ESL 500 Syllabus
ESL 500 Schedule
1) Diagnostic
8-28 Introduction
8-30 Diagnostic Exam
9-4 Writing Across Borders
9-6 Outlines and Thesis Statements
9-11 Introductions and Conclusions
9-13 Body Paragraphs, Supporting Details
9-18 Cohesion
9-20 Review
2) Plagiarism
9-25 Introduction to Plagiarism and Quoting
9-27 Paraphrasing
10-2 Summarizing
10-4 APA Style Citation
3) Summary
10-9 Summary Structure and Language *Short Summary 1 due
10-11 Neutral Language- Subjective/Objective language *Short Summary 2 due
10-16 Synthesis Chart and Summary *Short Summary 3 due
10-18 How to Peer Review
10-23 Peer Review *First draft of Synthesis Chart and Synthesis Summary due
4) Argumentative
10-25 Introduction to Argumentative Writing
10-30 Library Day *topic due *Final draft of Synthesis Chart and Synthesis Summary due
11-1 Logical fallacies *sources due
11-6 Opposing arguments and refuting *thesis statement due
11-8 Refutation and practice writing argumentative essays *topic sentences and supporting details due
11-13 Debate *introduction and conclusion due
11-15 Peer Review of Argumentative Essay *Argumentative Essay Draft 1 due
---Thanksgiving Break---
11-27 Oral presentations guidelines
11-29 Conferences (NO CLASS)
12-4 Presentation Day 1
12-6 Presentation Day 2
12-11 Presentation Day 3 (Final day of class!)
12-16 *Final Argumentative Essays due in dropbox by 12:00 Noon
