Learning Resources. Schedule of Topics

Learning Resources

1. Otte, G. (2010) Basic Writing. New York: Parlor Press LLC.

2. Bailey, S. (2006) Academic Writing. New York: Nelson Thornes Ltd.

3. Morley, D. (2007) The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Schedule of Topics

Week 2	Introduction to the course. Subject, Reader, and Kinds of Writing. Strategy and Style. Grammar, Usage and Mechanics.
Week 3	The Writing Process. Looking for Subject. Exploring for Topics. Making a Plan. Drafts and Revisions.
Week 4	The Essay: Beginning, Closing, Organizing the Middle.
Week 5	The Expository Paragraph. Basic Structure. Paragraph Unity. Paragraph Development: Illustration and Restatement.
Week 6	Paragraph Development: Comparison, Contrast and Analogy. Cause and Effect. Definition, Analysis, and Qualification.
Week 7	The Sentence. Sentence Styles. The Well-Written Sentence: Concision, Emphasis, Rhythm, and Variety.
Week 8	Diction: Meaning, Clarity and Simplicity, Concision, Figurative Language, Unusual Words and Collocations.
Week 9	Note-taking and Summarizing Skills. Different Types of Summarizing. Avoiding Plagiarism.
Week 10	Writing Models. Formal Letters. CVs. Reporting and Designing Surveys.
Week 11	Introducing Creative Writing. Challenges of Creative Writing. Composition and Creative Writing.
Week 12	Processes of Creative Writing. Creative Ways: Weaving Texts.
Week 13	Creative Ways: Images, Stories and Effects, Characters.
Week 14	Creative Ways: (Re)Construction. The Practice of Fiction.
Week 15	Creative Nonfiction. Writing Poetry.
Week 16	Performing Writing.
Week 17	Examination