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L5 Reading & Writing

duration: 4 weeks
price: free
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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.

Teacher's Email: tatyana.hart@thelanguagecompany.com


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

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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 one
    • The Writing Process Review / Paragraph Structure Review

    • Paragraph vs. Simple Essay. Review

    • Timed Writing. Descriptive Essay.

    • Facts and Opinions. Review

    • Opinion Essay Organization / Brainstorm Ideas

    • Quiz. Facts and Opinions.

    • Opinion Essay / Interpreting Facts to Support an Opinion. Practice

    • Brainstorm Ideas for the Opinion Essay

  • week two
    • Quiz. Context Clues.

    • Opinion Writing Organization. Review

    • Expressing Opinions. Writing Practice

    • Quiz. Essay Structure

    • Expressing Opinions and Giving Support. Writing Practice.

    • Quantity Expressions in Opinion Essay. Review

    • Connectors to Show Support and Opposition. Review

    • Opinion Essay. Writing the Introduction Practice.

    • Strong / Weak Arguments. Practice

    • identifying Correct Quantity Expressions. Practice

    • Opinion Essay. Draft #1

  • week three
    • Opinion Essay. Final Draft

    • Connectors for Opposition and Support. Practice/ Review.

    • Details to Support Arguments. Practice

    • Strong and Weak Arguments. Practice

    • Counter Argument and Refutation. Practice

    • Quiz. Connectors and Quantity Expressions.

    • From Opinion to Argumentative Essay, Review

    • Counter-Argument & Refutation. Review/ Practice Writing

    • Quiz. Transitions. Review

    • Argumentative Essay. Counter-Argument & Refutation. Practice

  • week four
    • The Steps of Counter-Argument & Refutation. Review

    • Transition Review

    • Argumentative Essay. Counter-Argument & Refutation. Draft 1

    • Writing Counter-Argument & Refutation. Practice

    • Strong & Weak Arguments Review

    • Quiz. Counter-Argument & Refutation

    • Argumentative Essay. Counter-Argument & Refutation. Final Draft

    • Timed Writing #2. Counter -Argument & Refutation.

About the Instructor

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