Writing 41st Class : March 1st, 2015Suray Agung Nugrohosuray83@yahoo.comUniversitas Terbuka Korea Selatan

Course IntroductionText book : Writing 4, Karnedi S.S., M.A, Universitas Terbuka 2003 Tutorial module consists of 9 parts but will be cover in 8 classes.Class 1 : The Process of WritingClass 2 : Paragraph StructureClass 3 : Unity and Paragraph Outline and Arranging Sentences CoherentlyClass 4 : Ordering Ideas LogicallyClass 5 : Supporting Topic SentenceClass 6 : Patterns of Essay OrganizationClass 7 : Essay Writing (1)Class 8 : Essay Writing (2) Tutorial method: Online (Justin TV or other) and In classGrading ComponentsTask 1, Task 2ParticipationFinal ExamCourse material can be found at Google Plus and Facebook Group

Modul 1Understanding the process of WritingYou are able to write essays in English

JOURNEY THROUGH OUT SEMESTER

But...before we go on... As I leaned forward, I saw.............................

Class 1 The Process of WritingThis class related to basic concept of writing processLearn how to go through a number of stages in writing such as prewriting, outlining, writing and revising a draftsIt is not just writing but we will do academic writing and it is often employed to refer to the kind of writing done in universities or collegesImportant things to be considered in academic writing :Audience : who will read your scriptTone : word selection, grammatical structures, length of your sentencesPurpose : should be specific and clear, to share your own view about a particular issue with the readers

Unit 1 Prewriting

Example of the process of narrowing a general topic to a specific one

General TopicSpecific TopicVery Specific Topic

BrainstormingListing : make some lists of word related to your writingFree Writing : writing freely for a given topic, the aim of it is to produce as many ideas as possibleClustering : mind mapping, brainstorming technique to produce ideas

Water PollutionWater PollutionWater PollutionWater PollutionWater Pollution

Unit 2 OutliningSecond stage of the writing process => planning or outliningAt the planning stage, you organize the ideas you produced by brainstorming. The best way to do this is to make an outline.There are four steps in outlining :

Unit 3 Writing and Revising DraftsPurpose : you should be able to produce your final script

ExerciseChoosing and Narrowing a TopicGeneral topic = mobilesBrainstormingListingFree writingClustering

Exercise 2Make a list of ideas about => VILLAGE LIFEThen divide ideas into groups and subgroupsWrite a simple outline on the basis of the grouping

Exercise 3Make some minor or major changes to this final copy

Economical crisis is one the cause for the unemployed problem.Many employer had fired by their factories banks and other job, because the banks also bankrupt because of the noughty bankers. Especially for the unskill persons. They are the victim for the hiving employers.Skill education has not popular/socialized yet in Indonesia. The student have no plan before they study in SMU or another schools mostly they student dont know what will they do after finish their school, and they dont prepare themselves for the job.