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L4 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

• 4.RW.1 Determine appropriate synonyms and antonyms of target adjectives.

• 4.RW.2 Produce transition words (on the other hand, however, therefore, and in addition) using correct punctuation.

• 4.RW.3 Identify and produce basic thesis statements.

• 4.RW.4 Produce an essay outline.

• 4.RW.5 Produce a 3-4 paragraph descriptive essay

• 4.RW.6 Respond to written questions about short essays.


Learning modules

  • week one
    • The Writing Process / Paragraph Structure. Review

    • Antonyms / Synonyms. Practice

    • Paragraphs Review. / Topic Sentences / Controlling Ideas.

    • Timed Writing #1. Opinion Paragraph

    • Unity and Coherence. / Logical Order. Practice

    • Topic Sentences / Controlling Ideas. Practice

    • Antonyms / Synonyms. Practice #2

    • Quiz. Paragraphs. Writing Process

    • Paragraph vs. Short Essay. Practice

    • Coherence and Unity. Practice (continue)

    • Antonyms / Synonyms. Practice # 3

  • week two
    • Simple Essay Structure Review

    • Antonyms / Synonyms. Practice #4

    • L4 RW. Quiz #1. Antonyms/ Synonyms

    • Antonyms / Synonyms: Practice #5

    • Descriptive Essay Organization. / Web Diagram.

    • L4 RW. Quiz #2. Antonyms / Synonyms.

    • L4/ L5 RW. Quiz. Essay Structure Review

    • Descriptive Writing Practice

    • Compound / Complex Sentences Review.

    • Introduction: Parts of Introduction. Review

    • Descriptive Writing Outlining. Practice

    • Descriptive Essay. Writing the Introduction. Practice

  • week three
    • "My Special Place" Descriptive Essay. Draft #1

    • Descriptive Writing Organization Review

    • Review: Antonyms / Synonyms

    • Compare / Contrast Writing Organization

    • Parts of Compare Contrast Essay. Practice / Review

    • Quiz. Essay Structure Review

    • Descriptive Essay. Final Draft

    • Transitions & Connectors. Practice

    • Quiz #1. Transitions

    • T-Chart & Venn Diagram, Practice

    • Comparatives / Superlatives. Review

  • week four
    • Comparatives / Superlatives Review

    • Paraphrase. Review / Practice

    • Quiz #2. Transitions

    • Compare-Contrast Writing Practice

    • Compare-Contrast Outline. Review

    • Timed Writing. Compare-Contrast Essay Draft #1

    • Quiz. Paraphrase

    • Parts of Compare-Contrast Essay Review

    • Compare-Contrast Essay. Final Draft

About the Instructor

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