现代大学英语中级写作课程教案

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英语写作中级（上）课程教案

I授课题目：UnitOneWeLearnAsWeGrow

一、教学目的、要求：

（一）掌握：1、Tolearnthebasicsofexemplication:

—Definition

—Kindsofexamples

—Sourcesofexamples

2、Tolearntooutlineexpositiveessays

知识点：-Thedefinitionandintroductionofexpositionandessay.

—Expositionisexplanatorywriting.Ifspurposeistoexplainorclarifyapoint.

一Anessayisarelatedgroupofparagraphswrittenforsomepurpose

（二）熟悉：一Practicethebasicsofexemplification

—>Practiceoutlining

知识点：—Patternsofexposition,thechoiceofexamples,thechoiceofappropriateexamples,

theorganizationofanexemplificationessay:

一Typesofessays,basicstructuresofanexpositiveessay,elementsoftheexpositive

essay

一Typesofoutline,rulesconcerningoutline

（二）了解：一Patternsofexposition,typesofessays,typesofoutline

processanalysis,cause-effectanalysis,Comparisonandcontrast,classification,

definitionandanalogy,narrativeessays,descriptiveessays,expositiveessays

andargumentativeessays

二、教学重点及难点：

重点：Exemplification,typesofoutline;

难点:Sentenceoutlineandtopicoutline

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、教学基本内容

第一ISExemplification

第一ISElementsoftheEssay: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：Readonthesubjectandwriteanexamplepaperof200-250wordsonthegiventopic.

第二次：Readonthesubjectandwriteanessayof200-250wordsonthegiventopic,usingeither

asingleextendedexampleortwoorthreeshortonestodevelopyourthesisstatement.

第三次：Askstudentstopracticeoutlining

八、课后小结：Emphasisonthewritingprocedure

一Prewriting-choosingatopicandexploringideas

—Drafting:gettingyourideasonpaper

一Revising:strengtheningyouressay

―Editingandproofreading:eliminatingtechnicalerrors

II授课题目：UnitTwoIMadeIt

一、教学目的、要求：

（）掌握：1、Tolearnthebasicsofprocessanalysis

—Definition

—Uses

—Types

一Methods

2、Tolearntowritethesisstatement

知识点:一Thedefinitonandintroductionofprocessanalysis

一Thefunctionofprocessanalysis

—Thedifferencesbetweenthesisstatementvs.topicsentence

（二）熟悉：—Theareastheprocessanalysisisusuallyused.

知识点：一Functionsofprocessanalysis:givinginstructions,givinginformationandgivingthe

history

一Majortypesofprocessanalysis:directiveanalysis,informativeprocessanalysis

—Writinganeffectivethesisstatement

（三）了解：Thebasicsofprocesswritingandthesisstatement

二、教学重点及难点：

重点：Organizationofaprocesspaper,practiceofeffectivethesisstatement;

难点：Guidelinesonprocessanalysis,writingeffectivethesisststement

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、教学基本内容

第二W：ProcessAnalysis

WElementsoftheessay:TheThesisStatement

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:Readonthesubjectandwriteaninformativeprocesspaperdescribinghowyou

succeededindoingsomething

第二次：Readonthesubjectandwriteadirectiveprocesspapertellingfirst-yearstudentshowto

adjusttolifeatcollege.

第二次：Askstudentstopractisewritingthethesisstatement

八、课后小结：Emphasisonthewritingprocedure

—Prewriting-chossingatopicandexploringideas

—Drafting:gettingyourideasonpaper

—Revising:strengtheningyouressay

一Editingandproofreading:eliminatingtechnicalerrors

授课题目：UnitThreeCollegeIsNotaParadise

一、教学目的、要求：

（一）掌握：1、TolearnthebasicsofCause-Effectanalysis

—Definition

—Uses

一Patterns

2、Tolearntowriteanintroductiontoexpositiveessays

—Whattoincludeintheintroduction

—Howtowriteeffectiveintroduction

知识点：—Thedefinitonandintroductionofcause-effectanalysis

—Thefunctionofcause-effectanalysis

—Thewritingofeffectiveintroduction

（二）熟悉：一Thefunctionsandareasthecause-effectanalysisisusuallyused.

