ENGLISH COMPOSITION I

ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
WEEK 7
Week 1
Summary
 During classes…
BUILDING A POSITIVE LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
ATTENDANCE
• Be punctual. Log in a few minutes before the class is
due to start.
►Building a language requires
• Find a quiet place to take your class. The use of a constant practice.
computer is highly recommendable.
►Learning is a social activity, you
• You should make sure your camera, headset and need to interact, talk to peers.
microphone work properly. Due to the nature of this
course, we need to see you and hear you too.
• Set the camera properly so that your face can be seen.
For that reason…
• Upload a face-photo to your zoom profile. Label the
screen with your name and surname.
• During the evaluations, keep the camera ON.
• Have paper and pen close to you. You will have to take This course has a 30% limit of absences.
notes and do some tasks along the session.
• If you need to leave the zoom session, let your teacher
know.
• Do not bring food to the session, you can have
something to drink though
• Participate actively in the class tasks.
• Check MODULES & ANNOUCEMENTS on canvas daily.
• Teacher´s email:
 Evaluation Scheme 2022.1
Week
Type Evaluation %Weighing Observation Assessm Make Up
ent

1. Continuous Assessment 70%

Weeks
Average 60% Assignments No
3,8,12,14

Quizzes 40%

The average of the quizzes is

Quiz 1 50% Week 5 No
rounded to two decimals.
The average of the quizzes is
Quiz 2 50% Week 10 No
rounded to two decimals

2. Examen Final 30%

Class tasks, assignments and quizzes will be
screened through TURNITIN.
 LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this session, students will

be able to:
 Identify and retrieve later the phases and steps of the writing process from
given information.
 Apply some pre-writing techniques on a given topic in a confident way.
 Revise and get some personal feedback on language use through a short
quiz. confidently.
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OUTCOME: Being able to produce a well-organized piece of writing is ,
without doubt, a trademark of any professional. Today, higher education students need to explore the
writing process as a whole so that they can become aware of the need to achieve this important skill.
Business professionals will be required to produce pieces of writing as part of their jobs, so this course
is paramount to provide key tools to achieve this.

VIRTUAL CAMPUS FURTHER PRACTICE MATERIAL: Power Point Presentation summary +

weblinks for language use + worksheet and key.

REFERENCES:

• Hacker, D (2010). A Writer’s Reference, USA. Bedford/St. Martin’s

. https://www.liferichpublishing.com/AuthorResources/General/5-Step-Writing-Process.asp
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 EXPLORING PRIOR
KNOWLEDGE

1. What is WRITING?
2. Is WRITING important in your career? Why or why not?
3. What sort of WRITINGS do you do now as a student?

Reflect on these questions …

PHASES IN THE WRITING
PROCESS
What do you usually write in BUSINESS?
Let´s say you have to write a
REPORT…

WHERE WOULD
YOU START?

Scared of a blank sheet/screen?

Go to the chat and write down your
ideas.
Writing terms
 Let’s preview some key words

Match the definitions to the terms …You need paper

and pen. You have two minutes to do it.
 a. To check if the content of a piece of writing is
1. Step clear to understand

2. Topic b. A group of related sentences

3. Gather c. One thing in a series of things you do

4. Organise d. Subject; what the piece of writing is about

e. To correct a piece of writing for grammar and

5. Paragraph mechanics.
f. A short piece of writing, at least three
6. Essay paragraphs long

7. Proofread g. To arrange in a clear, logical way

8. Edit h. To find and collect together

THE WRITING PROCESS
PHASES OF THE WRITING
PROCESS

2 4

1
 PHASES OF THE WRITING
PROCESS
Reviewing &
Revising

Drafting Rewriting

Pre-writing
 THE WRITING PROCESS
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

Pre- Reviewing Rewriting

Drafting
Writing & Revising

1: Choose a topic 4: Write a 5: Review & 8. Make final

2: Gather ideas first draft. revise content corrections
3. Organise ideas Use the and structure
in outline form outline 6. Proofread Take a minute and try to
memorize the steps and what
ideas. 7. Edit needs to be done in each
step.
Adapted from:
Zemach, Dorothy E, and Lisa A Rumisek, Academic Writing, from Paragraph to Essay, p. 3
 WRITING PROCESS
Phase 1: Pre-writing
Prewriting is the first stage
of the writing process and
the point at which we
discover and explore our
initial ideas about a subject.
 STEP 1: Choose a topic

