ESOL 0351
Level 3 Writing
Instructor: Andrea St4ewart
Email: andrea.stewart@hccs.edu
Office Phone: 713-718-7750.
Office Hours by Appointment
Course Description: “A continuation of ESOL 0347. This course concentrates on the development of writing skills
using controlled composition and production of the five-paragraph essay.”
ESOL 0351 Statement of Purpose:
ESOL 0351, Advanced Intermediate Composition seeks to prepare students for continuation into ESOL 0354 and
ultimately for college composition courses and academic writing in general by accomplishing the following objectives:
1. Strengthening students’ awareness of the basic notions of paragraph development, particularly the role of the
topic sentence and the internal logical development of the paragraph.
2. Introducing to students the basic principles of the multi-paragraph composition, focusing especially on the
role of the introductory and concluding paragraphs, drafting an effective thesis statement, and organizing the
composition according to a clear logical pattern.
3. Improving students’ sentence combination skills, especially in the area of the strategy and techniques of
coordination within compound sentences and within simple complex sentences.
4. Increasing student awareness of the nature of the writing process, especially in the area of effective topic
construction and in the necessity and techniques of revision and editing.
Course Outcomes
After taking ESOL 0351, Advanced Intermediate Composition, the student should be able to:
1. use correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation appropriate to the level
show control of forms for simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, present perfect, and future
2. write simple sentences and compound sentences using all seven of the coordinating conjunctions and conjunctive
adverbs/sentence connectors
3. write complex sentences with adverb clauses with a relatively high level of accuracy
4. write complex sentences with adjective and noun clauses and conditional clauses with limited accuracy
5. generate ideas through prewriting
6. organize and write a sophisticated paragraph with a clear topic sentences, supporting sentences, and a concluding
sentence using familiar or new material
7.organize and write a moderately sophisticated five-paragraph essay of at least 200 – 300 words with an introductory
paragraph and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph based on familiar or new
material in various rhetorical patterns using correct essay form
8. revise a paragraph or essay whose errors have been identified
9. Automatic failure on final exam: Fewer than 150 words, off topic, no thesis statement or topic sentences, or all
simple sentences
4. Profile of Grades:
Your final grade will be calculated as follows:
Compositions
60%
Quizzes…………………………………10%
Alternative Writing/Homework
10%
Final composition
20%
100%
A =100-90 Passing B=89-80 Passing C=79-70 Passing IP=69 or below. Can not go to the next level
Textbook: Ready to Write More: From Paragraph to Essay, Second Edition, Karen Blanchard and Christine Root
Folder with pockets
CLASS POLICIES
Attendance:
Attendance is very important. If you are absent more than 10 classes, including lab hours, during the semester, you
may be dropped from all of your classes
Tardiness:
Be on time. If you are tardy more than 15 minutes, I will mark you one hour absent. If you come to lab more than 15
minutes late, you will be marked one hour absent.
Makeup Tests/ Late Homework:
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If you are absent, please ask a classmate for any missed assignments. Homework will be accepted no later than the next
class period. There will be no makeup tests or quizzes without a documented, compelling reason..
Cell phones or other means of communication must be turned off during class. Please keep all cell
phones/communication devices inside your bag or pocket during class.
Withdrawals:
A student may drop his/her Gulfton courses for any reason until November 18th, at 4:30 p.m. A student may also be
dropped from the Gulfton program for excessive absences until that date. After November 18 th, the student will receive
the grade that she/he has earned. College policy prohibits faculty from assigning a grade of W (“Withdrew,” or
dropped) after the official drop date.
Academic Honesty / Cheating:
Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a 0 for the assignment. See the HCCS Student Handbook
for further instructor options and definitions.
Students with Disabilities: HCCS Policies
Students with a learning or physical disability which might affect their performance in class should contact the HCSS
disabilities counselor, Dr. Becky Hauri at (713) 718 – 7090, FAX (713) 718 – 7906.
NOTICE: Students who repeat a course for a third or more times will have to pay extra fees at HCC and other Texas
public colleges and universities. Please ask your instructor / counselor about opportunities for tutoring / other
assistance prior to considering course withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing grades
ESOL 0351 Level 3 Writing
NOTE: This schedule is approximate; I may make changes to it if necessary to cover the required material in the
course.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Diagnostic Essay, Introduction to Class
Chapter 1 Elements of Good Writing
Practice Paragraph (no grade)
Chapter 2 Writing Paragraphs
Practice Paragraph (no grade)
Continue Chapter 2
Chapter 3 Revising and Editing
In-class Paragraph #1
Major sentence errors
Handouts on sentence combining
Continue Chapter 3
Chapter 4 Writing Essays
Continue Chapter 4
In-class Essay #1
Chapter 10 Writing Summaries
In conjunction with Part 2 Types of Essays
Chapter 5 Process
Summary Practice
Continue Chapter 5
In-class Essay #2
Summary Practice
Chapter 7 Causes and Effects
Midterm Exam
Continue Chapter 7
In-class Essay #3
Chapter 8 Comparison/Contrast
Week 11
Continue Chapter 8
In-class Essay #4
Week 12
Summary Practice
Week 13
Chapter 11 Expressing Your Opinions
In-class Essay #5
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Week 14
Continue Chapter 11
Week 15
Week 16
Continue Chapter 11
Final Exam