3 Simple Strategies to Teach Writing

-

3 Simple Strategies to Teach Writing 


     

     As any trainee teacher of English, I was looking for new strategies to teach writing. It was very comfortable that many experienced teachers had share their experience with writing and the strategies they used. This article will benefit every teacher either new teacher or a veteran who is looking for strategies to teach writing. 



     First strategy is to use mentor text. Mentor texts are texts that are published pieces that serve as a good example of the type of writing you're helping your students to produce. It is simply as a modal for the students to help them understand the type of writing they want to do. For example, if you are teaching them how to write a short story, go to the school library with the students and make them find stories or if you do not have time to go with the students to the school library you can bring the stories to the class. Then you can read one or to stories to your students. After that talk to the students about the features of the short stories that they have noticed and write them on the board. Now mentor text can be used as a sample for the students as they begin to write their own pieces. 


     Second strategy is to use color coding. Color coding is a way used in writin
g to help the students organize their writing and to connect their plans to their drafts. As a teacher you can assign different color to each element of a piece. For example, title with red color, the thesis statement with green color the opinion with blue and the reason with yellow and finally the ending sentence with orange. The students should be aware of these color and their uses from the beginning. When finish assigning the colors you demonstrate your draft and underline each sentence with the appropriate color. This will make it easy for the students to imitate what you have done. You can also check the students' writing and make sure that nothing is left out and they are following the right order.

     Third strategy is to integrate vocabulary. when you hear the world writing you immediately think of the word vocabulary, because the most important unit of any writing is the vocabulary. If you want to master a word does not mean to talk about the word once. It means to see the word, hear it and use it many times. As a teacher you can give the students 5 word that are related to their unit and ask them to write them, pronounce them and to put them in sentences. This will help the students learn new words to use them in their writing  

For more strategies you can visit 


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Analysis of A Dark Brown Dog in the Light of the Elements of Style

-
Analysis of A Dark Brown Dog in the Light of the Elements of Style Style in fiction can be define as; the element sets the tone and reflects the individuality of each author or the way in which something is written. In literature, style comprises many literary devices that an author employs to create a distinct feel for a work. These devices include, diction, syntax, figurative devices and symbolism. Style is a part of every fiction work. Every work in writing, for example, creative writing takes on its style. There are four elements of style; diction, syntax, figurative devices, and symbolism. In this assignment I will analyze the story of A Dark Brown Dog, by Stephen Townley Crane, in the light of the four elements of style. First, diction; is word choice. When an author writes and uses vocabulary that suited for his work and writing.   In A Dark Brown Dog, Stephen Townley Crane used a difficult language. The words are not common, moreover, he used complicate...
Read more

Analysis of A Dark Brown Dog in the Light of Elements of Fiction

-
Analysis of A Dark Brown Dog in the Light of Elements of Fiction Fiction Merriam Webster defines it as, “literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people.” The most important things that fictionists need to take into consideration are the elements of fiction. Every element represents different explanation and ideas of what meanings that author want to deliver to the reader. There are six elements of fiction; point of view, setting, characters, style, plot and theme. In this assignment I will analyze the story of A Dark Brown Dog, by Stephen Townley Crane, in the light of three elements of fiction; character, plot and theme. First, characterization; Characters refer to the people authors create to inhabit their stories. In other words, people represented in a play, film, story, role, etc. There are two types of characters; They can be flat or minor, or round and major, developed with more depth. The round or major character...
Read more

Nearpod

-
Image
Nearpod       Last week at the university, we learned about applications that serve teaching and learning and can be used by the teachers and students. One of these apps is Nearpod, so I thought it would be great if I share with you information about it. Ø What is Nearpod? Nearpod is an educational cross-platform application that convert or transform the experiences of teaching and learning through technology with relevant 21st-century skills and content. It is also transforming the students’ devices into a powerful learning tool.   Ø   Why Teachers Use it? Because it allows them to create and share interactive lessons with their students.   It allows teachers to instantly collect and share answers submitted by the students. It allows them to track students’ comprehension in real time. Teachers can deliver their existing content through mobile (iOS or Android) devices and get instant feedback from students through int...
Read more