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英文寫作(一):論說文-網 (English Writing (I): Expository Writing)

 

 

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Course Introduction / Paper Format / Technical Instruction

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群英網與Zoom實地操作練習

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Unit 1: <Thinking About Writing>

1-01   Why Read and Write?

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1. Grammar: Recognizing Subjects & Verbs

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1-02  Idea Development—Brainstorming

      Thinking About What to Write & Topic

Introduction to GEPT Intermediate Writing & TOFEL iBT Writing

1. Grammar: Sentence Fragments

2. Journal 1: Icebreaking Activity

 

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1-03  What is Expository Writing?

What is Plagiarism?

1. Grammar: Two Verbs

2. Plagiarism

3. Online Discussion 1: Imagination

 

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Unit 2: <Narrative Writing>

2-01  a. Storytelling as Narration

Citation & Documentation in MLA Format

1. Citation Example

2. Tikki Tikki Tembo

3. Mark Twain & J. R. R. Tolkien

4. Quiz 1

 

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2-02   b. Topic Sentences in the Narrative

The TopicSentence—Features of A Good Topic Sentence

[Classroom]

Online Discussion 2: Feelings

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2-03  c. Explanation and Description

Supporting & Concluding Sentences

1. Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” (1)

2. 1st Draft of Narration and Description

 

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2-04  d. Combining Description, Narration and Explanation

Improving the Topic & Concluding Sentences

1. Grammar: Word Form

2. Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” (2)

3. Quiz 2

 

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Midterm Exam[Classroom]

 

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Unit 3: <The Route to Argumentative Writing>

3-01  a. Definition & Meaning

     

1. Grammar: Gerunds, Participles & Infinitives

2. Lyric Poetry

3. Writing Exercise 1: Definition

 

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3-02  b. Simile & Similar

Introduction to the Essay and Thesis Statement

1. Grammar: Agreement of Subject & Verb

2. 2nd Draft of Narration and Description

 

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3-03 Comparison and Contrast / Classification and Division

1. Grammar: Articles/Determiners

2. Biography & History

3. Words & Picture

4. Quiz 3

 

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3-04 Cause and Effect

Different Kinds of Essay Organization

1. Grammar: Tense

2. Science Fiction

3. Joan Didion’s “Los Angeles Notebook”

4. 1st Draft of Expository Writing

 

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3-05  e. Persuasion

Paragraphs in an Essay:

Coherence & Transition

[Classroom]

1. Grammar: Voice & Mood

2. Writer’s Job

3. Tom Hanks: The Power of Four

4. Writing Exercise 2: Similarities and Differences

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Unit 4: <Expository Writing>

4-01  a. Mixing Different Modes

1. Grammar: Dangling & Misplaced Modifiers

2. Quiz 4

 

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4-02  b. Rhetorical Power

Answering Essay Questions

 

1. Grammar: Prepositions

2. Martin Luther King: I Have a Dream

3. 2nd Draft of Expository Writing

 

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4-03  Wrapping Up

1. Grammar: Word Choice

2. Journal 2

 

 

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Final Exam[Classroom]

 

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