Course Title: Create a range of complex texts for learning purposes
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2013
Course Code: GEDU5444
Course Title: Create a range of complex texts for learning purposes
School: 155T Life & Physical Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3209 - Certificate III in Science
Course Contact : Judith McCann
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99258366
Course Contact Email:judith.mccann@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Geraldine Walton - teacher
Nominal Hours: 25
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This course is designed to prepare the student with the writing skills required for further studies, with an emphasis on writing for science.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VBQU161 Create a range of complex texts for learning purposes |
Learning Outcomes
Competency Based Learning
Details of Learning Activities
• Lectures
• Class discussions
• Writing exercises
Teaching Schedule
| Please note that instead of 9 x 3-hour classes per week, this course has 7x 4-hour classes per week. (27 hours total) | ||
| Week | Date: week beginning | Topic |
| 1 | 15 April | Sentence Structure; Punctuation |
| 2 | 22 April | Paragraph Writing |
| 3 | 29 April | Spelling; Homonyms & confusing words |
| 4 | 6 May | Paraphrasing & summarising |
| 5 | 13 May | Informative Writing |
| 6 | 20 May | Persuasive Writing |
| 7 | 27 May | Persuasive Writing |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
English dictionary - see teacher for details English Thesaurus. See teacher for details |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
In-class worksheets
Portfolio of Written Work
Assessment Tasks
In-class writing activities 30%
Informative Writing 30%
Persuasive Writing 40%
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
Student assessment is based on teacher evaluation of the following:
• verbal (oral/written) questioning and teacher observation
• assessment tasks, completed in class, with teacher support and supervision
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