DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM

Say your name and something distinctive about

yourself that you would not mind others in the class
knowing.

WHO ARE YOU?

WEEK 1

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Be aware of the Syllabus content and
classroom policies.
Fill in a survey in order to reflect on student
s own experiences with and attitudes
towards writing.
Identify the phases of the writing process:
pre-writing, drafting, reviewing & revising,
rewriting.

COURSE SYLLABUS
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WHATS YOUR ATTITUDE

TOWARDS WRITING?
REFLECT on these questions

REFLECTIVE QUESTIONS
1.
2.
3.
4.

How do you feel about writing?

What kinds of writing do you usually do?
Why do you think it is important to be a good writer?
How do you feel when you are asked to share your writing
with others?
5. How do you feel when others share their writing with you?
6. What kind of topics would you write about ?
GROUP WORK:
Discuss your answers.
Choose a spokesperson to report to the class.

TASK 1: PUTTING PEN TO PAPER

Write a 120-180 word
about yourself entitled:

paragraph

A Very Special Person: Me!!

Include personal data, favourite
activities, pet peeves, and plans for
the future.

PHASES in the WRITING

PROCESS
4 PHASES, WHICH ones can they be?

First, lets PREVIEW

some key words

Match these terms and their definitions

a. Step

3 1. To check a piece of writing for errors

b. Topic

4 2. A group of related sentences

c. Gather

8 3. One thing in a series of things you do

d. Organise

4. subject; what the piece of writing is

7 about

e. Paragraph

5. To change or correct a piece of

2 writing

f. Essay

6. A short piece of writing, at least three

6
paragraphs long

g. Proofread

1 7. To arrange in a clear, logical way

h. Edit

5 8. To find and collect together

THE WRITING
PROCESS

PHASES OF THE WRITING

PROCESS
Reviewing &
Revising

Drafting

Rewriting

Pre-writing

The Writing Process

Phase 1

PreWriting

Phase 2

Phase 3

Drafting

Reviewing
&
Revising

1: Choose a
4: Write a
topic
first draft
2: Gather ideas
3. Narrow ideas

5: Review &
revise content
and structure

Phase 4

Rewriting
6. Make
final
correction

Adapted from:
Zemach, Dorothy E, and Lisa A Rumisek, Academic Writing, from
Paragraph to Essay, p. 3

The Writing Process

Pre-writing Phase
Step 1: Choose a
topic
Step 2: Gather ideas
Step 3: Organize
ideas (outlining)
Drafting Phase
Step 4: Write first
draft

Reviewing and
Revising
Step 5: Review
content and
structure
Step 6: Revise
Step 7: Proofreading
Rewriting
Step 8: Make final
correction

WRITING PROCESS
Phase 1: Pre-writing
Prewriting is the first stage
of the writing process and
the point at which we
discover and explore our
initial
ideas
about
a
subject.

Step 1: Choose a topic

For this course, the choice of topic
will depend on your major.
Think ahead. For example, what
topic would you like to research for
your dissertation thesis writing?

Step 2: Gather ideas

You may use different techniques:

 Jot down all the ideas you have about

the topic without a specific order.
Do not worry about accuracy.
Write everything that comes into your
head.

 Jot down sub-topics and list ideas for each

one without a specific order. Example:

Clustering
Either: You may brainstorm ideas using a
graphic organiser:
They are a
waste of money.

It is a kind of
entertainment
Should
lotteries be
banned?

Create
addiction

You win
money easily.

OR: You may make a chart clustering pros

& cons / similarities & differences, etc:
PROS
It is a kind of
entertainment
You get money
easily
It is not expensive

CONS
They are not really
a good chance to
make money
They are a waste of
money.
They give the
wrong message
about solving
poverty
Create addiction

Step 3: Narrowing ideas

1. Decide which side / position you
will take
2. Organise ideas for this stand
3. Outline your paragraph.

1. Decide which side you will take - do you

agree or disagree with it? This will be your
opinion.
You may use the following phrases:
I think / believe that S+V
I agree / disagree that S + V
I agree / disagree with .. for . Reasons.
I am for / against the idea that .S + V
There are . reasons why S + V
For example:
I am for the idea that downloading music from the
internet should be illegal.

