1 | Introduction to the course
Paraphrasing through different sentences and example sentences from the newspapers
Simple paragraph writing and its characteristics, use of conjunctions |
2 | Reading a short story and discussion
Summarizing the main points in the story
Pair work and correction |
3 | Reading a short story and discussion, summarizing the main points in the story Changing the characters and events and re-writing the plot
Pair work and correction |
4 | Introducing the features of “Descriptive Essay” /
Writing a sample essay in class according to the short story's main theme Reading the descriptive essays in class and evaluating them with the students |
5 | Watching a short movie with English subtitles
Discussion about the short movie
Summarizing the main points of the short movie |
6 | Writing a sample essay in class according to the movie's main theme
Reading the descriptive essays in class and evaluating them with the students |
7 | Quiz |
8 | Overall review before the exam and sharing the assessment rubric for the essays' evaluation |
9 | Midterm Exam |
10 | Reading a short story and discussion, summarizing the main points in the story Changing the characters and events and re-writing the plot
Pair work and correction |
11 | Writing a critical essay according to the short story read on 10th week |
12 | Reading a short story and discussion, summarizing the main points in the story Changing the characters and events and re-writing the plot
Pair work and correction |
13 | Writing a critical essay according to the short story read on 12th week |
14 | Overall review of the short stories and their analysis before the final exam |