现代大学英语中级写作课程教案

1、现代大学英语中级写作，徐克容， 外语教学与研究出版社 英语写作中级（上） 课程教案I 授课题目：Unit One We Learn As We Grow一、教学目的、要求：（一）掌握：1、To learn the basics of exemplication: Definition Kinds of examples Sources of examples2、To learn to outline expositive essays知识点： The definition and introduction of exposition and essay. Exposition is expla

2、natory writing. Its purpose is to explain or clarify a point. An essay is a related group of paragraphs written for some purpose （二）熟悉: Practice the basics of exemplification Practice outlining知识点： Patterns of exposition, the choice of examples, the choice of appropriate examples, the organization o

3、f an exemplification essay: Types of essays, basic structures of an expositive essay, elements of the expositive essay Types of outline, rules concerning outline （三）了解：Patterns of exposition, types of essays, types of outlineprocess analysis, cause-effect analysis, Comparison and contrast, classific

4、ation, definition and analogy， narrative essays, descriptive essays, expositive essays and argumentative essays二、教学重点及难点：重点：Exemplification, types of outline；难点：Sentence outline and topic outline三、课时安排：共4课时四、授课方式：讲授、课堂快速阅读练习、课堂提问、写作实践讲解 五、教学基本内容第一課 Exemplification第一課Elements of the Essay: Outlining六

5、、参考书目：英语写作手册，美国大学英语写作七、作业和思考题：第一次：Read on the subject and write an example paper of 200-250 words on the given topic.第二次：Read on the subject and write an essay of 200-250 words on the given topic, using either a single extended example or two or three short ones to develop your thesis statement.第三次：

6、 Ask students to practice outlining八、课后小结：Emphasis on the writing procedure Prewriting-choosing a topic and exploring ideas Drafting: getting your ideas on paper Revising: strengthening your essay Editing and proofreading: eliminating technical errorsII 授课题目：Unit Two I Made It一、教学目的、要求：（一）掌握：1、To le

7、arn the basics of process analysis Definition Uses Types Methods2、To learn to write thesis statement知识点： The definiton and introduction of process analysis The function of process analysis The differences between thesis statement vs. topic sentence （二）熟悉: The areas the process analysis is usually us

8、ed. 知识点: Functions of process analysis:giving instructions, giving information and giving the history Major types of process analysis: directive analysis, informative process analysis Writing an effective thesis statement（三）了解：The basics of process writing and thesis statement二、教学重点及难点：重点：Organizati

9、on of a process paper, practice of effective thesis statement；难点：Guidelines on process analysis, writing effective thesis ststement 三、课时安排：共4课时四、授课方式：讲授、课堂快速阅读练习、课堂提问、写作实践讲解 五、教学基本内容第二課 Process Analysis第二課 Elements of the essay: The Thesis Statement六、参考书目：英语写作手册，美国大学英语写作七、作业和思考题：第一次：Read on the subj

10、ect and write an informative process paper describing how you succeeded in doing something 第二次：Read on the subject and write a directive process paper telling first-year students how to adjust to life at college. 第三次：Ask students to practise writing the thesis statement 八、课后小结：Emphasis on the writin

11、g procedure Prewriting-chossing a topic and exploring ideas Drafting:getting your ideas on paper Revising: strengthening your essay Editing and proofreading: eliminating technical errors授课题目：Unit Three College Is Not a Paradise一、教学目的、要求：（一）掌握：1、To learn the basics of Cause-Effect analysis Definition

12、 Uses Patterns2、To learn to write an introduction to expositive essays What to include in the introduction How to write effective introduction知识点： The definiton and introduction of cause-effect analysis The function of cause-effect analysis The writing of effective introduction （二）熟悉: The functions

13、and areas the cause-effect analysis is usually used. 知识点: Functions of cause-effect analysis: explaining why certain things happen, analyzing what will happen as a result Major types of cause-effect analysis: focusing on cause and focusing on effects, How to start and write effective introduction（三）

14、了解： the basics of cause-effect analysis and writing effective introduction二、教学重点及难点：重点：How to focus on cause or effects, How to start and write effective introduction；难点：How to focus on cause or effects, How to start and write effective introduction三、课时安排：共4课时四、授课方式：讲授、课堂快速阅读练习、课堂提问、写作实践讲解 五、教学基本内容第

15、三課 Cause-Effect Analysis第三課 Parts of the essay: The Introduction六、参考书目：英语写作手册，美国大学英语写作七、作业和思考题：第一次：Read on the subject and write an essay on any of the given topics analyzing cause. 第二次：Read on the subject and write, from your own experience, an essay analyzing the effects of anthing taught in class

16、. 第三次：Ask students to practise writing the introduction 八、课后小结：Emphasis on the writing procedure Prewriting- chossing a topic and exploring ideas Drafting: getting your ideas on paper Revising: strengthening your essay Editing and proofreading: eliminating technical errors授课题目：Four What Makes the Di

17、fferences一、教学目的、要求：（一）掌握：1、To learn the basics of Comparison and Contrast Definition Uses Patterns Methods2、To learn to develop the body of expositive essays What its structure looks like? What it includes知识点： The definiton and introduction of Comparison and Contrast The function of cause-effect ana

