ESL 970G
Advanced Grammar Review and Editing
Fall 2003
Syllabus
Section
22991 MW 9:20-10:45 and Section 22943 Online
Online
Resources
| Correction Symbols | Academic
Regulations and Standards
| Online Quiz FAQs | Students
| Marsha
Chan's home page | Email marsha_chan@wvmccd.cc.ca.us
| Success
Secrets
Week
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| 10 | 11 | 12
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- Week
1 beginning September 2
- Sep 4th: 5:30-8:30
pm Orientation Session 1 (required for online section), Tech Center TC-2. Course description, expectations and communication
procedures. Take the online Diagnostic
Test of English Sentence Skills. Purchase textbook.
- After class, send
an email message to marsha_chan@wvmccd.cc.ca.us
to make sure you've set up my name in your email address book
correctly. Subject line: ESL 970G Attendance.
- Week
2 beginning September 8
- Study (= read and
complete the exercises) Applied English Grammar (AEG) Chapter
1 pp 24-53 Analyzing Words and Sentences. Check the answer key
(AK) in the blackboard Course Documents area.
Parts of Speech. Sentence Parts (The basic English sentence;
subject, verb, object complement, and modifier; phrases, clauses).
Sentence types by purposes and grammatical structure. Spoken
English compared to written English. Using simple sentences to
make other sentences. Simple sentences. Compound sentences. Complex
sentences. Compound-complex sentences.
- Reference Some Useful Definitions
and Punctuation Patterns. Definitions
of Independent Clause, Dependent Clause, Independent Marker,
Dependent Marker, Coordinating Conjunction;
Proper Punctuation Methods, Some Common Errors to Avoid (comma
splice error, fused sentence error, run-on sentence error, sentence
fragment error) -Brought to you by the Purdue University Online
Writing Lab (OWL)
- Wed Sep 10th: 4:00-7:00
pm Orientation Session 2 (required for online section), Room TC-1.
Introduction to the blackboard web learning environment. Login.
Personal info. Password. Email. Announcements. Course info. Assignments.
Communication. Digital Drop Box. Discussion Boards. Tools.
- Basic
English sentence patterns.
Part A. This lesson identifies and gives examples of four sentence
patterns in a coherent piece of writing about one topic. It provides
practice in analyzing the sentences for subjects, verbs, objects
and other complements, and prepositional phrases. (I: S + active
VI, II: S + active VT = O, III: S + passive V, Sentences with
compound elements). After completing the exercise, click on the
link to the answer keys.
- Using the Virtual
Classroom (Please read the description in Resources.)
- Using the Discussion
Board (Please read the description in Resources.)
- Do the AEG Chapter
1 Online
Exercises
- 1-A Practice
Parts of Speech and Vocabulary
1-B Practice with Sentence Types
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Week
3 beginning September 15
- Registered
students must update your email address in your Personal Information.
(Click the Student Tools button to get there.) I will use the
address you enter there to communicate with you. You are ready
to participate in all activities.
- Late
Add students must wait until your data is entered into the system
before you can participate actively. In the meanwhile, you can
read this page and do the exercises here.
- Be sure
to copmplete the Diagnostic Test and study the links above if
you have not already done so. I will start posting online quizzes
on Chapter 1 topics next week.
- Study AEG Ch. 2
Past Time Frame; do the exercises in the book. Check the answer
key (AK) in the blackboard Course Documents area.
- Online exercises
- 2-A Practice
with Simple Past Tense and Irregular Verbs
2-B Practice with Past Perfect
2-C Practice with Past Progressive
2-D Practice with Past Time Expressions
2-E Practice with the Present Perfect
- Analyze the simple sentences in the paragraph "Online
English Homework" by marking the sentences parts as indicated
in the examples. When you have finished the lesson, check the
Answer Key.
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Week
4 beginning September 22
- Go to the Discussion
Board (DB)> Chapter 1 and post any questions that you have
about the topics in Chapter 1.
