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ESL 090W - Writing 5


Description:
Writing 5 is an advanced level course designed to practice the academic writing commonly found in American colleges and universities. In this class the academic essay is reintroduced with increased focus on content, form, editing, and rhetorical style. Students are expected to write about complex academic topics using research methods. Students are also expected to accurately summarize and analyze opposing views, use paraphrasing, concessions and rebuttal techniques.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes, Activities and Assessments

Learner Outcome

Activity (optional)

Assessment

  1. Apply level appropriate writing skills to personal and academic writing.

(1) Apply level appropriate writing skills to personal and academic writing.

Write a 1200-1500 word research paper, using multiple sources, including at least 4-6 academic sources.

Accurately summarize and analyze opposing view, use paraphrasing, concessions and rebuttal

Incorporate summary, paraphrase, quotations, in text citation and work cited page

Able to write a 1200-1500 word essay with mastery of all the elements of a strong essay, a “hook”, supporting information, clear concise thesis and convincing concluding statement

Write a cause and effect and definitional essay

Understand and utilize a writing rubric to assess essays for use in the writing process and peer review

Growing understanding of the importance and employment of the elements of the writing process, review, editing, and use of rubrics

Produce a 1,500 word research paper with 6 academic sources (SLO 1, 2, 3)

  1. Demonstrate level appropriate vocabulary usage in written communication.

(2) Demonstrate level appropriate vocabulary usage in written communication.

Vocabulary building based on the 2000-word list and academic word list.

Able to read, summarize, and respond to an academic essay of 750 words within a two hour time period (SLO 1, 2, 3)

  1. Demonstrate level appropriate grammar usage in written communication.

(3) Demonstrate level appropriate grammar usage in written communication.

Use all verb tenses, complex sentence structures, assume a more academic voice and more scholarly vocabulary with few or no grammatical/spelling/syntax errors

 

Midterm and Final exams: In class academic essay (750-1000 words) - compare/contrast and causal (SLO 1, 2, 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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