ESOL 0031 - Grammar and Writing III

1. The Writing Process
   1. Prewriting, drafting, revising and editing
   2. Organizing ideas within a paragraph
   3. Organizing paragraphs within an essay
   4. Using computers for final drafts
2. Content and Organization
   1. Distinguishing titles, topics, and main ideas
   2. Developing topic sentences
   3. Choosing relevant supports
   4. Writing short introductions and conclusions
   5. Summarizing in conclusions
3. Language Use
   1. Subjects, verbs, objects and pronouns
   2. Capitalization and end punctuation
   3. Simple, compound, and some complex sentences
   4. Simple and progressive tenses in the past, present, and future time
   5. Introduction to perfect tenses
   6. Modals and phrasal modals
   7. Prepositions and prepositional phrases
   8. Word formation and word choice
   9. Subject verb agreement
   10. Vocabulary development and idiomatic usage
4. Mechanics
   1. Paragraph form
   2. Legibility
   3. Punctuation
   4. Spelling
5. Genres
   1. Descriptions
   2. Expository essays
   3. Narratives

1. demonstrate knowledge of grammatical structures appropriate to level
2. organize writing according to several standard patterns
3. write short essays (1-1/2 pages) with basic introductions and conclusions
4. write short paragraphs with all sentences relevant to the given topic
5. demonstrate effective use of the writing process
6. apply standard mechanics to all written work
7. edit their own work and that of others
8. use a computer to type papers
9. use simple sentences with few errors and show beginning mastery of compound and complex sentences

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