Changing efl student paradigm about writing

Changing EFL Students’ Paradigm about Writing-Skills

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“I turn sentences around. That's my life. I write a sentence and then I turn it around. Then I look at it and I turn it around again. Then I have lunch. Then I come back in and write another sentence. Then I have tea and turn the new sentence around. Then I read the two sentences over and turn them both around. Then I lie down on my sofa and think. Then I get up and throw them out and start from the

beginning.” — Philip Roth

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Objective: Students will write a paragraph/Essay, based on an oral story told by the teacher

Skills: Listening & Writing Form: Students work individuallyLevel: Advanced Beginners and upMaterials: Oral story/Scenario, Music, Pen,

paper.Procedures:

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• Main character has grown or changed as a result of his/her experiences.

• A stylistic device• A technique for assuring a well formulated

topic sentence / thesis statement• Student-writers can be trained to use a

combination of techniques: describing the main character’s memories, decisions, actions, feelings, hopes, or wishes as a result of the events in the story.

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Red flags Activity

Suddenly, I managed to escape from the monster. Just then, I managed to escape from the monster. At that moment, I managed to escape from the

monster. ________ I managed to escape from the monster. ________ I managed to escape from the monster. ________ I managed to escape from the monster. ________ I managed to escape from the monster. ________ I managed to escape from the monster. _______ I managed to escape from the monster.

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I followed the evil scientist into a dark room. What I saw, I could never …

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What is/are the name/s of the persons? How old is/are s/he/they? How does/do s/he/they look like? What is/are s/he they like? What is/are s/he/they wearing today? Where is/are s/he/they she from? Where does/do s/he/ they live now? What does/do s/he/they do? Where is/are s/he/they now? What is/are s/he/they doing now?



“I'm writing a book; I've got the page numbers done.”

— Steven Wright



Cinquain poems offer great flexibility for students of a variety of language levels.

One noun Two adjectives Three gerunds (Verb + ing) A short sentence. A one-word summary

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HomeWarm, happy

Loving, welcoming, helping People you love.

Family!



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Reference:www.teacher.scholastic.comwww.bogglesworldesl.comwww.primaryresources.co.uk/Super Story-Writing Strategies & Activities Scholastic Professional Books



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Changing efl student paradigm about writing