Faculty of Letters & Humanities Composition II

Department of English Studies Semester 3

Pr. Zahra EL AOURI Groups 5 & 1
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Tentative schedule
Week Date Topic/Activity Homework/assignment
Week1 26th Unit1: Review of paragraph writing
Sept  unity/coherence (transition signals)
 sentence combining (compound,
complex, and compound-complex)
 sentence problems (parallel structures,
choppy sentences, sentence fragments,
run-on sentences and dangling
modifiers)
Week2 3rd Unit2: the writing process
Oct  step1: prewriting (free writing and
brainstorming)
 step2: outlining or planning
 step3: drafting
 step4: revising and editing
 step5: proofreading, reflecting and
writing the final draft
Week3 10th Unit3: parts of the essay and their
Oct functions1
 Introductory paragraph and thesis
statement
 Concluding paragraph

Week4 17th Unit4: parts of the essay and their

Oct functions2
 Body paragraphs and topic
sentences/supporting details and
transitional sentences
Week5 24th Unit5: communicating ideas to the audience
Oct (reader)1
  Writing to inform
Week6 31st Unit6: communicating ideas to the audience
Nov (reader)2
 Writing to explain
Week7 7th Unit7: communicating ideas to the audience
Nov (reader)3
 Writing to persuade
Week8 14th Unit8: writing a compare/contrast essay
Nov
Week9 21st Unit9: writing a cause/effect essay
Dec
Week10 28th Unit10: writing an argumentative essay
Dec
Week11 5th Unit11: writing more argumentative essays
Dec  Peer feedback and assessment
 Self-assessment with a check-list
Week12 12th Unit12: review and assessment
Dec

Good luck!