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L5 Reading/Writing

duration: 4 weeks

price: free

by Tatyana Hart

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About this Course

This course focuses on basic English reading and writing skills for intermediate English learners. Topics covered include paraphrasing, written argument, and academic writing skills.

For the course syllabus, student forms, and policies, please refer to Student Resources on the TLC website.

https://www.thelanguagecompany.com/index.php?student-resources

Course Objectives

• 5.RW.1 Identify the meaning of words using context clues.

• 5.RW.2 Identify and produce counterarguments and refutations in simple essays.

• 5.RW.3 Identify strong and weak arguments.

• 5.RW.4 Produce paraphrases of short passages using basic citation.

• 5.RW.5 Produce a 5-paragraph opinion essay with a logical counterargument and refutation, a variety of compound and complex sentences, and transition words.

Learning modules

Week 1
- Writing Process Review
- Paragraph Structure vs. Essay Structure. Review
- Timed Writing. Descriptive Essay
- Facts vs. Opinions. Review
- Unit 5, pp. 114-116
- Opinion Essay Organization. Practice
- Unit 5, pp. 115-116
- Interpreting Facts to Support an Opinion. Practice
- Quiz. Writing Process
Week 2
- Quiz. Facts & Opinions
- Context Clues Practice
- Brainstorm ideas for the opinion essay
- Strong & Weak Arguments Practice
- Quantity Expressions in Opinion Essay
- Unit 5, pp. 119-120
- "Modern Technology in Our Life". Opinion Essay. Draft #1
- Quiz. Context Clues.
- Unit 5, pp. 120-121
- Using Connectors to Show Support and Opposition. Practice
- Quiz. Connectors
- Strong & Weak Arguments. Practice
- Quantity Expressions. Practice
- "Modern Technology". Opinion Essay. Final Draft
Week 3
- Strong Arguments. Practice
- Unit 5, pp. 117-118
- Connectors for Opposition and Support Review. Practice
- Counter Argument/ Refutation. Practice
- Strong & Weak Arguments. Practice
- Counter Argument/ Refutation. Practice
- Quiz. Counter-Argument & Refutation
- From Opinion to Argumentative Essay. Practice
- Support for Argument. Review
- Quiz. Transitions
- The Organization of the Argumentative Essay. Review
- "Modern Technology." Argumentative Essay. Draft #1
Week 4
- Paraphrase Review. Practice
- Quiz #2. Context Clues
- "Modern Technology." Argumentative Essay. Final Draft
- Timed Writing. Argumentative Essay
- Review for Final Exam. Study Guide
- Final Exam

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