Faculty of Letters & Humanities Composition II
Department of English Studies Semester 3
Pr. Zahra EL AOURI Groups 5 & 1
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Tentative schedule
Week Date Topic/Activity Homework/assignment
Week1 26th Unit1: Review of paragraph writing
Sept unity/coherence (transition signals)
sentence combining (compound,
complex, and compound-complex)
sentence problems (parallel structures,
choppy sentences, sentence fragments,
run-on sentences and dangling
modifiers)
Week2 3rd Unit2: the writing process
Oct step1: prewriting (free writing and
brainstorming)
step2: outlining or planning
step3: drafting
step4: revising and editing
step5: proofreading, reflecting and
writing the final draft
Week3 10th Unit3: parts of the essay and their
Oct functions1
Introductory paragraph and thesis
statement
Concluding paragraph
Week4 17th Unit4: parts of the essay and their
Oct functions2
Body paragraphs and topic
sentences/supporting details and
transitional sentences
Week5 24th Unit5: communicating ideas to the audience
Oct (reader)1
Writing to inform
Week6 31st Unit6: communicating ideas to the audience
Nov (reader)2
Writing to explain
Week7 7th Unit7: communicating ideas to the audience
Nov (reader)3
Writing to persuade
Week8 14th Unit8: writing a compare/contrast essay
Nov
Week9 21st Unit9: writing a cause/effect essay
Dec
Week10 28th Unit10: writing an argumentative essay
Dec
Week11 5th Unit11: writing more argumentative essays
Dec Peer feedback and assessment
Self-assessment with a check-list
Week12 12th Unit12: review and assessment
Dec
Good luck!