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KIR L4-L5 Reading/Writing

duration: 4 weeks
price: free

About this Course

L4: This course focuses on basic English reading and writing skills for intermediate English learners. Topics covered include transition words, thesis statements, and the production of a short essay. L5: This course focuses on basic English reading and writing skills for intermediate English learners. Topics covered include paraphrasing, written argument, and academic writing skills.

The Student Resources page on the TLC Website contains policies, forms, syllabi, and other useful information for students. A few examples of the policies found on Student Resources include: Make-up Work, Academic Integrity, Attendance, Satisfactory Academic Progress, etc. The Student Resources page is available at https://www.tlc.edu/student-resources/ .

Learning modules

  • week 1
    • brainstorm/predictions - read intro

    • Watch video, take notes (RE: Gladiator background/setting)

    • predictions- Gladiator

    • Homework - Gladiator movie trailer

    • L4 - Antonyms (friend comparison activity/Grammar)

    • 'Narrative Essay' note taking and planning (worksheet)

  • week 2
    • "Gladiator' Narrative Essay Writing- draft 1 (introduction and first body paragraph)

    • Classwork (finish at home)

    • Essay Structure quiz

    • Thesis statement /topic sentence activity

    • "Gladiator' Finish/ make corrections on introduction and first body paragraph

    • Mindmapping

    • Weekend Homework- finish Narrative Essay

  • week 3
    • Narrative essay - structure, cohesion, variety of sentence types.

    • Argument Essay Plan (main argument)

    • Argument and Counter arguments

    • Sample essay- identifying counter arguments

    • Argument essay- Was Rome a great empire?

  • week 4
    • Typed essay 'Was Rome a Great Empire?'

    • Argument Essay- Rome

    • Antonyms (L4) + inference of meaning (L5)

    • L4 Final

    • L5 Final

About the Instructor

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Natasha Gordon

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