Benjamin L. Stewart

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Writing I

💡 Welcome to Writing I!

Class location: Mod. 2, Room 1
Class schedule: Monday-Friday, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Instructor: Benjamin L. Stewart, Phd

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Course Description

This course, with its theoretical and practical approach, focuses on developing writing skills and composing different types of paragraphs (expository, narrative, descriptive, and argumentative) in English, from a beginner level up to A2 on the CEFR scale. It is a prerequisite for Intermediate English Writing.

Course Objective

At the end of the course, the student will apply the writing and composition process in order to develop different types of paragraphs (expository, narrative, descriptive, and argumentative) in English at an A2 level according to the CEFR, with openness to diverse cultural contexts, as well as pluralism, respect, and equity.

Writing I Modules

Methodology

The course is developed using an active, communicative, and process-oriented approach, in which the student participates in individual, collaborative, and group activities. In each unit, the planning, drafting, revising, and editing sequence is applied to produce clear and organized paragraphs in English at the A2 level, with appropriate vocabulary, connectives, and punctuation. Generative artificial intelligence may only be used in activities authorized by the instructor, as support for understanding models, activating prior knowledge, exploring vocabulary, generating ideas, or receiving feedback on a draft prepared by the student. Its use will not replace independent reading, writing, or critical thinking. The student must critically evaluate the suggestions of GenAI, verify their relevance to the A2 level, and document the tool, date, prompts, and decisions made. Peer feedback, collaboration, and the use of digital resources will also be promoted, while preserving individual voice and authorship. The teacher will act as a mediator, modeling writing strategies and responsible uses of GenAI to strengthen accuracy, clarity, cohesion, coherence, and critical thinking.

Assessment

Tareas de escritura por semana (por unidad) 30%
Reflexiones mensuales y auto-evaluación (por unidad) 20%
Participación y trabajo colaborativo (dos t alleres con revisiones) 30%
Dos Exámenes escritos 10%
CAADI 10%

NOTES:

  1. 80% attendance is required to pass the course.
  2. The use of English will have a 50% value of the grade on each item evaluated.
  3. Class rules will be agreed upon on the first day of class. It is the student’s responsibility to become informed of said class rules if student is absent that day.
  4. APA style will be required for all written assignments.
  5. Plagiarism found in any of the required work – which includes unauthorized use of GenAI - will result in an automatic zero (0) for that work.
  6. Partial grades will be uploaded to E-SIIMA as a reference example of students’ assessment progress. Final grades will not correspond to the average of the uploaded grades.

Orientation

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