1. Literature and Writing Trainer: Mary W. Karatal Pearson Education May 6, 2006

2. Noun 1 Noun 1 Adjective 1 Adjective 1 Verb 1 Verb 1 Verb 1 Gerund 1 Gerund 1 Gerund 1 Gerund 1 Verb 2 Verb 2 Verb 2 Adjective 2 Adjective 2 Noun 2 Literature is.... Diamond Brainstorming Poem Retherford (1998)

3. Literature... has universality exposes students to the fundamental issues of the human condition can be motivating offers variety and pleasure can teach culture raise self-awareness Maley and Duff, 1989

4. Literature allows students to practice the same elements of second languge reading encountered elsewhere in the curriculum. They bring to the classroom an aesthetic pleasure often unattainable through other reading. Silberstein, 1994

5. In contemporary approaches to reading, meaning is created through the interaction of reader and text Silberstein, 1994

6. Schemata Theory Formal schemata Content schemata

7. Learning to write can not be seperated from reading (Eisterhold 1990)

8. Reading provides... Content Ideas Guidlines Models

9. Creative Writing gives students a chance to really play with the language. One of the things that you want is to have students learn to love language – creative writing can help achieve this goal. »Nancy Sommers – Director of the Harvard University Freshman Writing Program

10. What are the benefits? Highly motivating Help to overcome writing anxiety Develops imagination Allows the opportunity to play with language

11. Writing activities combined with Literature can help to... Build schemata Aid in learning the literary elements Build confidence in future academic writing.

12. What are the literary elements? Plot Setting Character analysis Narrative voice Imagery Tone Speech Symbolism Foreshadowing Themes

13. Activites: Background clouds Dear Diary Character posters Another voice Onion Discussion

15. Games and Puzzles in ELT Session Outline Crumpled Paper Game Lateral Thinking Puzzle(s) – Running Dictation Kill the Word Build a crossword puzzle To do/To make Preposition Card Game