in


Part I(28 mins)

Teacher explain how to write effectively

Students correct some errors in sentences and discuss

Teacher explain the four bases

Part II

（13 mins）Sample appreciation

Class discussPart III



Key points1. Avoid some errors in sentence writing



Lecture 5：Organize evidence

Objectives1. To learn the three methods of organizing

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Procedures Contents


（8 mins）


Lead in


Part I(20 mins)

Teacher explain the three methods of organizing by examples

Teacher further explain the importance of achieving coherence by translation exercises.

Part II

（10 mins）Appreciate some samplesClass discuss and are aware of the different methods of organizing in Chinese and English

Part III



Key Points1. Use synonyms to achieve coherence



Lecture 6: Description

Objectives1. Select details that are appropriate for your audience and purpose, that

appeal to your readers’ senses, and that create an overall effect or

impression.

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Procedures Contents


（8 mins）


Lead in Warming up question and discuss

（2 mins）Part I(20 mins)

Teacher explain what to describe

Teacher explain the methods of describing

Teacher introduce “Show rather than tell ” Principle by exercises

Part II

（10 mins）Teacher further explain how to describe a person

Translation and guess gamePart III



Key points1. How to select the suitable and vivid details when writing description.



Lecture 7: Narration

Objectives 1. Learn to narrate a story

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Procedures Contents



（8 mins）Lead in


Part I(20 mins)

Teacher explain the definition of narration and differences of narration and description

Teacher explain four basic elements of narration

Class write and evaluate

Part II

（10 mins）Sample appreciation

Class discuss and understand the main ideas of the essay

Part III



Key Points1. How to characterize a person.



Lecture 8: Examples

Objectives1. Learn to write an argument by citing examples.

Procedures Contents

Teaching arrangemen

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（8 mins）


Lead in


Part I(20 mins)

Students pair review the last journal according to the revision checklist

Teacher points out the problems in students’ writingStudents solve the problems through group discussion

Part II

（10 mins）Sample analysis

Students appreciate some shining points in the samplePart III



Key points1. Learn to choose fair examples2. learn to organize examples .



Lecture 9 : Cause and Effect

Objectives1. To explore the structure of the essay;

2. To read for the key ideas in the essay;

3. To build up a strong sense of word choice and use specific words.


Procedures Contents


（8 mins）


Lead in


Part I(20 mins)

Sample analysisStudents know the structure of the essay by doing exercisesStudents find the key ideas by answering the questions

Part II

（10 mins）Explain the writing techniques

Further explain how to provide specific evidence in writing

Part III



Key points1. Learn to know the development of the paragraph.2. Learn to use specific words in essay writing



Lecture 10: Comparison and contrast (1)

ObjectivesTo use comparison and contrast to develop an essay.

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Procedures Contents


（8 mins）


Lead in


Part I(10mins)

Teacher emphasis on comparison or contrast

Teacher explain the purpose of comparison or contrast

Part II


Students get to know the patterns of organization and transition for comparison and contrast by doing exercises

Part III



Key points1. Be familiar with the organization of comparison and contrast.2. Learn the transition for comparison and contrast



Lecture11: Comparison and contrast (2)

Objectives1. To learn the structure of the essay.

2. To read for the key ideas of the essay

3. To appreciate the diamond poem

Teaching arrangemen

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Procedures Contents


（8 mins）


Lead in


Part I(20 mins)

Sample analysisStudents know the structure of the essay by doing exercisesStudents find the key ideas by answering the questions

Part II

（10 mins）Teacher explains a new kind of poem, diamond poem.

Students learn to write a diamond poem under the title of MacDonald’s and Chalet

Part III



Key points1. Be familiar with the organization of comparison and contrast.2. Learn the transition for comparison and contrast3. Learn the feature of a diamond poem.



Lecture 12 : Definition

Objectives1. To learn to write a definition essay

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Procedures Contents


（8 mins）


Lead in

（10 mins ）Warming up exercise: define happiness

Part I(8 mins )

Teacher explains why to define and how to defineTeacher checks students’ understanding of definition by exercises

Part II


Students know the structure and key ideas of the sample by doing exercises

Part III



Key points1.Learn to define some abstract concept



Lecture13: Division and Classification

Objectives1. To know the purposes and ways of division and classification

2. Clarify questions by division and classification


Procedures Contents


（8 mins）


Lead in


Part I(8 mins)

Teacher explain division and classification by examplesTeacher explain the principles of division and classification and students discuss the difficulties

Part II


Students learn the structure, main ideas of the sample

and the typical transitional wordsPart III



Key points1. Learn the transition for division and classification



Lecture14 : Argumentation

Objectives1. To learn the four elements of arguments

2. To avoid the logical fallacies

Teaching arrangemen

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Procedures Contents


（8 mins）


Lead in

（4 mins）Warming up exercise

Part I(15 mins)

Teacher explains the purpose of argumentationCompare and contrast four types of writing by filling the tableTeacher explains the procedure of writing an argumentation a

Part II Teacher learn to some faulty support in essay writing

（15 mins） by examplesTeacher explain some logical fallacies by examplesStudents class writing and discuss

Part III



Key points1.Learn to avoid faulty support in argumentation writing



Lecture 15: Graph Writing

Objectives1. To learn to describe graphs


Procedures Contents


（8 mins）


Lead in

（4 mins）Introduce IELTS

Part I Teacher explains different kinds of graphs

(15 mins) Teacher explain how to write a beginning and ask students to write a beginning for a line graph.Teacher further explains how to write the middle and last paragraph

Part II

（15 mins）Teacher provide some other kinds of graphsStudents try to describe different types of graphs according to the teacher’s instructionStudents peer review and class discuss

Part III



Key points1.Learn to describe the trend and the numbers in the graphs.

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