Teaching Writing

TEACHING WRITING

Presented by :

1.PANIMALAR SUBRAMANI2.USHA THANGAMANI3.NETHYA MANOORGARAM4.TANGESVARI KALIAPPAN

WHAT IS WRITING ????

• Writing is a system for interpersonal communication using visible signs or graphic symbols on a flat surface such as paper, cloth or even stone slabs. •Every language has its own graphic symbols.•Written English use a system consisting of 26 letters. (a, b, c ….. Z)

Various kinds of writing that we can see every day :a) The daily newspaperb) Advertisements c) Billsd) Noticese) Letters

We need to be taught how to write first. It is usually in school that we learn to

write.

There are three main goals of writing. a) To informb) People write to appeal, to make an

argument, to convince others to agree with them.

c) Write for pure enjoyment. To share the gift of writing with others. Writing is an blessing which many have yet to discover.

PURPOSE OF WRITING

Writing Influences the Ways We Think

Some of the things that happen to us in life seem to have no meaning, but when you write them down, you find the meanings for them…

Maxine Hong Kingston

Writing Promotes Success in College and at Work

The aim of school is to produce citizens who are able to communicate with each other, to defend points of view, and to criticize...

Albert Shanker

Writing is thinking put on the paper Students, managers, executives,

journalists, teachers – writes more than others

Reasons : To get things done To inform To persuade To maintain relationships To document occurrence, events To record feelings, experiences, observation

Why am I writing? Think about…

the kind of reaction you want your audience to have

The kind of task you want to accomplish

To THINK To help you remember To learn new material Only meaningful or useful to you

Outlines/notes Journals Memos to self

To INFORM To enable audience to understand

Concept Procedure Fact

How to refinance your house What you know about the United States Constitution

To PERSUADE Convince audience to act or believe in a

certain way Letter to administration to request that dorm

rooms be refurbished.

To ENTERTAIN Goal is to have audience enjoy what you have

written Tell a story

Purposes of Writing

The purposes can and will overlap In order to persuade, most of the time you

might have to explain or inform your reader about a particular subject for them to make an informed decision.

You may include a suspenseful story to illustrate a particular point.

For writers

To tell a story To explain how to do something To persuade someone to believe as they

do To describe an object, process or place To express feelings To make a technical concept

understandable To maintain the flow of business

TYPES OF WRITING

James Britten

Expressive writing

Transactional writing

Poetic writing

Expressive writing

Who the writer is, is as important as what he is saying.

The writer usually someone whom the writer assumes cares about him and what he has to say.

Transactional writing

The person is usually not as important as what he is trying to say.

Mainly information or transaction-oriented.

Written in order to get something done.

Poetic writing

Usually only done by people who enjoy the aesthetic aspects of writing.

Write about something in order ti derive and give pleasure.

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Descriptive writing

Personal writing

Argumentative writingExpository

writingPersuasive

writing

Narrative writing

Personal writingUsually informal and less structured

and private.Divided into two

• Transaction writing well organized

and pays attention to the information or message to be conveyed, as its main purpose is communication

• Creative writing for self

expression or leisure. Writer be keen on the language.

Narrative writing• Contains a sequence of events together with character and setting

Descriptive WRITING• Is a detailed account of physical attributes as well as qualities of a person, a thing or a place

•Attends to the sense – sights, hearing, smell, touch and taste

Expository writing• Is presentation of facts, information and explanation of things as they are. Persuasive writing• Contains the writer’s point of view and statement to convince the reader to agree with or accept it.

Argumentative writing• Is a discussion essay containing proposition and evidence of proof.

TYPES OF WRITING:

- CAUSE/EFFECT ESSAY- COMPARISON/CONTRAST ESSAY- DEFINITION ESSAY- DESCRIPTION ESSAY- NARRATION ESSAY- PERSUASIVE ESSAY- PROCESS ANALYSIS ESSAY

Cause/Effect Essay

Writing about meaningful relationships between events and their results. A cause is what made an event happen and an effect is what happens as a result of that event.

Subject or topic:

Causes (Because of . . )

Effects (these conditions resulted)

Comparison/Contrast Essay

When you write about similarities and differences, you are writing a comparison/contrast essay.

Good Comparison/Contrast:

Uses subjects that have enough in common to be compared and or contrasted

Serves a purpose-either to help readers make a decision or understand the subjects being compared and/or contrasted

Presents several important, parallel points of comparison/contrast

Arranges points in a logical organization

Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer

Definition Essay

Writing that tells what something means. Tells readers what term or concept is

being defined Presents a clear and precise basic

definition Uses examples to show what the writer

means Uses words and examples that readers

will understand

Description Essay When you are writing a description essay,

you are "painting a picture" with words

Good Description: Creates a main impression-an overall

effect, feeling, or image -about the topic Uses concrete, specific details to support

the main impression Uses details that appeal to the five

senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch

Narration Essay

A narration essay is a writing that tells a story.

Includes specific details to make the incident come alive for your reader

Focuses on re-creating an incident that happened to you over a short period of time (usually an emotional experience)

Conveys a particular mood (feeling) - do you want to suprise your readers, make them laugh, have them share in your sorrow or fear?

Persuasive Essay

In persuasive essays, you are writing to convinces others by presenting solid, supported arguments.

Good Persuasion: Takes a strong and definite position on an issue

or advises a particular action. Gives logical reasons and supporting evidence to

defend the position or recommend action. Considers opposing views. Has enthusiasm and energy from start to finish.

Ex :Mosquito Madness

I’m drifting off to sleep, listening to the summer night’s breeze rustling the leaves on the oak outside my window. Peaceful. Dreamy. Safe.

I’m almost asleep when a loud buzzing sound fills my ear. A disturbing annoyance cancels all thoughts of sleep, disturbs all peace. Buzzzzzzzz...buzzzzzzzz...buzzzzzzz. Only a mosquito can make that sound. How did it get in here? Buzzzzz...buzzzzzzz.

Process Analysis Essay

In a process analysis essay, you write to explain how to do something or how something works.

Good Process Analysis: Either helps readers perform the steps

themselves or helps them understand how something works

Presents the essential steps in a process Explains steps in detail Presents steps in logical order (usually time

order - chronological)

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