Intermediate Writing

Fall 2010 (October 4th-November 19th)

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30-10 pm

*No classes October 20th-October 26th due to midterm exams at KAIST*

Instructor: Suzanne M. Bardasz

Office: Room 1118
Office Hours: M, T, W, TH 1-4pm and by appointment
Office Phone Number: 350-8786
E-mail: suzanne.bardasz@gmail.com
Website: http://suzannesclassroom.com/moodle

Required Textbook
Great Essays by Keith Folse, April Muchmore-Vokoun, and Elena Vestri Solomon

Course Description and Objectives

Intermediate Academic Writing will prepare students for composition in a variety of academic
situations. This course will be a continuation of the beginning writing curriculum course taught
at KAIST. It will include essay writing using graphs and statistics, cause and effect essays,
argumentative essays, and compare and contrast compositions. Through the activities and
assignments provided by this course, students will be better equipped to navigate the various
academic writing contexts in which they find themselves on a daily basis. Essays will be given
each week that utilize the lecture materials.

Course Requirements
1) Attend classes
 You must attend class regularly.
 Except emergencies or valid excuses, you must attend 70% of the classes to pass.
 You must come to class on time.
 If you know you will miss a class because of an emergency and/or illness, business
trip, or an unexpected change in plans, you must notify me by e-mail before class. It
is your responsibility to find out what you missed in class and to complete missing
assignments.

2) Be on time
 You are expected to show up to class on time. As I am in class and ready to teach on
time, I expect you to be in the classroom ready to learn on time.
 Unless you tell me before hand that you will be late for class, anybody who shows up
to class after 15 minutes will be considered absent.
  If no one shows up to class in the first 20 minutes of class, class will be automatically
cancelled.

3) Be prepared
 You must attend class regularly and complete all assignments, including postings to
class website.
 Bring all the things you need for the class: textbook, pens, pencils, dictionary, notebook,
homework, questions, etc.
 Turn off your cell phones (including vibrator tone) before coming to class and cell
phones must not visibly be seen (no text messaging in class).
 If you must accept a cell phone call in class, please step outside of the classroom, so
you will not disturb the class.

4) Participate
 You must actively participate in class and be cooperative and supportive of your
classmates, as well as be respectful to me.
 Everybody can participate and enjoy themselves during this course. If you do not
participate, then you cannot improve. The best way to learn English is to participate.
Share your ideas and beliefs, have an opinion, agree and disagree.
 Ask questions if you don’t understand something or need repetition. There are NO dumb
questions!
 In other words, just participate!

5) Language
Use English. The use of Korean in class will not help you improve your English abilities, so
using and speaking Korean is highly discouraged during class.

TENTATIVE DAILY SCHEDULE

Week/Date Topic
Week 1
Day 1 Introductions/ Writing Prompt/Class syllabus

Day 2 What is an essay? Writing hooks, thesis

statements
Week 2
Day 3 What is an essay? Writing topic sentences,
supporting sentences, and concluding sentences

Writing Introductions, Body, and Conclusions

Day 4
Week 3
Day 5 Writing a Personal Narrative
Day 6 *No classes October 20th-October 26th due to
midterm exams at KAIST*
Week 4
Day 7 Writing a Graphs and Statistics Essay
Day 18
Week 5 Writing a 5 Paragraph Essay
Day 9
Day 10
Week 6
Day 11 Writing a Comparison and Contrast
Day 12 Essay/Writing a Persuasive Essay