Writing Process and Assessment in English Composition I - Prof. Saravia, Diapositivas de Idioma Inglés

¡Descarga Writing Process and Assessment in English Composition I - Prof. Saravia y más Diapositivas en PDF de Idioma Inglés solo en Docsity! ENGLISH COMPOSITION I WEEK 7 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I Week 1 Summary BUILDING A POSITIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT • Be punctual. Log in a few minutes before the class is due to start. • Find a quiet place to take your class. The use of a computer is highly recommendable. • You should make sure your camera, headset and microphone work properly. Due to the nature of this course, we need to see you and hear you too. • Set the camera properly so that your face can be seen. • Upload a face-photo to your zoom profile. Label the screen with your name and surname. • During the evaluations, keep the camera ON. • Have paper and pen close to you. You will have to take notes and do some tasks along the session. • If you need to leave the zoom session, let your teacher know. • Do not bring food to the session, you can have something to drink though • Participate actively in the class tasks. • Check MODULES & ANNOUCEMENTS on canvas daily. • Teacher´s email: ATTENDANCE ►Building a language requires constant practice. ►Learning is a social activity, you need to interact, talk to peers. For that reason… This course has a 30% limit of absences. During classes… LEARNING OUTCOMES By the end of this session, students will be able to:  Identify and retrieve later the phases and steps of the writing process from given information.  Apply some pre-writing techniques on a given topic in a confident way.  Revise and get some personal feedback on language use through a short quiz. confidently. PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OUTCOME: Being able to produce a well-organized piece of writing is , without doubt, a trademark of any professional. Today, higher education students need to explore the writing process as a whole so that they can become aware of the need to achieve this important skill. Business professionals will be required to produce pieces of writing as part of their jobs, so this course is paramount to provide key tools to achieve this. VIRTUAL CAMPUS FURTHER PRACTICE MATERIAL: Power Point Presentation summary + weblinks for language use + worksheet and key. REFERENCES: • Hacker, D (2010). A Writer’s Reference, USA. Bedford/St. Martin’s . https://www.liferichpublishing.com/AuthorResources/General/5-Step-Writing-Process.asp x Last retrieved 12/03/2022 1. What is WRITING? 2. Is WRITING important in your career? Why or why not? 3. What sort of WRITINGS do you do now as a student? Reflect on these questions … EXPLORING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE E Writing terms Let’s preview some key words Match the definitions to the terms … You need paper and pen. You have two minutes to do it. 1. Step a. To check if the content of a piece of writing is clear to understand 2. Topic b. A group of related sentences 3. Gather c. One thing in a series of things you do 4. Organise d. Subject; what the piece of writing is about 5. Paragraph e. To correct a piece of writing for grammar and mechanics. 6. Essay f. A short piece of writing, at least three paragraphs long 7. Proofread g. To arrange in a clear, logical way 8. Edit h. To find and collect together PHASES OF THE WRITING PROCESS Pre-writing Drafting Reviewing & Revising Rewriting THE WRITING PROCESS Pre- Writing Drafting Reviewing & Revising Rewriting Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Adapted from: Zemach, Dorothy E, and Lisa A Rumisek, Academic Writing, from Paragraph to Essay, p. 3 1: Choose a topic 2: Gather ideas 3. Organise ideas in outline form 4: Write a first draft. Use the outline ideas. 5: Review & revise content and structure 6. Proofread 7. Edit 8. Make final corrections Take a minute and try to memorize the steps and what needs to be done in each step. Phase 1: Pre-writing WRITING PROCESS Prewriting is the first stage of the writing process and the point at which we discover and explore our initial ideas about a subject. • Jot down all the ideas you have about the topic without a specific order. • Do not worry about accuracy. • Write everything that comes into your head. BRAINSTORMING Jot down sub-topics and list ideas for each one without a specific order. Example: LISTING Freewriting Example (Freewriting of a student who needs to write a paper about the environment): l have to write a paper about the environment. | have no idea where to start! ! know there are many problems with the environment, butl don't know much about this topic. Maybe I could take a look at my biology book to come up with some ideas. Il know my biology professor is also really into the environment, so maybe | could ask for his help. | remember he was talking about hybrid cars in class the other day and how much better those are for the environment. What ís a hybrid car? | know it uses some sort of alternative fuel and they are becoming very popular. Maybe that is something | could write about... ar  Name: Date: Concept Map: Extended Web SOÁLBOOK Find more resources at https://goalbookapp.com 1. DECIDE WHICH SIDE YOU WILL TAKE - do you agree or disagree with it? This will be your opinion. You may use the following phrases: I think / believe that … S+V… I agree / disagree that … S + V … I agree / disagree with ….. for …. reasons. I am for / against the idea that ….S + V… There are …. reasons why … S + V… For example: I am for the idea that lotteries should be banned. PROS CONS It is a kind of entertainment They are not really a good chance to make money. Just luck You get money easily They are a waste of money. It is not expensive They give the wrong message about solving poverty Create addiction 2. ORGANISE your ideas 3. OUTLINE YOUR PARAGRAPH Topic Sentence I am for the idea that lotteries should be banned. Reason 1 Lotteries are a waste of money. Explanation or example: • You have less money to buy things we need. Reason 2 Explanation or example: Lotteries are addictive. • If you do not win, you want more tickets Reason 3 Explanation or example: Lotteries are not really a good chance to make money. • Winning the lottery depends only on luck. Buying the lottery should definitely be prohibited for the reasons stated above. Re-statement o) WRITING PROCESS Phase 3: Reviewing and Revising • Proofread your paragraph with the aim of improving or correcting it. • Focus on: content, organization and style, mechanics. • Evaluate your writing and get feedback. USE THIS CHECKLIST … Steps 5, 6, 7: Proofread looking for content and language inaccuracies The Task Do I…? Title Focus on Key Words Clearly AGREE or DISAGREE Rough Notes Use a graphic organizer? Jot point form notes? Writing the Series of Paragraphs Directly relate my response to the prompt? Have a thoughtful progression of ideas? Supporting ideas Have a clear topic sentence? Include examples/proof illustrating my point? Use transition words? Re-statement sentence  Restate or go back to my opinion?  Use paraphrasing?