现代大学英语中级写作课程教案设计

《现代大学英语中级写作》，徐克容，外语教学与研究

英语写作中级（上）课程教案

I 授课题目：Unit One We Learn As We Grow

一、教学目的、要求：

（一）掌握：1、To learn the basics of exemplication:

→ Definition

→ Kinds of examples

→ Sources of examples

2、To learn to outline expositive essays

知识点：→ The definition and introduction of exposition and essay.

→Exposition is explanatory writing. It’s purpose is to explain or clarify a point.

→ An essay is a related group of paragraphs written for some purpose

（二）熟悉:→ Practice the basics of exemplification

→ Practice outlining

知识点：→Patterns of exposition, the choice of examples, the choice of appropriate examples, the organization of an exemplification essay:

→Types of essays, basic structures of an expositive essay, elements of the expositive essay

→ Types of outline, rules concerning outline

（三）了解：→Patterns of exposition, types of essays, types of outline

process analysis, cause-effect analysis, Comparison and contrast, classification,

definition and analogy，narrative essays, descriptive essays, expositive essays

and argumentative essays

二、教学重点及难点：

重点：Exemplification,types of outline；

难点：Sentence outline and topic outline

三、课时安排：共4课时

四、授课方式：讲授、课堂快速阅读练习、课堂提问、写作实践讲解

五、教学基本容

第一課Exemplification

第一課Elements of the Essay: Outlining

六、参考书目：《英语写作手册》，《美国大学英语写作》

七、作业和思考题：

第一次：Read on the subject and write an example paper of 200-250 words on the given topic. 第二次：Read on the subject and write an essay of 200-250 words on the given topic, using either

a single extended example or two or three short ones to develop your thesis statement. 第三次：Ask students to practice outlining

八、课后小结：Emphasis on the writing procedure

→Prewriting-choosing a topic and exploring ideas

→Drafting: getting your ideas on paper

→Revising: strengthening your essay

→Editing and proofreading: eliminating technical errors

II授课题目：Unit Two I Made It

一、教学目的、要求：

（一）掌握：1、To learn the basics of process analysis

→ Definition

→ Uses

→ Types

→ Methods

2、To learn to write thesis statement

知识点：→ The definiton and introduction of process analysis

→ The function of process analysis

→ The differences between thesis statement vs. topic sentence

（二）熟悉:→ The areas the process analysis is usually used.

知识点: → Functions of process analysis:giving instructions, giving information and giving the history

→Major types of process analysis: directive analysis, informative process analysis

→Writing an effective thesis statement

（三）了解：The basics of process writing and thesis statement

二、教学重点及难点：

重点：Organization of a process paper, practice of effective thesis statement；

难点：Guidelines on process analysis, writing effective thesis ststement

三、课时安排：共4课时

四、授课方式：讲授、课堂快速阅读练习、课堂提问、写作实践讲解

五、教学基本容

第二課Process Analysis

第二課Elements of the essay: The Thesis Statement

六、参考书目：《英语写作手册》，《美国大学英语写作》

七、作业和思考题：

第一次：Read on the subject and write an informative process paper describing how you succeeded in doing something

第二次：Read on the subject and write a directive process paper telling first-year students how to adjust to life at college.

第三次：Ask students to practise writing the thesis statement

八、课后小结：Emphasis on the writing procedure

→ Prewriting-chossing a topic and exploring ideas

→Drafting:getting your ideas on paper

→Revising: strengthening your essay

→Editing and proofreading: eliminating technical errors

授课题目：Unit Three College Is Not a Paradise

一、教学目的、要求：

（一）掌握：1、To learn the basics of Cause-Effect analysis

→ Definition

→ Uses

→ Patterns

2、To learn to write an introduction to expositive essays

→ What to include in the introduction

→ How to write effective introduction

知识点：→ The definiton and introduction of cause-effect analysis

→ The function of cause-effect analysis

→ The writing of effective introduction

（二）熟悉:→ The functions and areas the cause-effect analysis is usually used.

知识点: → Functions of cause-effect analysis: explaining why certain things happen, analyzing what will happen as a result

→Major types of cause-effect analysis: focusing on cause and focusing on effects,

→How to start and write effective introduction

（三）了解：the basics of cause-effect analysis and writing effective introduction

二、教学重点及难点：

重点：How to focus on cause or effects, How to start and write effective introduction；

难点：How to focus on cause or effects, How to start and write effective introduction

三、课时安排：共4课时

四、授课方式：讲授、课堂快速阅读练习、课堂提问、写作实践讲解

五、教学基本容

第三課Cause-Effect Analysis

第三課Parts of the essay: The Introduction

六、参考书目：《英语写作手册》，《美国大学英语写作》

七、作业和思考题：

第一次：Read on the subject and write an essay on any of the given topics analyzing cause.

第二次：Read on the subject and write, from your own experience, an essay analyzing the effects of anthing taught in class.

第三次：Ask students to practise writing the introduction

八、课后小结：Emphasis on the writing procedure

→ Prewriting- chossing a topic and exploring ideas

→Drafting: getting your ideas on paper

→Revising: strengthening your essay

→Editing and proofreading: eliminating technical errors