- Go to the DB >
Chapter 2 and post any questions that you have about the topics
in Chapter 2.
- Read each others'
messages and post replies to them as you can.
- Quizzes: Due date: midnight Wed
Sep 24. Available in the Assignments area. Look for the password
in the Announcements area.
- Simple
Sentence Recognition (10 pts)
- Compound
Sentence Recognition (10 pts)
f
- Complex
Sentence Recognition (10 pts)
- Continue discussion
of AEG Ch. 2 Past Time Frame
- Post
a message to the the DB > My Favorite... Due
date: Fri Sep 26 (5 pts)
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Week
5 beginning September 29
- Clauses: the Essential Building
Blocks
- Practice quizzes
Identifying
Independent Clauses I Identifying
Independent Clauses II
- Practice quiz Dependent
Clauses and Types of Sentences
- Identifying Basic Sentence
Parts
Parts
of Speech
- A very simple practice
quiz Parts
of Speech
- Practice quizzes
Sentence
Body Parts I Sentence
Body Parts II
- Common
Irregular Verbs
- Practice
quizzes Irregular
verbs 1 Irregular
Verbs 2 Irregular
Verbs 3
- Quiz: Basic Terminology and Sentence
Structure Identification - Languages (30
pts) Available in the Assignments area. Look for the password
in the Announcements area. Due date: 7 p.m. extended to 11 pm
Oct. 8
- Study
AEG Chapter 7 Questions and Commands. Do the exercises in the
book. Check the AK in the Course Documents area.
- Online exercises
- Importance
of Questions
- Purposes
of Questions
- Review
of the Basic Grammar of Yes-No Questions
- Review
of the Basic Grammar of Informattion Questions
- Tag
Questions
- Questions
Inside of STatements
- Commands
- Post
a message to the the DB > Ch 1 Four Sentence Types: My
Favorite... Due
date: Wed Oct 1 (10 pts)
Use the paragraph topic you posted on the Favorites Discussion
Board. This time, write about that topic using four error-free
sentences, one of each of the following:
·
One simple sentence.
· One compound sentence.
· One complex sentence.
· One compound-complex sentence.
You may put the sentences in any order.
- Their
Favorites:
Post responses to 5 of your classmates' messages on the My
Favorite... DB.
Due date: Fri Oct 3 (5 pts)
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Week
6 beginning October 6
- Use any online
source of your choice. Find an article that you are interested
in. Copy its URL into a Word document. Write ten questions of
different types about the article: yes-no questions, information
questions, tag questions and embedded questions). Edit your questions
for grammatical accuracy.
- Post
your ten questions on the DB > Questions about a News Article.Due date: Fri Oct 10 (20
pts) In your Word document, in a list below your questions, write
ten answers. Do not post the answers. Keep them for reference
when your classmates try to answer your questions.
- Study AEG Chapter
13 Nouns, Adjectives, and Personal Pronouns. Do the exercises
in the book and on online
Noun
phrases
- Adectives
- Review
of personal pronouns
- x13-1
Healthy Eating (scrambled noun phrases 1-10)
- x13-7
The Colors of Global Warming (fill-in-the-blank)
- Read the subjects
on the DB
> Questions about a News Article. Choose
one message that does not yet have a reply. Read the article
and the writer's ten questions. Post a reply: answer the writer's questions.
If another student has already posted answers, please choose
another student's topic.
In other words,
one set of questions - one set of answers. First come, first
served! Due date: Mon Oct 13 (5 pts). Extra credit: If you
see and correct errors in the writer's questions, you may earn
2 more points.
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Week
7 beginning October 13
- Error correction:
Verbs in Past TIme Frame. Read the various discussion boards.
In five sentences written by five different writers, find errors
in verbs in the past time frame. For each sentence, identify
the writer, copy the writer's sentence, explain why it's an error,
and provide a revision. Include yourself as one of the writers.
