| Grammar and Composition Levels 1 and 2 Spring '08 | |||
| Instructor: Priscila Martins-Read Room:
JSH 115 Time: 10:00-11:50
AM Text: Grammar in Context, by Sandra N. Elbaum Text: Great Sentences for Great Paragraphs, by Keith S. Folse, April Muchmore-Vokoun, and Enena Vestri Solomon, and occasionally, we will use Newsweek Your Blog address: http://www.blogger.com/start remember your user name and password for it! Homework is always due on Friday of each week! |
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| Week | Composition | Grammar 1/2 | Grammar and Composition Homework to turn in: |
| 1 | Introductions, orientation, writing sample | We will see what this group needs, then decide where to start! |
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| 2 | Types of sentences Identify parts of speech |
Chapters 3, 4 Order of the words in sentences |
Write about our readings. Use each sentence type we studied in class. Online exercises for chapters 1,2, and 3. (include one of the writing assignments for each chapter) |
| 3 | Writing sentences to express your understanding
Use the Language Center Movie of the week as a basis for your work. |
continue with order of words Chapter 5 |
Turn in written answers to the questions about this week's movie you have watched: THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY.pdf |
| 4 | Simple and Compound sentences Main Ideas |
Chapters 5 and 6 | Written answers to these questions from An American Tail |
| 5 | Writing in class this week | Chapters 6 and 7 | Turn in written answers to the questions about this week's movie you have watched: Questions for the movie Oh God! |
| 6 | More writing in class Self-editing |
Chapters 7 and 8 |
Questions for I Will Fight No
More, Forever Turn in your answers to the questions, please. |
| 7 | Main ideas, supports and conclusions | Chapters 9 and 10 | Bring your compare /contrast paragraph to class for editing. |
| 8 | Clauses - and more on Main Ideas | Chapters 10 and 11 | In class writing |
| 9 | Clauses - | Chapters 11 and 12 | More in class writing - organizing thoughts before writing. |
| 10 | Passive Voice and use of articles | Chapters 13 and 14 |
In class writing revising |
