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          George Mason University English Language Institute

High Advanced Writing
A



SPRING 2010

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 Thirteen| Week Fourteen | Week Fifteen


Tuesday
Thursday
Week One

 

1/19

ELI Registation - No class

1/21

Syllabus


Writing in Your Native Language

Week Two

 

1/26

Short Assignment #1 Due Paragraph Development


Downshifting

Example 1
Example 2

 

1/28
Week Three

 

2/2
2/4

Clause vs Phrase Quiz

Essay 1.1 Due


Peer Review of Essay 1.1
Week Four

 

2/9
Snow Day - Blizzard Day
2/11
Snow Day

Week Five

 

2/16
2/18

Essay 1.2 Due

Independent ibt TOEFL in-class

Review Clause Types

Essay # 2 Assigned

Evaluating Internet Sources

Week Six

 

2/23 CLASS meets in the LDC

First Draft Essay 2 Due

In-class Conferences 4 SA2

Grammar #2 Review- Clause Types

Learning Log #1 Due 

Evaluating Internet Sources

Library Research - ebooks

Reading # 2 Assigned

Learning Log # 2 Assigned

2/25

Learning Log #2 Due 

Library Research-Books

Grammar Quiz #2 - Clause Types


Week Seven 3/2

Second Draft Essay 2 Due

Library Research - Periodicals

3/3
Week Eight 3/9

SPRING

3/11

BREAK

Week Nine

3/18

Midterm



Week Ten

3/23

3/25
Week Eleven 3/30

Research Paper First Draft Due

Second in-class 30 minute integrated ibT Writing TOEFL Style Essay


4/1
Week Twelve 4/6
4/8
Week Thirteen 4/13

Grammar Point #4 Quiz - Run-ons & Comma Splices

Quoting
No Parrots

4/15

Research Paper Second Draft Due

APA Reference Page

Reference Page Exercise

Week Fourteen 4/20

Student - Teacher Conferences

Reference Page for Your Paper Due


4/22
General APA Layout for your Final Draft

1) Example APA Paper Layout 
to use for this class

  2) Links for Full APA Layout 
for Publication or Really Hardcore Professors
* General Info from Writinghelp-Central.com
* Diana Hacker's Research
&
Documentation On-line

*APA Style Info
* APA Style.org

3)  My "Cheatsheet" for an APA Reference List

4) Table, Charts and Figures

Sample ELI Student Paper - What the Final Draft of the Research Paper Should Look Like

Sample Galludet Student Paper  APA Style Paper


Week Fifteen 4/27

Research Paper Final Draft Due

Preparing for the Final


4/29

Final  in Innovation Hall Room 129
If you plan to write the essay by hand,
bring a Blue Book

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