1. How to
teach
writing

2. Why write? To communicate over distances To communicate across time
To participate in society
To remember and record
To “make thought visible” and express your inner self

3. Grading the writing skills and Activities
Writing word
Writing sentence
Writing paragraph
Writing a composition
Copying
Dictation
Rearranging
Gap filling
Composing
Identifying vs producing, which is difficult?

4. Is writing difficult ? Problems found
Problems in generating ideas
Problems in organizing ideas
Problems in coherence
Problems in language competence

5. How we write
Notes s letters essays stories Signs advertisements subtitles articles Diaries/journals magazines plays recipes Labels/brands brochures maps textbooks

6. The
Writing
Process

7. These are the steps in
the writing process.

8. What are the steps?

9. Prewriting
Drafting
Editing / Revising
Presenting

10. Free-write, outline, notes
#1 Prewriting
Planning and Thinking
Getting your
thoughts down on paper.
Free-write, outline, notes
Discuss, think

11. EXAMPLES Brainstorming / Vocabulary Surveying / forms
Researching / Discussion

12. Authors must think about….
The purpose of their writing
The audience they are writing for
The content
(structure / sequence)
( genre / register)

13. Putting your ideas and thoughts together
#2 Writing
First Draft
Putting your ideas and thoughts together
Forming sentences and paragraphs

14. Revising and Reflecting Rewriting or rearranging sentences.
#3 – Editing
Revising and Reflecting
Rewriting or rearranging sentences.
Getting feedback
Proofreading

15. # 4 Presenting Final Draft Sharing your work publishing, speaking

16. The whole process

17. Conclusions?
What are the BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS of using the Writing Process in our classrooms?

18. DRAWBACKS Takes too much time Loss of student focus / interest
Not suited to some personalities
Students need to be taught it (peer editing / planning / stages)
Restricts spontaneity and range of writing activities.

19. Benefits The creation of a product
Writing seen as a communicative and purposeful activity
Teaches students to plan and research
Student collaboration is developed.
Feedback and response given.

20. Speaking Vs Writing
“Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted.” -- Jules Renard
Isn't it surprising how many things, if not said immediately, seem not worth saying ten minutes from now?  ~Arnot L. Sheppard, Jr.

21. Immediate (unplanned) Conventional / Stylized
Speaking Vs Writing
Impermanent
Permanent
Immediate (unplanned)
Delayed (planned)
Variation / Casual
Conventional / Stylized
Low lexical density
High lexical density
High Paralinguistics
Low Paralinguistics
Communal activity
Solitary Activity
Universal
Learned
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22. Speaking Vs Writing Simple sentences Complex sentences Voiced
Thought / Read
Pronounce
Spell
Feedback
No feedback
Pause / Intonation
Punctuation