Academic Writing Workshop 1
EDGE Code
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EDGE IB
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Term
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Spring
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Class Time
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Tues Period 2 & Thurs Period 2
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Instructor
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O'Neill
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Description
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This course teaches students the fundamental elements of academic writing. It begins by guiding students in how to use information from library resources to support an argument, without plagiarizing or misusing the sources information. It then teaches student how to create the structured paragraphs that are common to academic writing and the complex sentences that are used to express complex academic ideas. This class is recommended for students who want to improve their formal writing. The skills learned in this course can be used for academic and business writing.
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Schedule
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Homework
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Students will be given time to write during classes. Any writing assignments not finished in class, must be finished at home.
Students are encouraged to attend the self-access to practice their English or receive feedback on their writing, but this is not required. |
Materials
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Provided by instructor
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Grading
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Based on completion of three short writing assignments throughout the course:
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