Plan for Week 1

Core Other Grammar topics Editing

Styles
Strategies
Grammar Journal (GJ) and
Grammar Notebook (GN)


Chapter 1
Analyzying Words and Sentences

Introduce the 4 sentence types and begin clarifying the differences between formal written academic English and spoken English.

Chapter 7
Questions and Commands

Review and practice question types and the use of questions by students in U.S. classrooms.

Assign "Learning How to Edit" starting on page 404 for the students to read.

 

Discuss those materials as a way of introducing the concept of "editing."

First Steps
Introduce students to the basic strategies of this course--learning to be better students as well as learning to use English more accurately and effectively.

Do the GJ materials associated with the diagnostic test and diagnostic paragraph.

Do the GJ materials on questions.


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