ENG301 - Advanced Composition (COMP2_S22)Lecture ContentsThis webpage will contain all of the lecture materials, texts, presentations, and important links. If there is anything missing please tell me.
Course IntroductionLearning to write in a second language is extremely difficult. Before we begin, it's worthwhile to think about our goals and how having excellent written communication skills in English will help us to reach them.
Part One: Writing Clear and Concise ParagraphsUnit One: ParagraphsUnit contents: Topic sentences, supporting sentences, supporting details, and concluding sentences. Grammar components: sentence types and fragments; count and non-count nouns. Three features of a well-written paragraph.
Unit Two: Features of Good WritingUnit contents: Five features of good writing. Grammar components: clear and consistent pronoun reference. Peer-review workshop: Editing and proofreading.
Unit Three: Types of ParagraphsUnit contents: Common paragraph types. Grammar components: subject-verb agreement: word forms.
Midterm Exam InstructionsShow off what you've learned by writing a complete, accurate, and detailed paragraph.
Part Two: Writing Well-Organized EssaysUnit Four: Classification EssaysUnit contents: Comparing paragraphs and essays; the parts of the five paragraph essay; the introduction paragraph; systems of classification. Grammar components: subject-adjective clauses.
Course Resources 
Unit Five: Cause and Effect EssaysUnit contents: Considering cause and affect. Essay organization. Grammar components: common cause and effect structures; ways of expressing past events.
Unit Six: Comparison EssaysUnit contents: Organizing comparisons. Connectors and transitions. Grammar components: Comparatives and superlatives. Parallel structures.
Unit Seven: Problem-Solution EssaysUnit contents: Organizing problem solution essays. Sentence variety. Grammar components: adverb clauses
Final Exam Instructions Time to shine! Put together all of the things we learned this semester to write an excellent essay!
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Course Documents
Primary Text
Folse, Ken, et al. Great Writing 3: From Great Paragraphs to Great Essays. Fifth Edition. New York: Heinle, 2021. (please note that this is a new edition and the book is different from the one we had used before)
Online ResourcesVocabulary Resources
Writing Resources
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