WORKSHOP
 WRITING
When do we start teaching
our students writing?
a) Starting from Junior classes
b) Starting from A senior
c) Starting from D class
Can writing be taught or is it a talent?
a) It’s a talent.
b) It can be taught.
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True
b)
False
What types of writing do we teach
our students?
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notes
messages
letters
emails
articles
stories
discursive
diary entry
What do we focus on more?
The process or the product?
a) The process.
b) The product.
c) Both.
How do we teach the process?
Understanding the topic
Plan and organisation
Language awareness
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Adjectives – vocabulary
Complex sentences
Opening / Closing formulae (register)
Use of tenses
Linking words
Getting prepared
• Preparation for the final writing
• Optional tasks?
Final writing
• Same type of writing ?
• Same or different theme?
Types of writing & Themes
• One theme on one type of writing.
• One theme on different types of writing.
• One type of writing on different themes.
NEW POWER 1
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Postcard
Scrapbook entry
Email
Poster with text
Article
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Project
Note
Story
Message
Diary entry
NEW POWER 2
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Email
Article
Letter
Story
Project
Account
Profile
NEW POWER 3
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Note
Letter
Postcard
Email
Article
Story
Text
Message
Entry for a
TV guide
NEW POWER 4
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Letter – informal
Story
Article
Letter – formal
Diary entry
Email
NEW POWER 5
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Letter – informal
Email
Article
Letter – formal
Essay
Story
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Composition
Report
Letter to the editor
Review
Letter of application
NEW POWER 6
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Letter – informal
Essay
Letter – formal
Story
Letter to an advice
column
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Email
Report
Article
Letter to the editor
Composition
Extra topics
Optional
• To give the more confident students extra
work.
• To use the topics for revision.
Assessment criteria
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Content
Organisation
Range of structure & vocabulary – links
Register & format
Target reader