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Teach English Writing: Add Punctuation

October 23, 2016September 18, 2016 by eslwriter

Add Punctuation

Writing Skills: sentence fluency, conventions, ideas

ESL writing teachers sometimes need short activities to fill unexpected breaks. If you’re like me, you’d prefer not to use time wasters. I like to maximize student learning opportunities. That’s why I like this activity so much. It’s a challenging activity that neatly fills a 10-minute gap with a quick learning punch.

Sophomore English Writing: Week 4

September 19, 2016September 18, 2016 by eslwriter

Learn English Writing

What did we do last week?

reviewed basic articles and completed some practice questions
practiced sentence writing by using articles correctly and avoiding dull text by using synonyms for verbs (goat, wolf and cabbage puzzle)
started feedback on first drafts

Basic Writing: Week 4

September 19, 2016September 18, 2016 by eslwriter

Learn English Writing

Review

Last week, we did this:

reviewed basic rules about articles
completed a few practice questions
wrote a short story with a puzzle about a man with a goat, wolf and cabbage with a focus on correct article usage and verb variety
started to hand back older stories with feedback
had a nice long holiday

Teach English Writing: Stories with Focus

October 23, 2016September 18, 2016 by eslwriter

Write a Story

Writing Skills: sentence fluency, voice, organisation

How can ESL teachers help writing students maximize learning? By designing English writing activities with layers of objectives. This lesson is an example. Provide students with a picture prompt and ask them to write a creative story. But there is another layer. Students must incorporate complex sentences into their story.