18、lysis The writing of effective introduction （二）熟悉: The functions and areas the comparison/contrast is usually used., the general structure of the body of an essay知识点: Functions of comparison/contrast: clarifying something unknown, bringing one or both of the subject into sharper shape Three patterns

19、 of comparison/contrast: subject by subject, point by point, mixed sequence Familiarity of the general structure of the body of an essay（三）了解： The basics of Comparison and Contrast and the general structure of the body of an essay二、教学重点及难点：重点：Three patterns of comparison/contrast: subject by subject

20、, point by point, mixed sequence General structure of the body: Beginning, Body and End难点： How to organize a comparison/contrast essay, How to develop body paragraphs三、课时安排：共4课时四、授课方式：讲授、课堂快速阅读练习、课堂提问、写作实践讲解 五、教学基本内容第四課 Comparison/Contrast第四課 Parts of the essay: The Body六、参考书目：英语写作手册，美国大学英语写作七、作业和思考

21、题：第一次：Read on the subject and write a subject-by-subject essay of comparison/contraston any of the given topics 第二次：Read on the subject and write a point -by-point essay of comparison/contraston any of the given topics第三次：Ask students to practise writing the body of the essay 八、课后小结：Emphasis on the

22、writing procedure Prewriting-chossing a topic and exploring ideas Drafting:getting your ideas on paper Revising: strengthening your essay Editing and proofreading: eliminating technical errors授课题目：Unit Five It Takes All Sorts to Make a World一、教学目的、要求：（一）掌握：1、To learn the basics of Classification Def

23、inition Uses Methods2、To learn to write the conclusion of expositive essays What is classification? What is classification used for?知识点： The definiton and introduction of classification The function of classification The writing of effective classification（二）熟悉: The functions and areas the classific

24、ation is usually used., the conclusion of expositive essays知识点: Functions of classification: To organize and perceive the world around us To present a mass of material by means of some orderly system To deal with complex or abstract topics by breaking a broad subject into smaller, neatly sorted cate

25、gories. The general pattern of classification sentence patterns in classification Familiarity of the the conclusion of expositive essays （三）了解： The functions and areas the classification is usually used., the conclusion of expositive essays二、教学重点及难点：重点：some sentence patterns in classification the co

26、nclusion of expositive essays 难点： Parts of the conclusion: a summary of the main points, or restatements of your thesis in different work. 三、课时安排：共4课时四、授课方式：讲授、课堂快速阅读练习、课堂提问、写作实践讲解 五、教学基本内容第五課 classification 第五課 Parts of the essay: The conclusion六、参考书目：英语写作手册，美国大学英语写作七、作业和思考题：第一次：Read on the subject

27、 and write a classification essay on any of the given topics 第二次：Write an essay of 200-250 words on any of the given topics. 第三次：Ask students to practise writing the conclusion of the essay 八、课后小结：Emphasis on the writing procedure Prewriting-chossing a topic and exploring ideas Drafting:getting your

28、 ideas on paper Revising: strengthening your essay Editing and proofreading: eliminating technical errors授课题目：Unit Six What Does It Mean一、教学目的、要求：（一）掌握：1、To learn the basics of Definition Definition Types Methods of Organization2、To learn to write the title of expositive essays What is definiton Typ

29、es of definition知识点： The Standard /Formal Definition The Connotative/Personal Definition The Extended Definition（二）熟悉: The functions and areas the definition is usually used., the title of expositive essays知识点: Functions and patterns of definition: The Standard /Formal Definition is used to explain

30、a term or concept your audience or reader may not know or understand, The Connotative/Personal Definition is used to explain any word or concept that doesnt have the same meaning for everyone. The Extended Definition is used to explore a topic by examining its various meanings and implications. （三）了

31、解： How to write an extended definition How to organize an extended essay 二、教学重点及难点：重点：Functions and patterns of definition How to write an extended definition How to write the title of an expositive essay 难点：How to organize an extended essay How to write the title of an expositive essay三、课时安排：共4课时四、

32、授课方式：讲授、课堂快速阅读练习、课堂提问、写作实践讲解 五、教学基本内容第六課 definition 第六課 Parts of the essay: The Title六、参考书目：英语写作手册，美国大学英语写作七、作业和思考题：第一次： Read on the subject and write a definition essay on any of the given topics 第二次：Write an essay of 200-250 words on any of the given topics. 第三次：Ask students to practise writing th

33、e title of the essay 八、课后小结：Emphasis on the writing procedure Prewriting- choosing a topic and exploring ideas Drafting: getting your ideas on paper Revising: strengthening your essay Editing and proofreading: eliminating technical errorsUnit Six Task One DefinitionI What is definition? In talking w

34、ith other people, we sometimes offer informal definitions to explain just what we mean by a particular term. That is, to avoid confusion or misunderstanding, we have to define a word, term, or concept which is unfamiliar to most readers or open to various interpretations. Suppose, for example, we sa

