目录 PART ONE BASIC WRITING SKILLS I. COURSE OUTLINE 1.1 Goals 1.2 Course Requirements and Marks 1.3 Diagnostic Test(Pretest) 1.4 Diagnostic Test (Posttest)
II. Mechanics 2.1 Capitalization 2.2 Punctuation Marks 2.3 Spelling 2.4 Paragraph Styles 2.5 Handwriting III. Word Choice 3.1 Levels of Usage 3.1.1 Formal Usage 3.1.2 Informal Usage 3.1.3 Slang Usage 3.2 Word Meanings 3.2.1 Denotation 3.2.2 Connotation 3.2.3 Contextual Meaning 3.2.4 Other Meanings IV.Grammar 4.1 Sentence and its Parts 4.1.1 Subject 4.1.2 Predicate 4.1.3 Fragment 4.1.4 Requirements of Written Sentence 4.1.5 Kinds of Sentences 4.2 Subject-Verb Agreement 4.2.1 Rules on Subject-Verb Agreement 4.2.2 Exceptions to the Rules 4.3 Phrases and Clauses 4.3.1 Phrases 4.3.2 Clauses 4.3.2.1 Main Clause 4.4.2.2 Subordinate Clause 4.4 Sentence Errors Suggestions to Sentence Errors
PART TWO METHODS OF PARAGRAPH DEVELOPMENT I. Definition 1.1 Paragraph by Definition 1.2 Model One 1.3 Model Two 1.4 Model Three 1.5 Model Four II. Example 2.1 Paragraph by Example 2.2 Model One 2.3 Model Two 2.4 Model Three 2.5 Model Four III. Generalization 3.1 Paragraph by Generalization and Specific Details 3.2 Model One IV. Time 4.1 Paragraph by Time 4.2 Model One 4.3 Model Two V. Process 5.1 Paragraph by Process 5.2 Model One 5.3 Model Two VI. Comparison and Contrast 6.1 Paragraph by Comparison and Contrast 6.2 Model One 6.3 Model Two 6.4 Model Three VII. Cause and Effect 7.1 Paragraph by Cause and Effect 7.2 Model One 7.3 Model Two 7.4 Model Three 7.5 Model Four VIII. Space 8.1 Paragraph by Space 8.2 Model One 8.3 Model Two IX. Classification 9.1 Paragraph by Classification 9.2 Model One 9.3 Model Two 9.4 Model Three X. Enumeration 10.1 Paragraph by Enumeration 10.2 Model One 10.3 Model Two XI. Multiple Reasons 11.1 Paragraph by Multiple Reasons 11.2 Model One 11.3 Model Two 11.4 Model Three XII. Combined Methods 12.1 Paragraph by Combined Methods 12.2 Model One
PART THREE ESSAY WRITING I. The Writing Process 1.1 Prewriting 1.2 Outlining 1.3 First Draft Writing 1.4 Revising 1.5 Editing 1.6 Writing the Final Copy II. Steps in Essay Writing 2.1 Identifying the Parts 2.1.1 Introduction 2.1.2 Body 2.1.3 Conclusion 2.2 Stages in Writing Essays 2.3 Qualities of an Effective Essay 2.4 Summarizing 2.4.1 Steps of Summarizing 2.4.2 Length of the Summary III. Essay Categories 3.1 Description 3.2 Narration 3.3 Exposition 3.4 Argumentation Answer Keys Work Cited
精彩内容 In writing context, a diagnostic test is sometimes called diagnostic-assessment test because it evaluates learners and assesses their skill and level. It has two types: the pretest and the posttest. The pretest is conducted with the objective of assessing individual student’s writing level. Such test guides the writing teacher for future course of action. Posttest is administered after a course of instruction (including feedback) has been given to students on the assumption that there was already a pretest. A posttest is given only for one purpose - to check the progress of students in terms of what they have learned on specific lessons. Prior to posttest is a pretest. A writing diagnostic pretest is a 100 to 200 word-test usually given to the students at the beginning of a course. If there is a significant difference between the pretest and the posttest scores - that is, the post test is higher than the pretest then there is learning. The students have learned something. As such, a posttest is an evaluation of students’ learning. ……
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