LECTURE, TUTORIAL AND ASSIGNMENT PLAN

Week Lecture Topic Tutorial Topic Assignment Reference

1 Introduction Outline Oshima, A. &
1. What is academic writing? 1. Narrowing down Hogue, A.
2. Principles of academic writing the topic (2007).
3. Writing effective introductions 2. Thesis Statement Introduction to
and conclusions 3. Topic Sentences academic writing.
4. Supporting Details New York:
Addison-Wesley
Pre-writing Longman.
Techniques
1 Deepavali holiday - - -

2 Essay 1: Process Analysis Briefing Assignment 1 Wyrick, J. (2014).

Essay Assignment 1 Steps to Writing
Essay outline Well with
Paragraph Structure (Thesis statement, additional
1. Topic sentences topic sentences readings. (9th
2. Supporting sentences and supporting ed.). New York:
3. Concluding sentence details) Thomson,
Wadsworth.

2 Plagiarism, Paraphrasing and Exercise - Langan, J.

Summarizing Paraphrasing and (2014). College
1. Definition of plagiarism Summarising writing skills with
2. Learning how to paraphrase readings. (9th
and summarize In-class Consultation ed.) Boston:
(Assignment 1) McGraw Hill.

3 APA Referencing Exercise Langan, J.

1. APA system APA citation (2014). College
a) Citation exercises writing skills with
b) Referencing readings. (9th
In-class Consultation ed.) Boston:
(Assignment 1) McGraw Hill.

3 Unity and Coherence Exercise Writing Brannan, B.

Effective Essays (2006). A writers
1. Unity workshop:
2. Coherence Crafting
paragraphs,
building essays.
(2nd ed.). Boston:
McGraw Hill.

4 Essay 2: Descriptive Essay Exercise Writing Langan, J.

1. Essay organization Descriptive Essays (2014). College
2. How to write descriptions: writing skills with
a) Sensory details In- class readings. (9th
b) Figurative language Consultation ed.) Boston:
(Assignment 2) McGraw Hill.

4 Essay 3: Narrative Essay Exercise Writing Assignment 1 (10%) Langan, J.

1. Types of narratives Narrative Essays Due (2014). College
2. Essay Development writing skills with
readings. (9th
ed.) Boston:
McGraw Hill.
 LECTURE, TUTORIAL AND ASSIGNMENT PLAN
5 Essay 4: Compare and Exercise Writing Langan, J.
Contrast Essay Compare and (2014). College
1. Essay development and Contrast Essay writing skills with
organization readings. (9th
2. Writing the thesis statement and ed.) Boston:
concluding paragraph McGraw Hill.

5 Quiz 30% Langan, J.

(2014). College
writing skills with
readings. (9th
ed.) Boston:
McGraw Hill.

6 Essay 5: Cause-Effect Essay Exercise Writing Wyrick, J. (2014).

1. Essay development and Cause-Effect Essay Steps to Writing
organisation Well with
2. Transitions additional
readings. (9th
ed.). New York:
Thomson,
Wadsworth.

6 Essay 6: Argumentative Essay Exercise Neutral Langan, J.

1. Essay development and Arguments & Assignment 2 (30%) (2014). College
organisation Activities on Due writing skills with
2. Persuasive language Paraphrasing readings. (9th
ed.) Boston:
McGraw Hill.

7 Writing Effective Sentences Past Year Exam Langan, J.

1. Writing clear and logical Papers (2014). College
sentences writing skills with
2. Developing paragraphs readings. (9th
3. Identifying connectors ed.) Boston:
McGraw Hill.

7 Proofreading and Editing Past Year Exam Langan, J.

1. Common types of error in Papers (2014). College
writing writing skills with
readings. (9th
ed.) Boston:
McGraw Hill.

Main Text:
1. Wyrick, J. (2014). Steps to Writing Well with additional readings. (9th ed.). New
York: Thomson, Wadsworth.
2. Langan, J. (2014). College writing skills with readings. (9th ed.) Boston: McGraw
Hill.

Additional Text:
3. Brannan, B. (2006). A writers workshop: Crafting paragraphs, building essays.
(2nd ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill.
4. Cain, J. S. (2002). Eye on editing: Developing editing skills for writing. New York:
Longman.
5. Oshima, A. & Hogue, A. (2007). Introduction to academic writing. New York:
Addison-Wesley Longman.
6. Williams, J. & Evans, J. R. (2000). Getting there: Tasks for academic writing.
Illinois: Heinle Publishing.