High Advanced Writing
Spring 2006


George Mason University English Language Institute

| Week One | Week Two | Week Three | Week Four | Week Five | Week Six | Week Seven | Week Eight |
| Week Nine | Week Ten | Week Eleven | Week Twelve | Week Thriteen | Week Fourteen | Week Fifteen |


 

 
Tuesday
Thursday
Week One

 

1/24
Syllabus

Writing in Your Native Language 

1/26

Short Assignment #1 Due

Paragraph Development


Downshifting
Example 1
Example 2
Week Two

 

1/31
Short Assignment # 2 Due

Review  Downshifting

Essay #1 Assigned

Reading #1 Assigned

2/2
Week Three

 

2/7

Review  Clauses and Phrases

Grammar Subpoint  -- Verbals

Homework:  P/S Practice 2, p 99 & Practice 2, 105
2/9
Grammar Quiz #1 -- Clause vs Phrase

Revision Advice
Week Four

 

2/14 

2/16

Review Clause Types

Evaluating Internet Resources


Week Five

 

2/21
Essay 2.1 Due

Grammar Quiz #2 -- Clause Types


Finding Books in the Library


2/23
Grammar Point # 3 -- Fragments

Finding and Using E-books

Week Six

 

2/28
3/2
Essay 2.2 Due

Peer Review


Finding Articles
Using the Mason On-line Databases
* Full-text Articles
* Citiations

Week Seven 3/7
Essay 2.3 Due

Review Fragments

Finding Articles
Using the Mason On-line Databases
* Hardcopy from citations

3/9
Week Eight 3/14
Spring Break

3/16
Spring Break

Week Nine 3/21
Grammar Point # 4 -- 
Comma Splices & Run-ons


Review for Midterm
3/23
Essay 3.1 Due




Week Ten 3/28
Essay 3.2 Due

Midterm

Class held in the LDC.

3/30
Review CS & ROs


Week Eleven


4/4
Research Paper Draft 1 Due

Quoting -- Why & How
* Internal Citations


Review CS & ROs

4/6
Quoting
* Internal Citations

Grammar Quiz #4 -- CS & ROs


Week Twelve


4/11
Quoting
* Internal Citations


Grammar Point # 5 --- Articles

4/13
Quoting
* Reference List

Review Articles


Week Thirteen 4/18
Research Paper Draft 2 Due

Reference List Review

Review Articles

4/20
Week Fourteen 4/25
No Class

Speaking Proficieny Test








4/27
Week Fifteen 5/2
Research Paper -- Final Draft Due

Short Assignment #3 
5/4
Short Assignment #3 Due

Optional Grammar Quiz
(All Points)





Laurie Miller

Email:llmiller@gmu.edu
Last Update: April 26, 2006