Here is an interview with an author who also happens to teach writing at a university in New York. He also wrote a book about his perspectives on teaching writing .Unless It Moves the Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing.
Write a Summary
Summarize a Story
Here is a lesson that teaches students how to write a one paragraph summary. In a previous lesson (click here), I showed you how to write a summary with a template called FACT.
In this lesson, use the same style to write a summary about the story in another video.
FACT Summary Writing
In this lesson, you will write a one paragraph summary with the FACT structure.
- Focus on the main idea.
- Analyze by describing the main pieces of the story.
- Conclude means tell us the ending.
- Tighten your writing by editing grammar errors, deleting extra words and creating paragraph unity.
Both Sides Now – A Painting with Words
This writing exercise looks at the use of words in creating style, descriptions, and voice.
The objective of this lesson is to develop your awareness of how words can communicate complex ideas, moving stories and persuasive arguments and through that awareness find some inspiration and perhaps courage to extend your writing skills.
Sometimes there is much to learn about writing from the
ESL Writing and Listening Exercises
This exercise involves some study of a written passage. Here we are most interested in looking at a writing style that develops progression. The text for this exercise is a story which was written by someone who saw a beautiful woman on the subway but did not have an opportunity to approach her.
Part 1: Jigsaw
The story is divided into eight sections. Each person reads their small numbered section. Take time to understand unknown words. Appreciate what might be happening.
Part 2: Combine
In order, each person reads their section. We put the