Department of English Education.

Course Title: Logical Thinking & Writing

Instructor: Andrew Prosser

Course Summary:
This course will introduce basic concepts of English essay writing and give participants the skills needed to succeed in the English essay-writing test. The course will cover different types of essays, while generally following a process writing approach. Participants will write and revise ve essays, and give feedback on the writing of class colleagues. All essays will receive feedback from the instructor.

Required Textbook:
Course Packet

Evaluation:
Attendance and participation 20% 5 essays at 16 points each 80%

Manner of Lecturing:
Presentation, Pair Work, In-class writing, On-line writing. One of the essays will be written as an piece of on-line collaborative writing. You will be given a partner and write your essays together on an on-line wiki on the e-frame.com Moodle site.

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Department of English Education. Course Title: Logical Thinking & Writing

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Task Course Overview Unit 2 The Five-Paragraph Essay Unit 3 Explanatory Essays. Explanatory Essay assignment set - write rst draft First draft of explanatory essay due Unit 3 continued First draft of explanatory essay returned. Explanatory essay nal version due Unit 4 Persuasive essay Persuasive essay collaborative wiki begins Persuasive essay collaborative wiki project 1st draft deadline (teacher suggestions made on initial drafts) Unit 4 Persuasive Essay continued Final version of explanatory essay returned Persuasive Essay writing continued. Unit 5 Responding to a Reading Write rst draft of responding to reading Persuasive essay collaborative wiki project deadline. Unit 5 Continued First draft of responding to reading due Persuasive Essay graded. First draft of responding to reading returned Unit 6 timed essays Write nal draft of responding to reading Final draft of responding to reading due, Unit 6 Continued 1st Timed Essay. Responding to reading nal draft returned. 2nd Timed Essay (1st Essay returned, Responding to reading essay returned) Public Holiday - No class.

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