About this Course
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
Password: redyellowblue1985
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
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week one
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Writing Process / Paragraph Format & Organization. Review
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Antonyms / Synonyms. Practice #1
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Timed Writing #1. Opinion Paragraph
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Coherence & Unity, pp. 9-14
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Antonyms & Synonyms. Practice #2
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Paragraph vs. Short Essay, pp. 15-19
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Quiz. Paragraphs. Writing Process
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week two
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Essay Structure & Organization. Practice
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Reordering Sentences, p. 20
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Antonyms / Synonyms. Practice #4 & #5.
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Descriptive Essay Organization / Web Diagram, pp. 27-34
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Editing Writing, pp. 20-23
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Parts of Essay Review
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Quiz #1. Antonyms/ Synonyms
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Descriptive Writing, pp. 35-42 / Types of Diagrams: Practice
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How to Write an Introduction. Practice
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Quiz #2. Antonyms / Synonyms.
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Descriptive Writing Outlining, pp. 50-51/ Writing Practice
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Parts of the Introduction. Review
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Quiz. Essay Structure Review
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week three
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"My Special Place" Descriptive Essay. Draft #1
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Compare & Contrast Writing, pp. 80-84
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Review: Antonyms & Synonyms
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Compare / Contrast Organization, pp. 85-93
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The Parts of the Compare / Contrast Essay. Review
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Quiz. Topic Sentence & Organization / Coherence & Unity.
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"Descriptive Essay. Final Drft
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Transitions / Connectors. Practice
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Review: Comparatives. Practice
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Language & Grammar Focus, pp. 94-99
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T-Charts & Venn-Diagrams. Review
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Quiz #1. Transitions
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week four
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Paraphrase Review.
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Compare-Contrast Outlining / T-Charts & Venn-Diagrams. Practice
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Quiz #2. Transitions
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Compare-Contrast Essay. Writing the Introduction.
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Brainstorm ideas for the Compare-Contrast Essay.
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Writing Practice
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Paraphrase Practice
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"My Close Friends". Compare-Contrast Essay. Draft #1.
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Quiz. Paraphrase
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Review the Objectives. Practice
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Essay Structure Review.
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Timed Writing #2. Compare-Contrast Essay. Final Draft (1 hour)
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Student Survey
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About the Instructor
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