MUSCAT COLLEGE 2012-2013 COURSE OUTLINE GRAMMAR AND WRITING LEVEL 2

WEEK AND DATES

1

WRITING Registration (2 days)

Attendance starts on 31-Dec-12

GRAMMAR POINTS

29 Dec 2-Jan-13

Course Book Ready to Write 2 (RW) Course Orientation Organizing information by importance Ordering supporting information by order of importance
2 and 3

Review: Organizing Information Chronologically Prepositions of place Sentence fragments

Chapter 4 RW

5-9-Jan-13
and

12-16-Jan-13

Course Book Ready to Write 2 Chapter 5 Organizing information by spatial order Descriptive paragraphs Chapter 6 RW Understanding the writing process Practice prewriting, organizing and revising Chapter 7 RW Supporting the main ideas Practice writing the appropriate support for main ideas Chapter 8 RW Explaining a process Writing about a process using appropriate signal words For example, for instance and such as Imperative sentences

4 and 5

19-23-Jan-13
and 26- 30-Jan-13

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WEEK AND DATES Chapter 7 RW p85
Writing about graphs and charts Describing presented information in sentences using appropriate language and relevant data 6, 7 and 8 Chapter 10 RW Expressing your opinion Listing pros and cons Recognizing phrases useful for beginning a topic sentence in a pros cons short essay (150 words)

WRITING

GRAMMAR POINTS Comparative Adjectives Sentence Patterns of Comparison Appropriate language to describe
change/ amount of change

2-6-Feb-13 9-13-Feb-13 16-20-Feb-13

Run-on sentences Signal words for advantages and

disadvantages

(refer to GW handout 1/adv & disadv) Chapter 11 RW

Comparing and contrasting Writing a thesis and topic sentences for compare and contrast short essay

Chapter 11 RW
9, 10 and 11 Practice writing compare and contrast short essay (150 -180 words)

Signal words of cause and effect

23-27-Feb-13 2-6-Mar-13 9-13-Mar-13

(refer to GW handout 2/ compare &contrast) Chapter 12 RW

Analyzing causes and effects

Practice writing topic sentences for cause and

effect essay

Practice writing cause and effect short essay (150

-180 words

Chapter 11 RW
9, 10 and 11 Practice writing compare and contrast short essay (150 -180 words)

Signal words of cause and effect

23-27-Feb-13 2-6-Mar-13 9-13-Mar-13

(refer to GW handout 2/ compare &contrast) Chapter 12 RW

Analyzing causes and effects

Practice writing topic sentences for cause and

effect essay

Practice writing cause and effect short essay (150

-180 words

Chapter 13 RW 16-20-Mar-13
Writing personal letters and business letters Recognizing formal and informal language Practice describing information presented in graphs - (refer to GW handout 3,4 and 5) Timed writing activities dealing with various types of essay dealt with and feedback Marking/Result Declaration/Batch Movement
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23-27-Mar-13
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