知识点：-Functionsofcause-effectanalysis:explainingwhycertainthingshappen,analyzing

whatwillhappenasaresult

—Majortypesofcause-effectanalysis:focusingoncauseandfocusingoneffects,

—Howtostartandwriteeffectiveintroduction

（三）了解：thebasicsofcause-effectanalysisandwritingeffectiveintroduction

二、教学重点及难点：

重点:Howtofocusoncauseoreffects,Howtostartandwriteeffectiveintroduction;

难点：Howtofocusoncauseoreffects,Howtostartandwriteeffectiveintroduction

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、教学基本内容

第三ISCause-EffectAnalysis

第三W：Partsoftheessay:TheIntroduction

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：Readonthesubjectandwriteanessayonanyofthegiventopicsanalyzingcause.

第二次：Readonthesubjectandwrite,fromyourownexperience,anessayanalyzingtheeffects

ofanthingtaughtinclass.

第二次：Askstudentstopractisewritingtheintroduction

八、课后小结：Emphasisonthewritingprocedure

—Prewriting-chossingatopicandexploringideas

—Drafting:gettingyourideasonpaper

—Revising:strengtheningyouressay

一Editingandproofreading:eliminatingtechnicalerrors

授课题目：FourWhatMakestheDifferences

一、教学目的、要求：

（一）掌握：1、TolearnthebasicsofComparisonandContrast

—Definition

—Uses

一Patterns

一Methods

2、Tolearntodevelopthebodyofexpositiveessays

—Whatitsstructurelookslike?

—Whatitincludes

知识点：—ThedefinitonandintroductionofComparisonandContrast

—Thefunctionofcause-effectanalysis

—Thewritingofeffectiveintroduction

（二）熟悉：—Thefunctionsandareasthecomparison/contrastisusuallyused.,thegeneral

structureofthebodyofanessay

知识点：—Functionsofcomparison/contrast:clarifyingsomethingunknown,bringingoneor

bothofthesubjectintosharpershape

—Threepatternsofcomparison/contrast:subjectbysubject,pointbypoint,mixed

sequence

—Familiarityofthegeneralstructureofthebodyofanessay

（二）了解：ThebasicsofComparisonandContrastandthegeneralstructureofthebodyofan

essay

二、教学重点及难点：

重,点：Threepatternsofcomparison/contrast:subjectbysubject,pointbypoint,mixedsequence

Generalstructureofthebody:Beginning,BodyandEnd

难点：Howtoorganizeacomparison/contrastessay,Howtodevelopbodyparagraphs

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、教学基本内容

第四HI：Comparison/Contrast

第四Partsoftheessay:TheBody

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~次：Readonthesubjectandwriteasubject-by-subjectessayofcomparison/contrastonany

ofthegiventopics

第二次：Readonthesubjectandwriteapoint-by-pointessayofcomparison/contrastonanyof

thegiventopics

第二次：Askstudentstopractisewritingthebodyoftheessay

八、课后小结：Emphasisonthewritingprocedure

—Prewriting-chossingatopicandexploringideas

—Drafting:gettingyourideasonpaper

—>Revising:strengtheningyouressay

Editingandproofreading:eliminatingtechnicalerrors

授课题目：UnitFiveItTakesAllSortstoMakeaWorld

一、教学目的、要求：

（一0掌握：1、TolearnthebasicsofClassification

—Definition

一Uses

—Methods

2、Tolearntowritetheconclusionofexpositiveessays

—Whatisclassification?

一Whatisclassificationusedfor?

