B. Course Outline Week
Topics
1. I ntroduction and Review of
Basic Writing Skills Writing a paragraph, review of basic writing
skills 2.
Writing a good paragraph Topic sentence
3. Support sentences
4. Paragraph Unity
5. 6.
Progress Test 1
7. Describing Objects
Generic structure 8. Language
focus 9.
Describing Processes Generic structure
10. Language focus
11. 12.
Progress Test 2
13. Biography Generic
structure 14. Language
focus 15. Newspaper
reports Generic
structure and language focus subject to change
C. Grading Policy Assessment Aspect
Percentage
I ndependent Tasks 10
Progress Test 1 25
Progress Test 2 25
Final test Results 40
Total 100 D. Rules of Conduct:
a. Minimum attendance of 75 is a compulsory to obtain grade.
b. Cell-phones must be deactivated or set into a silent mode during the course.
c. The maximum lateness for coming to class is 15 minutes.
d. Dressing properly is valued. Sandals are not allowed.
e. Students are suggested to visit www. Pbi.usd.ac.id for independent learning.
E. References
D’Angelo, F. 1980.
Process and thought in composition
. Hardy, J., and Klarwein, D. 1990.
Written genres in the secondary school.
Heffeman, J. and Lincoln, J. E. 1990.
Writing: A college handbook.
Metropolitan East Disadvantaged School Programs. 1993.
A brief introduction to genres.
Meyers, Alan. 2005.
Gateways to Academic Writing
. New York: Longman Warriner, J. E. 1977.
Composition: Models and exercises.
APPENDIX 2
LESSON PLAN FOR TEACHING PARAGRAPH WRITING A. Subject Identity
1. Subject : Paragraph Writing
2. Level : II of English Language Education Study Program
3. Topic : Narrative
4. Time Allocation : 2 X 50 minutes class meeting
B. Competence Standard, Basic Competence and Indicators
1. Competence Standard: The students are able to develop various kinds of skills in order to enable them to compose a good
paragraph successfully. 2. Basic Competence: The students are able to compose a good narrative
paragraph. 3. Indicators
: On completing the rubric provided, 3.1. The students are able to compose a good paragraph.
3.2. The students are able to write well using type of narrative genre.
3.3. The students are able to deconstruct the generic and schematic structure of each genre.
3.4. The students are able to find the social purposes and linguistic features of text.
3.5. The students are able to write texts with the learned genres.
C. Learning Experiences 1.