Making writing meaningfulElena Merino

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Writing & You

CLIL & Writing

Your class & You

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Writing & You

What is the last thing you wrote?

Why did you write it?

Did you get a response?

What type of language did you use?

What language did you use?

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CLIL & Writing

How do you feel about CLIL, your Students & Writing?

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Your class & You

1. In your classrooms…. Do you normally use the same amount of time for each skill (W,R,S,L)? Why?

2. Why do learners not want to write?

3. What are the benefits of writing in English for the learner?

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In your classrooms….

Do you normally use the same amount of time for each skill (W,R,S,L)?

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What are we doing when we’re writing? We are producing language: We have to

combine words together into a comprehensible message

(something you are not obliged to do when merely listening / reading).

WRITING is as important as any other skill

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Output / Production forces the learner into syntactic processing. (Coonan, 2006; 2008)

(Swain, 1985)

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Production Skill

Backgro

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knowledge

Class

room

Group W

ork

Vocab &

languageText ty

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Teacher

Guidance

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Why do learners not want to write?

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What are the benefits of writing in English for the learner?

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It gives them experience

They can learn from each other

(+ peer correction)

Writing recycles grammar, enriches vocabulary and expands content

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What’s more….The teacher

Can monitor efficiently during the tasks.

Can take notes of areas that require more work and plan micro-teaching based on the students’

mistakes.

At the end of the task there is a product which can be used for further work.

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Let’s get things right!!

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Workshop

2Let’s make happen!

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Let’s take a ride!!

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14 / 15 yrs old

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PREDICT!

PREDICT!

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Now … Predict!

1. How many miles are there in the route?a) 2,451 b) 3,345 c) 4,122

2. Route 66 was also known as:a) Dangerous road b) Mother Road c) Main Street of America

3. Why did people use the road after World War II?a) To enjoy touristic attractionsb) To transport animals through the USc) To find better jobs in the West

4. The highway was opened in 1926 and was closed in:a) 1953 b) 1985 c) it’s never been closed

5. What can you find in the route nowadays?a) American goodsb) Gas stations, cafés, trading posts, etc.c) Nothing, it’s abandoned

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Now… Read, Understand & Write!

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Check your predictions1. How many miles are there in the route?a) 2,451 b) 3,345 c) 4,122

2. Route 66 was also known as:a) Dangerous road b) Mother Road c) Main St of America

3. Why did people use the road after World War II?a) To enjoy touristic attractionsb) To transport animals through the USc) To find better jobs in the West

4. The highway was opened in 1926 and was closed in:a) 1953 b) 1985 c) it’s never been closed

5. What can you find in the route nowadays?a) American goodsb) Gas stations, cafés, trading posts, etc.c) Nothing, it’s abandoned

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Practice Vocabulary (I) Read your paragraphs out loud and act out the words in bold

CaptivateAnthemOld road

HeartDiagonalScenes

PavedCorridor Highways

TownsFarm families

OutsetRural / Urban

MobilityIndustrial

IdyllBelt

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#1

#2

#3

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(Re)Alignments Removed

Gravel (road)Bloody

Dangerous Curves

Gas stationsTrading posts

Drive-in movie theatresGrow

Signage

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#5

#4

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Practice Vocabulary (II) Complete! Route 66…

Means of transport

Cities / States

Roads Things / Places

Am. symbols

Landscape Weather

Watch and complete

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Key

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Practice Vocabulary (III)

OutsetOutset

AnthemAnthem

IdyllIdyll

ScenesScenes

GravelGravel

FlagFlag

License PlateLicense Plate

CorridorCorridor

STUDENT A

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Practice Vocabulary (III)

AlignmentAlignment

Trading PostTrading Post

PavedPaved

BloodyBloody

FlatFlat

BridgeBridge

GarageGarage

MotorcycleMotorcycle

STUDENT B

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What tools can I use?

Traditional?

Technology?

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EVALUATING YOUR TOOLS

• Would ICT help or hinder in this activity?

• Does ICT actually deliver / achieve what I want?

• Could I do this same activity without ICT?

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Activity examples

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Note

-Takin

g

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Drafting

Graphic

Organizers

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1. SS write 3 to 6 sentences or questions about the picture and share them

(W, R, S, L)

2. Evaluation: No right or wrong answersAltern

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Task1. Find pictures about the Route 66 or any other route you’ve done in the past.

2.Create a Comic Book and add a short phrase to each picture.

3. Share and Vote

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1. Groups: describe a route (66 or other) and recommend (should, must, etc.).

2. Include 10 words from the vocab. unit (bold)

3. Use the past tense and recommendation verbs (should, shouldn’t, must, mustn’t, have to, don’t have to) (underline)

4. Use connectors in colour.

Include: pictures, links, videos, etc.

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1. Find different url with images, videos, texts

2.Create a QR code for each url

3. Copy & Paste it on the WKsheet

4. Ask a question about its content

x 3 QR

http://www.qr-code-generator.com/

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1. Read a text & write a summary in 140 characters.

2. Use online dictionary

3. Post your summary with #

4. Read all summaries to answer questions

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1. Write an opinion article describing your experience in the Route 66.

2. Use 5 words from the unit

3. Use the simple past and past continous

4. Use opinion words: personally; from my point of view; honestly…

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1. Pairs: you are two friends planning to do the Route 66 next year.

2. Create a chat and talk about your plans

3. Use 5 words from the vocab and “going to” and “can”

4. Each student should write 6 times

5. Get the QR code and write a question about your dialogue

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3. Tell the students to note down 5 nouns and 5 verbs

4.This is the vocab they’ll use for their writing

1.Copy & paste a text

2. Most frequency words will appear bigger

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Other uses

1. Go to the Advanced option

2. Type in mistakes (words / sentences) & give them a number (frequency)

3. Class corrects the mistakes

4. Print the Wordle (as what not to do)

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1. Write a description of one of the cities in the Route 66.

2. Use AR to record a video / audio of SS explaining / reading what you wrote

3. Scan your classmates’ writings and the video will pop up

4. Write one main idea for each text.

Task

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WRITING: ASSESSMENT

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(I) Writing strategies:

-Who is going to read what I’ve written?

-What effect am I trying to achieve by writing?

-How is my audience going to respond?

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(II) Writing Feedback FormExample: A blog / Wiki

Yes No

Did I use multimedia and links on my blog?

Did I use 10 words from the unit and put them in bold?

Did I use the past and recommendation verbs and underlined them?

Did I write 150 words?

Did I check the spelling?

Did I use connectors?

Did I read other blogs and post 3 comments?

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(III) Rubric

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(IV) e-Portfolios

What is it?

Benefits

Types

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Recycling

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Wrap-up

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Our objective today

Developing activities to ensure writing can be meaningful

Did we achieve this?

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Final thoughts….

•SS will learn what they’re ready to learn

•We don’t know that the students have learned until they produce something.

Exploit opportunities for using the language!!!!

•It’s not always what you teach but how you teach it

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Finally…

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Have you changed your mind?

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Thank you!!!!

Any doubts?

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