3 FOURTH EDITION Longman Academic Writing Series PARAGRAPHS TO ESSAYS Teacher’s Manual Jane Curtis with contributions from Lindsey Rothschild Educational Technology Consultant Longman Academic Writing Series 3: Paragraphs to Essays, Fourth Edition Teacher’s Manual Copyright © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Pearson Education, 10 Bank Street, White Plains, NY 10606 Staff Credits: The people who made up the Longman Academic Writing Series 3 Teacher’s Manual team, representing editorial, production, design, and manufacturing, are Eleanor Barnes, Shelley Gazes, Amy McCormick, Lise Minovitz, Liza Pleva, and Joan Poole.
Text Composition: TSI Graphics ISBN-10: 0-13-291567-7 ISBN-13: 978-0-13-291567-0 CONTENTS Introduction. iv General Teaching Notes. 1 Chapter Teaching Notes. 49 Writing Assignment Scoring Rubrics.
64 Chapter Quiz Answer Key. 83 Student Book Answer Key. 89 © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. Longman Academic Writing Series 3, Fourth Edition, Teacher’s Manual ● Contents iii INTRODUCTION Welcome to the new edition of Level 3 in the Longman Academic Writing Series, a five-level series that prepares English language learners for academic coursework.
This book, formerly called Introduction to Academic Writing, is intended for intermediate students in university, college, or in secondary school programs. It offers a carefully structured approach that focuses on writing as a process. It teaches rhetoric and sentence structure in a straightforward manner, using a step-by-step approach, high-interest models, and varied practice types. Like the previous editions, this book integrates instruction in paragraph and essay organization and sentence structure with the writing process.
It carefully guides students through the steps of the writing process to produce the well-organized, clearly developed paragraphs that are essential to academic writing in English. You will find a wealth of realistic models to guide writers and clear explanations supported by examples that will help your students through typical rough spots. These explanations are followed by the extensive practice that learners need to assimilate writing skills and write with accuracy and confidence. There are interactive tasks throughout the text—pair work, small-group activities, and full-class discussions—that engage students in the learning process and complement the solitary work that writers must do.
The tasks progress from recognition exercises to controlled production and culminate in communicative Try It Out activities. The first part of this book presents comprehensive chapters on how to format and structure basic and specific types of academic paragraphs. Students will learn how to organize different paragraph types, including narrative, process, definition, cause / effect, and comparison / contrast paragraphs. In the second part, learners are introduced to the basic concepts of essay writing.
Finally, the extensive appendices and a thorough index make the text a valuable and easy-to-use reference tool. What’s New in This Edition Instructors familiar with the previous edition will find these new features: • Chapter objectives provide clear goals for instruction; • Two new vocabulary sections, Noticing Vocabulary and Applying Vocabulary explain specific types of vocabulary from the writing models and support its use in the Writing Assignment; • Selected writing models have been updated or replaced, while old favorites have been retained and improved; • Try It Out! activities challenge students to be creative and apply the skills they have studied; • Writing Tips contain strategies that experienced writers use; • Self-Assessments ask students to evaluate their own progress; • Timed Writing practice develops students’ writing fluency. © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. Longman Academic Writing Series 3, Fourth Edition, Teacher’s Manual ● Introduction iv The Teacher’s Manual The Teacher’s Manual includes everything you need to teach this course.
It includes these features: • General Teaching Notes explain how to use the Student Book effectively; • Chapter Teaching Notes provide step-by-step instructions on how to teach each section, as well as variations and expansions for the practice activities; • Writing Assignment Scoring Rubrics facilitate fair and easy grading. They can be photocopied and used for all students in the class; • Chapter Quizzes assess students’ writing and editing skills. They can be photocopied and used for all students in the class. An answer key for the quizzes is also provided; • The Student Book Answer Key provides answers for all Student Book practice activities.
© 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. Longman Academic Writing Series 3, Fourth Edition, Teacher’s Manual ● Introduction v GENERAL TEACHING NOTES 1 GENERAL TEACHING NOTES These notes describe the chapter organization in the Student Book and provide general suggestions on how to approach each section. They also include information about the Writing Assignment Scoring Rubrics and Chapter Quizzes in this manual, as well as suggestions on how to integrate technology and a brief description of MyEnglishLab Writing 3 (www.com for additional writing skill practice, composition practice, and assessments). Step-by-step teaching suggestions for the Student Book are in the Chapter Teaching Notes that follow.
Student Book The Student Book contains 10 chapters divided into two parts. Part I (Chapters 1–8) presents comprehensive chapters on how to format and structure basic and specific types of academic paragraphs. Students will learn how to organize different paragraph types, including narrative, how-to, definition, cause / effect, and compare / contrast paragraphs. In Part II (Chapters 9 and 10), learners are introduced to the basic concepts of essay writing.
