Writing is a vital professional skill. Therefore, this presentation informs about main aspects of a class organization in this area. I sincerely hope it can be useful for any educator interested in teaching writing for academic purposes and/or general writing.

1. Composition I
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2. Course goals
• Analytical Reading
• Writing to learn
• Writing to communicate
• Research Skills
• Critical Thinking

3. Specific Objectives
• Identify different types of reading texts
• Write meaningful essays
• Produce essays that are coherent, unified and
organized
• Develop the writing process: pre-writing
while-writing
after-writing
• Write effectively under set conditions

4. The Reading Process

5. The Know - How

6. Academic Writing Skills Development
• Examine different types of texts and
• Genres of writing

7. Elements of Literary Genres
• Elements of fiction
• Elements of poetry
• Elements of drama

8. Research Skills
• Critical Reading
• Writing Methods
• Library Skills

9. Academic Writing
• Essay Writing
• Critical Reading
• Research

10. Outcomes
- Writing in order to learn
- Deepen and broaden your knowledge of the communicative writing
process
- Gain experience in writing expository essays
- Learn and develop professional competencies through
collaborative learning environments in class and/or through ICA.

11. Grading
Attendance and participation 10% -
Bear in mind, there is a correlation between attendance and participation.
Quizzes: 10%
Writing portfolios- essays, glossaries, power point presentations and
writing strategies: 20 %
Mid term and Final exams : 60%
Scale
A B C D F
90 – 100 80-89 70-79 60-69 Below 60

12. May I use a few of your writing ideas?