Syllabus
Unit 1 Show More Than Tell
Ⅰ What Is \"Show More Than Tell\"?
Ⅱ The RENNS Model
Assignment: Group SES (Show More Than Tell)
Unit 2 Personal Experience Essay
Assignment: Personal Experience Essay
1 Prewriting: Reporter's Formula
2 Guidelines for Writing a Personal Experience Essay
3 Peer Evaluation
4 Self-Evaluation
Ⅰ Exploring Past Experiences for Writing
Ⅱ Narrative Techniques
Unit 3 Descriptive Essay
Assignment: Descriptive Essay
1 Prewriting
2 Guidelines for Writing a Descriptive Essay
3 Peer Evaluation
4 Self-Evaluation
Ⅰ Description and Sensory Details
Ⅱ Figurative Language
Ⅲ Describing a Person
Ⅳ Describing a Place
Unit 4 Addressing the Audience
Ⅰ AGeneral Overview of the Audience Issue
Ⅱ Tips That Apply to All Audiences
Ⅲ Audience Analysis
Assignment: In-class Group SES
Unit 5 How-to Process Essay
Assignment: How-to Process Essay
1 Prewriting: Subject Chart
2 Guidelines for Writing a How-to Process Essay
3 Making Your Outline
4 Peer Evaluation
5 Self-Evaluation
Ⅰ Informative Process vs.Directive Process
Ⅱ What Our Process Essay Assignment Is Not
Ⅲ What Our Process Essay Assignment Is
Ⅳ Elements of a Good How-to Process Essay
Key to Exercises and Homework
Appendix: Word Bank
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