Writing the First Sentence
Writing skill: idea and sentence fluency
Learning how to write in English is hard. Learning how to write well? That’s really hard.
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Teach English Writing Skills: Before and After
Measure Writing Improvement
The English writing class is a journey. And like every great trip, we are changed in some way. This ESL activity provides the teacher with a mechanism to identify how the students’ writing has changed in the English class. And it measures learning without tests.
Teach English Writing Skills: Narrative Challenge
Write a Narrative
Writing skills: idea and organisation
Creating a cohesive narrative is one of the most challenging aspects of learning how to write in English. Many ESL students do not know how to write a short passage that focuses on one main topic or how to include essential supporting ideas.
Teach English Writing Skills: Noun Modifiers
Nouns Modifying Nouns
Writing skill: sentence fluency
ESL students learning to write English sometimes produce wordy sentences. Wordiness is not good. It makes the text hard to read. Plus, it’s not stylish. Learning how to use the fewest number of words to express an idea is an important writing skill.