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L3 Reading & Writing

duration: 4 weeks
price: free
Academic English

About this Course

This course focuses on basic English reading and writing skills for beginning English learners. Topics covered include facts and opinions, brainstorming, 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

• 3.RW.1 Produce writing plans using graphic organizers.

• 3.RW.2 Identify facts and opinions within a paragraph.

• 3.RW.3 Identify main ideas and distinguish from supporting details in short passages.

• 3.RW.4 Produce descriptive and opinion paragraphs that include topic sentences, detailed supporting sentences, effective transitions, concluding sentences, and proper punctuation and capitalization. 

Learning modules

  • Week One
    • Paragraph Format/ Organization Review.

    • Unit 4. "Positive Thinking", pp. 61-65

    • Vocabulary Assignments

    • Timed Writing #1. Descriptive Paragraph

    • Unit 4. "Positive Thinking", pp. 66-72 / Narrative Paragraph Organization

    • Flashcards. Active Vocabulary

    • Unit 4 Vocabulary Quiz

    • Unit 4. "Positive Thinking", pp. 73-77 / Brainstorm ideas for the narrative paragraph

    • Review Unit 4 for the test

  • Week Two
    • Unit 4 Test

    • In-class Narrative Paragraph Writing. Draft #1

    • Unit 8. "Honesty", pp. 141-146 / Opinion vs. Narrative Paragraph Organization

    • Vocabulary Assignments

    • Quiz. Facts & Opinions

    • Unit 8. "Honesty", pp. 147-156 / Review Unit 8 for the test

    • Flashcards. Active Vocabulary / Vocabulary Assignments

    • Narrative Paragraph. Final Draft

  • Week Three
    • Unit 8 Vocabulary Quiz

    • Unit 8 Test

    • In-class writing. Opinion Paragraph. Draft #1

    • Unit 3. "Immigration", pp. 43-49

    • Opinion Paragraph. Final Draft

    • Vocabulary Assignments,

    • Facts & Opinions Quiz #2

    • Flashcards. Active Vocabulary

    • Unit 3. "Immigration", pp. 49-56

  • Week Four
    • Vocabulary Assignments: Review for the quiz

    • Unit 3 Vocabulary Quiz

    • Unit 3 Test

    • Brainstorm ideas for the descriptive/ opinion paragraph about immigration.

    • Quiz. Writing Process

    • Timed Writing: An Opinion Paragraph

    • Study Guide: Review for Final Exam

    • Test. "Wonders of the World"

    • Study Guide: Practice for Final Exam

    • Final Exam

About the Instructor

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Tatyana Hart

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