Lesson
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Topic
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Activity
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Homework
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Hwk
score
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In-class
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1
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Enriching your vocabulary and
improving style
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Verbs of reporting: Each student
assigned specific verbs to use for rest of course; Designated
vocabulary-taker.
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Sentences using verbs of reporting.
Designated student creates sentences with new vocabulary.
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5
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2
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The first paragraph: how to grab
attention; the second paragraph: how to set out thesis. How to declare
approach (process, argumentative, block argument etc)
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Examples of attention-grabbing first
paragraphs; Designated vocabulary-taker
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Write opening paragraph of an
essay - topic to be decided in class. Designated student creates sentences
with new vocabulary.
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5
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3
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The final paragraph: How to close
an essay. Bring in laptop.
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Three techniques for closing an
essay. In-class on-screen work. Bring in laptop. Designated vocabulary-taker.
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Write closing paragraph of an
essay - topic to be decided in class. To be completed at home.
Designated student creates sentences with new vocabulary.
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5
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4
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Reading and understanding.
Summarizing. How to extract essentials of argument. Bring in laptop.
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How to paraphrase and summarize.
In-class text. Bring in laptop. Designated vocabulary-taker.
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Summarize article in 250 words. To
be completed at home. Designated student creates sentences with
new vocabulary.
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5
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5
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Structuring a paper. Writing an
outline. Organizing your thoughts.
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How to come up with something
interesting to say. How to structure your paper. Textbook Chps 1-2.
Designated vocabulary-taker.
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Read chaps 1-2 of textbook.
Designated student creates sentences with new vocabulary.
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6
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Getting sources for paper.
Writing a draft.
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Overkill. Getting more ideas than
you need. How to get enthusiastic about writing. Textbook Chps 5-6.
Designated vocabulary-taker.
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Designated student creates
sentences with new vocabulary.
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7
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Turning your draft into an essay.
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Textbook Chps 7-8. Designated
vocabulary-taker.
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Read chapters 7-8
textbook. Designated student creates sentences with new
vocabulary.
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8
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Grammar and syntax review:
Parallelism and agreement. Bring in laptop
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How to write clean and effective
sentences; how not to be afraid of grammar. Designated vocabulary-taker.
Bring in laptop
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Each student will be assigned a
grammar homework on the basis of his/her needs. Designated student
creates sentences with new vocabulary.
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5
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9
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Grammar and syntax review:
Compound and complex sentences. Keeping the same person and tense
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Keeping your head. How not to mix
metaphors and styles. Keeping the same person and tense. Designated
vocabulary-taker
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Submission of essay. Designated
student creates sentences with new vocabulary.
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10
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10
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Syntax and style: An index of
prohibited phrases.
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Getting rid of poor phrasing.
Designated vocabulary-taker
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Designated student creates
sentences with new vocabulary.
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11
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Choosing (i.e. getting
assigned) your favourite phrases.
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Each student assigned five typical
phrases, adverbial constructions, adverbs to be used in essay writing;
Designated vocabulary-taker
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25 sentences. 5 sentences for each
assigned phrase or construction. Designated student creates sentences with
new vocabulary.
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5
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12
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Bringing it all together: Continue
from paragraph 2 (Lesson 2) and write paragraphs 3-8 (500 words) Essay
2
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Use (i) your verbs of reporting
and (ii) assigned phrases to continue argument of opening. Designated
vocabulary-taker
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Write paragraphs 3-8 for
submission by lesson 14. Designated student creates sentences with new
vocabulary.
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10
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13
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Self-correction. Bring in laptop.
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Correcting sentences together in
class. Identification of common. Designated vocabulary-taker
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Designated student creates
sentences with new vocabulary.
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14
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MLA. Textbook Ch. 9. Bring
in laptop.
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In-text citations MLA style. Works
cited format. You will be asked to eneter MLA citations on-screen in
classroom. Designated vocabulary-taker
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Insert MLA citations into a text
(sources provided at end). Designated student creates sentences with new
vocabulary.
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5
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15
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Midterm Examination.
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In-class test on everything
done to date.
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Designated student creates
sentences with new vocabulary.
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5
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16
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Preparation for Essay 3.
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Choose from list of topics. Plan
essay together. Designated vocabulary-taker
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Outline of essay, to be submitted
by lesson 17. Draft essay by lesson 20. Designated student creates sentences
with new vocabulary.
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10
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17
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Submission of outline of Essay 3
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Designated vocabulary-taker
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Designated student creates
sentences with new vocabulary.
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18
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Library sources. Lesson with
library staff on research.
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19
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Quick process essay. Begin in
class, finish as homework.
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A how-to essay to be done in class
and at home (300-500 words). Designated vocabulary-taker
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Process essay for submission by
lesson 21. Designated student creates sentences with new vocabulary.
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5
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20
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Submission of draft of Essay
3.
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Designated vocabulary-taker
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Designated student creates sentences
with new vocabulary.
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21
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Test on vocabulary.
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Examination of drafts submitted.
Designated vocabulary-taker
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Designated student creates
sentences with new vocabulary.
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5
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22
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Submission of Essay 3. Syntax and
grammar.
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Syntax and grammar review.
Designated vocabulary-taker
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Designated student creates
sentences with new vocabulary
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23
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Final essay. Theme selected
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Where to get ideas. 10 sources of
which 5 fron library. Designated vocabulary-taker
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Compile sources, quotations and
outline, for submission by lesson 24. Designated student creates
sentences with new vocabulary.
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24
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How to persuade. Propaganda.
Making your point.
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Irony, humour, intelligence in
writing.Tone, style and your own personality in writing. Designated
vocabulary-taker
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Designated student creates
sentences with new vocabulary.
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25
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Final essay 1500-2000 words. For
submission by exam date. Bring in laptop
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Helping each other with
essay.
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Designated student creates
sentences with new vocabulary.
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20
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