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Junior Composition and Conversation
Tentative Schedule, Spring, 2002
Last updated 2/26, 2002
Date
    Activity and Topic
Assignments due 

 I. Job/School preparation and Application 

1.2/26 (T) General introduction
Lanttern Riddle Contest (source)
Future Career
 Keep working on your research paper!
Search for a job wanted and/or a graduate program.
  3/1 (F) Resume, application letter and building your personal profile
  • Writing: Main index; Application Letters; Your Resume; The Resume: Making it work for you (from OWL); Letter Format
  • Job Searching: The Human Resources databanks人力銀行;  中時人力萬象網; 求職寶典；青輔會；Job section of dept.'s relevant links
  • A survival guide for college graduates
    •      		 Resume and Cover Letter
    Resume ppt
    2. 3/5 (T) Statement of purpose for school application or Autobiography
  • Statement of Purpose 1; 2; Chinese autobiography (Just for reference!)
  • Samples: 1(TESOL), 2 (Literature).
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      3/8 (F) Sharing and Responding Autobiography/SOP ppt
    3. 3/12 (T)
      3/15 (F)
      Interview Practice on 1. how to learn English; 2. how to prepare for job hunting.
    II. Compare/Contrast 
    4. 3/19 (T) Compare/Contrast I:1.  Texts "Bad" "Fat"; 2. Customs: ways of celebrating the New Year.
      • Brain Storming for possible topics
    		 RP --2nd draft due
    Application porfolio due;
    journal 1 due (one on your 
    experience of learning English)
      3/22 (F)
         Current News 
    • Presenting your compare/contrast data topic
    		 journal 1 due
    5. 3/26 (T)
      Individual conference
    		 Compare/Contrast draft I due
       3/29 (F)
    No class
    6. 4/2, 4/5
    Spring Break
    7. 4/9 (T) Mini-Conference(MC-1) Group 3
    Discussion: What are the components of a good presentation?
      4/12 (F) Sharing and Responding
    8. 4/16(T) Compare/Contrast 2: topics to be decided. compare/contrast ppt
    RP final draft due
       4/19 (F) Language Review
    Mini-Conference(MC- 2): Group 5    		 language review ppt
    9. 4/23 (T)
    Mid-Term
    III.  Event Analysis 
       4/26 (F) Analysis paper: brain storming 

      Possible topics for analysis

    		  Compare/Contrast draft II due
    10. 4/30 (T)
    (MC- 3) :  Group 2
    		 2nd journal  (one on English learning)
         5/3  (F)
    Analysis  paper--
    1st draft
    11. 5/7 (T) Sharing and responding
    Analysis ppt
       5/10 (F)
       Role play: choosing one analysis topic and perform a story about it in class--remember to imply your main point.
    IV. Process of Revision 
    12. 5/ 14 (T) Revision 1: Rethinking Analysis--2nd draft
    Getting another comment on your chosen paper
    Revision ppt.
       5/17 (F) English correctness Practice
    13. 5/21 (T)   (MC- 5) : Group 4
    Revision 2: Re-Shaping
         5/24 (F)   (MC- 6) :  Group 6
       Chatting time: Sports and Exercise
    14.  5/28 (T) Revision 3: Copy-Editing language review ppt
    V. Research paper
     5/31 (F)
    Research paper conference
    		 Revision paper--  3 draft due
    15. 6/4 (T)
    Research paper conference
      6/ 7  (F)
    Research paper conference
    		 3rd journal
    16. 6/11 (T)
    Research paper conference
          6/8  (F)
    Discussion of the conference or party?
    		 * Final Evaluation
    Final Exam Week
    Grammar check;
  • Run-ons - Comma Splices - Fused Sentences (from OWL)
  • Common Errostrs in English (from Hong Kong VLC)
  • Frequent Errors of our own
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