syllabus Writing III

UNIVERSITAS NEGERI YOGYAKARTA
FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI

SILABUS
MATA KULIAH : W r it ing I I I
FRM/FBS/19-00

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31 Juli 2008

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D e scr ipt ion
This course t rains st udent s t o express t hem selv es by m eans of t hree t ypes of unified and coherent paragraphs,
descript ive, narrat ive, and ex pository paragraphs. They learn t he principles of paragraph w rit ing t hrough
m odeling, inquiry, and discovery an d pract ice writ in g paragraphs as class and h om e assignm ent s. The st udent s’
achievem ent is assessed by m eans of t heir class at t endance, act iv it y, port folio, m id- sem est er t est , and sem est er
exam s.
Obj e ct iv e s
St udent s can dist inguish and writ e narrat ive, descript ive, and exposit ory paragraphs wit h adequat e unit y ,

coherence, and cohesion.
Cou rse Ou tline
M e et in g

Topic

1
2

Educat ion ,
Environm ent ,
t echnology, et c

Focus
I nt roduct ion
Types of
Paragraph

Activ it y
Orient at ion t o t he syllabus, Ent ry behavior assessm en t ,

Self-goal set t ing
Modeling
( Charact erist ics of paragraph t ypes: narrat ion, descript ion,
and exposit ion
I dent ify ing paragraph t y pes)

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Educat ion

Paragraph Unit y
& Coherence

4

Paragraph
Cohesion

6

Educat ion,
Environm ent ,
t echnology, et c
Educat ion,
Environm ent ,
t echnology, et c
Cu lt u re and art

7
8

Ent ert ainm ent

9

Sport

Descript ive
Paragraph s ( 1 )

10

Tourism

Descript ive
Paragraph s ( 2 )

11

Educat ion

Exposit ory
Paragraph s ( 1 )

12

Technology

Exposit ory
Paragraph s ( 2 )

5

Review on un it y,
coh erence and
coh erence
Narrat ive
Paragraph s ( 1 )

Mid-Sem est er Test
Narrat ive
Paragraph s ( 2 )

Writ ing a descript ive paragraph
I dent ify ing paragraphs wit h adequat e and inadequat e unit y
& coherence: ( peer conference)
Writ ing a descript ive paragraph
I dent ify ing paragraphs wit h adequat e and inadequat e
cohesion
Writ ing a descript ive paragraph

I dent ify ing coherence, u nit y, and cohesion
I dent ify ing paragraphs wit h and wit hout t opic sent ences
Writ ing a narrat ive paragraph wit hout a t opic sentence
Revising st udent s’ work
Writ ing a guided narrat ive paragraph using a t opic sent ence
given
Revising st udent s’ work
Writ ing a guided descriptive paragraph u sing a t opic
sent ence provided
Rev isin g st udent s’ work
Writ ing a descript ive paragraph using a t opic sent ence
prov ided
Revising st udent s’ work
Writ ing an exposit ory paragraph using a t opic sent ence
given
Revising st udent s’ work
Writ ing an exposit ory paragraph using a t opic sent ence
given
Revising st udent s’ work

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Educat ion

14

Social figures

15

Food and
Beverage

16

Narrat ive
Paragraph s ( 3 )
Descript ive
Paragraph s ( 3 )
Exposit ory

Paragraph s ( 3 )

Writ ing a free narrat iv e paragraph using a t opic
Revising st udent s’ work
Writ ing a free descript ive paragraph usin g a t opic
Rev isin g st udent s’ work
Writ ing a free exposit ory paragraph using a t opic
Rev isin g st udent s’ work
Review

Re fe r e nce s
Arnaudet , Mart in L. and Barret , Mary Ellen. 1990. Paragraph Dev elopm ent . Englewood Cliff, New Jersey: Prent iceHall, I nc.
Jupp, TC and Milne, John. ____. Guided Paragraph Writ ing. London: Heinem ann Educat ional Books.
Blanchard, Karen and Root , Christ ine. 2003. Ready to Writ e. New York: Longm an