No.

CILOs

Weighting (if applicable)

1.

Apply paragraph rhetoric and the principles of Chinese rhetoric to write effective and logical compositions with balanced paragraphs

2.

Choose the appropriate style

3.

Read selected prose  to identify the material used as figures of speech

4.

Evaluate the material used for imagery creation

5.

Describe the outline development of Chinese rhetoric study

CILO No

TLAs

Hours/week
(if applicable)

1

(a)To extract a piece of writing from a recent newspaper or magazine and identify the topic sentence of the paragraph.  Discuss the development technique used in that extract. To find a paragraph with concrete examples supporting the main idea, then add your one more example to support the topic sentence.

(b) Through discussion of a selected prose to single out the fundamental requirement for a successful writing is sincerity.

2

Work in pairs or small groups to find writings with objective or subjective rhetoric

2 & 3

To correct some expressions in newspapers in order to grasp the basics of objectives writing

4

In groups, selected a prose with a chosen rhetoric technique  for class presentation and discussion.

5

List the major authors and books  in history of Chinese rhetoric through library search.

CILO No

Type of assessment tasks/activities

Weighting (if applicable)

Remarks

1

- Read and discuss a selected prose
  passage on writing with sincerity

5%

Task and discussion

1

Quizzes

-  To identify the topic sentence in a
    paragraph

-  To develop a paragraph with controlled
   focus

-  To exemplify the main theme

-  To balance a  paragraph with proper
   explanation

30%

Quizzes

3

Comparing one objective and another subjective  writing on a same topic Quizzes

-  To identify the topic sentence in a
    paragraph

-  To develop a paragraph with controlled
   focus

-  To exemplify the main theme

-  To balance a  paragraph with proper
   explanation

-   Exercise on concluding a paragraph

30%

Reading and discussion

3

-  Writing exercise to use proper figures
   of speech to replace adjectives

5%

4

Writing exercises for impromptu and deliberate form of writing for different situations

-   Summarizing an elaborated passage

-   Expanding an idea in a paragraph

10%

5

- Finding  listed Chinese Rhetoric books
  in library

- Introducing and presenting the findings
   in class

5%

Task and presentation

1-2

Mid-term  test

20%

3-5

Final test

20%