1. Reading Fair 2009
Enhancing Reading Skills through Knowledge of the Structure and Language of the Text
Speakers: Ms Tse Pik Yuk, Mrs Anne Tam
S.K.H. Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School

2. Activity 1 Identifying Textual Organisation
Steps: 1. Work in pairs. 2. Reconstruct the text in the right order. 3. Check answers. 4. Participants comment on the order: e.g. functions of each paragraph 5. Conclusion

3. Genre: Argument
Purpose: To present arguments on an issue
Schematic Structure: - Thesis and Review – Presenting arguments/background information - Arguments – outlining / strengthening / elaborating / supporting with evidence - Reiteration – summarizing / restating thesis / recommending action

4. Debriefing Rationale behind identifying textual organisation
Advantages
Benefits students can gain

5. Debriefing
Advantages of language resources used by writers: - expectation - logical and cohesive text flow
Foregrounding - preparing readers for what the writer will elaborate
Schematic structure of an argument
How explicit knowledge about texts would help ESL students read and write

6. Application
How to apply the above in our lessons?