Konkuk University Writing Level 2

Course Syllabus

Module 1 "Making a Difference" Focus on Descriptive Writing Introduction and Module 1 --- (web version) Example of Describing People Examples of Comments and Editing Symbols

Module 2 "Change: For Better or Worse" Focus on Comparison and Contrast Writing Module 2 Idea Generating --- (web version) Module 2 Organizing Ideas --- (web version) Module 2 Revision --- (web version) More Models using Noun Clauses More Models of Comparison/Contrast Expressions

Module 3 "What's the World Coming To?" Focus on Cause and Effect Module 3 Idea Generating (Part 1) --- (web version) Module 3 Idea Generating (Part 2) --- (web version) Module 3 Organizing Ideas --- (web version) Suggested Websites for Module 3 CNN - Eco Solutions World biggest garbage dump - plastic in the Ocean OceanGybe Beach Garbage Study Heart of Green- Solutions to Environmental problems Small steps to Energy Conservation Fast-food industry destroying forests Asian Peoples of the Rainforest Asia's rainforests vanishing Environmental Solutions

Module 4 "What is better? What is best" Focus on Argumentation Module 4 Idea Generating (Part 1) --- (web version) Module 4 Organizing Ideas --- (web version) Homework Assignment for Essay 4 Additional Ideas for Topics Suggested Websites for Module 4 Developing an Argument The Argumentative Essay Writing Argumentative Essays

 

Suggested Websites

Additional readings about heroes:

Everyday Heroes
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/famlf2/MF2556.pdf
Everyday Hero: Jeff May
http://www.rd.com/celebrities/everyday-heroes/everyday-hero-jeff-may/article.html
My Hero’s Hero
http://www.myhero.com/myhero/go/directory/directory.asp?dir=hero%27s

Additional readings for Module 2

The Telephone that Changed the World
http://www.audiouk.com/vintage/telephone.htm
Get your wings Wright Brothers
http://www.failuremag.com/arch_science_wright_brothers.html
Key Events 17th ? 19th Centuries
http://www.k12.nf.ca/tricon/classproject/grade32.htm
Famous Inventions - A to Z
http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/FamousInvention.htm

WRITING RESOURCES A Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Styles Recommended by The American Psychological Association A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation Advice on Academic Writing Paraphrase: Write it in Your Own Words

REVISION TIPS Writing Tips Recognizing Red Flags on the Road to Revision Tips for Writing a Literature Review

WRITING SUMMARIES Summary Example Writing Summaries The Summary Three Types of Summary: A Guide to Writing Summary Paraphrase and Summary

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