4. Using How to Use Your Reading in Your Essays on your course
HURE has been written primarily as a resource for self-study and use but the book can also be used to as part of a course. Below is an example of how the HURE sections could be divided to sit alongside either a 12-week course or over a whole academic year.
12 weeks (one semester)
Teaching week
Section that could be wholly or partially covered in a seminar or lecture.
Students could be asked to read the relevant section beforehand so that they can discuss and complete the ‘Over to You’ activities in pairs/groups during the seminar.
Section that could be read and completed by the student outside the seminar or lecture
Week 1
Introduction
Words and phrases:
C1 Using verbs precisely and powerfully
Week 2
A1 How do you decide what to read?
Words and phrases:
C2 Discussing authors’ position and views
Week 3
A2 How do you understand what you read?
Words and phrases:
C3 Comparing and connecting different authors
Week 4
A3 How do you question what you read?
Words and phrases:
C4 Making positive comments
Week 5
A4 How do you compare and connect what you read?
Words and phrases:
C5 Making negative comments
Week 6
A5 Writing to understand your reading
Checking and correcting your work:
D1 Using a clear writing style
Week 7
B1 Why and how should you quote?
Checking and correcting your work:
D2 Re-expressing and referencing your reading
Week 8
B2 Why and how should you paraphrase?
Checking and correcting your work:
D3 Checking your referencing
Week 9
B3 Why and how should you summarise?
Checking and correcting your work:
D4 Checking your grammar
Week 10
B4 What will make your essay original?
Appendix 4: Dictionary use, register and word class
Week 11
B5 Putting it all together in your essay
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Week 12
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Over a whole year
Teaching week
Section that could be wholly or partially covered in the seminar or lecture.
Students could be asked to read the relevant section beforehand so that they can discuss and complete the ‘Over to You’ activities in pairs/groups during the seminar.
Week 1
Students read and discuss the introduction, the appendices and book as a whole.
Week 2
A1 How do you decide what to read?
Week 3
A2 How do you understand what you read?
Week 4
A3 How do you question what you read?
Week 5
A4 How do you compare and connect what you read?
Week 6
A5 Writing to understand your reading
Week 7
B1 Why and how should you quote?
Week 8
B2 Why and how should you paraphrase?
Week 9
B3 Why and how should you summarise?
Week 10
B4 What will make your essay original?
Week 11
B5 Putting it all together in your essay
Week 12
Revision and/or discussion of how the students have applied HURE content to their own work
Week 13
Words and phrases:
C1 Using verbs precisely and powerfully
Week 14
Words and phrases:
C2 Discussing authors’ position and views
Week 15
Words and phrases:
C3 Comparing and connecting different authors
Week 16
Words and phrases:
C4 Making positive comments
Week 17
Words and phrases:
C5 Making negative comments
Week 18
Checking and correcting your work:
D1 Using a clear writing style
Week 19
Checking and correcting your work:
D2 Re-expressing and referencing your reading
Week 20
Checking and correcting your work:
D3 Checking your referencing
Week 21
Checking and correcting your work:
D4 Checking your grammar
Week 22
Appendix 4: Dictionary use, register and word class
Week 23
Completion of work not covered and/or revision and/or discussion of how the students have applied HURE content to their own work.
Week 24
Completion of work not covered and/or revision and/or discussion of how the students have applied HURE content to their own work.
