Get your students to write and think!
Writing and thinking are inseparable skills.
Finding level-appropriate classroom materials that build composition and critical thinking capacity can be a challenge.
This ebook is part of the solution.
With 20 ready-to-go skills-building lessons, this resource pack helps teachers spend less time on prep and more time supporting student achievement.
20 Lessons in Two Sections
1: LEARN TO WRITE
Activities to improve clarity, organisation and style. Many lessons are based on principles established in the 6+1 writing traits. For example:
- Unit 3 contains video links which work well as writing prompts for exercises that improve text organisation.
- Unit 5 is about perfecting the complex sentence. It’s a vital writing tool that improves paragraph cohesion and sentence variety.
2: WRITE TO LEARN
Students learn and apply a few critical thinking tools – the language of arguments and ideas – in their writing. For example:
- Unit 11 shows students how to articulate a crystal clear argument based on a claim and premises.
- Unit 14 builds on previous work and asks students to apply critical thinking in a real world case: analyze the argument in a TV advertisement.
Free Sample
If you want to see more, click HERE to open a pdf file with a 14-page sample.
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“I just want to let you know that I purchased your eBook Teach Writing Thinkingly and it has been great. Your materials are thought provoking and as my students are high-level learners, they need this challenge to stimulate them intellectually while expanding their vocabulary beyond their professional lives.”
Judy, Canada
Ebook Information
- Level: intermediate+
- Publication date: February 27, 2017
- ISBN: 978-89-98531-05-8
- 20 lessons and 122 pages in one pdf file
- File size: about 7mb
- Format: A4 (works on 8.5 x 11 inch paper, too)
About the Author
Originally from Canada, Rob Whyte is a long-time writer and English teacher based in South Korea.
He works at a university where his course load typically includes English composition and conversation classes. Occasionally, he teaches an eclectic mix of content courses like teaching methodology, cross cultural communication and political science.
In his free time, Rob runs a small ebook publishing house that develops classroom resources for ESL teachers and occasionally writes about Korean travel and food for Lonely Planet.
Buy now and get it now
Purchase the ebook and you get instant email delivery. It’s only $11 USD.
Buy with Paypal or a credit card. After payment has been confirmed, you get instant access. I send you a message and you download the pdf file.
Try it risk free for 7 days. If you don’t like it, you get a full refund. Promise.
What My Customers Say
Here are a few comments from people who have purchased my ebooks.
“Fun stuff. Looks great. I will recommend your resources. Thanks.”
Anita, Canada
“Very engaged practicing our speaking skills using ESL Trivia Challenge 2 THANKS for great resource!”
Sue, USA
“These books are great because they’re ready to go; I just print off the different materials and take them to class, I use these books in all of my classes and I’ve had nothing but great feedback from my students.”
Josh, South Korea
“Bargain – less than a latté in English money. Very lively, almost killing each other on occasion! Didn’t complete in 45 min lesson. World questions worked really well in my multi-national class!”
Rachel, England
“Thanks for the resource pack. I have used some of the activities and the boys find them entertaining and they are learning simultaneously.”
Johan, Saudi Arabia