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Instructor Syllabus ENG 060: Language Fundamentals 15 Weeks   Please note that the following is a suggested course outline. You may want to modify it to fit your students’ needs. Remember that your goal is to improve students’ writing by linking all grammar/punctuation assignments to writing and reading activities. Summary writing and paragraph writing should be done on a weekly, if not daily, basis. Daily journals are also a good way for students to improve their writing skills. You do not have to grade (or read) all of the work; credit can be given for completion of some assignments. The goal is not to “cover” information but to focus on ways for students to master writing complete sentences and unified, coherent paragraphs. REMINDER: Students benefit the most from frequent feedback. You might want to give short, frequent quizzes and other assignments.   Week   Text Chapters Exploring Writing 1 ·         Introduction, syllabus, overview of text and PCC Writing Portfolio (pocket folder) and writing diagnostic ·         Writing: Demonstrate an understanding of the writing process, audience, purpose, and brainstorming ·         Language Skills:  Subjects and verbs  ·         Reading:  Part 4, Readings for Writers ·         Use word processing to write compositions     Chapters 1 & 2   Chapter 6 Part 4   2 ·         Language Skills: Chapter 7, Fragments ·         Writing: Chapter 3, Writing Effective Paragraphs ·         Reading: Part 4 Chapter 7 Chapter 3 Part 4  3 ·         Language Skills: Ch. 8 Run-ons ·         Writing: Writing a paragraph—Ch. 4.2, Description ·         Reading: Part 4 reading assignment Chapter 8 Chapter 4.2 Part 4  4 ·         Language Skills: Ch. 12, Subject-verb agreement  ·         Writing:  Writing a paragraph—Ch. 4.1, Example ·         Reading:  Part 4 reading assignment Chapter 12 Ch. 4.1 Part 4    5 ·         Language Skills: Ch. 10 & 11, Verbs          Writing:  Writing a paragraph—Ch.4.3,  Narration  ·         Reading: Part 4 reading assignment Chapter 10 & 11  Chapter 4.3 Part 4 6 ·         Language Skills: Ch. 15 & 16, Pronouns ·         Writing:  Writing a paragraph--Ch. 4.4, Process  ·         Reading: Part 4 reading assignment Ch. 15 & 16 Ch. 4.4  Part 4   7 ·         Language Skills: Ch. 28, Commas ·         Writing: Writing a paragraph—Ch. 4.8 classification OR Ch. 4.5 Cause/Effect  ·         Reading: Part 4 reading assignment Chapter 28 Ch. 4.8 or 4.5   Part 4 8 ·         Language Skills: Chapters 9, Sentence Variety ·         Writing: Midterm--in-class writing; give students a choice of several different types of paragraphs  ·         Reading: Part 4 reading assignment Chapter 9     Part 4 9 ·         Language Skills: Ch. 21, Sentence Variety ·         Writing: Ch. 4.6, Comparison/contrast ·         Reading: Part 4 reading assignment   Chapters 21  Ch. 4.6 Part 4   10 ·         Language Skills: Ch. 23, Capital Letters ·         Writing: Continue work on comparison/contrast paragraph  ·         Reading: Part 4 reading assignment Chapter 23   Part 4      11 ·         Language Skills: Ch. 33, Commonly Confused Words ·         Writing: Ch. 5, Moving from paragraph to essay ·         Reading: Part 4 reading assignment   Chapter 33 Chapter 5 Part 4 12 ·         Language Skills: Review/enrich grammar and punctuation skills as needed ·         Writing: Continue moving from paragraph to essay ·         Reading: Part 4 reading assignment       Part 4 13 ·         Language Skills: Review/enrich grammar and punctuation skills as needed ·         Writing: Continue moving from paragraph to essay ·         Reading: Part 4 reading assignment       Part 4 14 ·         Language Skills: Review/enrich grammar and punctuation skills as needed   ·         Writing: Continue moving from paragraph to essay ·         Reading: Part 4 reading assignment  Part 4 15 ·         Grammar Final (optional) ·         Writing Final (Required departmental writing final)