知识点：—Thedefinitonandintroductionofclassification

—Thefunctionofclassification

—Thewritingofeffectiveclassification

（二）熟悉：—Thefunctionsandareastheclassificationisusuallyused.,theconclusionof

expositiveessays

知识点：一Functionsofclassification:

Toorganizeandperceivetheworldaroundus

Topresentamassofmaterialbymeansofsomeorderlysystem

Todealwithcomplexorabstracttopicsbybreakingabroadsubjectintosmaller,

neatlysortedcategories.

—Thegeneralpatternofclassification

—sentencepatternsinclassification

—Familiarityofthetheconclusionofexpositiveessays

（三）了解：Thefunctionsandareastheclassificationisusuallyused.,theconclusionof

expositiveessays

二、教学重点及难点：

重点：somesentencepatternsinclassification

theconclusionofexpositiveessays

难点：Partsoftheconclusion:asummaryofthemainpoints,orrestatementsofyourthesisin

differentwork.

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、教学基本内容

第五ISclassification

第五W：Partsoftheessay:Theconclusion

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：Readonthesubjectandwriteaclassificationessayonanyofthegiventopics

第二次：Writeanessayof200-250wordsonanyofthegiventopics.

第三次：Askstudentstopractisewritingtheconclusionoftheessay

八、课后小结：Emphasisonthewritingprocedure

—Prewriting-chossingatopicandexploringideas

―Drafting:gettingyourideasonpaper

一Revising:strengtheningyouressay

Editingandproofreading:eliminatingtechnicalerrors

授课题目：UnitSixWhatDoesItMean

一、教学目的、要求：

（—）掌握：1、TolearnthebasicsofDefinition

一Definition

一Types

一MethodsofOrganization

2、Tolearntowritethetitleofexpositiveessays

—Whatisdefiniton

一Typesofdefinition

知识点：一TheStandard/FormalDefinition

一TheConnotative/PersonalDefinition

tTheExtendedDefinition

（二）熟悉：Thefunctionsandareasthedefinitionisusuallyused.,thetitleof

expositiveessays

知识点：一Functionsandpatternsofdefinition:

一TheStandard/FormalDefinitionisusedtoexplainatermorconcept

youraudienceorreadermaynotknoworunderstand,

一TheConnotative/PersonalDefinitionisusedtoexplainanywordor

conceptthatdoesn'thavethesamemeaningforeveryone.

一TheExtendedDefinitionisusedtoexploreatopicbyexaminingits

variousmeaningsandimplications.

（三）了解：Howtowriteanextendeddefinition

Howtoorganizeanextendedessay

二、教学重点及难点：

重,电：Functionsandpatternsofdefinition

Howtowriteanextendeddefinition

Howtowritethetitleofanexpositiveessay

难点：Howtoorganizeanextendedessay

Howtowritethetitleofanexpositiveessay

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、教学基本内容

第六definition

第六Partsoftheessay:TheTitle

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——次：Readonthesubjectandwriteadefinitionessayonanyofthegiventopics

第二次：Writeanessayof200-250wordsonanyofthegiventopics.

第三次：Askstudentstopractisewritingthetitleoftheessay

八、课后小结：Emphasisonthewritingprocedure

一Prewriting-choosingatopicandexploringideas

—Drafting:gettingyourideasonpaper

一Revising:strengtheningyouressay

—Editingandproofreading:eliminatingtechnicalerrors

UnitSixTaskOneDefinition

IWhatisdefinition?

Intalkingwithotherpeople,wesometimesofferinformaldefinitionstoexplainjustwhatwe

meanbyaparticularterm.Thatis,toavoidconfusionormisunderstanding,wehavetodefinea

word,term,orconceptwhichisunfamiliartomostreadersoropentovariousinterpretations.

Suppose,forexample,wesaytoafriend:"Forrestisreallyaninconsiderateperson.^^We

mightthenexplainwhatwemeanby“inconsiderate“bysaying,C6Heborrowedmyaccounting

bookovernightbutdidn'treturnitforaweek.AndwhenIgotitback,itwascoveredwithcoffee

stains.

