Writing

Writing
Paragraph writing
Essay writing
Letter writing
Paragraph writing
What a paragraph is
Points to be considered
Writing a paragraph based on
given prompts

Step 1: What a paragraph is
a group of sentences that develops
one central point
includes topic sentence and
supporting details


Step 2: Points to be considered
Articles
Prepositions
Tense
Singular and plural form of the verb
Active and passive
Pronouns
Punctuation
Connectives



Step 3: Writing a paragraph based
on given prompts


Ask students to read prompts given
Elicit their ideas about writing this
paragraph
Ask them to write the first draft
Ask them to check grammar,
spelling and punctuation
Give feedback
Ask them to write a fair copy

Essay Writing
What an essay is
Building an outline
Points to be considered for writing
an essay
Discussion on given prompts
Essay Writing
Discussion on tenses and sentence
patterns to use
Writing the first draft
Giving feedback
Writing a fair copy




What an essay is
A relatively short composition in
prose, in which a writer discusses a
topic or tries to persuade the
reader to accept a particular point
of view
Building an outline
1. Think carefully about what is to be
written
2. Collect facts related to the topic
3. Write down using own ideas
4. Choose the main idea of the paragraph
or the essay
5. Organize the facts and ideas in a way
that develops the main idea


Points to be considered
Three main parts:
- introductory paragraph
(introduction of the main idea of
the essay)
- supporting paragraph
(the main body of the essay)
- summary paragraph
(conclusion)


Points to be considered
Make sure that students follow the
correct paragraph format
Ask students to write clear and simple
sentences to express their meaning
Ask students to focus on the main idea
of the essay
Ask students to use special transition
words or connectives to link sentences
together
(teacher should provide them)





Points to be considered
Examples of transition words
For listing different points:
first, second, third
For additional ideas:
in addition to, furthermore, also
For contrasting ideas:
on the other hand, nevertheless
For expressing cause and effect:
thus, therefore, so, as a result


Points to be considered
How to write the introductory
paragraph
- write the thesis statement
- provide some background
information about topic
(interesting facts, quotations,
definitions of important terms
they will use later in the essay)



Points to be considered
How to write the supporting
paragraph
- list the points that develop the
main idea of the essay
- place the supporting points in
the paragraph
- develop each supporting point
with facts, details and examples


Points to be considered
How to write the summary
paragraph
- restate the strongest points of
the essay that support the main
idea
- conclude the essay by restating
the main idea in different words
- give personal opinion

Points to be considered
Editing
- Read the essay again
- Check spelling, grammar,
punctuation and organization
- Make sure that each sentence
makes sense and that the essay is
interesting
Discussion on given prompts
Read the points given
Discuss the points to be written
Discussion on tenses and
sentence patterns to use
Think about the tense for the topic
e.g. My Favourite Season
(Simple present tense; modal
verbs: can, may)
Discuss the sentence patterns for the
essay
(students should use the sentence
patterns they have learnt in the
Grammar section)
Writing the first draft
When they have the necessary
vocabularies, sentence patterns and
points for the organization,
students can write the first draft
Focus on organization and
punctuation, grammatical errors,
spelling, etc.

Giving feedback
Teacher writes one sample copy on
the board, pointing out the
organization, punctuation,
grammatical errors, spelling, etc.
Letter writing
Explain what a friendly letter is
Discuss format of a personal letter
Ask students to read the given situation
Provide useful expressions for beginning
and finishing the letter
Ask students to write the first draft
Give feedback
What a friendly letter is
A letter to a person you are
familiar with

Format of a personal letter
The heading
(address and date)
The greeting
(beginning with the word dear and
ending with a comma and using the
persons given name or relationship)
The body
(the main the including the message
they want to write)

Format of a personal letter
The leave taking
(short expression on a single line,
ending with a comma)
The signature
(the name of the addresser)

Reading the given situation
Ask students to read the given
situation
Elicit from students who the writer
and the receiver of the letter are
Elicit the main message
e.g. spending summer holidays
Reading the given situation
Discuss with students the ways to
spend summer holidays
e.g. - visiting resort areas
- attending language classes or
- computer classes or sport
classes
- helping father and mother in
their work


Providing useful expressions
Example
Beginning the letter
I hope you are keeping well.
I hope this letter finds you well
Finishing the letter
Let me stop my letter here.
Ill stop my letter here as I have to
do my homework.
Writing the first draft
Ask students to focus on only the
content
Ask students to focus on
organization and punctuation,
grammatical errors, spelling, etc.
Giving feedback
Teacher writes on sample copy on
the board, pointing out the
organization, punctuation,
grammatical errors, spelling, etc.