1. Tips for Teachers to Improve writing skills of students

2. The Process of Writing The writing practices may include: Idea Development Focusing Contextualizing an idea Planning essay outlines Writing drafts The writing process Revision Reorganization and expansion Editing.

3. Classroom Writing Tasks Free writing exercise o Pause the lesson for a 3-4 minute writing exercise where the students can write about anything they like. o Don’t fuss over writing technicalities – the point is to help students develop critical thinking and ideas.

4. Classroom Writing Tasks End of Class Summary Have the students consolidate each lesson in points, and highlight what key themes and principles were covered.

5. Classroom Writing Tasks Group Discussion Have your students write freely about a small topic for that lesson for a couple of minutes, and then arrange the students into groups so they can discuss what they have written.

6. Classroom Writing Tasks Questions and answers Write down questions on the board at the start of class for the students to answer in writing. These questions could relate to the previous lesson.

7. Classroom Writing Tasks Read-around activities When handing back larger assignments, let the students read the work of others. They can then vote on which paper they think is written best and discuss why they think it is best.

9. Helping Students Focus on developing writing strengths and alleviating writing difficulties. Students who find the technicalities of writing difficult should focus on using dictionaries and grammar/spelling exercises, and use online tutoring and other sources of help.