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Contents of a Unit Academic Vocabulary

Each of the six sections in a unit contains Academic vocabulary is a unique feature of this
presentation and practice. Although each unit has a series. Using corpus and frequency data, we have
specific grammatical focus, the following sections identified vocabulary that most naturally combines
appear in every unit: with the grammar focus of the unit. The Vocabulary
in Academic Writing activity presents items from a
What Do You Know? broad range of academic subject areas.

This opening activity is designed to grab the Put It Together
students’ attention and help them assess their
understanding of the grammar point. What Do You The Review Quiz gives teachers a chance to
Know? has two parts. First students are directed quickly check how much students have learned
to look at the unit opening photo and think about about forming and using the grammar point. In this
how it is related to the topic of the paragraph. They short activity of only eight items, students answer
discuss two questions related to the photo that are five multiple-choice questions and then identify and
designed to elicit use of the target grammar. Then correct errors in three items.
students read the paragraph that has two common In Building Greater Sentences, students
errors in it. The paragraph has a clear rhetorical combine three or more short sentences into one
style. Students work together to find the grammar coherent sentence that uses the target grammar
errors and explain the corrections. structure.

Grammar Forms Steps to Composing is an engaging and
interactive activity in which students read a
Clear charts present and explain the form of the paragraph consisting of 8 to 12 sentences. The
unit’s grammar focus. Follow-up activities focus paragraph models a specific rhetorical style. While
students’ attention on the grammar form. none of the sentences contain outright errors, the

writing can be improved. To this end, there are 10
Common Uses steps that instruct the student in how to improve
How the grammar is used in writing is a the sentences. Most of the time the instructions
unique part of the series. The common use charts are very specific (for example, combine sentences
explain how the grammar point is actually used 2 and 3 with the word because). Other times they
in academic writing. A follow-up activity provides are intentionally more open in order to challenge
practice. the student (for example, add a descriptive
adjective to the sentence).
Common Errors
Finally, Original Writing consists of a writing
Here students are presented with a series assignment connected to the grammar topic,
of two to five of the most common errors that focusing on a specific rhetorical style of writing.
student writers typically make with the unit There are three example sentences to give the
grammar point. The focus is on errors found in student ideas for a topic. The amount of writing
academic writing, and each error chart is followed that is required will depend on the student, the
by an activity. teacher, and the objectives for the course.

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