• Sometimes you can choose the writing topic. What topics would
you like to write about? Write one of those topics in the chat now.
• Sometimes you have to write about a topic you may not know
much. What can you do? Write one of those topics in the chat now.
 STEP 2: Gather ideas
You may use different techniques:
Brainstorming
Listing
Freewriting
Clustering
 BRAINSTORMING
• Jot down all the ideas you have about the topic without
a specific order.
• Do not worry about accuracy.
• Write everything that comes into your head.
 LISTING
Jot down sub-topics and list ideas for each one
without a specific order. Example:
FREE WRITING
CLUSTERING
 Or: You may brainstorm ideas using a GRAPHIC
ORGANISER

It is a kind of
They are a waste entertainment
of money.

Should lotteries
be banned?

They create You win money

addiction easily.
 We can also use a CHART for clustering pros & cons
/ similarities & differences, etc.

Lotteries PROS CONS

It is a kind of entertainment They are not really a good
way to make money.

You get money easily They are a waste of money.

It is not expensive They give the wrong

message about solving
poverty

Create addiction
 STEP 3: Narrowing ideas

1. Decide which side / position you will take

2. Organize ideas for this stand
3. Outline your paragraph
 1. DECIDE WHICH SIDE YOU WILL TAKE - do you agree or
disagree with it? This will be your opinion.
You may use the following phrases:

I think / believe that … S+V…

I agree / disagree that … S + V …
I agree / disagree with ….. for …. reasons.
I am for / against the idea that ….S + V…
There are …. reasons why … S + V…

For example:
I am for the idea that lotteries should be banned.
 2. ORGANISE your ideas

PROS CONS
They are not really a
It is a kind of
good chance to make
entertainment
money. Just luck
They are a waste of
You get money easily
money.
They give the wrong
It is not expensive message about solving
poverty
Create addiction
3. OUTLINE YOUR PARAGRAPH
Topic
Sentence I am for the idea that lotteries should be banned.

Reason 1 Lotteries are a waste of money.

Explanation or • You have less money to buy things we need.
example:

Reason 2 Lotteries are addictive.

Explanation or • If you do not win, you want more tickets
example:

Reason 3 Lotteries are not really a good chance to make money.

Explanation or • Winning the lottery depends only on luck.

example:
Re-statement Buying the lottery should definitely be prohibited for
the reasons stated above.
 WRITING PROCESS

Phase 2: Drafting

You start writing your

paragraph by organising
the ideas in your outline.
Step 4. Write your “first” paragraph / draft:
 WRITING PROCESS

Phase 3: Reviewing and

Revising
Steps 5, 6, 7:
Proofread looking for content and language
inaccuracies

• Proofread your paragraph with the aim of

improving or correcting it.
• Focus on: content, organization and style,
mechanics.
• Evaluate your writing and get feedback.

USE THIS CHECKLIST …

 The Task Do I…?
Title Focus on Key Words
Clearly AGREE or DISAGREE
Rough Notes Use a graphic organizer?
Jot point form notes?
Writing the Series Directly relate my response to the prompt?
of Paragraphs Have a thoughtful progression of ideas?

Supporting ideas Have a clear topic sentence?

Include examples/proof illustrating my point?
Use transition words?

Re-statement  Restate or go back to my opinion?

sentence  Use paraphrasing?
 WRITING PROCESS
.

Phase 4: Rewriting
Rewriting is to write
(something) again
especially in a different
way in order to
improve, correct it or to
include new
information. In short,
you EDIT the text.
 Step 8: Rewriting
It is the polishing step of the writing process.
When you edit, you make two basic kinds of
changes:
ARRR approach
1. You fix errors in grammar, mechanics, punctuation,
spelling and formatting.
2. You improve the way you express your ideas. You may Adding
Rearranging
change words, sentence organization or punctuation to Removing
make your writing more vibrant and exciting, clearer, more Replacing
specific or more direct.
GRACIAS
Thank you

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