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L8 Reading & Writing

duration: 4 weeks
price: free
Academic English

About this Course

This course focuses on basic English literacy skills for high-intermediate English learners. Topics covered include reading extended pieces of literature and critical analysis.

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

• 8.RW.1 Respond to analysis questions on academic sources.

• 8.RW.2 Produce non-formulaic thesis statements appropriate to specific academic tasks.

• 8.RW.3 Produce a 3 to 4-page analysis paper over an extended piece of work (novel, biography, collection of articles, professional journal, short stories), with 2+ outside sources and proper citation. 

Learning modules

  • Week One
    • In-Class Essay

    • Worst Person to Lie to Brainstorming

    • Paraphrase Vocabulary Sentences

    • 3 Thesis Statements

    • The Magic of Truth and Lies

  • Week Two
    • The Language of Lying

    • Brainstorming

    • Source Research

    • The Language of Lying Summary

  • Week Three
    • Most Parents Lie to their Children Summary & Opinion

    • Outline

    • Paraphrasing

    • 1 Body Paragraph

  • Week Four
    • Essay First Draft

    • Study Guide

    • Revising

    • Final Draft

    • Final Exam

    • Final InClass Writing

About the Instructor

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Melody Reese

Academic Coordinator - Toledo Campus

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