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    Teaching writing

    Writing
    Content
    1. Literacies
    2. Approaches to student writing
    3. Creative writing
    4. Writing as a collaborative activity
    5. Building the writing habit
    6. Writing-for-learning, writing-for-writing
    7. The roles of the teacher
    8. Writing sequences
    9. Portfolios and journals
    10. Writing activities
    1. Literacies

    Handwriting is crucial for communication, especially for students


    1 with native-language orthography who may struggle with English
    letters. Encouraging improvement is essential to influence reading
    comprehension.

    Spelling is a challenging task for English students, but improving


    2 involves focusing on common spellings, exploring pronunciations,
    studying rules, listening to recordings, and reading from written
    models.
    Example
    Handwriting : Brain Development
    • Handwriting stimulates brain development.
    • Involves hand-eye coordination and language skills.
    • Not fully replaced by typing.

    Spelling plays an important role in writing.


    • Correct spelling helps communicate
    effectively,
    • Improves language skills
    1. Literacies
    Layout and punctuation:
    • Different writing communities and languages have
    their own specific rules for punctuation and layout 3
    that vary across genres.

    Text construction
    4 • Text assembly and coherence.
    • Genre sequence and cohesion.
    • Cohesive devices like lexical chains and pronouns.
    2. Approaches to student writing
    1

    Source: British Council


    5 stages of process approach writing
    1
    1. pre-
    2. drafting 3. revision
    writing

    4.
    4. editing
    publication
    Genre
    •Students need to know the genre in which they are going to write
    that is a part of the prewriting phase.
    •Essential features of genre writing:
    + Think carefully about the context they are writing for
    + Identify the audience they are writing for
    + Look at how typically effective examples of writing in the genre
    are constructed.
    3. Creative writing
    What is“creative writing”?
    -> imaginative tasks, such as writing poetry, stories and plays

    Why students should write this “imaginative tasks”?


    ->Most notably feature, the final outcome is often seen as an
    achievement, leading students to take pride in their work.
    take great pride correct and appropriate language
    self-discovery

    kind of achievement strive harder

    personal experiences input-output cycle


    input-output cycle

    class notice
    website board

    anthologie class magazines


    “Writing imaginatively is not difficult.”
    -> ‘build the writing habit’, providing students with
    motivating, straightforward (short) tasks

    short story personal essay


    4. Writing as a collaborative activity
    Collaborative writing, whether focusing on the writing process or genre
    study, offers benefits such as enhanced reviewing and idea generation.

    Collaborative writing can be facilitated through physical or virtual means,


    allowing for group participation and small changes during the writing process.

    reviewing idea online offline


    For example

    Teacher asks students to:


    put into small groups (3-4)
    write a short article
    Share around
    Feedback
    4. Writing as a collaborative activity

    1 2 3

    Online platforms like


    Physical or virtual means Writing, research,
    Facebook, Twitter and
    (allowing for group
    Tiktok(where students to discussion, peer
    participation and small
    share their work, ask evaluation, and group
    changes during the writing
    questions, and offer pride, can be highly
    process)
    feedback) motivating and
    rewarding for students.
    5. Building the writing habit
    Identifying Barriers: Students may lack confidence and enthusiasm in writing due to various
    1 reasons such as limited experience in writing in their first language, feeling like they have
    nothing to say, or struggling with generating ideas.

    Promoting Writing Habit: Encouraging regular writing practice is crucial to normalize writing in
    2 the classroom. Activities like quick writes, responding to music, or dictating half-sentences can
    help build enthusiasm and confidence in writing.

    Building Fluency: Incorporating quick write activities into lessons can improve students'
    3 writing range and speed. Providing time limits and encouraging continuous writing without
    looking back or crossing out words can help students develop fluency.

    Providing Patterns and Schemes: Offering models or frameworks for writing, such as
    4 postcard-writing or simple poems, can give students confidence, especially at lower levels, by
    providing structure and support.
    5. Building the writing habit
    Using Pictures as Stimuli: Utilizing pictures as prompts for writing activities, such as describing
    5 images or creating stories based on them, can stimulate students' imagination and engagement
    in writing

    Implementing Writing Games: Incorporating writing games, such as story reconstruction activities
    6 or group story creation, can make writing enjoyable and foster collaboration among students.

