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1、Writing Lecture Notes Veasna Ly Different Types of Writing Expository convey information and facts vs Creative convey imagination and opinions Poems short stories novels Narrative Essays Descriptive Essays Persuasive Essays Theses Magazines newspaper encyclopedia articles Writing is a Process Focus
2、on writing as a process rather than a product Give students as many writing opportunities as possible formal and informal Teach students the importance of each step ALL good writers must go through this process It s okay to take risks and make mistakes NO writer ever begins writing perfectly The Wri
3、ting Process Pre write before beginning to formally write let your mind freely flow Draft use your pre write to begin writing without worry too about errors Revise check for big problems the topic structure and organization Edit check for mechanical errors spelling punctuation and grammar mistakes a
4、dd subtract or make specific changes Proofreading read over one final time Publish write the final draft Stimulate a Desire to Write Journaling with and without prompts Require students to keep a journal but you don t need to read and mark everything in it Choose topics that are personally interesti
5、ng to the students Allow opportunities for students to choose what they want to write The important this is that they write Assign formal and informal writing exercises during class time AND for homework You don t need to grade mark all writing Focus on each part of the writing process separately Wr
6、iting Ideas Journaling Prompts What s your favorite childhood memory Describe the man or woman you want to marry What would you rather be blind or deaf If I could go anywhere in the world without worrying about time or money I would The love of money is the root of many evils Do you agree with this
7、statement Why or why not How do you feel today How are you doing Write someone you love a letter Look at this picture or go outside and look at something Write about what you see and tell how it makes you feel Free writing Write whatever you want for 5 10 minutes Pre writing Brainstorming write down
8、 all your thoughts on paper as they come Clustering group your thoughts into clusters Outlining outline your ideas Think Pair Share think about your ideas write them down pair with someone and write down your ideas Don t edit choose or throw out ideas yet Brainstorming Answers 5W H questions Who Wha
9、t When Where Why How My Favorite Place Brainstorming What sounds do you hear the roar of the waves crashing on the sand seagulls cawing as they fly overhead children laughing etc What do you see colors textures shapes sizes etc the sunset is golden with bands of yellow pink purple red and orange the
10、 grayish blue waves with a white bubbly crest How do you feel the sound of the waves makes me feel calm and nostalgic the cool ocean breeze chills my skin and gives me goose bumps the tiny grains of sand running in between my toes What do you smell the salt in the air What do you taste tiny drops of
11、 water in the air taste salty salt on my lips from the moisture in the air Clustering Outlining Sights A Sunset 1 red orange purple pink blue sky 2 large glowing red orange sun sinking behind the ocean B Crashing waves C Children playing Sounds Feelings Tastes Think Pair Share Write down your though
12、ts Share it with a partner Ask each other questions to better describe things i e What do the clouds look like Are they big and fluffy or are they long thin streaks in the sky Make additions to your pre write Pre Drafting Lessons Before students can write you must teach them scaffolding Choose an as
13、pect of writing teach it model it students practice it and then ask students to use it in their writing i e sentence structure grammar punctuation spelling organization voice paragraph structure Teach students how to transition their pre writes into composition form Sentence Structure Descriptive Wr
14、iting Give students plenty of examples and an easy way to mimic and produce their own sentences Example Adjective s Noun Verb Adverb Proposition Adjective Noun The golden radiant sun sank slowly behind the placid sea The dirty faced five year old boy leapt gleefully into an icy puddle of water Essay
15、 Writing 5 paragraph essay Introduction 1 Body 3 Conclusion 1 Visuals Hamburger Pyramid Traffic Light Beijing Duck 5 Course Dinner Drafting Use your pre writing work and lessons to write your first draft Don t worry too much about making mistakes The purpose of this stage is to arrange your thoughts
16、 into sentences and paragraphs according to what you have learned Write your entire paper Revising and Editing Rubrics are crucial for each of these steps Without them students don t know how to revises and edit their own writing Provide detailed rubrics i e a detailed checklist for students to use check themselves These are crucial steps that most Chinese students skip Revising Revise from general to most specific concerns i e unity coherency logical structure of the paper as a whole to specifi
