ESL writing activities

Writing Class Week 7

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This week the class will learn new English writing skills and review material. These activities will help the students learn the English tools they need for the mid term exam. The exam questions are below; print the exam questions from this doc.

ESL Writing Activity #1

This is an activity which we did not have time for last week. This writing activity will be on the mid term exam.

Choose two things which might not normally be compared. Find three ways to describe how they are similar. Write a full paragraph with a topic sentence, proof and a conclusion. 

Here is an example by a middle school student, about

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Writing Class Week 6

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Here are some writing activities and lessons for week 6 of the semester.

Writing Activity 1: Fix the Parallel Structure

This is an activity which we did not finish last week. Can you edit these sentences to create a parallel structure?

  1. Mike likes to listen to rock music and reading mystery novels.
  2. While in France, my nephew spent his time studying French, working in a restaurant, and he jogged along the Seine River every morning.
  3. My home-office is filled with student reports, scrap paper and the garbage can is overflowing.
  4. Joan decided to paint her office, to add some new curtains, and that the rug needs dry cleaning.

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ESL Writing Class: Notes for the Quiz

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So far the writing class has helped students learn how to write better sentences and interesting paragraphs.  We have been able to do that with a few different skills and techniques.

  1. the students learned a few basic English writing tools
  2. we practiced some editing exercises
  3. we used guided writing exercises to create a sense of place using descriptive words
  4. we learned about the

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