Refer to AEG Ch 2. Post
your five error corrections on the DB > Error correction:
Verbs in Past TIme Frame. Put
your name in the subject line. Due date: Mon Oct 13. (10 points)
Example:
- Marsha's
Past Verb Error Correction
- Writer:
Jane Doe
Original: My daughter dances every Sunday, but two Sundays ago,
since she feeling sick, I haven't taken her to her dance class.
Revision: My daughter dances every Sunday, but two Sundays ago,
since she was
feeling
sick, I didn't
take her
to her dance class.
Explanation: 1. The clause "she was feeling sick" should
use the past continuous because the sick feeling started before
the decision not to take her to class and it was continuing (it
was in progress); the past continuous requires two parts: WAS
or WERE + VERB-ing. 2. The clause "I didn't take her..."
needs to use the simple past because it is a completed past action;
it is not related to the present.
- Study AEG Chapter
3 General Truth Time Frame. Do the exercises in the book and
on online
"General Truth" defined
Verb choices for general truth meaning
- Simple
present tense verbs
- Present
perfect: indefinite past time in general truth contexts
- Time
expressions with the present perfect
- Subject-verb
agreement
- Online exercises
- 3-A Practice
with Simple Present Tense and Present Perfect
3-B Practice with Subject-Verb Agreement
3-C Review of the Grammar & Vocabulary in Chapter 3
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- Top
Week
8 beginning October 20
- Study AEG Section
Four: Editing Written English
Learning
how to edit
The most serious problems, intermediate problems, punctuation
and mechanics problems
Practice the Editing Process: Do the exercises for past Time
and Subject-Verb Agreement
Study AEG Chapter
4 Present Time Frame. Do the exercises in the book and on online
Verb choices for present time meaning
The grammar of the present progressive
The meaning of the present progressive
The grammar of stative verbs
Stative verb groups
Time expressions for present time meanings
Present perfect: indefinite past time in present time contexts
Online
exercises
DB
>
Verbs in the General Truth Present TIme Frame
Write a paragraph of 8-10 error-free sentences on one of the
following topics. After you have read the paragraph to make sure
that everything is explained clearly, identify the verbs and
edit them for meaning, form and spelling. Then post your paragraph
to the appropriate discussion board by 8 AM Oct. 27.
1. Write a paragraph in which you explain a basic scientific
principle, for example, the expansion of water when it freezes.
2. Write a paragraph in which you explain a basic principle in
your field of study of work.
3. Write a paragraph in which you describe an object or place,
such as a calculator, a credit card, a library.
- Top Week 9 beginning October
27
- Study AEG Chapter
8 Prepositions. Do the exercises in the book and on online.
Nine most
common prepositions
In, On, At for time and space
Relationship meanings for prepositions
use of prepositions
Meanings of the possessives
Making choices between of and the apostrophe for possessives
Appendix E Prepositions
I.
Alphabetized list of common prepositions
II. Verb + preposition combinations
III. Verb + Adjective or Noun + Preposition
Online
exercises
Study AEG Chapter 9 Nouns, Articles, and Determiners. Do the
exercises in the book and on online.
Articles
and other determiners
Proper and common nouns
Count nouns
Noncount nouns
Meanings of nouns
Summary of the use of articles
Determiners and quantifiers with count and noncount nouns
Guide to
Grammar and Writing: Nouns
- Plural
forms of nouns
Possessive forms of nouns
An exercise in recognizing nouns
Count versus non-count nouns
An exercise in categorizing count- and non-count nouns
Compound nouns (and adjectives)
- Top
Week
10 beginning November 3
GRAMMAR IN THE NEWS
- Current Events
Study the use of verbs, especially ones in the present time frame
in the article Cultural conflicts arise on women's golf tour
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/22003/11/1/news/world/7157441.htm
Identify each
core subject and all of its complete verbs. Identify the tense
used and analyze its purpose.
