th ENGLISH STUDY PROGRAM

TARBIYAH AND TEACHER TRAINING FACULTY

UIN RADEN INTAN LAMPUNG
MATA KULIAH: PARAGRAPH WRITING

PARAGRAPH WRITING

A. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to enable students to compose good and effective paragraphs in
English. Furthermore, the students also expect to create different types of pararaphs.
The discussion is started by introducing the nature of paragraph and its elements.
Beside the elements of paragraph, the students are also showed the requirement of a
good paragraph. In the other hand, the students are able to identify effective paragraph.
For instance, unity and coherence. In composing good and effective paragraphs, the
students should take not of the order in paragraph. They are spatial order, chronological
order, and question to answer order. In addition, the students also should create types
of paragraphs. The types of paragraphs are descriptive, comparison, cause-effect and
classification paragraph. They learn the principles of paragraph writing through
collaborative learning techniques, the use of digital media and practice writing
paragraphs as class and home assignments. To help the language development, the use
of authentic text is preferred with strict limitation on the use of simplified text. The
students’ achievement is assessed by means of their class attendance, activity,
portfolio, mid-semester test, and semester exam.

B. SYLLABUS
1. Course Identity
Course : Paragraph Writing
Code : ENG631
Program : English Education Study Program
Credits Hours : 3 sks
Semester : Third Semester
Prerequisite :-
Lecturer : Nurul Puspita, M.Pd.

2. Goal
At the end of the course, it is expected that students are able to compose good and
effective paragraphs. They can identify the element of paragraph. Moreover, the
 students can implement the order of logic in paragraph. At last, the students can
create types of paragraphs.

3. Description of Contents
The content of this course includes the learning outcomes create paragraph writing
such as the nature of paragraph, elements of paragraph, order of paragraph, and
types of paragraphs. In addition, classroom discussion in-group is used as the
opinion sharing for the problem solving the students encounter in their writing.

4. Learning Strategies
Method : Cooperative Learning Methods
Technique : Collaborative Learning Techniques
Media : PPT, Digital Media {Web Based, etc}

5. Evaluation
Evaluation will be based on the following criteria:
a. Class Participation/Assignments : 20%
b. Mid-term Exam : 30%
c. Final Exam : 50%
d. Students whose attendance are below 80% are not entitled to a grade.

6. Learning Material per Session

Session Topic
1 Syllabus Overview & The Nature of Paragraph Writing
2 Understanding the Writing Process: The Seven Steps
3 What Makes a Good Paragraph: Five Elements of Good Writing
4 Review Exercise: Writing a Paragraph in Google docs
5 Requirement of Effective Paragraph: Unity & Coherence
6 Review Exercise: Submitting a Paragraph in Journal Writing (book)
7 Exploring the Order in Paragraph: Spatial, Chronological & QnA order
8 Mid-Test
9 Types of Paragraphs I: Descriptive Paragraph
10 Peer-Feedback: In Google docs & Journal (Book)
11 Types of Paragraphs II: Comparison Paragraph
12 Peer-Feedback: Correction Symbols in Journal
13 Types of Paragraphs III: Cause-Effect Paragraph
14 Written-Feedback: Corrective Feedback
15 Types of Paragraphs IV: Classification Paragraph
16 Final-Test
7. References
Hasan, Basturi. 2015. Paragraph Writing for Academic Courses. Yogyakarta: Graha
Ilmu.

Keith, at.al.2015. Great Writing 3: From Great Paragraphs to Great Essay. Boston:
National Geographic Learning.

L, Zoe & John Langan. 2020. Exploring Writing: Paragraphs and Essay. New York: Mc
Graw Hill Education.