In Sessional Sample Overview 2016-17

Introduce Moodle and SAC set 2 x Pre-Course tasks i) SAC quiz and ii) Reading Tasks from Fundamental
Comprehension Skills

Term 1
Week 1 wc 19/10 Week 2 wc 26/10 Week 3 wc 02/11 Week 4 wc 16/11
Check HWK
Ice breaker Check HWK Check HWK Evaluating sources
Needs analysis What is academic Finish Paragraph OR McWhorter?
Discussion on writing (p. 5) Structure (if needed) Paraphrasing
Reading (based on Paragraph Structure Academic Style L & S: Model
pre-course task) (I) (link to Pre- L & S: Model Seminar Seminar 2 (T-led)
Academic Writing course reading 1 (listening), Set up student led
Process (p. 3-4) task?) functional language seminars
Return Diagnostic L & S: Introductions (p. 5-9)
Writing: feedback & to seminars (p. 3-4)
error correction
code
HWK Paragraph HWK AC Style exercises HWK Paraphrasing
HWK- sts redraft structure exercises from from booklet (p. 21-22); exercises from booklet
diagnostic writing booklet (p. 16: Options 1 optional: Prepare seminar
& 2) Reading from Swales and
Feak pp18-27
Additional reading task for
Reading week Evaluating
Sources (replace with
reading ex. from
 McWhorter?)
sts read the text in L & S
booklet in preparation for
T-led seminar

Week 5 wc 23/11 Week 6 wc 30/11 Week 7 wc 7/12 Week 8 wc 14/12

Check HWK / Finish Check HWK / Finish Check HWK Individual tutorials:
paraphrasing Introductions Analysing Essay titles FB on Timed-
Introductions (inc Conclusions (if irrelevant to sts: Writing
Thesis statements) Student-led Essay in Context: Discussion of RP
Language for seminars Appendix B, p. 50) project
introductions Timed Writing Set up 2-3 minute
Student-led Student-led Seminars presentation of
seminars Admin Mid-Course suggested RP topic
questionnaire; to be given in Week
tutorials 1, Term 2
HWK Writing task p45?
HWK Booklet p40? OR as the T sees fit HWK Consider topic for
Option 1 OR Option 2 RP
Term 2
Week 1 wc 09/01 Week 2 wc 16/01 Week 3 wc 23/01 Week 4 wc 30/01
Writing Writing Writing Writing
Overview of Term 2 Check HWK Check HWK Check HWK
RP Timeline and RP Peer review of Reporting Verbs (1): Sentence Structure
Deadlines outlines Meaning (own materials)
Cohesion (1): Summarising (own
Synonyms materials) Presentation Skills
Presentation Skills Conclusions
Presentation Skills Presentation Skills Signposting
Introduce Introductions
presentation skills
ten key features
RP Mini- Homework
presentation of topic Homework Sentence structure
Homework Reporting verbs exercises; conclusions
Homework RP review and submit exercises; signposting exercises
RP outline; cohesion outline; summarising exercises RP remind sts of
exercises exercises (?) deadline in Wk5

Week 5 wc 06/02 Week 6 wc 20/02 Week 7 wc 27/02 Week 8 wc 06/03

Writing Writing Writing Writing
Check HWK Check HWK Check HWK Check HWK
Reporting Verbs (2): Cohesion (2): Synthesising Reading Skills
Grammar Substitution & sources? (own work? (own
Summary Nouns materials) materials)
Presentation Skills
Q&A Presentation Skills Presentation Skills Presentation Skills
Student Student Student
Homework Presentations Presentations Presentations
Reporting verbs
exercises; Q&A ex. Homework Homework Homework
set up student Cohesion exercises as appropriate as appropriate
presentations RP final draft to be
RP 1st draft due submitted by 10/03
Week 9 wc 13/03
Writing
Check HWK
Revision? (own
materials)

Presentation Skills
Student
Presentations

Other
End of course review