ENL Composition 3 - 4 Quarter at a Glance

Class time/day: T/Th 2:10P -3:30P Instructor: Priscila Martins-Read  Room: AA5 223 Office: AA5 205 (360) 992-2389  E-mail : pmartins-read@clark.edu Website: http://web.clark.edu/martpe   Materials: The Compact Reader, Short Essays by Method and Theme. by Jane E AAron. A Dictionary of American English – English - English only, please! A binder to organize class notes and assignments ( your portfolio) and a floppy disc or thumb drive for assignments. Office Hours: M/W/F, from 10:00- 10:30 AM, and on T/Th, from 3:30- 4:15 in BHL 101. Other times by appointment.

Week

 

Portfolio Timeline

1.

  1. Introductions and In class writing.

  2. How much do you know about paragraph writing? Plan for the quarter.  Recognizing good paragraphs /essays

  3. Main ideas, topic sentences, concluding sentences, hooks and titles  Tips for good introductions, thesis statements and conclusions

  4. Rubrics

 Include your In Class Writing Assignment.

2.

  1. Descriptions

  2. Using your senses, adjectives and adverbs for great descriptions - Using words wisely – what is their connotation?

  3. Read pages 62- 77

 First Draft of Description: Describe one aspect of your culture that happens because the weather allows. For example: think of rainy seasons, dry times of the year, cold, etc...

3.

  1. Peer review of draft one of your descriptive paragraph or essay.
  2. Comparisons: Making your sentences strong, clear and easy to follow.
  3. Read pages 239 - 250
 Second Draft of Description

 

4.

  1. Unity in your paragraph / essay – making your sentences/paragraphs  fit well together. Transitions

Tuesday: Classes have not been cancelled, but I realize that many of you will not be able to get here. Drive safely if you do decide to come.

  1. Read pages 251 - 256
  2. In class writing. Paragraphs for level 3, essays for level 4
 Include In Class Writing Assignment

5.

  1. Cause-effect- Working with good logic. Order in your paragraph / essay.

  2.  Read pages 301 - 306

  3. Cause-effect paper assignment

 First Draft of Comparison Second Draft of Comparison

Include In Class Writing Assignment

6.

 

  1. Read pages 307 - 317

 First Draft of Cause-Effect

7.

  1. Arguments: Making your opinion count – making it strong and defending it well.

  2. Read pages 336 - 348   In class writing: 

  3. Your argument assignment

 Second Draft of Cause-Effect

Include your in class writing assignment

8.

  1. Read pages 349 - 354

 First Draft of Argument

9.

  1. Read pages 355 - 368

 Second Draft of Argument
10.
  1. Review - Catch up
  2. No extra Homework: Check all of your previous assignments to see if all have been turned in.
  3. (http://www.clark.edu/Library/iris/index.shtm

Final: meet with me individually

 Portfolio / Grades Meetings with you

Please note: this schedule is subject to change depending on how fast (or slowly) the group can progress. I will tell you any change that might be necessary during the course.