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Presented by Edison Santacruz and Stephanie Hanson
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MAKING STUDENTS WRITE Edison Santacruz, PUCE Quito
(with Stephanie Hanson Senior English Language Fellow)
Input/ Output TheoryO Input L2 data learner receivesO Intake L2 data learner
comprehendsO Output what learner produces
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MY TEN IMPORTANT WORDS
Your firsts
When was the first time you … O kissed somebody
of the opposite sex?
O rode a bike?O smoked?
FOLLOW UP QUESTIONSWhere?Who with?What color?How?
And lasts
When was the last time you …O got angry?O cooked?O fell in love?O swam in the ocean?
FOLLOW - UP QUESTIONS
FAMILYO What are the talents in your family?O What does your family enjoy doing
together?O What is the best way to punish a
child?O …
Offering adviceO I am 15 and I want to have cosmetic
surgery on my nose.O I’m an only child and I’d like my
parents to stop overprotecting me.O I am 14 and my sister is always
taking my things.
Use imagesO My favorite family reunion
Photo Album Remembrances
Look at your photo album and remember:
O What games did you use to play?O Where did you use to spend your
afternoons?O Who were your best friends?O Which event would you like to relive? O INTERVIEW
COMPARE THEM
Look at the photograph and remember some facts
MUSIC, HUMOR, NATURE
Using Poetry / Imagery
Choose an option in each question and be ready to explain your selection.
1. Which provokes more thought? a. A window b. A door
2. Which takes more space? a. A frownb. A smile
3. Which costs more? a. Popularityb. Aloneness
4. Which is heavier? a. A mountainb. A mistake
5. Which is weaker? a. A spider webb. A promise
Mind food
HOW WOULD YOU COMPLETE THIS POEM?
O Do more than belong:_______________ Do more than care: _______________Do more than believe: _______________Do more than be fair: _______________Do more than forgive: _______________Do more than dream: _______________
O By William Arthur Ward
DO MOREO Do more than belong: participate.
Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.
O By William Arthur Ward
CROSSOVER
How would you answer these questions?
O What is the sound of war?O What is the flavor of happiness?O What is the texture of fear?O What is the smell of laughter?O What is the fabric of wishes? Why?
No more boring adjectives
O Write about a possession of yours or a place you find unique. Tell why. Do not use the adjectives INTERESTING, GOOD, or NICE.
Hi5
OChoose 5 people you know well
ODescribe each one using five words
OVariation: use one syllable-words only.
Where does it come from?
Read and discuss
A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. Coming to think about it, if we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl.
O ~ Stephan Hoeller
What does it taste like?
O Do you know something that tastes the same as tamarind?
O Write a paragraph about a bittersweet thing, feeling, or moment in your life.
Useful WebsitesO http://
grammar.about.com/od/topicsuggestions/a/causeff07topics.htm
O http://grammar.about.com/od/topicsuggestion1/a/250-Topics-For-Familiar-Essays.htm
O http://esldiscussions.com/index.html O http://www.amazon.com/501-Grammar-Writin
g-Questions-Edition/dp/1576854000
O http://thelyricwriter.hubpages.com/hub/100-Great-Ideas-To-Write-About
O http://www.thewritesource.com/writing_topics/
Questions or Comments?
Edison Santacruz PUCE Quito
esantacruzd@puce.edu.ec
Stephanie HansonSenior English Language Fellow
S_L_Hanson@yahoo.com
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