English Writing

Part 1:

Introduction

John E. Clayton

Nanjung University, Fall, 2004

What is the Truth?1. I can count to 10 in Greek and Turkish

True

2. I can repair television setsFalse

3. I have 8 childrenTrue

4. I have been trained in SCUBA divingTrue

5. I have lived in 7 different statesTrue

6. I love Korean food False

I Once Lived in Greece

My Family

I Have Lived in 7 States

Mmmm…Chinese Food

North Carolina – Smoky Mountains

North Carolina – East Coast

North Carolina – Hattaras Light

Built 1870, 208 feet high, 1,500 feet from the water's edge.1919 - 300 feet from the water1935 - 100 feet1999 – Moved 3100 feet from the water

North Carolina - Mountains

Some Grandchildren

More Grandchildren

I Was Once Skinny

Our Home

Inside our Home

Why We Returned to China

Syllabus01 Introduction; Student photos; Overview02 Information cards; Punctuation; Writing process journal 103 Paragraphs; Essays – structure, outline, thesis, etc. journal 204 No Class - National Day Holiday05 No Class – Education Conference 06 Essays – conclusion journal 107 Essays – movie “The Wizard of Oz” journal 208 Mid-term exam journal 109 News writing – movie “Johnny Lingo” journal 210 News writing journal 111 Business letters journal 212 Business letters journal 113 Resumes journal 214 Resumes journal 115 Review for final exam16 Final exam

Objective & Contacts

•Objective: improve your ability to write in English.

•Focus: essay, newspaper and business writing.

•Method: multi-media lectures, group activities,photos and movie clips.

•E-mail: clayton@software.nju.edu.cn•Downloads: http://software.nju.edu.cn/~clayton/

Objective – to Change & Improve

Required Materials

• One notebook for class notes

• Two journal writing notebooks

• 10 RMB materials fee

• Access to PC for homework assignments

Assignments & Exams

•Homework: writing assignments, and personal journal.

•Grade: attendance, participation, homework andexams.

Please don’t expect to simply take a test and get agrade -- this class is about improving your Englishwriting, not just passing an exam.

Attendance & Homework

•Attendance: sign the roll each class period. Do not ask a classmate to sign for you. •Homework: all assignments (except journals)should be done on the PC, and printed out to be handed in. (late homework assignments may not be accepted)

Honesty

•You are expected to do original work on all of your

assignments.

•Presenting somebody else’s words and ideas asyour own (plagiarism) is dishonest, and will resultin a “0” on the assignment.

•Your character is one of your most importantassets – don’t sell yourself cheaply.

Circle of Honor

I have been asked what I mean by my “word of honor”:

I will tell you.Place me behind prison walls – stone, ever so

high, ever so thick – there is a possibility that in some way I may

be able to escape.

But stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me,

and have me give my word of honor never to cross it.

Can I get out of that circle?No, never! I would die first.

-- Karl G. Maeser

Getting to Know YOU!

Homework Assignment

1. List 5 things that really interest you.

2. Order the list, with most important item first.

3. Describe why item number one is very important to you.

(think of at least three reasons why it is important)

You will be asked about your list during next class, but you needn’t turn it in. Don’t loose it – you will need it later.

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