About this Course
- 8.RW.1 Respond to analysis questions on academic sources.
- 8.RW.2 Produce non-formulaic thesis statements appropriate to specific academic tasks.
- 8.RW.3 Produce a 3 to 4-page analysis paper over an extended piece of work (novel, biography,
collection of articles, professional journal, short stories) with 2+ outside sources and proper citation.
AE Module 1:
Per instructor guidelines, students will:
- Maintain a vocabulary notebook including parts of speech, word forms, and example sentences
- Learn at least 50 of the 100 IELTS Academic Wordlist (List 1) terms
- Read academic journal articles, news articles, and/or case studies and produce summaries
- Produce an in-depth, researched writing project
- Deliver a presentation with visual support and source content while adhering to academic integrity norms
- Deliver impromptu responses to open-ended questions without much obvious searching for expressions
- Produce a summary and analysis of at least one (1) TED Talk
- Integrate advanced grammar accurately into written and verbal production, requiring correction only rarely
Learning modules
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WEEK ONE
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Summarizing in "The Last Leaf"
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Five Sentences Using Adverbial Phrases
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Adverbial Phrases Quiz, Level 8
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Inference Checks
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Adverbial Quiz AE
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Learn That Word 1
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Two Potential Research Topics
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Language-related Games 1
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WEEK TWO
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Sacrifice In-class Writing Prompt
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Four Examples Using Semi-colons and Colons: Level 8
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Using Colons and Semicolons Study Guide
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Six Examples with Semicolon and Colons: AE
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Semicolon and Colon Quiz - Level 8
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Active Reading Passages
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Semicolon and Colon Quiz - AE
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Learn That Word 2
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Simple Body Paragraph
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Simple Body Paragraph Level 8
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Language-related Games 2
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WEEK THREE
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APA Basics
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Words in Context - Level 8
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Active Reading and Summary of "The Night Face Up"
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Two APA References for the References Page
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APA Basics Study Guide 1 and 2
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APA Introduction and Two Body Paragraphs - Level 8
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Learn That Word 3
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APA Introduction and Two Body Paragraphs - AE
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APA Reference Formation
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In-class Writing
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Learn That Word 3
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Language-Related Games 3
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WEEK FOUR
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Level 8 Study Guide
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Active Reading Practice - Level 8
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APA Basics Quiz - Level 8
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Two Summaries Rough Drafts
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Two Summaries: Final Drafts
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Final Exam - Level 8
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Final Review: Level 8
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Final Draft - Level 8
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Final Draft - AE
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Learn That Word 4
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About the Instructor
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