Study the use of verbs, especially ones in the past time frame
in the article Peterson's alibi challenged http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/7157439.htm
Study the
use of prepositional phrases in the article Sunny and cool
weekend ahead http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/7157486.htm
Study AEG Chapter 12 Punctuation Do the exercises in the book
and online.
Overview
of Punctuation Choices
The Period and Other End marks
The Comma
The Apostrophe
The Semicolon
The Colon
Quotation marks
Underlining
Capitalization
Online
Exercises
12-6.
Rules for Using Commas.
12-8. Practice with Capitalization.
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Punctuation Marks
Explanations,
examples and self-quizzes on the period, comma, question mark,
exclamation mark, colon, semicolon, hyphen, dash, parentheses,
brackets, ellipsis, apostrophe, quotation marks, and slash
Punctuation
from Purdue University Online Writing Lab
DB:
Error Correction: Verbs in the Present Time Frame and SVA
- Study AEG Chapter
5 Modals, Do the exercises in the book and on online.
Modal Auxiliary
Verb Defined
The Basic Grammar of the Modal Auxiliaries
Words with Similar Meanings
the Modal Auxiliary System
Using Modals to Give Advice
Using Modals to Communicate about Guesses
Modals for Future Time Meanings
Modals for Past Time Meanings
Negative Meanings of Have To and Must
Will and Can fo General Truth Meanings
Using Modals to Give Indirect Comands
Shall in American English
Modals in Passive Sentences
Appendix D Traditional Definitions of the Modal Auxiliary Verbs
Online
Exercises
5-A.
Using Modals to Give Advice:Giving Advice to a Friend, Having
a Healthy Body.
5-D. Other Uses of Modal Auxiliaries: Two Different Meanings
for Will,.Cultural Differences in the ESL Classroom, Seafood.
- Guide to Grammar and Writing:
Helping and Modal Auxiliary Verbs
shall,
will, should; do, does, did; have, has, had; can, could; can,
may; may, might; will, would; used to.
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Week
11 beginning November 10
Study Chapter 6
Future Time Frame. Do the exercises in the book. Do the Online
Exercises
Future Time
Choice
Basic Future Time Verb Choices
Verb Forms Used to Indicate Future Time
Future Time Adverbs and Adverbial Modifiers
Speaking about the Future
Writing about the Future
Study Chapter 14
Adverbs. Do the exercises in the book. Do the Online
Exercises
Adverb
Defined
Formation of Adversb from Adjectives
Adverbs of Frequency
No and Not
Word Order with Adverbs and Adverbials
Interactive Practice Exercises
from Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Adjective
or Adverb, Prepositions of Direction: To, On (to), In (to), Prepositions
of Location: At, In, On
Guide to Grammar and Writing:
Adverbs
Definition
of Adverb
Using Adverbs in a Numbered List
Adverbs We Can Do Without
Kinds of Adverbs
Positions of Adverbs
Order of Adverbs
Order of Adverbs
Adjuncts, Disjuncts, and Conjuncts
Some Special Cases
Relative Adverbs
Viewpoint, Focus, and Negative Adverbs
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Week
12 beginning November 17
Study Chapter 10
Adverbial, Noun, and Relative Clauses. Do the exercises in the
book. Do the Online
Exercises
Traditional Definitions
Recognizing Different Types of Clauses: Adverbial Clauses, Relative
(Adjective) Clauses, and Noun Clauses
Recognizing and Correcting Common Sentence Problems
Sentence Combining Practice: Adverbial Clauses and Relative (Adjective)
Clauses
Sentence Combining; Making Decisions about Combining Sentences
Practice Quizzes
at Purdue University Online Writing Lab Grammar,
Punctuation, and Spelling
Accept and Except, Affect and Effect, Apostrophes, Commas vs.
