Writing IWriting I

Dr. Mosheer AmerDr. Mosheer Amer20152015

To develop independent, proficient student writers through a systematic approach to the writing process.

To develop the basic skills of paragraph writing. To systematically write the stages of the writing process:

brainstorming, outlining, drafting and revising within a communicative and purposeful framework.

To work on writing the main parts of a paragraph and the important elements contained therein such as unity, coherence, tone, and audience.

To practice writing different types of paragraphs. To edit paragraphs for correct sentence structures,

punctuation, spelling, clarity, word choice, tone and layout.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Course grades will be determined roughly according to the following distribution:  

Final Exam -------------------------------- 50 %

Midterm Exam --------------------------- 25 %

Assignments ------------------------------- 10%

Portfolio ------------------------------------ 10 %

Quiz ----------------------------------------- 5%

Check all materials on my university webpage:

http://site.iugaza.edu.ps/mamer/

COURSE ASSESSMENT

A sentence is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.

I live in Gaza.

SubjectVerb

What is a Sentence?

1. Ali is a student. 2. graduated in May 20053. His friends are not in his class. 4. is going shopping this weekend5. After school at around 2p.m. 6. Don’t be late7. Who’s there?8. The man bought9. When I finish my education 10.Wait for me!

Exercise 1: Which of the following is a sentence?

1. ____ is very cold today.

2. ____ My new friend from Canada.

3. ____ He speaks three languages fluently.

4. ____ Mohammed wants to start his own business.

5. ____ The children hungry.

6. ____ They don’t want.

7. ____ Go to bed.

8. ____ Enjoys many sports, especially basketball.

9. ____ The man in the red shirt.

10. ____ While we were going to the market.

11. ____ They didn’t like.

Exercise 2: Which of the following is a sentence (S) or not a sentence (NS)?

Exercise 3: Correct the sentence problem in the following:

1. Some food spicy. 2. Corn my favourite vegetable. 3. Is very bright in the afternoon. 4. takes a nap for two or three hours. 5. eats rice. 6. There flowers in the market. 7. For example, the increase in the cost of living. 8. Having no money and being lonely in the city. 9. Because some students have part-time jobs 10. Some people are polite. My neighbour, for example.

11. We all ran inside. Because it was very cold. 12. As I was listening to the radio.

Larry's Bad Habit

My friend Larry has a bad habit. He never on time to anything. Arrives ten minutes late everywhere. Larry always an excuse, “I missed the bus." "My alarm clock didn't ring." " My watch stopped." "My mother telephoned me just as I was leaving." uses each excuse at least twice a week. I know them all. Whenever Larry rushes in-ten minutes late, of course-and starts to say, "Sorry I'm late, but I ... "or "Sorry I'm late, but my ... " or "Sorry I'm late, but my mother ... ," I can finish the sentence for him. Larry's bad habit not a problem for me any longer. If the movie at 7:00, I tell Larry it starts at 6:45. Then he early!

My Neighbors

a young couple from India lives next door to me the husband's name is Ajay the wife's name is Anjuli everyone calls her Anju they have a young son and are expecting their second child in a few weeks they hope to have a girl this time both Ajay and Anju have good jobs he is an executive in a computer company she is a computer programmer and works in our local hospital Anju is a wonderful cook she cooks mostly Indian food they sometimes invite neighbors on weekends for a potluck meal' we all bring something to share it is fun to live next door to Ajay and Anju

Exercise 4: Correct the sentence problem in the following paragraph:

My first job as a sales assistant in a clothing shop. wasn’t a difficult job, and it wasn’t a really interesting job. Every weekend, had to open the store at 10:00a.m. I couldn’t late. I helped customers find clothes and kept the store neat and clean. I used the cash register and handled credit cards, so I to be very careful. These things all taught me responsibility. Now work in a research centre. I don’t with clothing anymore, but I still that important skill I learned in my first job.

Exercise 5: Correct the sentence problem in the following paragraph:

I had a scary experience when was a young boy. One evening while my parents eating dinner, I was playing barefoot in the yard with my toys. While I was sitting on the grass. felt something cold and smooth slide over my feet. I stayed perfectly still, but I looked down my feet. Then I a snake slowly slithering over my toes. I terrible and afraid, so my heart beat very fast. After the snake away, I screamed to my parents for help, and they captured the snake and took it away. The experience frightened me, and I never outside barefoot again.

The Simple SentenceA simple sentence is a sentence that has one subject-verb pair

I live in Gaza.

Subject

Verb

Every sentence should have at least one subject and one verb combination

Mariam travels to Amsterdam every year in the summer time.

This is a simple sentence. It contains one subject Marian and one verb travels.

Basic Elements of Every Sentence

SUBJECT VERB

Basic Elements

Mariam Travels

One SUBJECT One VERB

Simple Sentence

Travel Mariam and Tom

Compound Subject

&

Simple Sentence

travel and visit relatives

Mariam and Tom

Compound Subject Compound Verb

& &

Marian and Tom travel to Amsterdam and visit relatives.

Consider the following Simple Sentences:

1. The car stopped.

2. We were happy to see him

3. Sami and Chris were late.

4. Sami and I were late.

5. Huda ate pancake and drank coffee.

6. I played computer games and watched TV.

7. Huda and Sami ate pancake and drank coffee.

8. Chris and I played computer games and watched TV.

My Grandfather

My grandfather is old in years but young in spirit. Every day, he swims a mile and works in his garden. He and my grandmother have four children and ten grandchildren. My grandfather loves parties and invites our entire family to his house for a big dinner on his birthday. All twenty of us eat and tell stories half the night. He never gets tired and is always the last to go to bed. On his last birthday, my brothers and I gave him a present. We put our money together and bought him a video game system. Now he invites us to his house every weekend to play video games with him. My grandfather will always seem young to me.