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CLC Writing Program. From Semester 1 to Semester 6. Overview. WRITING 1. Objectives (OBJ) Main Class Activities (MCA) Assignments (ASG) Assessment (ASM). Writing 1. OBJ By the end of the semester, students should:
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CLC Writing Program From Semester 1 to Semester 6
WRITING 1 Objectives (OBJ) Main Class Activities (MCA) Assignments (ASG) Assessment (ASM)
Writing 1 OBJ By the end of the semester, students should: • Be able to write with high accuracy (grammatically correct, with accurate punctuation, conjunctions, and appropriate vocabulary); • Be able to write a range of basic genres: postcards, descriptions, informal and formal letters, procedurals; • Be aware of the differences between spoken and written, formal and informal language; • Be accustomed to the process of writing; and • Be able to edit their own writing pieces.
Writing 1 MCA • Warm-up activities • Lecture – discussion • In-class writing ASG • Individual portfolio (12 entries; T feedback) • Newspaper writing (whole class)
Writing 1 ASM
WRITING 2 OBJ MCA ASG ASM
Writing 2 OBJ By the end of the semester, students should: • Be able to write with high accuracy (grammatically correct, with accurate punctuation, conjunction, and appropriate vocabulary); • Be able to write unified, well-developed and coherent paragraphs; • Be familiar with a range of basic genres: narration, informal and formal letters of different types; • Be aware of the differences between formal and informal language; • Be able to revise, edit and give feedback to their own and others’ writing pieces.
Writing 2 MCA • Warm-up activities • Lecture – discussion • In-class writing ASG • Individual portfolio (12 entries; T + S feedback) • Pair work (peer comments) • Group project (magazine/newspaper/journal)
Writing 2 ASM
WRITING 3 OBJ MCA ASG ASM
Writing 3 OBJ By the end of the semester, the students should have: • Been able to write well-unified paragraphs. • Learned and practiced different types of paragraph development such as compare and contrast, cause and effect, exemplification, process, classification, definition and argument. • Developed their autonomy in the writing process, i.e. be able to plan, write, and • Revised their own work as well as giving feedback to their peers.
Writing 3 MCA • Warm-up activities • Lecture – discussion ASG • Individual portfolio (weekly writing; T & S fb)
Writing 3 ASM • Mid term assessment (50%) - Attendance and participation (5%) - Portfolio project (35%) - Mid term test (10%) • End of term assessment (50%)
WRITING 4 OBJ MCA ASG ASM
Writing 4 OBJ By the end of the semester, the students should: • Be able to write well-unified and coherent essays. • Be familiar with different patterns of essay organization such as process, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and argument. • Be able to produce different pieces of writing with appropriate register (i.e. formal or informal) • Have developed their autonomy in the writing process, i.e. be able to plan, write, and revise their own work as well as giving feedback to their peers.
Writing 4 MCA • Warm-up activities • Lecture – discussion ASG • Individual portfolio (weekly writing)
Writing 4 ASM • Mid term assessment (50%) - Attendance and participation 10 % (including Warm-up activities and Group work) - Portfolio project (30%) - Mid term test (10%) • End of term assessment (50%)
WRITING 5 OBJ MCA ASG ASM
Writing 5 OBJ By the end of this school year, students should have: • Developed their practical writing skills to an advanced level; • Developed their academic writing skills; • Been able to write various genres for academic purposes, including review, critique, summary and report; • Become familiar with thesis writing- its key features and skills; • Developed their skills of planning, drafting, revising, editing their own writing and giving feedback to others’ writing pieces. • Enhanced their background knowledge and critical thinking; and • Been more familiar with the format of IELTS test- writing component.
Writing 5 MCA • Lecture – discussion ASG • Individual portfolio: 01 intro + 5 of 7 tasks + 01 self-reflection • Academic research card-notes portfolio
Writing 5 ASM • Mid term assessment (50%) • Attendance and participation 10% • Mid term test (10%) • Essay portfolio (15%) • Card-notes portfolio (15%) • End of term assessment (50%)
WRITING 6 OBJ MCA ASG ASM
Writing 6 OBJ By the end of this course, the students should have: • Developed their practical writing skills to an advanced level, • Developed their academic writing skills, • Been able to write various genres for academic purposes, including review, critique, summary and report; • Become familiar with thesis writing – its key features and skills • Enhanced their background knowledge and critical thinking; and • Been more familiar with the format of the CAE Test – Writing Component
Writing 6 MCA • Lecture – discussion ASG • 01 research proposal
Writing 6 ASM • Attendance and Participation Individuals 15% • Writing Portfolios and Self-reflection Individuals 35% • Final writing test Individuals 50%