    Focusing on Enjoyment and Practice: Emphasizing writing for fun and practice rather than
    7 solely as a skill can motivate students to engage more in writing tasks

    Providing Adequate Support: Ensuring students have enough information, language support,
    8 and ideas to complete writing tasks without feeling overwhelmed or lacking direction is
    essential. However, balancing support with fostering creativity is also important.
    5. Building the writing habit

    Encouraging Creativity: While providing support and guidance, it's important not to stifle
    9 students' creativity by overwhelming them with too many ideas. Encouraging them to explore
    their own thoughts and ideas while writing is crucial.

    Continuous Improvement: By consistently providing interesting and enjoyable writing tasks,


    10 along with appropriate support and guidance, educators can help students develop their
    writing skills and build a lifelong habit of writing.
    6. Writing-for-learning (1), writing-for-writing (2)

    1 2 Example

    Writing-for- Writing-for- Writing-for-learning:


    learning is writing is aimed at
    training their ability Write three sentences using the 'going to'
    writing aimed at
    to write, improving future tense.
    helping
    writing skills
    students learn
    language or Writing-for-writing:
    - Build writing skills ->
    testing their use Writing-for-writing Write a short story about a magical
    language as often as is adventure.
    proficiency appropriate
    7. The roles of teacher

    a. Motivator
    - One of the principal roles in writing tasks
    - Requires special and prolonged effort
    7. The roles of teacher

    b. Resource
    - Ready to supply information
    and language where necessary
    7. The roles of teacher

    c. Feedback provider
    - Giving feedback on writing
    tasks demands special care.
    - Responding positively and
    encouragingly, especially to the
    content of what the students
    have written.
    7. The roles of teacher
    Feedback and error correction

    •Strategies for correcting may vary.

    •If students are not able to self-correct,


    do some additional focused work on
    the area giving problems.
    8. Writing sequences
    1 2 3 4

    Circulate and
    Put the When they have prompt the
    students in chosen their students with
    individual or time period, your own Discuss what
    pairs or small ask them to suggestions. Help they will put in
    groups and ask have ideas them with any the thesis of
    them to choose about what language they their topic.
    a topic. they choose. are having
    difficulty with.
    8. Writing sequences
    5 6 7 8

    Depending on their Ask students to


    level, discuss with reread the entire Comment and
    them about how Allow time for essay to check evaluate essays
    they want to students to the structure and according to set
    develop their write their logic to correct standards and
    ideas. essays grammar, syntax, requirements.
    and spelling
    errors.
    9. Portfolios and journals
    • The use of portfolios, particularly the European Language Portfolio (ELP),
    in educational settings aims to assess and encourage students' language
    learning.
    • Portfolios are seen as a fairer alternative to final exams and promote pride
    in students' work.
    • The ELP comprises a Language Passport, documenting linguistic and cultural
    identity; a Language Biography, allowing students to set goals and reflect
    on language learning experiences; and a Dossier, where students keep
    examples of their work.
    • The use of reflective journals, listening logs, and negotiated terms for
    responding to student writing are also highlighted as valuable tools in
    language education.
    10. Writing Activities
    Writing activities should align with the lesson's theme, requiring students to
    demonstrate their understanding through words, sentences, or paragraphs.

    Accuracy Activities: Students understand the structure and language features. The
    teacher should focus on correcting the structures and language
    features focused on in the lesson.

    Fluency The teacher set up a similar activity where ‘free’ or uncontrolled


    Activities: practice is offered to students. Student practice again without
    immediate feedback and allows the student to follow on from
    practice activities and examples.
    Accuracy Activities

    Beginners Elementary

    • Writing letters • Completing simple forms

    • Spelling practice • Writing short stories

    • Personal information • Memory games

    • Completing fill-in-the-blank exercises • Defining words from images


    Accuracy Activities

    Intermediate Advanced

    • Writing longer stories • Advanced versions of previous tasks

    • Rewriting news headlines • Technical vocabulary practice

    • Drafting essays/speeches • Exploring literary genres

    • Writing and speaking for a minute • Academic text structures


    about an object
    • Speed writing
    Fluency Activities
    Beginners Elementary

    • Writing personal information • Explaining the meanings of


    symbols/images
    • Free writing practice with letters,
    words, and simple sentences • Writing freeform letters/emails
    • Writing short thank-you letters • Writing simple newsletters/emails
    • Daily diary writing • Social media-style personal diaries
    • Drawing comic strips • Designing postcards
    Fluency Activities
    Intermediate/Advanced

    • Rewriting news headlines into complete sentences

    • Speed writing: given a word or topic, write as many


    sentences as possible in 2 minutes

    • Correcting punctuation in unpunctuated texts

    • Writing academic paragraphs

    • Crafting essays

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