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This document outlines the objectives, main class activities, assignments, and assessments across six writing courses. Students will progress from writing accurate sentences and various basic genres in Writing 1, to mastering well-organized essays and advanced academic writing in Writing 6. Key skills developed include grammar, coherence, editing, and familiarity with different writing registers, preparing students for both academic and practical writing tasks, including IELTS and CAE tests.
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CLC Writing Program From Semester 1 to Semester 6
WRITING 1 Objectives (OBJ) Main Class Activities (MCA) Assignments (ASG) Assessment (ASM)
Writing 1 OBJ By the end of the semester, students should: • Be able to write with high accuracy (grammatically correct, with accurate punctuation, conjunctions, and appropriate vocabulary); • Be able to write a range of basic genres: postcards, descriptions, informal and formal letters, procedurals; • Be aware of the differences between spoken and written, formal and informal language; • Be accustomed to the process of writing; and • Be able to edit their own writing pieces.
Writing 1 MCA • Warm-up activities • Lecture – discussion • In-class writing ASG • Individual portfolio (12 entries; T feedback) • Newspaper writing (whole class)
Writing 1 ASM
WRITING 2 OBJ MCA ASG ASM
Writing 2 OBJ By the end of the semester, students should: • Be able to write with high accuracy (grammatically correct, with accurate punctuation, conjunction, and appropriate vocabulary); • Be able to write unified, well-developed and coherent paragraphs; • Be familiar with a range of basic genres: narration, informal and formal letters of different types; • Be aware of the differences between formal and informal language; • Be able to revise, edit and give feedback to their own and others’ writing pieces.
Writing 2 MCA • Warm-up activities • Lecture – discussion • In-class writing ASG • Individual portfolio (12 entries; T + S feedback) • Pair work (peer comments) • Group project (magazine/newspaper/journal)
Writing 2 ASM
WRITING 3 OBJ MCA ASG ASM
Writing 3 OBJ By the end of the semester, the students should have: • Been able to write well-unified paragraphs. • Learned and practiced different types of paragraph development such as compare and contrast, cause and effect, exemplification, process, classification, definition and argument. • Developed their autonomy in the writing process, i.e. be able to plan, write, and • Revised their own work as well as giving feedback to their peers.
Writing 3 MCA • Warm-up activities • Lecture – discussion ASG • Individual portfolio (weekly writing; T & S fb)
Writing 3 ASM • Mid term assessment (50%) - Attendance and participation (5%) - Portfolio project (35%) - Mid term test (10%) • End of term assessment (50%)
WRITING 4 OBJ MCA ASG ASM
Writing 4 OBJ By the end of the semester, the students should: • Be able to write well-unified and coherent essays. • Be familiar with different patterns of essay organization such as process, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and argument. • Be able to produce different pieces of writing with appropriate register (i.e. formal or informal) • Have developed their autonomy in the writing process, i.e. be able to plan, write, and revise their own work as well as giving feedback to their peers.
Writing 4 MCA • Warm-up activities • Lecture – discussion ASG • Individual portfolio (weekly writing)
Writing 4 ASM • Mid term assessment (50%) - Attendance and participation 10 % (including Warm-up activities and Group work) - Portfolio project (30%) - Mid term test (10%) • End of term assessment (50%)
WRITING 5 OBJ MCA ASG ASM
Writing 5 OBJ By the end of this school year, students should have: • Developed their practical writing skills to an advanced level; • Developed their academic writing skills; • Been able to write various genres for academic purposes, including review, critique, summary and report; • Become familiar with thesis writing- its key features and skills; • Developed their skills of planning, drafting, revising, editing their own writing and giving feedback to others’ writing pieces. • Enhanced their background knowledge and critical thinking; and • Been more familiar with the format of IELTS test- writing component.
Writing 5 MCA • Lecture – discussion ASG • Individual portfolio: 01 intro + 5 of 7 tasks + 01 self-reflection • Academic research card-notes portfolio
Writing 5 ASM • Mid term assessment (50%) • Attendance and participation 10% • Mid term test (10%) • Essay portfolio (15%) • Card-notes portfolio (15%) • End of term assessment (50%)
WRITING 6 OBJ MCA ASG ASM
Writing 6 OBJ By the end of this course, the students should have: • Developed their practical writing skills to an advanced level, • Developed their academic writing skills, • Been able to write various genres for academic purposes, including review, critique, summary and report; • Become familiar with thesis writing – its key features and skills • Enhanced their background knowledge and critical thinking; and • Been more familiar with the format of the CAE Test – Writing Component
Writing 6 MCA • Lecture – discussion ASG • 01 research proposal
Writing 6 ASM • Attendance and Participation Individuals 15% • Writing Portfolios and Self-reflection Individuals 35% • Final writing test Individuals 50%
