Email: malek.shawareb@hccs.edu
Office Phone: 713-718-7750
Office Hours by
Appointment
1. Course Description: “A continuation of ESOL 0347. This course concentrates on the development
of writing skills using controlled composition and production of the
five-paragraph essay.”
2. ESOL 0351
Statement of Purpose:
0351, Advanced Intermediate
Composition seeks to prepare students for continuation into ESOL 0354 and
ultimately for college composition courses and academic writing in general by
accomplishing the following objectives:
·
Strengthening students’ awareness of the basic notions of
paragraph development, particularly the role of the topic sentence and the
internal logical development of the paragraph.
·
Introducing to students the basic principles of the
multi-paragraph composition, focusing especially on the role of the
introductory and concluding paragraphs, drafting an effective thesis statement,
and organizing the composition according to a clear logical pattern.
·
Improving students’ sentence combination skills, especially
in the area of the strategy and techniques of coordination within compound
sentences and within simple complex sentences.
·
Increasing student awareness of the nature of the writing
process, especially in the area of effective topic construction and in the
necessity and techniques of revision and editing.
3. Course Outcomes
After taking ESOL 0351,
Advanced Intermediate Composition, the student should be able to
1. use correct spelling, capitalization, and
punctuation appropriate to the level
show control of forms for simple present,
present progressive, simple past, past progressive, present perfect, and future
2. write simple sentences and compound sentences
using all seven of the coordinating conjunctions and conjunctive
adverbs/sentence connectors
3. write complex sentences with adverb clauses
with a relatively high level of accuracy
4. write complex sentences with adjective and
noun clauses and conditional clauses with limited accuracy
5. generate ideas through prewriting
6. organize and write a sophisticated paragraph
with a clear topic sentences, supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence
using familiar or new material
7.organize and write a moderately sophisticated
five-paragraph essay of at least 200 – 300 words with an introductory paragraph
and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph based
on familiar or new material in various rhetorical patterns using correct essay
form
8. revise a paragraph or essay whose errors have
been identified
9. Automatic failure on
final exam: Fewer than 150 words, off
topic, no thesis statement or topic sentences, or all simple sentences
4.
Profile of Grades:
Your final grade will be
calculated as follows:
Compositions 60%
Quizzes…………………………………10%
Alternative
Writing/Homework 10%
Final composition 20%
100%
A =100-90 Passing B=89-80 Passing C=79-70 Passing IP=69 or
below. Can not go to the next level
Ready to Write More:
From Paragraph to Essay, Second Edition, Karen Blanchard and Christine Root
•Longman Dictionary of
American English (Longman)
1. Be on
time. If you are tardy more than
15 minutes, I may mark you absent. If you come to class more than 5 minutes
late after lunch or after the 10-minute break or leave the class for more than
5 minutes, you will be marked absent.
If you are late, come into class quietly, without a lot of noise.
2.
Attendance is very
important. If you are absent more than
eight classes during the semester, you may be dropped from all of your classes.
3.
If you are absent,
please ask a classmate for any missed assignments. There will be no makeup exams without a documented,
compelling reason. If you turn in your homework late, I will deduct up to 10
points from your grade.
4. If
you miss an in-class essay, you will not be allowed to make it up; however, I
will give the class a make-up essay at the end of the semester.
HCCS POLICIES
ACADEMIC HONESTY / CHEATING:
Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a 0 for the
assignment. See the HCCS Student Handbook for further information.
STUDENTS
WITH DISABILITIES: Students with a learning or physical disability which
might affect their performance in class should contact the HCCS disabilities
counselor, Dr. Becky Hauri at 713-718-7909, FAX 713-718-7781
SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY:
Sexual harassment in any form is not tolerated at Houston Community
College. See the HCCS Student Handbook
for further information.
NOTICE: Students who
repeat a course for a third or more times will have to pay an extra $75 at HCC
and other Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your
instructor / counselor about opportunities for tutoring / other assistance
prior to considering course withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing
grades
WITHDRAWL
POLICY: A student may drop his/her Gulfton courses
for any reason until November 6th 2008 at 4:00 p.m. A student may also be dropped from the
Gulfton program for excessive absences until that date. After November 6th, the student
will receive the grade that she/he has earned.
College policy prohibits faculty from assigning a grade of W
(“Withdrew,” or dropped) after the official drop date.
Level 3 Writing
NOTE:
This schedule is approximate; I may make changes to it if necessary to cover
the required material in the course.
Week
1 Diagnostic
Essay, Introduction to Class
Chapter 1 Elements of
Good Writing
Practice Paragraph (no
grade)
Week
2 Chapter 2 Writing
Paragraphs
Practice
Paragraph (no grade)
Week
3 Continue
Chapter 2
Chapter
3 Revising and Editing
In-class
Paragraph #1
Major
sentence errors
Handouts
on sentence combining
Week
4 Continue
Chapter 3
Chapter
4 Writing Essays
Week
5 Continue
Chapter 4
In-class
Essay #1
Week
6 Chapter 10 Writing
Summaries
In conjunction with Part 2 Types of
Essays
Chapter
5 Process
Summary
Practice
Week
7 Continue
Chapter 5
In-class
Essay #2
Summary
Practice
Week
8 Chapter 7 Causes
and Effects
Midterm Exam
Week
9 Continue
Chapter 7
In-class Essay #3
Week
10 Chapter
8 Comparison/Contrast
Week
11 Continue
Chapter 8
In-class
Essay #4
Week
12 Summary
Practice
Week
13 Chapter
11 Expressing Your Opinions
In-class Essay #5
Week
14 Continue
Chapter 11
Week
15 Continue
Chapter 11
Week
16 Final
Exam