Module 4:
Developing L2 Writing Skills
ELL
- Incorporate L1 and embrace diverse
backgrounds
- Scaffold
- Visual supports and graphic organizers
- Simple definitions of significant
vocabulary
- Focus on basic sentence and paragraph
structure and grammar
- Use of simple language and sentence
structure
- Write to communicate basic ideas
- Demonstrate understanding of spelling
and grammar conventions when writing
- Demonstrate understanding of speaking,
reading and writing
ELL & NATIVE SPEAKERS NATIVE SPEAKERS
- Relevant to students and their lives - Write to reflect, compare and contrast,
- Activate prior knowledge debate, give an opinion, etc
- Use of pre-writing strategies - Use of complex language and sentence
- Emphasis on writing process – brainstorm structures
ideas, write draft, revise draft, right - Demonstrate command of standard
final draft spelling and grammar conventions when
- Model proper oral and written language writing
- Make connection between listening, - Demonstrate command of speaking,
speaking, reading and writing reading and writing
- Collaborative talk
- Cooperative learning opportunities
- Constructive feedback from peers and
teachers
- Ability to edit own and peer work
- Incorporation of fun vocabulary
instruction/activities
- Make reading and writing fun
- Different ways of modelling learning
(word splash, cartoons, frayer model,
graffiti, etc)
- Rubrics – criteria explicitly outlined with
expectations
- Non-threatening environment to practice
writing and take risks in
References:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK3_smceVsU&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y0UJ2nPtW4&feature=youtu.be&list=PLoU659hwTdDZs32BmsG3GCayPn5f7fnZJ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE-DpbZph-Y&feature=youtu.be

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/inventing-super-heroes-and-writing-about-their-adventures

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/creating-community-learners

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/graphic-organizers-help-kids-writing

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/childrens-writing-esl