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| | |COURSE OUTLINE | |ESSAY WRITING | | | |ENGLISH DEPARTMENT | |FACULTY OF LETTERS | |STATE UNIVERSITY OF MALANG | |The Learning University | | | Course:Essay WritingCode:IGB412 Stratum:S1Prerequisite:Paragraph Writing Status:CompulsoryCredits/Hours:4/4 hrs/week Class:Class of 2009Offering:D @ E Schedule:Tue. 7-8 @ 9-10; Thurs. 7-8 @ 9-10Room:D8. 102 Instructor:Gunadi H. Sulistyo (0817532747)Code:862210/2217 Objective
The main objective of this course is to develop the students’ ability to write various types of essay, comprising example, comparison and contrast, cause and effect relation, classification, and process analysis for descriptive and expository types of essay. Contents The knowledge and skills offered to the students would cover the components and organization of an essay, including using examples, details, casual analysis, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, classification and process analysis. Besides skill in writing, the students are also expected to learn to judge good essays. Activities The course assigns class work and outside-class work. In class there are brief lectures, discussions, and writing exercises in application of the given theories. More assignments are to be done outside class, which includes reading texts and writing the assigned topics/themes. Evaluation
The final grade will consider these the recorded assessments of the products of all the work done by the students (60%), their active and intelligent participation during the class activities (20%), and the completion of the final project (20%). Classroom exercises/assignments must be done in class and students who miss them will get no score for those particular tasks. Students who do not meet the minimum requirement of class attendance according to Buku Panduan Penyelenggaraan Pendidikan (2009 Edition) will not deserve the grade of Essay Writing, and thus automatically fail the course. References Required: Smalley, R. L. , Ruetten, M. K. , & Kozyrev, J. R. 2001. Refining Composition Skills. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. Recommended: Oshima, A. , & Hogue, A. 2001.
Introduction to Academic Writing. New York: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. SCHEDULE (Tentative) |Meeting |Focus |Note | |1 |Introduction to the course |Course Outline | |2 |UNIT 1: FREE ESSAY | | | |Thesis statement & Introductory paragraph | | |3 |Developmental paragraph | |4 |The conclusion | | |5 |Publishing the “Free Essay” |Due date | |6 |UNIT 2: EXAMPLE ESSAY | | | |Text: “The Power of Culture and Language” | | |7 |Outline and logical order | | |8 |Coherence | | |9 |Connotative and denotative meaning | | |10 |Publishing the “Example Essay” |Due date | |11 |UNIT 3: COMPARISON-CONTRAST ESSAY | | |12 |Introductory & concluding paragraphs | | |13 |Developmental paragraphs | | |14 |Finishing draft and editing | | |15 |Publishing the “Comparison-contrast Essay” |Due date | |16 |UNIT 4: CLASSIFICATION ESSAY | | |17 |Introductory & concluding paragraphs | | |18 |Classification | | |19 |Writing a complete essay | | |20 |Focus on error correction | | |21 |Publishing the “Classification Essay” |Due date | |22 |UNIT 5: PROCESS ANALYSIS ESSAY | |23 |Process Analysis | | |24 |Developmental paragraphs | | |25 |Feedback on process analysis essay | | |26 |Feedback on grammar | | |27 |Publishing the “Process analysis” |Due date | |28 |UNIT 6: CAUSE-EFFECT ANALYSIS ESSAY | | |29 |Developmental paragraphs | | |30 |Finishing cause and effect essay | | |31 |Publishing the “Cause-effect Essay” |Due date | |32 |Wrap-up Meeting and Submission of the Final Project | | Muladefi (B+) dan Fathoni (B+) Mifetika (B-) Tony Suharsono (B) | | |ESSAY WRITING | Subject:Writing IICode:ELS 415 Stratum:S1Prerequisite:Writing I Status:CompulsoryCredits/Hours:4/4 hrs/week Class:AOffering:A Schedule:Monday (9-10) & Thursday (5-6)Room:J6. 103 & J5. 105 Instructor:Bambang Yudi CahyonoCode:872207 Objective
The main objective of this course is to develop the students’ ability to write various types of essay, comprising example, comparison and contrast, cause and effect relation, classification, and process analysis for descriptive and expository types of essay. Contents The knowledge and skills offered to the students would cover the components and organization of an essay, including using examples, details, casual analysis, comparison and contrast, cause and effect, classification and process analysis. Besides skill in writing, the students are also expected to learn to judge good essays. Activities The course assigns class work and outside-class work. In class there are brief lectures, discussions, and writing exercises in application of the given theories.
More assignments are to be done outside class, which include reading texts and writing the given assignments. Evaluation The evaluation will consider the recorded assessments of the products of all the work done by the students, their participation during the class activities, the mid-term test, and the final examination. Classroom exercises/assignments must be done in class and students who miss them will get no score for those particular tasks. References Required: Smalley, R. L. , Ruetten, M. K. , & Kozyrev, J. R. 2001. Refining Composition Skills. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. Recommended: Oshima, A. , & Hogue, A. 2001. Introduction to Academic Writing. New York: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. SCHEDULE Meeting |Date |Focus |Note | |1 | |Introduction to the course |Face to face | |2 | |UNIT 1: FREE ESSAY |Face to face | | | |Thesis statement & Introductory paragraph | | |3 | |Developmental paragraph |Face to face | |4 | |The conclusion |Face to face | |5 | |Publishing the “Free Essay” |Online session | |6 | |Eid-el Fitri Festival |– | |7 | |Eid-el Fitri Festival |– | |8 | |UNIT 2: EXAMPLE ESSAY |Face to face | | | |Text: “The Power of Culture and Language” | | |9 | |Outline and logical order |Face to face | |10 | |Coherence |Face to face | |11 | |Connotative and denotative meaning |Face to face | |12 | |Publishing the “Example Essay” |Online session | |13 | |UNIT 3: COMPARISON-CONTRAST ESSAY |Face to face | |14 | |Introductory & concluding paragraphs |Face to face | |15 | |Developmental paragraphs |Face to face | |16 | |Finishing draft and editing Face to face | |17 | |Mid-term Examination: Publishing the “Comparison-contrast Essay” |Online session | |18 | |UNIT 4: CLASSIFICATION ESSAY |Face to face | |19 | |Introductory & concluding paragraphs |Face to face | |20 | |Classification |Face to face | |21 | |Writing a complete essay |Face to face | |22 | |Focus on error correction |Write an essay | |23 | |Publishing the “Classification Essay” |Online session | |24 | |UNIT 5: PROCESS ANALYSIS ESSAY |Face to face | |25 | |Process Analysis |Face to face | |26 | |Developmental paragraphs |Face to face | |27 | |Feedback on process analysis essay |Face to face | |28 | |Feedback on grammar |Face to face | |29 | |Publishing the “Process analysis” |Online session | |30 | |UNIT 6: CAUSE-EFFECT ANALYSIS ESSAY |Face to face | |31 | |Developmental paragraphs |Face to face | |32 | |Finishing cause and effect essay |Face to face | | | |Final Examination: |Online session | | | |Publishing the “Cause-effect Essay” | |