Module Description
This course aims at introducing students to basic concepts of paragraph writing, this covers pre-writing techniques and moves onward to more defined paragraph-related elements including restricted topics; developed topic sentences; well-organized, effective support of the controlling idea; as well as coherence and unity. A review of appropriate grammatical structures is also provided where necessary. Two kinds of paragraphs highlighted in this course are the narrative and the descriptive paragraphs
Module Aims
- The writing process (journal writing, generating ideas/invention techniques, drafting and revising) topic, topic sentences, support, unity, coherence
- writing a narrative paragraph (present narration & past narration)
- writing a descriptive paragraph of a person & of a place
- grammatical structures that help in composing narrative and descriptive paragraphs
Learning Outcomes:
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Apply their knowledge of the writing process stages
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Practice techniques for generating ideas such as keeping a journal, brainstorming and free-writing
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Identify the topic of the paragraph
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Write a good topic sentence with a controlling idea
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Add supporting ideas to clarify the main idea
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Write a unified and coherent paragraph
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Write a narrative paragraph and organize ideas using chronological development and adverbial clauses of time and sequence
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Describe places and people through use of spatial organization, imagery, adverbials of place and adjective clauses
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Use elements of description such as sounds, smell and sight
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Express their attitude and feelings towards what they are narrating or describing
