Learn English Writing
Welcome! You are going to learn English writing skills in this class.
Plan for this Week
- review the ESL writing syllabus (e.g. book, grades, etc)
- extra resources
- writing activities
Homework
Your homework is simple.
- get the writing pad and notebooks
- obtain pencil and notebooks
- find a dictionary
Purpose of Writing Class
A short description of what makes good writing. These are the skills we will learn and practice in the English writing class.
Here is a pdf link.
ESL Writing Activities
Friday – Writing tools (20)
- Get a quick review of the words and phrases we need to know when writing and giving feedback.
Learn Writing – Three Hours
Hour 1
- Quick review of syllabus (5)
- Before and After (35). We can measure writing improvement. A one-semester writing activity that allows teachers and students to see proof of improvement without using a test.
- Word Choice and sentence fluency (5) The expanding sentence. A quick ESL writing activity to help students notice how easy it is to add more details to a sentence.
- Think you know compound words? Try this vocabulary worksheet and test your English knowledge.
Hour 2
Here is the first long writing assignment of the class. The First Sentence (40) A three-part writing lesson that shows students different ways to open a story with a creative first sentence.
Hour 3
Attendance (5)
- Finish writing first draft of Creative Story (based on one picture, write an interesting first sentence)
- Nothing to do? Try some an editing exercise– question #1). Get the answers on this Learn English Writing worksheet.
Extra Vocabulary Worksheets
This vocabulary worksheet has some word exercise and logic puzzles.