Basic Writing | eslwriting.org - Part 13

Basic Writing: Week 4

September 19, 2016September 18, 2016 by eslwriter

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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

Basic Writing: Week 3

September 12, 2016September 4, 2016 by eslwriter

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Review

Last week, we did this:

learned about noun modifiers to write better sentences that give lots of information with fewer words
wrote a creative story based on a picture prompt to improve idea focus, paragraphs, organisation and word choice
wrote a mini saga to improve paragraph, organisation, sentence fluency and idea focus
learned about a website to improve listening skills

Basic Writing: Week 2

September 8, 2016September 3, 2016 by eslwriter

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Review

Last week, we did this:

looked at the syllabus
learned about 6+1 writing traits – our class learning goal
looked at examples of creative first sentence
completed an exercise to practice creating ideas quickly and writing first sentence with picture prompts
learned how your personal experience can improve writing voice and with a horse picture
before and after writing exercise

Basic Writing: Week 1

September 1, 2016August 17, 2016 by eslwriter

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Welcome to the writing class. Here is the teaching plan for this week.

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.