UNIVERSITAS NEGERI YOGYAKARTA FAKULTAS BAHASA DAN SENI
SILABUS
MATA KULIAH :
W r it ing I I I
FRM/FBS/19-00 Revisi : 00 31 Juli 2008 Hal.
D e scr ipt ion
This course t rains st udent s t o express t hem selv es by m eans of t hree t ypes of unified and coherent paragraphs, descript ive, narrat ive, and ex pository paragraphs. They learn t he principles of paragraph w rit ing t hrough m odeling, inquiry, and discovery an d pract ice writ in g paragraphs as class and h om e assignm ent s. The st udent s’ achievem ent is assessed by m eans of t heir class at t endance, act iv it y, port folio, m id- sem est er t est , and sem est er exam s.
Obj e ct iv e s
St udent s can dist inguish and writ e narrat ive, descript ive, and exposit ory paragraphs wit h adequat e unit y , coherence, and cohesion.
Cou rse Ou tline
M e et in g
Topic Focus Activ it y
1 I nt roduct ion Orient at ion t o t he syllabus, Ent ry behavior assessm en t ,
Self-goal set t ing
2 Educat ion ,
Environm ent , t echnology, et c
Types of Paragraph
Modeling
( Charact erist ics of paragraph t ypes: narrat ion, descript ion, and exposit ion
3 Educat ion Paragraph Unit y & Coherence
Writ ing a descript ive paragraph
I dent ify ing paragraphs wit h adequat e and inadequat e unit y & coherence: ( peer conference)
4 Educat ion,
Environm ent , t echnology, et c
Paragraph Cohesion
Writ ing a descript ive paragraph
I dent ify ing paragraphs wit h adequat e and inadequat e cohesion
Writ ing a descript ive paragraph
I dent ify ing coherence, u nit y, and cohesion
6 Cu lt u re and art Narrat ive
Paragraph s ( 1 )
I dent ify ing paragraphs wit h and wit hout t opic sent ences Writ ing a narrat ive paragraph wit hout a t opic sentence Revising st udent s’ work
7 Mid-Sem est er Test
8 Ent ert ainm ent Narrat ive
Paragraph s ( 2 )
Writ ing a guided narrat ive paragraph using a t opic sent ence given
Revising st udent s’ work
9 Sport Descript ive
Paragraph s ( 1 )
Writ ing a guided descriptive paragraph u sing a t opic sent ence provided
Rev isin g st udent s’ work
10 Tourism Descript ive
Paragraph s ( 2 )
Writ ing a descript ive paragraph using a t opic sent ence prov ided
Revising st udent s’ work
11 Educat ion Exposit ory
Paragraph s ( 1 )
Writ ing an exposit ory paragraph using a t opic sent ence given
Revising st udent s’ work
12 Technology Exposit ory
Paragraph s ( 2 )
Writ ing an exposit ory paragraph using a t opic sent ence given
13 Educat ion Narrat ive Paragraph s ( 3 )
Writ ing a free narrat iv e paragraph using a t opic Revising st udent s’ work
14 Social figures Descript ive
Paragraph s ( 3 )
Writ ing a free descript ive paragraph usin g a t opic Rev isin g st udent s’ work
15 Food and
Beverage
Exposit ory Paragraph s ( 3 )
Writ ing a free exposit ory paragraph using a t opic Rev isin g st udent s’ work
16 Review
Re fe r e nce s
Arnaudet , Mart in L. and Barret , Mary Ellen. 1990. Paragraph Dev elopm ent . Englewood Cliff, New Jersey: Prent ice-Hall, I nc.
