Teaching Writing

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 Supervised by:
A. Prof. Bushraa S. Alnoori

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 Presented by:
Ghofran Mohammed

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Definition
Writing is a form of communication that allows stu
dents to put their feelings and ideas on paper, to o
rganize their knowledge and beliefs into convincing
arguments, and to convey meaning through well-c
onstructed text. In its most advanced form, written
expression can be as vivid as a work of art.
Writing activities
1- transitions, writing helps students connect the language an
d make translation between words, students learn to write sm
oother sentences by combining sentences using words like an
d, but, although, if when

2- punctuation, to write well, one must be able to use punctua

tion correctly, the basic rules of punctuation may and may not
be the same in the students native language and English langu
age

3- spelling, writing is one of the routes to improving spelling,

dictation is useful for drawing attention to English spelling and
pronunciation

4- organization, it is the key to developing a writing topic, the

more powerful and creative the writer, the more advanced his
or her organization skills generally are

5- form, through writing students practice various forms and s

tyles for writing letters to stories, students need to know these
Teach Effective Writing,
Model Effective Writing
Writers are the Best Writing Teachers. To teach effective writin
g, we must be effective writers ourselves

The Value of Sharing. No matter what you teach, share your w

ritten work.

Write for Your Students. No matter what you teach, write in fr

ont of students.

The Writing Workshop.

Seeking Feedback

Real-World Writing.
A writing classroom
has:
Lots and lots of literature shared and read

Lots of talking and sharing of ideas and beliefs

Planned instructions in the writing process

Much practice in using the writing process

People writing individually, with a partner, in small groups

Lots of reflecting on writing- whole class, small groups

Selecting and organizing writing portfolios

Teacher led mini lessons on specific writing skills

Word play is not just for people, word play should
never end, all writers young old, new experience, e
nthusiastic, lazy, struggling, gifted, need to go bac
k and romp with words:

Appreciate language
Freshen expression
Expand vocabularies
Stretch thinking
Strengthen the foundation of writing
 Five major categories of classroom writing performance:
1- Imitative or writing down: at the beginning level of learning to w
rite, students will simply, write down English letters, words, and poss
ibly sentences to learn the conversation of the orthographic code

The staps of dictation are:

Teacher reads a short paragraph once or twice at normal speed

Teacher reads the paragraph in short phase units of three or four wo

rds

During the pause, students write exactly what they hear

Teacher then reads the whole paragraph once more at normal spee
d so students can check their writing

Scoring of students written work can utilize a number of rubrics for

 Five major categories of classroom writing performance:

2- dicto- comp,,where paragraph is read at normal speed, usually tw

o or three times, then the teacher asks students to rewrite the parag
raph to the best of their recollection of the reading

The activities of guided writing

1- sentence formation, have students write complete sentences usin

g sets of words supplied by you
2- substitution table which contains items that can substitute each o
ther in a sentence
3- model text,,by given students a short text to read and to use as a
model for connecting words in similar way
4- short replies by given students a short letter to reply
5- questions to express,opinion, feelings and ideas selected topics
6- scrambled sequences,,cutting apart a sentence to create scramble
d sequences
7- Narrative,,asking students to write a simple narrative based on a s
equence picture or cartoon strip
Five major categories of classroom writing performance:

3- self writing,,it means writing with only the self in mind as a

n audience, such as note taking where students take notes d
uring a lecture for the purpose of later recall dairy or journal
writing in which students record thoughts, feelings, and react
ions
Five major categories of classroom writing performance:

4- display writing,,it means writing in the school cu

rricular context such as short answer activities, essa
y examination and research reports
 Five major categories of classroom writing performance:

5- read writing,,three subcategories

A- academic writing
B -vocational/technical writing
C- personal writing
THANKS
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