【正文】 1 General Writing Professor ZouXiaoling April 30, 2020 2 Teaching Plan for Writing Participants: Thirdyear Students Time: 9/20206/2020 General Goals or Objectives: ▼try to improve students’ writing ability through classes and writing materials ▼Students acquisition of the skills involved through writing practice ▼ Enlarge students’ horizon in writing through reading, translating and writing practice Major Task of each Semester ◆ the first term: basic writing ◆ the second term: applied writing I. the basic writing rules ? Manuscript Form: When we write we should work carefully, write neatly and clearly。 proofread it once or twice. 2. Word Division rules: Who’d like to list the word division rules in writing? When do it, pay attention to syllables and the form of the word. 3. Capitalization rules: When do we use capitalization? 4. Punctuation (for general rules): What kinds of Punctuations are usually used in writing? 5. Handwriting: 1 What should we do when we want to cross out a word? 2 What should we do when we write a word in wrong spelling: 3 What should we do when we want to add a word: 4 Write letters clearly: ? Diction (the choice and use of words) 1. Words 1 levels of words: 2 meaning of words: 3 general and specific words： 2. Idioms: 3. Figures of speech: ? The Sentence 1. Complete sentences and sentence fragments: 2. Types of Sentences. 1 According to their use, sentences can be divided into declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory ones. 2 According to the structure, sentences can be divided into simple, pound, plex and poundplex ones. 3 Short and long sentences. 3. Effective sentences. 1 Unity: 3 2Coherence： 3 Conciseness: 4 Emphasis: ? The Paragraph 1. Effective paragraphs: (1) Unity: (2) Coherence: (3) Transition: 2. Ways of developing paragraphs. 1 Development by time. 2 Development by process. 3 Development by space. 4 Development by example or generalization. 5 Development by parison and contrast. 6 Development by cause and effect. 7 Development by classification. II . Steps in Writing a Composition 1. Use the example “The School Library” to explain the following point. 1. Assemble your ideas: 2. Work out your thesis 3. Make an outline 4. Write the First Draft 5. Revise the First Draft 6. Making the Final Copy 2. Exercises: Suppose the topics assigned are: 1. Chinese young people of the 20th century 2. A familiar professor (Our English teacher) 3. Appearances are deceptive A. Write down 12~15 relevant points. B. According to the points you have written, formulate three possible theses. C. Choose one thesis which you consider most suitable. D. Work out an outline. II. Organization 1. Comment on students’ exercises 2. Organization 1. Some Principles: 1) Unity: 2) Coherence: 3) Richness: 4) Proportion: 2. The beginning: give students some sentence patterns to begin a position 3. The End: give students some sentence patterns to end a position 4 3. Exercise: 1) Write a beginning paragraph using any of the sentence patterns listed above for one of the following topics: ? 1. College Education。 2. Private Schools。 3. The importance of selfeducation。 4. Premature Preschool Education ? 1. Morality and Education。 Educational Patterns。 3. Children’s Education。 4. Students’ parttime jobs。 5. The Changing Criteria of a Good Student。 6. Studying Abroad。 7. Psychological Health ? 1. Can Test Tell the Whole Story。 2. On Cheating in Examinations。 3. On grading system。 4. On Test and Test Cheating。 Should Class Attendance be Required ? 1. A Good Teacher。 If I were a Teacher ? 1. Social Practice。 2. Social activities and our study。 3. Make Full Use of School Days。 4. The Impact of Commercial Awareness on Higher School Education ? 1. Youth is a Golden Age。 2. Preciousness of Time。 3. The value of Time ? 1. Failure and Success。 2. On Failure。 3. Key Factors to Success ? 1. It is Never Too Old to Learn。 2. On Diligence。 3. Fair Competition ? 1. Books and Teenagers。 2. The Importance of Extensive Reading。 3. The Good of Reading Books。 4. Reading Makes a Full Man ? 1. Work and Recreation。 2. Recreation。 3. Work and Play。 4. How to Spend Leisure Time。 5. Holiday Ideas are Changing。 6. Interests。 7. Hobbies。 Doing Business。 9. Music ? 1. The Right Use of Money。 2. Temptation。 3. Talent and Wealth。 4. Wealth and Happiness。 5. Things Making Life Happy ? 1. The One Child Family。 2. Overpopulation。 3. China’s Unemployment Today。 4. The Career I Pursue。 5. Birth Control: Key to China’s Development ? 1. On Open Policy。 2. The Importance of Agriculture。 3. China’s Market Economy。 4. Combating Fake Goods。 5. The Favorable Effects of Tourism。 6. Business Ethics ? 1. Discount。 2. Is TV a Plus or a Minus。 3. Pets。 4. TV Shopping。 5. News Media。 6. Different Social Customs Between Americans and Chinese。 7. Liberty。 8. Mercy Killing (Euthanasia)。 9. Video Games。 10. Shortening Work week ? 1. Fast Food in China。 2. FastFood Restaurants ? 1. Man and Environment。 2. How to Save the Wild。 3. Why Do Some Animals Die Out。 4. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Tall Buildings。 5. World’s Urbanization。 6. Housing Problems in Cities。 7. Preserving the Environment。 8. Make Cities Greener。 9. Copyright。 10. Intellectual Property Right。 11. Culture Shock。 12. Globalization ? 1. What Modern Sports Bring About。 2. Participating is Most Important。 3. How to Keep Fit。 4. How to Get Rid of Bad Habits ? 1. The importance of Science and Technology in Modern Life。 2. Science and Human Life。 3. Science and the Problem in the World。 4. Hopes and Fears of the Future。 5. Computer Technology ? 1. Water Resources。 2. Natural Resources。 3. C