Arabian Gulf UniversityDistance Teaching and Training

Post graduate Studies

Authoring and Publishing Materials( DLDT632)

First semester 2016/2017Publishing E-lesson(Tips for better writing)Third year -

Secondary levelPrepared by English Teacher: Nawal Mahmood Awachi

Tips to improve your Writing

A WORK SHOP ABOUT WRITING TIPS FOR SECONDARY LEVEL

BY: RICARD NORD, GRAMMAR EXPERT

Please, answer the following questions before

you start…

1. Why do we need to write down things??!!

2. How many types of writings do you know??

3. Do you memorize at least 10 words consist of 10-12 syllable ( 10-12 letter)

4. What type of books do prefer to read??3 minutes

Read your answers loudly

Your answers may be as the following

1. WE WRITE TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

2. TO PRACTICE .3. TO EXPRESS

PASSION.4. TO MEMORIZE

THINGS AND MEMORIES .

FIND OUT 5 WORDS FROM THIS DRAFT

MmmmmmmuoitttttttttttttdeeeeeeeoooooooxmmmmmmmmmweaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssosssssbbbbbbbbbbsoooooonebbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbmnmhjuyiklopltrewqasdfghjklzxcvbnmhgjtyjuhytttyytagcKksfdretgdyuebalbumhgytuejdhbfgrytuitotptptptpnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjhuyirohfgrtydreteplnmfnomvmvjfjfjfffhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfhfewcsdfrtttyfyfurururururignvbnmmmummmmmjhguyhtmnjhuyiiofnbhjgyyytiebbdhdhejdjndndndjdjdjdjdjdjdjdjdjdjhfhearddddddddrtftfearrrrrrrrrrrrraaamnhjuykilop;pfvgtrndcfmmmmmmmmmmmghtjudeswl,nbmvl;pocozynvmffjfjfjfjfjfjjnbhgytidefrtblkjoupotgfnvbfirehhhasdergfhtyrdreamyhjuyikfrhgytfhjdgfvcbxcdferwqascxvdfdanimalsgytVoyaguefrtgfyrhjkiuewsdcbvnmjghkiuylseemnhgbhvfrtsemjuyhfgrtlll

2 minutes

The words are:

-so-ox-we

-Album-mum-hear-Fear

Q1:Write three main ideas / sentences about these pictures

You can compare and choose the best idea

The used learning strategies may vary.

1. It may be Brainstorming.

2. Or Ideas cards: prepare an idea, ask students to write

their suggestions about certain topic in the card / empty cards:

ask students to write their ideas about specific topic.

Use the idea box before you start a lesson, keep your ideas, suggestion or student’s

suggestions inside so you can recall and use at the same time

every lesson.

Q2:Choose one of the topics and make some notes..

My dream house my job

space school Food holidays

clothes travel

my family Why I want to learn

English

You can share your comments/notes with the group

Tip no# 1

Lead with your idea

Tip no#2

Put key words and ideas at the beginning or end of a

sentence

He is a business man.

Complete the paragraph with suitable ideas and words..(Writing his C.V)‘ I am respectable and reliable and you………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Example paragraph ‘ I am respectable and reliable and you can trust me with your

business.I think about my work seriously and I always try to do my

best. I am quite a friendly person, so don’t be afraid to ask any questions. I will try to help if I can’

What type of paragraphs do you have to start with, words or ideas??

Tip no#3Vary sentence types and

structures

Complete the table with suitable information

Topic Global warming

Topic sentence:

Supporting sentence#1:

Supporting sentence#2:

Closing sentence:

Use Ideas Box

For more creative ideas visit the following website :

http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2014/08/10/40-ways-to-make-time-for-creativity-in-your-lessons

Tip no#4

Use specific nouns and verbs

Title: Enjoying the color Green Somewhere Else

Choose the suitable and related words(only) that refer to the title

Fight - village -feelings - satellite - sewage - biodiversity - textbook – information – eggs – values – the

– communities - nice - land – happy – environmental problem - goal – car -medicine – people - acquainted-

nature- group – were – spoon – endangered species – she – ecology - preserve - friends – world – soil – phone -

rainy seasons

The Answers

Village – biodiversity- communities-environmental problem-

acquainted-nature- endangered species – ecology- preserve- soil -

rainy seasons

Tip no#5

Read a loud when you revise

Explain more …..

Tip no#6

Actively edit and proof read

Tip no#7

Use a Dictionary

Take a small corner on a chart in the class room and use it

whenever you have new vocabulary; write any new

definitions or guessing meaning Remark them

Praise Students

For more ideas board visit this site:http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/bullboard.shtml#back

Create 3 Ideas you would like to use in the class room as a

starter or as a short exercise

Home Work