• A Writing Book, Unit 1.Handwriting
• Conversation Gambits: Writing analysis



• English Reflections: "My Reflections" (pages 12 - 15)
• Survey about teaching/learning writing skills.
  • data collection
  • data analysis
  • simple reports
  

• High School textbook. Supplementing and enhancing content with integrated writing activities.High School English, Unit 2: "Western Names".
• Lesson plan (download and bring to class)
• Pre-reading 1; Prereading 2 (download and bring to class)
• Can I have your number? (download and bring to class)
• Post-reading (download and bring to class)
• ASSESS this sample lesson online.

• Information about portfolios. Check out the assessment site: ASSESS
• Making criteria for portfolios (portfolio criteria sheet)

  

This week, we will talk about portfolios. During this course, everyone will keep a portfolio, which will be a record of learning and investigation that has occured during the semester. You will be free to add anything you wish to this portfolio, e.g.:

• a self-introduction sheet
• course quiz
• ongoing self-evaluation sheets
• peer-evaluation sheets
• presentation self-evaluation sheet
• presentation materials (practice lessons)
• your newspaper article
• assignments
• classroom materials (compositions etc. done in class)
• email messages between you and your email pal.
• other written work done inside or outside of class.

Organize your portfolio well.
This is a record of your best work, so be proud of it.
Show what you can do!

The professor is a learning resource, so don't be afraid of asking questions. This is the period when you can bring up any problems that are troubling youl There will always be problems, confusion and misunderstandings in any course of study, so use this time to clear them up. The professor is there to help, counsel and advise. Remember, there are no "stupid" questions: