Supporting English Language Learners in First-Year College Composition / Breana Bayraktar [and five others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bayraktar, Breana

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--19th century--Rhetoric.

English language.

English language--United States--Rhetoric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (430 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : VIVA, 2013.

Summary:

Supporting ELLs in FYC is organized around five key essays, selected to coordinate with the essay styles commonly taught in first-year/first-semester composition courses. This organization is planned to offer instructors the flexibility to best support the pacing of the composition course. There are 2 expository, 1 narrative, and 2 argument essays. Each module includes one essay, with accompanying activities and supporting materials.

Contents:

How Supporting ELLs in FYC is Organized

I. Learning How to Take Notes

II. Narrative: I Went From Prison to Professor

III. Expository: Sweet, Sour & Resentful

IV. Expository: Why Rituals Are Good

V. Argument: Why do People Fall for Fake News?

VI. Argument: Misinformation and Biases Infect Social Media, Both Intentionally and Accidentally

VII. Identifying Thesis Statements, Claims, and Evidence

VIII. Understanding Academic Assignments

IX. Answer Keys for Instructors

X. Supplemental Grammar Information

Appendix

Permissions.

Notes:

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