Learn English Writing
Review
Last week:
- learned about complex sentences
- created a story based on a picture prompt with a boy and UFO (focus: use complex sentences)
- rewrite previous stories
Sophomore English Writing: Week 5
six writing traits
Teach English Writing: Add Punctuation
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.
Basic Writing: Week 4
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
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.