WORKSHOP

 WRITING
When do we start teaching
our students writing?

a) Starting from Junior classes

b) Starting from A senior

c) Starting from D class

Can writing be taught or is it a talent?

a) It’s a talent.

b) It can be taught.
a) True

b) False
What types of writing do we teach
our students?

a) notes
b) messages
c) letters
d) emails
e) articles
f) stories
g) discursive
h) diary entry
What do we focus on more?
The process or the product?

a) The process.

b) The product.

c) Both.
How do we teach the process?
Understanding the topic
Plan and organisation
 Language awareness

• Adjectives – vocabulary
• Complex sentences
• Opening / Closing formulae (register)
• Use of tenses
• Linking words
 Getting prepared

• Preparation for the final writing

• Optional tasks?
 Final writing

• Same type of writing ?

• Same or different theme?

 Types of writing & Themes

• One theme on one type of writing.

• One theme on different types of writing.

• One type of writing on different themes.

 NEW POWER 1

• Postcard • Project
• Scrapbook entry • Note
• Email • Story
• Poster with text • Message
• Article • Diary entry
NEW POWER 2

• Email
• Article
• Letter
• Story
• Project
• Account
• Profile
NEW POWER 3
• Note
• Letter
• Postcard
• Email
• Article
• Story
• Text
• Message
• Entry for a
TV guide
NEW POWER 4

• Letter – informal
• Story
• Article
• Letter – formal
• Diary entry
• Email
 NEW POWER 5

• Letter – informal • Composition

• Email • Report
• Article • Letter to the editor
• Letter – formal • Review
• Essay • Letter of application
• Story
 NEW POWER 6

• Letter – informal • Email

• Essay • Report
• Letter – formal • Article
• Story • Letter to the editor
• Letter to an advice • Composition
column
 Extra topics
Optional

• To give the more confident students extra

work.
• To use the topics for revision.
 Assessment criteria

• Content
• Organisation
• Range of structure & vocabulary – links
• Register & format
• Target reader