Chapter1–Unity_Week1-2.ppt

Chapter 1 – Unity Weeks 1-2: March 2-12 1.Personal Equipping/References Surround yourself with various books, magazines, journals, songbooks, CDs, etc. Some Musts Dictionary (Print and Electronic) Roget Thesaurus Books on Idiomatic Expression Word Power Made Easy Other reference sources for Writing Skills development Encyclopedia, newspapers, periodicals and magazines (Reader’s Digest – ) Helpful Book Titles 1. The Little, Brown Handbook Authors: H. Ramsey Fowler Jane E. Aaron 2. Painless English for Speakers of Other Languages Authors: Jeffrey Strausser Jose Paniza 3. The Elements of Style Author: William Strunk, Jr. 4. Word Power Made Easy Author: Norman Lewis More Titles 5. Prepositions Collins Cobuild English Guide (Library) 6. Handbook of Commonly used American Idioms Adam Makkai, Maxine T. Boatner Joseph Gates 2. Personal Discipline A. Keep a Journal and a Vocabulary- Building Notebook. B. Make a habit of reading any print material in English at least 2 hours a day. C. Learn at least 3-5 New Words a day and use them both in speaking and writing. D. Keep an ear for idiomatic expressions heard or read 3. Practice Makes Perfect In your Journal – Personal diary – keep a habit of writing daily activities and observations. Be your own critic – rewrite, revise for your own personal satisfaction. Settle for nothing less. Ask help: be humble to accept correction/editing of your masterpiece. Motivation Most Important Ingredient in Writing Pre-Writing You can write best about things which you have knowledge, interest, strong feelings, or personal experience. Read: Rock Music – p. 1 Chapter 1: Paragraph Unity A group of sentences which discuss only one topic or one aspect of a topic. All facts, examples and reasons used to develop that idea must be relevant. To Insure Unity Remember to: (1)