How the Semester Is Structured
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Answer the analysis question in one or two sentences. Name the portfolio stage and explain why it comes after drafting, feedback and revision. Write in My notes.
Concept: The semester has three phases: foundations (orientation + thesis/structure), pattern weeks (one pattern per week), and studio/portfolio (workshop, peer review, submission).
Mechanism: Each phase builds on the previous. Foundations give you the FOUR BASES and structural literacy; pattern weeks apply them to specific organisational types; the studio consolidates through feedback and revision.
- Weeks 1–2: Orientation and Foundations—expectations, FOUR BASES, diagnostic; then thesis, evidence, and structure.
- Weeks 3–7: Pattern weeks—Cause & Effect, Comparison, Exemplification, Argument, Descriptive. Each week introduces one pattern and includes practice.
- Weeks 8–14: Writing Studio—workshop, peer review, revision.
- Weeks 15–16: Synthesis, portfolio submission, and course close.
Worked example: Week 3 introduces Cause & Effect. You read the pattern, complete an MCQ, draft a cause-effect paragraph, and receive feedback. Later, you may submit a pattern essay as A1.
Check your work
Check your notes:
- You identify the final portfolio stage in the course sequence.
- You explain how earlier drafting, feedback and revision prepare you for that stage.