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MOTIVATING WRITING TASKS Marina Terterovi Gvantsa Palelashvili Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words. Mark Twain
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MOTIVATING WRITING TASKS
Marina TerteroviGvantsa Palelashvili
Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words. Mark Twain
WHY TEACH WRITING? The visual demonstration of language
is valuable for learners. It helps students to develop language
learning. It can be a quiet reflective activity for
intrapersonal learners.
CREATIVE WRITING The title of the story “ Spring” Create a story about spring Each sentence should begin on each letter of
the word SPRING,e.g. S P R I N G
A SAMPLE STORYSnow starts to melt.People are enjoying the warmth of the
sun.Rivers are running quicker.In the fields and gardens flowers are
blooming.Nobody feels bored.Girls and boys enjoy playing out.
HOMOPHONE GAME Raising the students awareness about the
words that sound the same but have different meanings, spellings.
Material-suitable homophone sets Write the homophones (1-4) on the board. Students write them in groups T writes other four words The group which finishes first is the winner T checks ( can give the key list)
HOMOPHONE LIST I meet
our
dear
their
sail
sum
HOMOPHONE LIST I eye
meet meat
our hour
dear deer
their there
mail male
sail sale
sum some
NOUN POETRY Helps in producing descriptive language. Preparation Bring old newspapers or magazines. Students select the picture of a person,
place, or thing Students glue them on a piece of paper Students produce a descriptive poem
according to the following set of instructions:
INSTRUCTIONS: Choose a noun that describes the person, place,
or thing you have selected. E.g. Fireman Describe this noun with two adjectives joined by
the word and or but( strong and fearless) Use a verb form and adverb to show this noun
in a typical action (Fighting courageously) Think up a comparison beginning with the word
as or like (as brave as a gladiator) Use a phrase beginning with if only to express
a wish regarding this noun.
A SAMPLE POEMFireman.Strong and fearless.Fighting courageously.As brave as a gladiator.If only I could be a hero!
IMAGES
CREATIVE WRITING Writing is one of the best ways to
assess students at the end of the lesson.
Fun and interesting writing activities increase students’ motivation.
At my ELCE lessons I often had writing assessments.
For example:
MY FUTURE JOB
Give students your own example. Draw your profession on the board and write: “ I want to be an English teacher. I like this profession because I like children and foreign languages.”
Use the new vocabulary which they have taught at this lesson.
Ask students to draw and write: “My future job.”
CHARTS Charts are also very good for writing
tasks. For example: When I did Diversity and
Multiculturalism the students filled the chart about wedding traditions in the world.
They saw a video about American, Indian and Georgian weddings, read a short text and then filled the chart.
AMERICAN AND INDIAN WEDDINGS
GEORGIAN WEDDING
Wedding Clothes Food Traditions
American
Indian
Georgian
SPEECH BUBBLES Show the poster. Ask questions about the poster, for
example:”Where are they? What are they doing?”
Show the pairs of speech bubbles you have prepared and read them in turn: “Do you want a sandwich? Yes, please. Is the fish good? No. it’s horrible.
Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair two more empty speech
bubbles. Ask to choose two characters in the
poster and write an exchange between them.
Invite them to take turns to stick their speech bubbles by the characters and read them to the class.
Thank you!
