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Teaching WritingTeaching Writing

•The most The most difficult part in difficult part in teaching a teaching a language.language.

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• Punctuation marksPunctuation marks

• Words in the right orderorder. Words in the right orderorder.

• Basic sentence elements Basic sentence elements

• Types of sentencesTypes of sentences

• Organizing & Outlining Organizing & Outlining

• Whole piece of writingWhole piece of writing

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The Need of Punctuation marksThe Need of Punctuation marks

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• StudentsStudents’’ incorrect sentences incorrect sentences : :

1. 1. The outer space technology developsThe outer space technology develops fast, it helps me explore its mystery.fast, it helps me explore its mystery.

2. And I make an effort to explain the2. And I make an effort to explain the grammar in class, but the students grammar in class, but the students

snore,snore, I am very angry, so I say :I am very angry, so I say : 「「 Wake up!Wake up! 」」

3. I made a dream that I became a teacher,3. I made a dream that I became a teacher, during my class, all students, fell during my class, all students, fell

asleepasleep..

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Are your students able to Are your students able to put all the words put all the words in the right order?in the right order?

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• Sentences by students:Sentences by students:

1.1. He felt so embarrassed that he not dare toHe felt so embarrassed that he not dare to look at the teacher.look at the teacher.

2. The main gaining weight2. The main gaining weight’’s factors are s factors are snackssnacks

and refreshments.and refreshments.

3. My father bought me a birthday present 3. My father bought me a birthday present was was

a bicycle.a bicycle.

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Basic Basic sentence elementssentence elements

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• StudentsStudents’’ incorrect sentences : incorrect sentences :

1. At this time, the dream was over, he1. At this time, the dream was over, he

found he still a student and slept in hisfound he still a student and slept in his English class.English class.

2. I teach hard, but my students all 2. I teach hard, but my students all sleeping.sleeping.

3. There was a student slept in class. 3. There was a student slept in class.

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Organizing & Outlining Organizing & Outlining WaysWays

When & Where

How do you feel?

Who’s there

Topic

Why did it happen?

What happened?

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Ways to Help Students Ways to Help Students Improve Their Writing (1)Improve Their Writing (1)

(1) Team work(1) Team work

(2) Afterthought notes(2) Afterthought notes

(3) Summary practicing: Pick out from (3) Summary practicing: Pick out from

the given material the topic sentence, the given material the topic sentence,

supporting clause, and the concludingsupporting clause, and the concluding

sentence. In this kind of practice, sentence. In this kind of practice,

students shouldnstudents shouldn’’t give any of their t give any of their own opinions.own opinions.

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Ways to Help Students Ways to Help Students Improve Their Writing (2)Improve Their Writing (2)

(4) Imitating writing (4) Imitating writing

(a) expanding a passage (a) expanding a passage

(b) shortening a passage(b) shortening a passage

(5) Relay writing writing(5) Relay writing writing

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Team work:Team work:

a. The teacher asks guiding a. The teacher asks guiding questions.questions.

b. Students answer them by teams.b. Students answer them by teams.

c. Students work in groups and c. Students work in groups and expandexpand

their sentences/paragraphs. their sentences/paragraphs.

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A Trip toA Trip to……....

• 1. Ask students to do group discussion,1. Ask students to do group discussion,• answering the teacheranswering the teacher’’s following s following • questions:questions:• (a) Who took the trip?(a) Who took the trip?• (b) When was the trip and where to?(b) When was the trip and where to?• (c) What they saw, what they did, and(c) What they saw, what they did, and• whatwhat’’s the one thing particularlys the one thing particularly• worth mentioning?worth mentioning?• (d) Why that one thing in particular?(d) Why that one thing in particular?• (e) How do they feel about the trip?(e) How do they feel about the trip?

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A Trip toA Trip to……....

• 2. Ask the students to expand their2. Ask the students to expand their

sentences. sentences.

• 3. Ask the students to try to write at least3. Ask the students to try to write at least

one sentence with at least one sentenceone sentence with at least one sentence

pattern they have just learned.pattern they have just learned.

• 4. Each group sends one representative to4. Each group sends one representative to

read their masterpieces in front of the read their masterpieces in front of the

whole class. whole class.

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When & Where

How do you feel?

Who’s there

A Trip to

What for? What happened?

My classmates & I

Lots of fun.Excited,

Most unforgettable

A surprise Birthday party

Last summer.The day before

my 18th birthday八仙 theme park

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A trip to Ba-Hsian Theme A trip to Ba-Hsian Theme ParkPark• Last summer vacation, some of my Last summer vacation, some of my

classmates and I went to Ba-Hsian classmates and I went to Ba-Hsian Theme Park to celebrate my 18th Theme Park to celebrate my 18th birthday. birthday.

• When we got there, there were When we got there, there were already a lot of people there, so we had already a lot of people there, so we had to stand in line for at least 15 minutes to to stand in line for at least 15 minutes to play each item. We really had a lot fun play each item. We really had a lot fun there. And we all were very excited. there. And we all were very excited. (to be continued)(to be continued)

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A trip to Ba-Hsian Theme A trip to Ba-Hsian Theme ParkPark

When it was time for lunch, I suddenly heard my name from the radio. I was shocked because that was my friends singing “Happy Birthday to Me” on the air.

• I was moved to tears. The trip was so exciting that it will always be the most unforgettable experience in my life• Ways (1).

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Transitional WordsTransitional Words

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Logical connections between Logical connections between sentencessentences

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• Improper use of transitional words:Improper use of transitional words:

1. As everybody knows, English is the most 1. As everybody knows, English is the most international language. So, my mother sent meinternational language. So, my mother sent me to a cram school when I was five years old. to a cram school when I was five years old. Therefore, I liked English since that time.Therefore, I liked English since that time. 2. The cell phone has become a daily necessity for2. The cell phone has become a daily necessity for me, so I decorate it every day.me, so I decorate it every day. 3. Many students fell asleep in class and my3. Many students fell asleep in class and my teacher scolded them seriously. On theteacher scolded them seriously. On the contrary, I’m not a teacher.contrary, I’m not a teacher.

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The Importance of The Importance of Being ConvincingBeing Convincing• StudentsStudents’’ writings: writings:

1.The bus driver drove very fast and 1.The bus driver drove very fast and he stopped at every stop carelessly. he stopped at every stop carelessly. But, I still said, But, I still said, ””Thank you.Thank you.”” when I when I got off the bus. That made him feel got off the bus. That made him feel good, and he would drive the bus good, and he would drive the bus carefully from then on.carefully from then on.

2. Nowadays, everybody has a problem 2. Nowadays, everybody has a problem of becoming too fat, so it is very of becoming too fat, so it is very important to know how to lose important to know how to lose weightweight..

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Common Problems with Common Problems with StudentsStudents’’ Writings Writings

•1. Miss the point.1. Miss the point.•2. Not convincing.2. Not convincing.•3. Illogically connected 3. Illogically connected sentences.sentences.•4. Misuse of personal 4. Misuse of personal • pronouns.pronouns.•5. Tense .5. Tense .