| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
Course orientation.
Writing styles and sentence writing tips
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| Week 2 |
Sentence and paragraph writing practices |
| Week 3 |
Chapter 1: What is an Essay?
Basic structure of an essay |
| Week 4 |
Chapter 1: What is an Essay?
Writing models |
| Week 5 |
Chapter 2: A lesson from experience
Writing about a valuable experience |
| Week 6 |
Chapter 2: A lesson from experience
Writing models |
| Week 7 |
Chapter 2: A lesson from experience
Write about an experience and lesson you learned from it. |
| Week 8 |
Review |
| Week 9 |
Midterm exam |
| Week 10 |
Chapter 3: The story of our lives
Writing a biographical essay |
| Week 11 |
Chapter 3: The story of our lives
Writing models |
| Week 12 |
Chapter 3: The story of our lives
Write a biography about your future self |
| Week 13 |
Chapter 4: Exploring the world
Writing about a country |
| Week 14 |
Chapter 4: Exploring the world
Writing models |
| Week 15 |
Chapter 4: Exploring the world
Write about three famous things from a country |
| Week 16 |
Chapter 5: So alike, yet so different
Writing about a compare-and-contrast essay |
| Week 17 |
Chapter 5: So alike, yet so different
Write about the similarities and differences between you and a family member. |
| Week 18 |
Final exam |