Includes index and appendices.

''Academic writing is difficult, and Final Draft gives students all the tools they need. Writing skills an in-depth analysis of models set the stage for development. Corpus-based vocabulary, collocations, and phrases, as well as detailed information on the grammar of writing, prepare your learners for college writing courses. Students learn to avoid plagiarism in every chapter of every level. This dedicated, long-term focus on plagiarism avoidance helps ensure that these students are able to use sources and highlight their own thoughts'' (Publisher's Website)

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE:

Unit Title and Academic Topic:

1. Paragraphs. Education: Brainpower

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Collocations

Models: Writing in the Real World: "Exercise for the Brain"

Student Model: "Memory Techniques"

Writing Skills: Audience; Capitalization and punctuation; Titles

Grammar for Writing: Adverb clauses

Avoiding Plagiarism: Recognizing plagiarism

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2. Essential Features of Effective Writing. Communications: Cross-Cultural Behavior

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Phrases

Models: Writing in the Real World: "Body Language in Translation"

Student Model: "The Behavior of Sports Fans"

Writing Skills: Unity; Subject-verb agreement

Grammar for Writing: Quantifiers

Avoiding Plagiarism: Why do students plagiarize?

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3. Descriptive Paragraphs. Global Studies: National Identities

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Collocations

Models: Writing in the Real World: "Melting Pot or Salad Bowl... or Chocolate Fondue?"

Student Model: "The Importance of El Grito de Delores"

Writing Skills: Vivid language; Avoiding sentence fragments, run-ons, and comma splices; Correct pronoun use

Grammar for Writing: Adjectives

Avoiding Plagiarism: What is common knowledge?

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4. Definition Paragraphs. Business: Workplace Behavior

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Phrases

Models: Writing in the Real World: "Workplace for the 21st Century Worker"

Student Model: "Definition of a Team Player"

Writing Skills: Distinguishing between fact and opinion. Verb tense consistency.

Coordinating conjunctions.

Grammar for Writing: Count and noncount nouns

Avoiding Plagiarism: Finding good sources

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5. Introduction to the Essay: Opinion Essays. Psychology: Creativity

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Collocations

Models: Writing in the Real World: "This Math Teacher Wants More Classes in the Arts"

Student Model: "High School Students Do Not Need the Arts'"

Writing Skills: Background information; The thesis statement

Grammar for Writing: Word forms

Avoiding Plagiarism: Using information without plagiarizing

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6. Classification Essays. Health: Food in Society

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Phrases

Models: Writing in the Real World: "Eat Healthy the Chinese Way"

Student Model: "Three Places to Find Healthy Food"

Writing Skills: Sentence variety

Grammar for Writing: Simple present and present progressive tenses

Avoiding Plagiarism: Citing print sources

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7. Process Essays. Social Work: Social Activism

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Collocations

Models: Writing in the Real World: "Doctors without Borders"

Student Model: "Paper Bead Jewelry"

Writing Skills: Clarity; Transition words and phrases for sequential order

Grammar for Writing: Phrasal verbs

Avoiding Plagiarism: Citing Internet sources

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8. Comparison and Contrast Essays. Finance: Personal Finance

Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary; Academic Phrases

Models: Writing in the Real World: "Marketing to Different Generations: X vs. Y"

Student Model: "Paying for College"

Writing Skills: Hooks

Grammar for Writing: Comparative adjectives

Avoiding Plagiarism: Strategies for paraphrasing

Intended for learners at the CEF: B1 level.