Definitionistheexplanationofthemeaningofawordorconcept,anditisalsoamethodof

developinganessay.

II.Thewaystodefineawordorterm

Therearethreebasicwaystodefineawordorterm

A.TogiveasynonymForexample:'Tomendistorepair.Or“Afellowisamanora

boy.”

B.Touseasentence(oftenwithanattributiveclause)Forexample,inkmaybedefineina

sentence:"Inkiscoloredwaterwhichweuseforwriting.9,

C.TowriteaparagraphorevenanessayButasynonymyorasentencecannotgivea

satisfactorydefinitionofanabstracttermwhosemeaningiscomplex.Wehavetowritea

paragraphoranessaywithexamplesornegativeexamples(whatthetermdoesnotmean),

withanalogiesorcomparisons,withclassificationorcause-effectanalysis.

III.Whenwegiveadefinition,weshouldobservecertainprinciples:

1.First,weshouldavoidcirculardefinitions."'Democracyisthedemocraticprocess.And

"astronomerisonewhostudiesastronomy^^arecirculardefinition.

2.Second,weshouldavoidlonglistsofsynonymsifthetermtobedefinedisanabstractone.

Forexample:Byimagination,Imeanthepowertoformmentalimagesofobjects,thepower

toformnewideas,thegiftofemployingimagesinwriting,andthetendencytoattribute

realitytounrealthings,situationsandstates.

(pickingupwords,expressionsfromadictionary,inthehopethatonewillhit)

3.Third,weshouldavoidloadeddefinition,Loadeddefinitionsdonotexplaintermsbutmake

animmediateappealforemotionalapproval.

Adefinitionlike:5Bystateenterprise,Imeanhighcostandpoorefficiency.9,isloadedwith

pejorativeemotionalconnotation.Conversely,“Bystateenterprise,Imeanoneofthegreat

blessingofdemocraticplanning95isloadedwithfavorableemotionalconnotation.Such

judgementscanbevigorioustoadiscussion,buttheyleadtoargument,notclarification,when

offeredasdefinition.

IV.TypesofdeHnition

1.Standard/Formaldefinitiondenotationisaword'score,direct,andliteralmeaning.

2.Connotative/PersonalmeaningExplainswhatyoumeanbyacertaintermorconceptthat

couldhavedifferentmeaningsforothers.

Ontheotherhand,connotationistheimplied,suggestedmeaningofaword;itreferstothe

emotionalresponsestimulatedbyassociationsthewordcarrieswithit.

A.ForAmericans,Watergateisassociatedwithapoliticalscandalthatmeansdishonesty.

Andmorewordsarecreatedwiththesuffix-gatetomeansomescandalinEnglishnow,

thus,IranGate,IntelligenceGate

B.Dogs,inChineseculture,maybequiteanegativeimage.Itisinsultingtocallsomeonea

dog.Whataboutthewesternpeople?Intheireyes,dogislovelyandhasgoodassociated

meanings.Theysay“Loveme,lovemydog.”

C.ImperialismmeanstousChinesequitenegative.Someofthewesternpeoplemaybe

proudofbeingimperialandimperialismitself.

D.Peopleeverywheremayalsosharesomeconnotationsforsomewords.Theyaregeneral

connotations.Mothermeanslove,care,selfless,etc.

E.Let'sgetthegangtogetherforapartytonight,(agroup)

Don'tgoaroundwiththatgangoryou'llcometonogood.(degradedgroupofpeopleor

groupofcriminals)

Connotationcanmakeallthedifference.Itisthemirrorofyourattitude.

3.Extendeddefinition--isanessaylengthpieceofwritingusingthismethodofdevelopment.

V.Howtowriteanextendeddefinition

Follow4rulesforagooddefinition:

1.Don'tusethewords"when'"where”,givingadefinition.Acommonpracticeistodefine

thenounwithanoun,adjectivewithadjectiveandsoon.