Finally, the extensive appendices and a thorough index make the text a valuable and easy-to-use reference tool. The chapters are generally organized as described below. Chapter Opener This page includes the chapter title, a photo, and a list of objectives. The chapter title and photo provide an opportunity for students to express ideas about the chapter theme, exercise their imaginations, and share their experiences.
The objectives preview the chapter writing skills and provide a roadmap for teachers and students. You may want to spend 10 to 15 minutes on this page. Introduction The introduction includes a brief presentation of the elements of academic writing or the genre that is the focus of the chapter. This section has the following additional components.
Writing Model Each chapter presents a model paragraph (Chapters 1–8) or a model essay (Chapters 9–10). These provide appropriate models for the chapter Writing Assignment. The models are followed by questions that help students notice the important structure, content, and language displayed in the models. You may want to add your own questions and have students further analyze the writing models.
!Noticing Vocabulary This section highlights, explains, and provides practice with useful words and phrases from the model paragraphs. Types of vocabulary include word families, compound words, synonyms, antonyms, and collocations. Students have the opportunity to review the vocabulary later in the chapter and apply it in the chapter writing assignment. © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc.
Skill-Building: Organization The organization sections focus on the structure and content of paragraphs and essays. In Part I, the focus is on the paragraph. Chapter 1 presents an introduction to the basic features and the format of academic paragraphs. Chapter 3 deals with paragraph structure.
Chapter 2 and Chapters 4–8 explore rhetorical patterns that include narration, logical division of ideas, process, definition, cause / effect, and comparison / contrast. In Part II, the focus in on essays. Chapter 9 guides students from paragraph to essay writing, and Chapter 10 presents opinion essays. Longman Academic Writing Series 3, Fourth Edition, Teacher’s Manual ● General Teaching Notes 2 Skill-Building: Sentence Structure The sentence structure sections help students to understand the building blocks of simple, compound, and complex sentences, including how to correct fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.
Brief explanations and clear charts help students understand the basic elements of English sentence structure. Practice Activities for Organization and Sentence Structure Practice activities in both the organization and the sentence structure sections reinforce information that is presented. Activities progress from controlled to productive. Try It Out! activities challenge students to apply what they have learned.
An Answer Key for the activities is on pages 89–108 of this manual. Going Over Explanations in the Skill-Building Sections: Options 1. Read the material aloud as students look at their books. Pause to restate or stress key points, add examples, and/or ask questions to check comprehension.
Have students read the material first, either for homework or in class. Then call on students to read the material aloud. Have students close their books. Use a projector to display the page to the class so that all eyes are on the same part of the text.
Read the material aloud or have students do so. Practice and Try It Out! Activities: Options 1. Have students complete activities alone to develop independent thinking. Ask students to complete tasks with partners or in small groups to increase interaction and promote communication and collaboration skills.
Have students complete tasks at home if tasks are time consuming and/or class time is limited. As students are working on the activities, walk around the classroom. Observe what students are doing and offer help as needed. Going Over Answers to Practice and Try It Out! Activities: Options 1.
Go over the answers orally (e., call on individual students or read the answers aloud) when a task has students choose from among options shown in the book. For activities with a large amount of text (e., an entire paragraph), have students number the lines of the paragraph so that they can easily discuss their answers. Have a student or students write answers on the board and then go over the answers. Give writers the chance to correct their own errors before eliciting corrections from the class.
Alternatively, select students to read and correct items on the board. In this way, more students can be involved in the correction process. Have students compare answers with a partner or members of a group and discuss any questions or disagreements. Have pairs or groups of students who worked together compare answers with another pair or group.
Have students exchange books with a partner and check each other’s answers. Display a practice exercise from the book using, for example, a document camera and © 2014 by Pearson Education, Inc. projector or an interactive whiteboard. Have the class tell you or a student how to complete or correct the sentences.
Display the answers on a shared website. Have students check their work at home. Collect students’ written work or view their online postings. Correct their work outside of class.
Longman Academic Writing Series 3, Fourth Edition, Teacher’s Manual ● General Teaching Notes 3 !Applying Vocabulary This section provides an opportunity for students to apply the vocabulary from the Noticing Vocabulary section and prepares them to use these words and phrases in the writing assignment. Writing Process and Writing Assignments The writing process as presented in this book has five steps, which are explained and illustrated on pages 21–27 of the Student Book. Each writing assignment clearly and systematically leads students through the following steps, helping them internalize the process. • Step 1: Prewrite to get ideas.
Students generate ideas through a variety of strategies such as listing, freewriting, and clustering. This step may be done in class, with students working alone or with partners. • Step 2: Organize your ideas. Students select main points from Step 1 and organize them in a logical order.
Students often prefer to do this step at home, but it may also be done in class. • Step 3: Write the first draft. Students use their prewriting notes and any outline they have prepared to write the first draft of their paper. This step can be done in class or for homework.
If done in class, you can assist and observe what students can do in a given length of time. If done for homework, class time is saved, and students who need it can take more time for the assignment at home. • Step 4: Revise and edit the draft. Students review the content and organization of their draft and make notes for revisions.