Course Outline and Schedule

January 4, 2001

(1) Course introduction
(2) Pre-Course Writing Assessment
(3) Overview of Steps in the Writing Process

• Instructional Materials on Steps in the Writing Process

January 11, 2001

• Instructional Materials on Document Planning
• Activities on Document Planning

(2) Writing Purpose Statements

• Instructional Materials on Writing Purpose Statements
• Activities on Writing Purpose Statements

January 18, 2001

• Instructional Materials on Divergent Thinking
• Activities on Divergent Thinking

• Instructional Materials on Convergent Thinking
• Activities on Convergent Thinking

January 25, 2001

• Instructional Materials on Outlining
• Activities on Outlining

February 1, 2001

• Instructional Materials on Patterns of Organization

February 8, 2001

• Instructional Materials on Sentence Construction
• Activities on Sentence Construction

February 15, 2001

• Instructional Materials on Paragraph Development
• Activities on Topic Sentences
• Activities on Paragraph Construction

February 22, 2001

• Instructional Materials on Connecting Devices
• Activities on Connecting Devices

March 1, 2001

• Instructional Materials on Editing for Higher Order Concerns
• Instructional Materials on Effective Language Use
• Activities on Effective Language Use

Finals:

Thursday, March 8, 2001 at 2:00pm in WG 210