2.Remember,thatdefinitionisnotarepetition.

3.Usesimpleandwell-knownterminyourexplanation.

4.Pointoutthedistinguishingfeaturesoftheterm.

UnitSixTaskTwo:TheTitle

I.Whatistitle?

Atitleisaverybriefsummaryofwhatyourpaperisabout.Itisoftennomorethan

severalwords.Youmayfinditeasiertowritethetitleafteryouhavecompletedyour

paper.

Atitlemaybeaphrasewhichcanindicateatopicofinterest(i.e.yourfocus)andatthe

sametimepointtowardsaparticularkindofdiscussion(yourmodeofargument).

Accordingly,yourtitleneedsnotonlytoindicatewhattheessaywillbeabout,butalsoto

indicatethepointofviewitwilladoptconcerningwhateveritisabout.

II.Thepurposeofthetitle

Togivethereaderanideaofwhattheessayisabout

Toprovidefocusfortheessay

Toarousethereader'sinterest

III.Howtowriteagoodtitle

Makeitclear,conciseandprecise

Useaphraseratherthanasentence

Excludeallextrawords

IV.Otherrulestoobey

Centeritatthetopofthefirstpage.

Usenoperiodattheendorquotationmarks

Capitalizethefirstandlastwords

Capitalizeallotherwordsexcept

•articles(a,the)

•thetoininfinitives

•prepositionscontainingonesyllable

•coordinatingconjunctions(and,but,or,etc)

Atitleleads,butapoortitlemisleads.Besurethatitisappropriate.Besides,becarefulwiththe

capitalization.

Writeanappropriatetitleforeachoftheintroductoryparagraphsthatfollow.

1.Title:ReactionstoDisappointment

BenFranklinsaidthattheonlysurethingsinlifearedeathandtaxes.Heleftsomethingout,

however:disappointment.Noonegetsthroughlifewithoutexperiencingmany

disappointments.Strangely,though,mostpeopleseemunpreparedfordisappointmentand

reacttoitinnegativeways.Theyfeeldepressedortrytoescapetheirtroublesinsteadof

usingdisappointmentsasanopportunityforgrowth.

2.Title:AnnoyingPeople

PresidentRichardNixonusedtokeep“enemieslist“ofallthepeoplehedidn'tespecially

like.lamashamedtoconfessit,butl,too,haveanenemieslist-amentalone.Onthislist

arethepeopleIwouldgladlylivewithout,theoneswhocausemybloodpressuretoriseto

theboilingpoint.Thetopthreeplacesonthelistgotopeoplewithannoyingnervoushabits,

peoplewhotalkinmovietheatres,andpeoplewhotalkoncarphoneswhiledriving.

3.Title:___TheMeaningofMaturity

Beingamaturestudentdoesnotmeanbeinganold-timer.Maturityisnotmeasuredbythe

numberofyearsapersonhavelived.Instead,theyardstickofmaturityismarkedbythe

qualitiesofself-denial,determination,anddependability.

4.Title:CollegeStress

Jack'sheartpoundsashecastspanickylooksaroundtheclassroom.Hedoesn'trecognize

theprofessor,hedoesn'tknowanyofthestudents,andhecan,tevenfigureoutwhatthe

subjectis.Infrontofhimisatest.Atthelastminutehisroommateawakenshim.It'sonly

anotheranxietydream.TheveryfactthatdreamslikeJack'sarecommonsuggeststhat

collegeisastressfulsituationforyoungpeople.Thecauseofthisstresscanbeacademic,

financial,andpersonal.

5.Title:—HowtoComplain

I'mnotjustaconsumer-I'mavictim.IfIorderaproduct,itissuretoarriveinthewrong

color,sixe,orquantity.IfIhirepeopletodorepairs,theyneverarriveonthedayscheduled.

IfIoweabill,thecomputerisbound