Week Topic
materials for written skills on
Week 1 1) Introduction
(2) Writing for a Purpose
(3) Interpreting essay titles
Week 2 (1)The Process of Writing an
essay.
(2) Referring to other peoples
writing.
(3) Referencing and Plagiarism
Week 3 1) The language of Argument
(2) The overall plan: using
argument and counter-
argument.
Week 4 (1) Styles of Definition;
extending a definition
(2) Comparing Descriptive
and Analytical Writing
(3) Evaluating ones writing
for Critical Thinking
Week 5 (1) (1) Paraphrasing
(2) Summarising
(2)
J.T (2009)iNSESSMATS
Macro-focus on Micro-focus on
Excellence in Excellence in Writing
Writing
1) Concept and (1)Common Concerns
Approaches to AW; For Students: Questions
skills needed raised and discussed.(2)
questionnaire Identifying aspects and
(2) Analysing criteria/ skills needed for an
assessment for academic essay.
postgraduate student
essays (History and (3) Identifying key
Politics Department words in titles; question
QMUL) framing; question
(3) Matching key analysis.
words to definitions
task.
1) Identifying stages of
Handout of stages in writing an essay.
writing an essay; 2 (2) Identifying what
texts from the constitutes plagiarism.
Guardian referring to (3) Paraphrasing and
plagiarism; a citation summarising skills.
handout.
Handout on 1) Introduced to
Language of argumentation to make
Argument. Sorting opinion clear and guide
text. reader through ones
Various texts on how writing.
argumentation.
(1)Extracts of various Introduction to various
definitions styles of definition.
(2) A sample of Comparing Descriptive
varied essay titles and Critical Analytical
(3) a self evaluation Writing
tool for evaluating
ones own writing.
(1)Various texts and (1) understand what
examples of poor/ constitutes acceptable
acceptable/ proficient paraphrasing
paraphrasing. (2) know how a passage
(2) A comparative can be
text on rhetorical paraphrased/summarised
styles
Week 6 Describing Problems/ Solutions
within in an SPSE format
Week 7 Elements of style: organisation
of a text; synthesising
paraphrase & citation
Week 8 1) Expressing ones voice in
Academic Writing
Week 9 Using ones reading in
Academic Writing;
reliability of internet sources
Integrating sources.
Week 10 Writing Introductions &
conclusions
J.T (2009)iNSESSMATS
An outline of an SPSE Recognising SPSE; How to
essay create and produce an
SPSE Essay.
A passage in an SPSE
format
EGs of what should Writing in an appropriate
not be included in an style; unifying a coherent
academic text. How text
to integrate Revision of paraphrase,
argument, opinion argumentation & citation.
Two texts comparing Making the writers voice
poorly integrated and evident by introducing &
well integrated interpreting evidence that
evidence support the writers point
Exercises on distance Recognising bias;
& bias with understanding distance;
highlighted texts. incorporating references.
Ways of citation:
reporting verbs;
types of quotation;
how to cite from
internet sources
Four introductions & Identifying features of
conclusions from introductions &
highly-graded conclusions
student essays Writing ones own
introduction and
conclusion