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TEACHING PARAGRAPH WRITING THROUGH THE INTERNET. Benedict B.Dwijatmoko Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta - INDONESIA. Course Identity . The second course in writing Given in the second or third semester Having two credits
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TEACHING PARAGRAPH WRITING THROUGH THE INTERNET Benedict B.Dwijatmoko Sanata Dharma University Yogyakarta - INDONESIA
Course Identity • The second course in writing • Given in the second or third semester • Having two credits • Aiming at helping the students acquire the skill to write paragraphs
Paragraph Writing Knowledge • Type: declarative and procedural • Components: ♦Organization knowledge ♦Grammatical knowledge ♦Orthographical knowledge
Organization Knowledge • concept of paragraph • controlling idea • major and minor support sentence • good development • unity • cohesiveness • genres (syllabus)
Grammatical Knowledge • Sentence elements (subject and predicate) • Concord between subject and predicate, noun and pronoun, and noun and article • Verb: finite and non-finite • Order: head and modifier
Orthographical Knowledge • Capital letter • Full-stop, question mark, exclamation mark • Comma
Classroom Activities • knowledge acquisition • knowledge use • peer evaluation • self-evaluation
Knowledge Acquisition • Understanding the concepts • Testing their concepts • Confirming the concepts • Evaluating the concepts
Knowledge Use Writing the sample: • write controlling ideas and paragraphs • check the grammar • check the punctuation Paragraph requirement: at least 5 sentences
Peer Evaluation • Rubrics: grammar and punctuation • Comments: organization skill Students revise their work.
Self-Evaluation (1) Bases of Self-Evaluation 1. classmates' evaluation (rubrics) 2. classmates' comments (texts) 3. students' participation
Self-Evaluation (2) • Grade they deserve • Reasons
Advantages • Exposure to authentic texts • Analytical thinking • Grammatical awareness • Autonomous learning
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