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2nd Year Programme Written Expression

This document outlines the curriculum for a second year written expression module. It covers 9 types of essays taught across two semesters: expository, narrative, argumentative, classification, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and critical. For each essay type, the document defines the essay, discusses the purpose and components, and provides writing strategies and steps for drafting them. The overall aim is to teach students how to effectively write different essay formats.

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2nd Year Programme Written Expression

This document outlines the curriculum for a second year written expression module. It covers 9 types of essays taught across two semesters: expository, narrative, argumentative, classification, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and critical. For each essay type, the document defines the essay, discusses the purpose and components, and provides writing strategies and steps for drafting them. The overall aim is to teach students how to effectively write different essay formats.

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Written Expression Module

2nd Year LMD


Programme 1st /2nd Semester
2015/2016

1. Definition of Essay, paragraph and article


Paragraphs 2. Differences between an essay and a paragraph
3. Types of essays
1st Semester Courses
1. What Is an Essay?
2. Features of a Good thesis Statement
01
3. Bad Thesis Statement
Differences Between An Essay 4. Important Points about the Essay
And A Paragraph
5. What is a Paragraph?
6. What is an Article?
1. The Purpose of Writing an Essay
2. Steps to write an Essay
a) Analyse the Topic or the Question
b) Organize your time, reading to gather data and
think about your position.
c) Make a Plan ( or Outline)

02 d) Writing Stage
A. Thesis Statement:
Writing Introduction
The First Paragraph
How To Write Effective Essays The Second Paragraph
The Third Paragraph
Conclusion

B. Prewriting Strategies
Brainstorming
Clustering
Freewriting
Looping
The Journalists' Questions
Referencing 
Types of 03
1. Definition
Paragraphs
“ Expository 2. The purpose of expository essay
Essay” 3. Components of an expository essay
3.1. Introductory paragraph
 Hook
Written Expression Module
2nd Year LMD
Programme 1st /2nd Semester
2015/2016

 Building sentences
 Thesis statement
3.2. Body paragraphs
 Topic sentence
 Supporting sentences
 Concluding sentence
3.3. Concluding Paragraph
 Restated thesis
 Summary of main ideas
 Final thought.
Writing Strategy: Brainstorming
 Definition
 The Purpose of an Expository Essay
 Components of an Expository Essay
04
 Introductory paragraph
1. The Hook
“ Narrative 2. Set the Scene
3. Thesis Statement
Essay”  Body paragraphs
1. “Show, Don’t Tell”
2. Supporting Evidence
3. Passage of Time
4. Transitions
 Conclusion
 A Few Questions To Consider When Writing A Narrative
Essay ( Beginning – Middle – End/Aftermath)
 Steps to write a Narrative Essay

 Introduction (Lead-in – Tie-in – Thesis)


 Body
1. Details about the beginning of the event or
experience
2. Details about what occurred during the event or
experience
3. Details about what happened in the final stage of
the event or personal experience
 Conclusion
Writing Strategy: Freewriting
05 Definition
Features of an argumentative essay
Written Expression Module
2nd Year LMD
Programme 1st /2nd Semester
2015/2016

 The Introduction - The Body -The Conclusion


“Argumentative  How to organize an argumentative essay
Essay”  Tips to writing
Writing Strategy : Clustering

Definition
 Three Steps to Effective Classification Essay

06  How to Write an Effective Classification Essay


 Signal words
“Classification  Outline
Essay”
Writing strategy “Listing”
1. Definition
07
2. Three Steps to Effective cause and effect writing
“Cause and Essay
Effect Essay” 3. How to Write an Effective Classification Essay
4. Writing strategy: Journalist Question
08 1. Definition
“Compare and 2. Purpose of Compare and Contrast Essay
Contrast Essay” 3. How to Write an Effective Compare and Contrast
Essay
4. Steps
2nd Semester Courses

09

“Critical essay”

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