ESOL 0031 - Grammar and Writing III

1. The Writing Process
   1. Planning and organizing
   2. Writing drafts
   3. Revising, and editing
   4. Using computers and word processing
2. Content and Organization
   1. Distinguishing main ideas and details
   2. Developing topic sentences
   3. Introductions and conclusions
   4. Summarizing information
3. Language Use
   1. Subjects, verbs, objects and pronouns
   2. Simple and compound sentences
   3. Simple and progressive tenses in the past, present, and future time
   4. Introduction to perfect tenses
   5. Modals and phrasal modals
   6. Prepositions and prepositional phrases
   7. Subject-verb agreement
   Mechanics
   1. Formatting on computers
   2. Punctuation
   3. Spelling
4. Types of writing
   1. Descriptive
   2. Informative
   3. Narrative

1. demonstrate effective use of the writing process.
2. write paragraphs focused on one main idea.
3. write short essays (1-1/2 pages) with basic introductions and conclusions.
4. use correct grammar and sentence structure for academic writing.
5. write simple and compound sentences correctly.
6. write with correct spelling and mechanics.
7. edit their own work and that of others.
8. use a computer to type papers.

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