The Study and Production of Texts Semester 2 Lesson 1
3 Admin things: Dates Aims Marking Let's get started!
Dates Semester II Thursday group 07/03 14/03 21/03 28/03 5. 04/04 TEST 2 11/04 Easter Holidays 7. 02/05 8. 09/05 9. 16/05 TEST 3 23/05
Dates Semester II Friday group 1. 08/03 2. 15/03 3. 22/03 4. 29/03 5. 05/04 TEST 2 6. 12/04 Easter Holidays 7. 03/05 8. 10/05 9. 17/05 TEST 3 24/05 Friday group
2. Second Semester Core Aims The main aims of this second-level course are: to continue the groundwork covered in semester 1 to further extend your knowledge of both grammar and lexis to pave the way for the second year of your degree course.
3. Second Semester Marking System The marks you are given for the two in-class tests you will sit this semester will be added to the mark you were given for your first test in semester I. The average of these three marks is your final mark for this course. Students who fail either or both of their tests should see me during office hours.
What skills do good writers demonstrate? Authoring Having something to say (a sense of purpose) Being aware of the reader ( a sense of audience) Developing the ideas ( a sense of direction) Crafting Organising the content clearly and in a logical manner Using the conventions, e.g. spelling, layout Getting the grammar right Developing sentence structure Linking ideas in a variety of ways Having a range of vocabulary
SECTION 2 E S A Y SECTION 1 D C A O T M A M E N T A R Y
Weeks 1 - 4
Weeks 6 - 9
Data Commentary
https://www. sleepcouncil. org https://www.sleepcouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/The-Great-British-Bedtime-Report.pdf
Turn to p1
Text - Organisation Lexis Features Data - Elaboration Interpretation Presentation Source text New text
Turn to p2
Task Read the texts on alcohol consumption with a partner and underline all the lexical items that refer to data commentary.
HOMEWORK
HOMEWORK Lesson 1 Revise today’s lesson – make notes & regularly update your Data Commentary section Start Language Practice section – p41 – 47 3. Further reading: Read this amazing article on text construction using AI https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/feb/14/elon-musk-backed-ai-writes-convincing-news-fiction
For next lesson (for Test 2) 4. Study The Language of Data Commentary p.4 – p.7 5. Read and study the text on p.8 6. Reflect