writing activities presentation

Unit 13:

WRITING
ACTIVITIES


Aims of this unit

•

To show teachers how writing skills can be developed through controlled
activities in class.

•

To show teachers how to prepare students for freer writing activities.


 The content of this unit
I. CONTROLLED WRITING:

II. GUIDED WRITING

III. CORRECTING WRITTEN WORK


I. CONTROLLED WRITING

1.

Introduction

1.1. The value of writing
1.2. Kinds of writing
+ Completely mechanical copying
+ Going beyond mechanical copying
2. Moving beyond copying
Ex: (1) Sahiba…………………….by bus.
(2) Mary- a meeting- 9 am- Monday

?

(3) John enjoys playing football and watching TV.
3.Controlled writing activities
Ex: Gap filling
Paper………..wood. It ………..the Chinese in……………….
4. Dictation
Ex:

Giovanni- fishing.
Friend’s house- bus- river.
Tree- fishing.
A few minutes- Giovanni- small fish


II. GUIDED WRITING
1. Problems of free writing
2. Writing based on text
3. Oral preparation

III. CORRECTING WRITTEN WORK
Teacher A:

Teacher B:

I collect the books at the end of the lesson, and correct

I just go through the answers and get students to

them during the lunch hour. Then I give the books back

correct their own work. Sometimes I write sentences on

the next day

the board.

TEACHERS’ TECHNIQUES
Teacher C:
Teacher D:

I ask the students to sit in pairs and correct each

I ask the students to exchange books Then I go

other’s work, helping each other. Then we all go

through the answers and they correct each other’s

through the answers together

work.


WRITING ACTIVITIES

CONTENTS

AIMS

CONTROLLED WRITING

CORRECTING WRITTEN
GUIDED WRITING

WORK

PROBLEMS OF FREE

INTRODUCTION
CONTROLLED WRITING

ORAL PREPARATION

WRITING

ACTIVITIES

WRITING BASED ON

MOVING BEYOND COPYING
DICTATION

A TEXT


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