Includes index and appendices.

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SCOPE AND SEQUENCE:

Unit Title and Academic Topic:

1. Developing Ideas. Technology: Communicating in the Modern World

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Collocations

Models: Writing in the Real World: "How We Use Our Cell Phones"

Student Model: "How College Students Use Technology to Socialize"

Writing Skills: Simple and compound sentences; Capitalization and punctuation

Grammar for Writing: Simple present

Avoiding Plagiarism: Ways to avoid plagiarism

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2. Introduction to Paragraphs. Psychology: Characteristics of Success

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Phrases

Models: Writing in the Real World: "Space Driving Team"

Student Model: "Success at Work, at Play, and with Money"

Writing Skills: Writing good topic sentences; Titles

Grammar for Writing: Common verb + preposition combinations

Avoiding Plagiarism: Strategies to avoid plagiarism

Unit Title and Academic Topic:

3. Narrative Paragraphs. Health: Health Behaviors

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Collocations

Models: Writing in the Real World: "The Importance of Getting Sleep in College"

Student Model: "My Father, the Life Saver"

Writing Skills: Complex sentences; Avoiding sentence fragments

Grammar for Writing: Pronouns

Avoiding Plagiarism: What is common knowledge?

Unit Title and Academic Topic:

4. Process Paragraphs. Business: Getting Ahead

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Phrases

Models: Writing in the Real World: "From Receptionist to CEO"

Student Model: "Making a Sale"

Writing Skills: Transitions of sequential order; Adding details.

Grammar for Writing: Imperatives

Avoiding Plagiarism: Finding sources

Unit Title and Academic Topic:

5. Definition Paragraphs. Education: The Value of Education

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Collocations

Models: Writing in the Real World: "The Benefits of a College Education"

Student Model: "Vocational Schools"

Writing Skills: Paragraph unity

Grammar for Writing: Subject relative clauses

Avoiding Plagiarism: Quoting others

Unit Title and Academic Topic:

6. Descriptive Paragraphs. Cultural Studies: Cultural Landmarks

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Phrases

Models: Writing in the Real World: "Three Famous Landmarks"

Student Model: "A Flag as a Cultural Landmark"

Writing Skills: Adding details with adjectives and adverbs

Grammar for Writing: There is and There are

Grammar for Writing: There is and There are

Unit Title and Academic Topic:

7. Opinion Paragraphs. General Studies: Popular Culture

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Collocations

Models: Writing in the Real World: "The Elderly Rights Law"

Student Model: "Childhood is the Best Stage of Life"

Writing Skills: Formal vs. informal language; Word forms

Grammar for Writing: Superlatives

Avoiding Plagiarism: Using quotations

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8. Introduction to Essays. Human Resources: Career Paths

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Phrases

Models: Writing in the Real World: "Which Values? Which Career?"

Student Model: "Photojournalism: More Than Just a Job"

Writing Skills: Avoiding run-on sentences and comma splices

Grammar for Writing: Parallel structure

Avoiding Plagiarism: Creating a "Works Cited" page

Intended for learners at the CEFR A2 level.