Semicolons, Commas with Nonessential Elements [1]
[2]
[3]
, I/E Spelling Rules, Sentence Fragments, Using Commas, Words
that Sound Alike: Exercise
Practice Quizzes
at Daves ESL Café
Simple
Past and Past Progressive Simple
Past and Present Perfect
Quizzes due by 11:30
P.M. Tue Nov 18 (Details in the Assignment Area of Blackboard)
Verbs
in the Past Time Frame
Edit Verbs in the Past Time Frame
Verbs in the Present Time Frame
Quizzes due by 11:30 P.M. Thu Nov 20
Article
Usage
Noun Forms
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Week
13 beginning November 24
Study Chapter 16
Gerunds and Infinitives. Do the exercises in the book. Do the
Online
Exercises
Gerund
and Infinitive Defined
Uses of Gerunds and Infinitives: Gerunds as Direct Objects, Prepositions
Followed by Gerunds, Used To and Be Used To
Infinitives as Direct Objects: Infinitives and Adjectives; Infinitives
and Too; Infinitives and For; Infinitives and In Order To; How,
When, Where + Infinitives
Verbs That Can Have Either a Gerund or an Infinitive as Direct
Object with no Meaning Difference
Verbs That Can Have Either a Gerund or an Infinitive as Direct
Object with Different Meanings
Causative Verbs
DB:
Noun Clauses and Relative (Adjective and Adverb) Clauses in the
News
due 11:30 P.M. Tue Nov 25:
Read the directions
and the models at Blackboard.
Quizzes due by 11:30
P.M. Wed Nov 26
Prepositions
and Prepositional Phrases
Capitalization
Practice Quizzes at UVic English Language Centre: Gerunds
and Infinitives
Gerunds
and Infinitives at Purdue University Online Writing Lab
Guide to Writing and Grammar: Gerunds
and Infinitives Verb
List
Gerunds
and Infinitives by Lucy Silver
Week
14 beginning December 1
Study Chapter 11
Passive Sentences. Do the exercises in the book and on online.
Passive
Defined
Comparing Active and Passive Sentences
When to Use Passive Sentences
Making Passive Verbs
Using the By-Phrase
Passive Look-Alikes
Online
Exercises
Passive
sentences in the news: Five-alarm fire
Error Analysis
and Editing: 29 sentences.
Doing this exercise will help prepare you for the final exam.
Look in the course documents section at Blackboard.
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Week
15 beginning December 8
Study Chapter 15
Conditional and Hypothetical. Do the exercises in the book and
on online.
Conditional
and Hypothetical Defined
Meaning and Grammar of Conditional Sentences
Modal Auxiliaries in Conditional Sentences
Meaning and Grammar of Hypothetical Sentences
Were in Hypothetical If-Clauses
Wishes as Hypothetical Sentences
Verbs in Conditional Sentences and Hypothetical Sentences
Online
Exercises
Quizzes (Look for
all quizzes in the Assignment Area of Blackboard)
Sentence, Fragment, Comma Splice, or Run-on? < 8:30 A.M. Wed. Dec.
10
Indefinite
Articles <
8:30 A.M. Wed. Dec. 10
Sentence
Combination
Use what
you know about compound, complex, and compound-complex sentence
types to combine groups of simple sentences into compound, complex
and compound-complex sentences.
Quizzes
Adjective
Clauses and Phrases <
11:30 P.M. Thu. Dec. 11
Edit for Verb Forms <
11:30 P.M. Thu. Dec. 11
Active and Passive Voice <
11:30 P.M. Fri.. Dec. 12
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Week
26 Final Exam Week
Optional
Quizzes
All of the quizzes in this folder are optional. If you take any
of them, they will be averaged into your final grade. if you
don't take them, they won't. It's your choice!
Final Exam. You may attend either one of the final
exam sessions in the computer lab.
1) Wednesday, Dec 17, 9:20 -11:20 AM in Room E2-401.
2) Thursday, Dec. 18 5:30-7:30 PM in the Technology Center Room
TC-1 (above the bookstore)
The final exam will be conducted on the computer and will
consist of grammar and editing tasks like the ones that you have
practiced throughout the semester.
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