Essay Writing

-3 credits-

Eka Fajar Rahmani, M.Pd.

Classroom contract

– 75% attendance
– Taking part in presentation
– Submitting all assignments
– Sitting in both Mid-term and Final test
– Submitting the project
– Participating actively in the class
– Lateness for 5 minutes
Course Plan

Week Material Activity Assignment

1 Introduction Lecturer Free Writing
Classroom contract and Lecturer
syllabus
Group Formation Students and Lecturer
Getting ready to write
2 The structure of a paragraph Group 1 Writing a paragraph
Hook
Thesis statement
3 Coherence and Cohesion Group 2 Analyzing a
paragraph
4 Mechanics and conjunctions Group 3 Exercise
Course Plan

Week Material Activity Assignment

5 Mapping ideas and writing Lecturer Creating mind
process mapping and
Composition
6 Descriptive and Process Group 4 Composition
Essay
7 Argumentative / Persuasive Group 5 Composition
Essay
8 MID TERM TEST
9 Opinion / Personal Essay Group 6 Composition
10 Analytical Essay Group 7 Composition
11 Collaborative writing Students Composition and
discussion
Course Plan

Week Material Activity Assignment

12 Citation and reference 1 Lecturer Lecture
13 Citation and reference 2 Lecturer Lecture
14 Citation and reference 3 Lecturer Exercise
15 Review Students Exercise
16 FINAL TEST
PROJECT

Create a review paper / an article consists of :

- Background
- Methodology
- Findings and discussions
- Summary/Conclusion
- Reference
Theme for book review : social phenomenon, literature, teaching, or linguistics
Group

Group Members
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Group 5
Group 6
Group 7
2ND MARCH 2021
9 March 2021 All students attended
the meeting
– Assignment about topic sentence, supporting details, and concluding sentences.
Topic : “Most favorite thing” 1 paragraph.
16 March 2021
Assignment : Do revision to the paragraph by paying attention to the
cohesiveness and coherence of writing
Getting ready to write
Describe
this picture
Describe
this picture!
 NARROW
PROBLEM GENERAL
ING MAPPING
/ TOPIC IDEAS
IDEAS

PRODUCT

PROOF SELECTIN
WRITING READING
READING G
ASSIGNMENT

WRITE 3 PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE PERSON THAT YOU LIKE THE MOST IN THIS
ROOM, TELL US 2 REASONS WHY YOU LIKE HIM/HER THE MOST!