35、y to a friend:” Forrest is really an inconsiderate person.” We might then explain what we mean by “ inconsiderate” by saying, “He borrowed my accounting book overnight but didnt return it for a week. And when I got it back, it was covered with coffee stains. Definition is the explanation of the mean

36、ing of a word or concept, and it is also a method of developing an essay.II. The ways to define a word or term There are three basic ways to define a word or term A. To give a synonym For example: To mend is to repair.” Or “ A fellow is a man or a boy.” B. To use a sentence (often with an attributiv

37、e clause) For example, ink may be define in a sentence: “Ink is colored water which we use for writing.” C. To write a paragraph or even an essay But a synonymy or a sentence cannot give a satisfactory definition of an abstract term whose meaning is complex. We have to write a paragraph or an essay

38、with examples or negative examples (what the term does not mean), with analogies or comparisons, with classification or cause-effect analysis.III. When we give a definition, we should observe certain principles:1. First, we should avoid circular definitions. “Democracy is the democratic process.” An

39、d “astronomer is one who studies astronomy” are circular definition.2. Second, we should avoid long lists of synonyms if the term to be defined is an abstract one. For example: By imagination, I mean the power to form mental images of objects, the power to form new ideas, the gift of employing image

40、s in writing, and the tendency to attribute reality to unreal things, situations and states.(picking up words, expressions from a dictionary , in the hope that one will hit)3. Third, we should avoid loaded definition, Loaded definitions do not explain terms but make an immediate appeal for emotional

41、 approval. A definition like: By state enterprise, I mean high cost and poor efficiency.” is loaded with pejorative emotional connotation. Conversely, “ By state enterprise, I mean one of the great blessing of democratic planning” is loaded with favorable emotional connotation. Such judgements can b

42、e vigorious to a discussion, but they lead to argument, not clarification, when offered as definition. IV. Types of definition1. Standard/ Formal definition-denotation is a words core, direct, and literal meaning. 2. Connotative/Personal meaning-Explains what you mean by a certain term or concept th

43、at could have different meanings for others.On the other hand, connotation is the implied, suggested meaning of a word; it refers to the emotional response stimulated by associations the word carries with it. A. For Americans, Water gate is associated with a political scandal that means dishonesty.

44、And more words are created with the suffixgate to mean some scandal in English now, thus, Iran Gate, Intelligence GateB. Dogs, in Chinese culture, may be quite a negative image. It is insulting to call someone a dog. What about the western people? In their eyes, dog is lovely and has good associated

45、 meanings. They say “ Love me, love my dog.”C. Imperialism means to us Chinese quite negative. Some of the western people may be proud of being imperial and imperialism itself.D. People everywhere may also share some connotations for some words. They are general connotations. Mother means love, care

46、, selfless, etc.E. Lets get the gang together for a party tonight. (a group)Dont go around with that gang or youll come to no good. (degraded group of people or group of criminals)Connotation can make all the difference. It is the mirror of your attitude.3. Extended definition-is an essay length pie

47、ce of writing using this method of development.V. How to write an extended definition   Follow 4 rules for a good definition: 1. Dont use the words “when “where”, giving a definition. A common practice is to define the noun with a noun, adjective with adjective and so on. 2. Remember, that defi

48、nition is not a repetition.3. Use simple and well- known term in your explanation. 4. Point out the distinguishing features of the term.Unit Six Task Two: The TitleI. What is title?A title is a very brief summary of what your paper is about. It is often no more than several words. You may find it ea

49、sier to write the title after you have completed your paper.A title may be a phrase which can indicate a topic of interest (i.e. your focus) and at the same time point towards a particular kind of discussion (your mode of argument). Accordingly, your title needs not only to indicate what the essay w

50、ill be about, but also to indicate the point of view it will adopt concerning whatever it is about.II. The purpose of the titleTo give the reader an idea of what the essay is aboutTo provide focus for the essayTo arouse the readers interestIII. How to write a good titleMake it clear, concise and pre

51、ciseUse a phrase rather than a sentenceExclude all extra wordsIV. Other rules to obeyCenter it at the top of the first page.Use no period at the end or quotation marksCapitalize the first and last wordsCapitalize all other words exceptl articles (a, the)l the to in infinitivesl prepositions containi

52、ng one syllablel coordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, etc)A title leads, but a poor title misleads. Be sure that it is appropriate. Besides, be careful with the capitalization.Write an appropriate title for each of the introductory paragraphs that follow.1. Title: _Reactions to Disappointment_Be

53、n Franklin said that the only sure things in life are death and taxes. He left something out, however: disappointment. No one gets through life without experiencing many disappointments. Strangely, though, most people seem unprepared for disappointment and react to it in negative ways. They feel dep

54、ressed or try to escape their troubles instead of using disappointments asan opportunity for growth. 2. Title: _Annoying People_President Richard Nixon used to keep “enemies list” of all the people he didnt especially like. Iam ashamed to confess it, butI, too, have an enemies lista mental one. On this list are the people I would gladly live without , the ones who cause my blood pressure to rise to the boiling point. The top three places on the list go to people with annoying nervous