Writing Made Engaging Presenter: Tyson Seburn

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Blue / Red / Pink• What is the task?• What is the aim of the

task?• How do you feel the

effectiveness this task overall? (ie. goods vs bads)

The aims of this workshop• Identify symptoms of boring writing tasks

• Give suggestions for making activities more engaging for studentsLiteracy, Beginner, Intermediate, Academic

• Give you time to collaborate with your colleagues about these suggestions

• Look at your suggestions

1. Students aren’t involved enough in task set-up.

2. Writing skills are often simply told to students.

3. Students don’t practice writing in meaningful ways.

Just Reading & Writing: Pre-Intermediate, Marshall-Cavendish

Some suggestions

1. Students aren’t involved enough in task set-up.

2. Writing skills are often simply told to students.

3. Students don’t practice writing in meaningful ways.

Use student generated content.

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Words at Work, Cambridge University Press

Some suggestions1. Students aren’t involved enough in task

set-up.

2. Writing skills are often simply told to students.

3. Students don’t practice writing in meaningful ways.

a. Try guided discovery tasks.

Use student generated content.

Just Reading & Writing: Pre-Intermediate, Marshall-Cavendish

Transferable Academic Skills Kit, Garnet Education

Just Reading & Writing: Elementary, Marshall-Cavendish

Some suggestions1. Students aren’t involved enough in task

set-up.

2. Writing skills are often simply told to students.

3. Students don’t practice writing in meaningful ways.

a. Try guided discovery tasks.b. Implement principles of task-based learning.

Use student generated content.

Just Reading & Writing: Elementary, Marshall-Cavendish

Put the task first!

YOUR BASIC A

LPHABET

WRITING TASK

Some suggestions1. Students aren’t involved enough in task

set-up.

2. Writing skills are often simply told to students.

3. Students don’t practice writing in meaningful ways.

a. Try guided discovery tasks.b. Implement principles of task-based learning.

Create personalized extension activities.

Use student generated content.

YOUR BASIC A

LPHABET

WRITING TASK

http://www.fontcapture.com

My handwriting as a font!

Just Reading & Writing: Elementary, Marshall-Cavendish

Some suggestions1. Students aren’t involved enough in task

set-up.

2. Writing skills are often simply told to students.

3. Students don’t practice writing in meaningful ways.

a. Try guided discovery tasks.b. Implement principles of task-based learning.

Create personalized extension activities.

Use student generated content.

Take the earlier tasks.Collaborate with a few others.a.Is it an engaging writing activity or not?b.Can the task be modified to be more engaging?

Further suggestions

•Peer editing•Self-reflection

•Any other suggestions?

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Writing Made Engaging Presenter: Tyson Seburn

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