Basic Syllabus Fall 2009

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Fall 2009

Here is the basic syllabus (program) which is subject to change. Please keep informed of the changes in class and through this blog.

Mme Bays. bays@u-cergy.fr

Office: 568 rdv by appointment only.

In class assignment	Homework
1. Intro: basic writing style, informal vs formal	1st person narrative (150 words)
2. Reorganize an article	Read & write factual police report
3. Group corrections: pay attention to inferred sequencing, pronouns, past tense, etc	Linking words
4. Organizing your notes: a good outline helps	Relative clauses
5. Journalistic (compare articles of the same subject in different papers) Cf: BBC Learning English for tips	Submit an article for the economy or political section of the paper 150 words (to be graded). Tell us WHICH paper (to be graded).
Vacances
6. Correcting midterm papers
7. External communication (press event)
8. OpEd (editorials), writing your opinion does not mean that an essay is freestyle.
9. Abstracts & summaries	Using the passive Write a summary
10. Group corrections in class
11. Exam (a summary of styles or one or two)

Objectives:
to become familiar with and proficient in various different styles of writing.