TEACHING WRITING

*Writing activities: 3 types

I. CONTROLLED WRITING:

1. MECHANICAL WRITING: (Teaching individual letters, Writing words, Copying words(best) )

*Make copying more meaningful and more interesting:

- Leave out part of the sentence for the Ss to write themselves.

E.x: H …….. by bus.

- Say the sentence, but write only the outline on the board.

E.x: H- school – bus  Ss write out the whole sentence.

- Draw a picture to replace part of the sentence.

2. MEANINGFUL WRITING:

Gap – filling:

- Teacher reads out the sentences and asks Ss to copy them, filling in the gaps.
- Teacher asks Ss to read back the complete sentences and write them on the board.

Reordering words:

- Note that the sentences describ…... Ask students to write out the sentences correctly.
- Ask students to read out the sentences, and write them on the board.

Substitution:

- Ask Ss to write a similar sentence about themselves.

- Coreect the sentences orally.

Correcting the facts:

- Ask students to write the sentences, correcting the facts.

- Ask students to read out the correct sentences, and write them on the board.

Other: Sentence bulding, Sentence completion, Write a summary based on prompts, Sentence
transformation.

II. GUIDED WRITING:

 Trong Speak+writing: Pre-… stage plays an important role.  Provide Ss input (grammar,
vocabulary, ideas,…)

*Cách provide input:

1. Give a model text

2. Elicit from Ss (Oral presentation)

 3. Provide Ss with some more vocab or ideas if necessary.

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Guided writing

1. Writing based on a text:

- Students read a short text, and perhaps study particular features of it (e.g. the way sentences
are joined, the use of verb tenses, the use of the passive). They then write a paragraph which is
similar, but involves some changes.
- E.x: Students read a paragraph about a student's day, thenwrite about their own day; students
read a description of a car, then write descriptions of other cars from notes; students read a
description of a room, then write a description of another room shown in a picture.
2. Oral presentation:
The students make suggestions, and the teacher builds up an outline or a list of key expressions
on the board. The students then use this as a basis for their writing.