Teaching of Writing in ESL class

7/28/2019 Teaching of Writing in ESL class

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What is Writing

Writing is a method ofrepresenting language in

visual or tactile form.

Writing systems use setssymbols to represent th

sounds of speech, and malso have symbols for suthings as punctuation an

numerals.


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Why Do We Write?

Persuade

Inform

Entertain

Describe


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Writing Readiness

Help students eliminate commonlyreversed letters and numbers, cope withthe serious writing difficulty dysgraphia,

develop fine motor control, expressivelanguage and sequencing skills through

handwriting development programs.

Build letter recognition, hhand coordination, and

awareness while the chichildren feel successful ahandwriting s


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The skills and understandings necessary for minimum succe

completing a writing task.

Learning to write is a difficult task.

Readiness in writing begins when the child gets a good start

and thoroughly enjoys reading.


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Steps and techniques involved in preparing

children to write

Developinginterest and

seeing relevanceof skill of writing indaily life situation

Creating a need toexpress through

writingDeveloping s


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Seeing writing in meaningful context

Recognition of words in day-to-day experiences. It is important

because the child sees that writing is useful in her/his day today experiences

Activities

Field visits- supermarket/ station/malls where they see the importance of

labels and that they tell something

Reading their names and names of other children

Reading traffic signs/street signs Drawings with dictated stories


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Creating a need to express through

writing

Providing a pr int r ich

envi ronment

Bulletin boards

Books

Value based stories

Chalk and talk stories

Stories made by children

Post office box List of children and their phone numbers

Calendars

Greeting cards

Invitations or advertisements for a book

week


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Mechanics

Mechanics is the termwe use to describe the

technical aspects ofwriting, such as

spelling, punctuation,capitalization, etc.

If your story is notmechanically well-

written, many educatedreaders will not even

bother to read it, eitherbecause its too hardfor them to figure out

what youre trying tosay, or they justassume the story wont

be good because itdoesnt appear to be

well-written.


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Despite the phraseDont judge a book

by its cover,appearance matters

in fanfic.

If your storydoesnt look

worth reading,people may not

read it.

Good mechanicsmake a storyeasy to read,and that willattract more

readers.


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PUNCTUATION

Punctuation are marks

such as periods (.),question marks (?),

exclamation points (!),commas (,),

apostrophes (),quotation marks (),semi-colons (;), and

colons (:).

When used correctly,they make writing lookmore organized andeasier to read and

understand.

They tell you how toread a line and whereto pause or breathe.

Even if youre notreading out loud,

punctuation isimportant to themeaning of text


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RULES OF MECHANICS

Some students may have an easy time remembering rules for mechanics and grammar on a work sheet, but struggle to re

everything at once while writing a paragraph, story, or re

To spell words correctly, students need to have a good underabout the sounds that make up words, and how these sound

put together to create letters and words on paper.

Some students are very good at rememberingwhat words look like, others may sound out

the word as they are spelling it.


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As students progress throughschool, it is very helpful if they

can rememberhow to spellmany words automatically.

When students are able to spell a worwithout stopping to think about it, they c

pay more attention to remembering anorganizing the ideas they want to write


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This chart describes some important skills related

mechanics of written language.


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PENMANSHIP

Penmanship is thetechnique of writing

with the hand using awriting instrument.

The various gand formal hisstyles of writincalled hands,

an individu

personal stypenmanshreferred tohandwritin


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Handwriting requires the motor coordinationof multiple joints in the hand, wrist, elbow,

and shoulder to form letters and to arrange

them on the page.

Holding the pen and guiding it depends mostly upon sensoryfrom skin, joints and muscles

and this adjusts movement to cfriction between pen and


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Early Writing

1.Sentence building

Incomplete sentences, missed periods or capitals, and a lac

sentence starters are a source of endless frustration in the w

process. How many children and teachers are tired of writingstories in which most sentences begin with: Then he.... So t

then.... The man.... He... She.... Because....? Why is it child

this way? How can it be transformed?

The first reason many children struggle with writing incomple

sentences, missing periods or capital letters is that concreteexplanations on the abstract concept of subject and predicat

difficult to give.


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Concrete teaching on predicate can be accomplished using t

question words: who, what, why, where, when and how.

The question words are used to vary sentence beginnings an

sentence structure.

Through oral discussion and written modelling a solid grasp o

structure can be laid.

Application exercises reinforce the concepts until mastery is


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2.Paragraph writing

For students at the early years, writing can prove to be a dau

It is especially difficult for them to internalize fundamental sk

develop well-written compositions. Direct and systematic wriinstruction using a step-by-step approach can help students

become better writers but also foster an I can do it attitude


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A paragraph is group oflogically related sentences

Start with a sentence that describes the logical relationship (

Keep continuity

Keep a common verb tense

Dont string together loosely related sentences


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Consider these ideas for creating a strong beg

Surprising fact- The pentagon has twice as many bathrooms as

necessary.

Humour- Jimmy replaced the hard boiled Easter egss with freshhis father decided to take the first crack!

Quotation-Hillary Rodham Clinton once said that There cannot b

democracy unless women's voices are heard.

Curiosity-A ducks quack doesnt echo.

Definition-A homograph is a word with two or more pronunciatio Anecdote- Yesterday morning I watched as my older sister left fo

a bright white glob of toothpaste gleaming on her chin. I felt no re

until she stepped onto the bus


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How to teach paragraph writing?

Remind students that the main idea of an informational para

topic, or subject of the piece. The thesis statement, or topic s

sets up and states the main idea of the paragraph and tells twhat to expect from the paragraph. Supporting details back

idea.

Specific examples help make the main idea clear to the rea

Remind students that they should give at least three support

sentences. Students can come up with supporting details bytheir main idea as a question: How do you know _______?


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The closing sentence is the conclusion, or ending of the para

closing sentence should tie all the ideas in the paragraph tog

Strong closing sentences echo the main idea but also expanwriters thesis. Encourage your students to incorporate perso

opinions, predictions, or inferences in their closing sentence


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Conclusion

- Writing can be an overwhelming experience for some stude

important that you encourage and empower your children by

them the tools and information they need to build their writintheir confidence. You may want to review different prewriting

students, such as brainstorming techniques, journaling, and

organizers.

- The easiest way to get children excited and familiar with wr

practice writing. Have your children write a few sentences eakeep a diary or journal. Incorporating writing into daily activit

them become better, more confident writers.


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