PRESENTED BY SARAH AL HARBI

SUPERVISED BY PROF. REEM AL QARNI

TEACHING WRITING SKILLS

We will discuss

Writing approaches.Prewriting stage (kids- adults)Create effective writing tasks.Creative writing tips.Writing games.Spelling Activities.Giving feedback on writing.Portfolio for writing skills.

Some problems teachers face in teaching writing

Unclear handwriting.Spelling mistakes.Layout and punctuation problems.Students can’t express themselves.Students don’t like writing=writing habitWriting is not an easy skill to master.My classes are too large.I don’t have enough time for writing.What can beginners write about?

Don’t think of writing alone!

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Writing skills

Writing Approaches

A product approachThis is a traditional approach, in which students are encouraged to mimic a model text, which is usually presented and analyzed at an early stage. 

A process approach Pays attention to the various stages that any

piece of writing goes through. (prewriting stage, editing, redrafting, producing

a finished version of their work)

Prewriting Stage

How could we help children to improve their handwriting before the handwriting stage?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db6SN-2IZx0

What is the most important in writing?

PREWRITINGWhat should we pay attention to while

teaching prewriting?

THREE PILLARS:1. RICH VOCABULARY2. SENTENCE BUILDER3. BASIC GRAMMAR

Brainstorming stage

If we ask students to collect information without guiding them, they might waste their time and efforts collecting information that they don’t need.

ListingOutliningJournalist QuestionsVisualizingClustering

Examples of Brainstorming

Busy Teacher

http://busyteacher.org/11942-writing-a-paragraph.html

http://busyteacher.org/12804-descriptive-writing.html

CREATING EFFECTIVE WRITING TASKS: FAT-P*

Any writing activity needs to have:F – Form (letter, email, summary, report,

etc.)A – AudienceT – TopicP – Purpose (describe, explain, persuade,

etc.)

What are the advantages of using FAT-P?

Creative writing tips

Using video http://www.eslvideo.com/esl_video_quiz_beg

inning.php?id=5326

Creative writing tips

A solution for word choice problems.

 “All adverbs must die"

Concentrate on the importance of giving the power to the verb. "I ran quickly" becomes "I sprinted". "I shouted loudly" becomes "I screamed".

Once pupils realise the potential in this, they quickly kill adverbs and load the power of the action onto the verb.

http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2013/sep/26/five-tips-creative-writing

Writing games

A game to write a sentence.Fold the paper

S+ V-tobe +prep + Object(size+colour+noun)

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A Quick Activity for Your Students

Spelling Activities

Jolly Phonics 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pSb0W9NR7o

Sight words

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj8Sdx82EfY&index=4&list=UUyqC5acJ8qBzK50LsFwLJTg

Correct one mistake

Giving feedback on writing

Many teachers are aware that content and organization are important but find themselves relating mainly to language form in their feedback.

Over-emphasis on language mistakes can distract both learners’ and teachers’ attention from the equally important aspects of content and organization.

Some teachers insist that the students rewrite the compositions incorporating their suggestions for improvements.

Writing feedback strategies

Correct on screen without names.

Ask students to correct for each other after teaching them the skill of correction.

Make an editing checklist out of their mistakes.

Editing Checklist for Self- and Peer Editing

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www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/management/wchecklist.pdf

http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/worksheets/mini_offices/Writing%20Checklist%20for%20Grades%202-3.pdf

Jaime’s experience with feedback

“When I speak and I’m making a lot of mistakes … they’re gone. I can’t see it.

But when I am writing and somebody corrects me, I can see my mistakes and I can learn from them.

Usually, if I have a problem in grammar, I can learn from my mistakes. So that’s the moment to learn grammar, through the context.”

(Jaime C.)

Writing Skills Portfolio

Many educational institutions and teachers get students to keep portfolios of examples of their written work over a period of time.(advantages?)

Advantages of using a portfolio

Can be used for assessmentCan be used to encourage students to take pride

in their work.Can be used to diagnose the learners’ skills and

competencies.

Some Final Thoughts

Your student’s writing will improve if you •Assess •Contextualize •Emphasize the process •Help student develop good ideas •Use the frame •Provide writing practice every session

Conclusion

“When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing.”

Enrique Jardiel Poncela