Course Introduction

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 Self Introduction (1-2 minutes)

Your name? Your hobbies? Your strengths and your weaknesses?

 Quick English Language Survey

Choose the answers that are relevant to your current

English learning from the poll.
How many types of writing skill do you know?
What are they?
 Types of Writing Skill
● Descriptive: describe a person, a place, an object by using colorful
words and sensory details. (Painting a Picture)
● Narrative: tell a story by including fact or fiction details and
well-structured event sequences. (Telling a Story)
● Expository: present reasons, facts, explanations or steps in a process by
using logical order. (Cause and Effect; Process)
● Compare and Contrast: explores the similarities and the differences of
two or more subjects. (Analyzing the facts)
● Argumentative/Persuasive writing: support claims/ideas with clear
reasons and relevant evidence. (Giving Opinion)
Types of Writing?
1. Write an essay explaining how you changed when you entered middle
school.
2. Girls and boys often enjoy playing the same sport. Some people believe
that girls and boys should be able to play on the same team. What is your
opinion on this issue? Write an essay stating your opinion and supporting
it with convincing reasons. Be sure to explain your reasons in detail.
3. Playing computer games and reading: which is the pastime you give
preference to and why?
Types of Writing?

4. Think of a favorite object that you own. Use sensory details—words that tell how
something looks, feels, tastes, smells, and sounds—to clearly describe this
favorite object in one essay so that a classmate could picture it.

5.Think of your best day in school. What makes this day stand out in your
memory? Write a story that tells about what happened on this day in school.

6. Your school principal is considering a new policy that will require all students to
wear uniforms. What is your position concerning this issue? Write a letter to your
principal stating your position and supporting it with convincing reasons. Be sure
to explain your reasons in detail.
Types of Writing?

7. Write a composition in which you explain how to make something. You might
write about a food item, a handcrafted item, or anything else that you know how to
make. Be sure to clearly explain each step in the process so that a reader could
make the item the way you do.

8. Some people prefer to live in a small town. Others prefer to live in a big city.
Both places have advantages and disadvantages. Which place would you prefer
to live in? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.
 Writing Assessment
Do you know any criteria
to evaluate essays?
 Writing Assessment Criteria
● Task Achievement (25%): covers all requirements of the task.
● Coherence and Cohesion (25%): develops and organizes ideas coherently
and logically.
● Lexical Resource (25%): uses a wide range of vocabulary to convey precise
meanings.
● Grammatical Range and Accuracy (25%): uses a wide range of sentence
structures with accuracy.
 Task Achievement
- Achieve structure of a paragraph or an essay and word count.
- Achieve the requirements of writing type