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Welcome to the Class
•Practical English
Writing
Teaching Plan
• Part 1
Basic skills of English writing
• Part 2 Practical Writing
• Part 3 Research Paper Writing
Part 1
Basic skills of English
writing
• 1st week: (1) introduction;
(2) characteristics of good writing;
(3) techniques and skills of writing;
(4) your suggestions
• 2nd week: (1) cohesions and coherences;
(2) punctuation
• 3rd week: figures of speech
Part 2 Practical Writing
• 4th week: (1) short messages and
notes; (2) birthday greetings, etc.
• 5th week: (1) letters; (2) curriculum
vitae
• 6th week: (1) programs and agenda;
(2) introduction
Part 2 Practical Writing
• 7th week: (1) writing for application;
• 8th week: (1) signs; (2) menus
• 9th week: (1) forms; (2) invitations
Part 3 Research Paper
Writing
• 10th week: (1)requests of research
paper writing; (2) outline
• 11th week: (1) abstract; (2)
introduction
• 12th week: (1) method; (2) result
Part 3 Research Paper Writing
• 13th week: (1) discussion; (2) reference
• 14th week: (1) appendices; (2)
acknowledgements
• 15th week: literature review
• 16th week: review
Chapter1:characteristics of
good writing
• 1.1 The Purpose of Exposition Writing
• Definition: “writing designed to
convey information or explain what is
difficult to understand.”
1.2 Essential Techniques of
Exposition Writing
• Recognize the importance of style and word choice
• Remember rules for good sentences and
paragraphs
• Use transition words and phrases
• Understand the “Building Blocks’’ writing types
• Use critical thinking in reading and writing
• Have a strong thesis statement
• Select the internal structure of the essay
• Follow the steps of the writing process
• Follow rules for document structure
1.3 Essential components of
Exposition Writing
• A meaningful TITLE
• A focused INTRODUCTION section
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A thorough DEVELOPMENT section
—With a logical Internal Structure
• A summarizing CONCLUSION section
• Cited REFERENCES (if sources are used)
1.4 Characteristics of Good Sentences
• (1) Unity--one single, complete thought．
• E.g. Born in a small town in South China in
the early 50s, he grew up to be a famous
musician.
• (2) Coherence--clear connection between
parts; no faulty parallel constructions, no
unknown pronouns, no unclear relationships
• E.g. Upon entering the classroom，the
students stood up and said，“Good
morning!’’
• (3) Conciseness--No unnecessary words．
• E.g. He returned in the early part of the
month of August．
• (4) Emphasis--Important ideas are stressed
using word choice, repetition of words，and
punctuation such as an exclamation point(!)
• When the bank robbers entered the bank
they said，“Don’t move．”
• Government of the people，by the people，
for the people shall not perish from the
earth．(Abraham Lincoln)
• (5)Variety一A combination of simple and
complex sentences, short and long
sentences．
Here is Fred． Fred is a dog．He Call
jump．He likes to jump over fences．
• (6) Good Grammar--Good structure，good
use of articles (a, an, the), accurate spelling，
and clear punctuation．(Remember sentences
begin with a capital letter and end with a
period, question mark or exclamation
point．Sentences never end with a comma.)
1.5 Characteristics of Good
Paragraphs
• (1)Unity--A central theme；one topic sentence
(main idea), which can be an actual sentence
anywhere in the paragraph, or an implied thought，
and all sentences within the paragraph relate to
the topic sentence．
• (2) Coherence —Proper order；each sentence
leads smoothly and logically to the next
sentence．Paragraphs need to be planned．
• (3)Development--The paragraph should have
sufficient information to support the topic
sentence．
• The television western of several years ago differs
greatly from the western of today．Twenty years
ago，for example，the swindler or bank robber in a
western could be identified not by the crimes he
committed so much as by the color of the clothing
he wore---which was black．Today，the television
western reveals the villain by mannerisms and
personality.
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(4)Good Grammar---The paragraph should have
proper punctuation, accurate spelling, etc.
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• (5)Good Transition--Use of transition words that
move the reader between thoughts and paragraphs.
These words and phrases also help to clarify
meaning．
Chapter 2 Techniques
and skills of writing
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2.1 Free-writing
2.1.1 Simple free-writing
2.1.2 Looping
2.2 Brainstorming
2.3 Branching
• 2.4 Cubing
• 2.5 5Ws (journalistic formula)
• 2.6 dramatizing