Brazil Academic Study Program
"Introduction to Academic Writing"

Welcome! This class is designed to prepare you for university-level academic writing in English. The class is divided into 8 one-hour lessons. Each lesson will include some sort of an assignment that can be completed in the lab or as homework. You will submit your homework on-line by posting it on your own academic weblog (blog). 

LESSON ONE: Getting Started & Introductions

• Assignment One: Create a blog.

• Assignment Two: Write a Statement of Purpose

• Assignment Three: Convince two classmates to read your SOP and explain why they would accept or deny you if they were the president of the university.

For our first hour, you will need to create your blog. After that you will be writing your first entry, which will be an introduction to me and your classmates. In your post pretend you are writing a Statement of Purpose (SOP) for a college application to Cal State Fullerton. Pretend that you are applying for a degree program. If you don't know which program you might want in the future, you can choose business. In a SOP you should include the following information:

1. Who are you and why are you interested in going to college
2. What will make you a good student
3. What are your future goals and dreams