2. Organise your ideas:

PROS
It is a kind of
entertainment
You get money easily
It is not expensive

CONS
They are not really a
good chance to make
money
3
They are a waste of
1
money.
They give the wrong
message about solving
poverty
Create addiction

3. Outline your paragraph:

Topic
Sentence

Reason 1
Explanation or
example:

Reason 2
Explanation or
example:

Reason 3
Explanation or
example:

Restatement

I strongly agree that lotteries should be banned.

Lotteries are a waste of money.
Less money to buy things we need.
Lotteries are addictive.
If you dont win, you want more tickets
Lotteries are not really a good chance to make money.

Winning the lottery depends only on luck.

Buying the lottery should definitely be prohibited for the
reasons stated above.

The Writing Process

Phase 1

PreWriting

Phase 2

Phase 3

Drafting

Reviewing
&
Revising

1: Choose a
4: Write a
topic
first draft
2: Gather ideas
3. Narrow ideas

5: Proofread
looking for
content and
language
inaccuracies

Phase 4

Rewriting
6. Make
final
corrections

Adapted from:
Zemach, Dorothy E, and Lisa A Rumisek, Academic Writing, from
Paragraph to Essay, p. 3

WRITING PROCESS
Phase 2: Drafting
You start writing your
paragraph by organising
your ideas.

Step 4. Write your first paragraph / draft:

Lotteries should be banned
I strongly agree that lotteries should be banned. I will support my
point if view with the following three reasons. The first reason is
that I consider that lotteries are a waste of money. Every time we
buy the lottery, we have less money to buy things we need such
as medicines or food. Another reason is that playing the lottery is
addictive. When we buy a lottery ticket and we do not win, we may
buy more and more tickets. Finally, I consider that playing the
lottery is not a really good chance to make money. I say this
because we cannot use our abilities or skills to win the lottery.
Winning the lottery depends only on luck. Restating my position,
buying the lottery should definitely be prohibited for the reasons
mentioned above.
Word count: 138

WRITING PROCESS
Phase 3: Reviewing and
Revising

The Writing Process

Phase 1

PreWriting

Phase 2

Phase 3

Drafting

Reviewing
&
Revising

1: Choose a
4: Write a
topic
first draft
2: Gather ideas
3. Narrow ideas

5: Proofread
looking for
content and
language
inaccuracies

Phase 4

Rewriting
6. Make final
corrections

Adapted from:
Zemach, Dorothy E, and Lisa A Rumisek, Academic Writing, from
Paragraph to Essay, p. 3

Step 5:
Proofread looking for content and
language inaccuracies
Proofread your paragraph with the
aim of improving or correcting it.
Focus on: content, organisation and
style, mechanics.
Evaluate your writing and get
feedback.
USE THIS CHECK LIST

The Task
Title
Rough Notes
Writing the
Series of
Paragraphs
Supporting
ideas

Do I?
Focus on Key Words
Clearly AGREE or DISAGREE
Use a graphic organizer?
Jot point form notes?
Directly relate my response to the prompt?
Have a thoughtful progression of ideas?
Have a clear topic sentence?
Include examples/proof illustrating
point?
Use transition words?

Re-statement Restate or go back to my opinion?

Use paraphrasing?
sentence

my

WRITING PROCESS
Phase 4: Rewriting
Rewriting is to write
(something)
again
especially in a different
way
in
order
to
improve, correct it or to
include
new
information. In short,
you EDIT the text.

Step 6: Rewriting
It is the polishing step of the writing
process. When you edit, you make two
basic kinds of changes:
1. You fix errors in grammar, mechanics,
punctuation, spelling and formatting.
2. You improve the way you express your ideas.
You may change words, sentence organization
or punctuation to make your writing more
vibrant and exciting, clearer, more specific or
more direct.

1. In this phase you think

about subjects you would like
to write about.
Phase 1: Pre-writing
(Step N 1)

2. In this phase you will write

your first draft.
Phase 2: Drafting
(Step N 4)

3. In this phase you can write

freely.

Phase 1: Pre-writing
(Step N 2: Gathering ideas)

4. In this phase you make

final corrections.
Phase 4: Re-writing
(Step N 6)

PLENARY
WHAT KIND OF TOPICS RELATED TO YOUR MAJOR
WOULD YOU LIKE TO WRITE ABOUT ?

CLASSWORK
Individually
Do the WRITING PROCESS for one of
topics proposed by the class:
EXAMPLES:
The ideal company for me to work.
Developing my own business.