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MOOC Module 4 - InstructionalApproachesforTeachingWriting
MOOC Module 4 - InstructionalApproachesforTeachingWriting
Teaching Writing
©2019 by University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Instructional Approaches for Teaching Reading ,Writing, and Vocabulary PPT,
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Is Writing a Product or Process? (It’s Both!)
Product Process
• considers audience and purpose
• emphasis more on structures: • teacher feedback and peer
grammar, sentence structure, feedback is essential for
spelling, punctuation, and developing product
vocabulary • content, organization, and
• content less important than mechanics are significant
mechanics • writing stages allow for learner
interaction with teacher and
peers
This is a program of the U.S. Department of State administered
by FHI 360 and delivered by University of Maryland Baltimore
County
Stages of the Writing Process
• Journaling
• Write ideas, thoughts, and questions in a
journal
• Freewriting
• Write freely what comes to mind without
caring about spelling
• Brainstorming
• Think about the topic and list ideas
• Mapping (see image) or diagraming “Mapping Diagram” by Excelsior College Online Writing Lab is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Listing
• Make a list to develop ideas
• Outlining
• Create an outline to organize ideas
• Asking defining questions
• Ask defining questions to narrow a
topic
• Noting Pros & Cons “Untitled” by geralt is licensed under a Pixabay License. It is free to use and share.
writer’s block.
This is a program of the U.S. Department of State administered
by FHI 360 and delivered by University of Maryland Baltimore
County
Revision
• Revisions = opportunities to
rethink (re-vision) or re-organize
your writing.
• The first draft is often where
you find out what you want to
say.
• Revision organizes, clarifies and
improves that initial draft.
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Topic
•The reader easily understands the topic and the main
points of each paragraph and sentence.
Relate
•The reader can easily follow the discussion and how
each idea relates to another.
Important “Untitled” by TeroVesalainen is licensed under a Pixabay License. It is free to
use and share.
1. Write!
2. Receive constructive feedback.
3. Review and revise their own writing.
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“Untitled” by susannp4 is licensed under a Pixabay License. It is free to use and
share.
Advantages: Disadvantages:
•Learners work out grammatical rules •Finding the grammar rules takes time
•Learners process language more •Does not work for all learning styles
deeply using critical thinking rather •May conflict with cultural expectations
than simply being told the rule for learning where the teacher’s
• Disadvantages:
• Advantages:
• Knowing the rules does not mean a
• Students know the rules student can produce the language
of the language accurately or convey an intended
meaning accurately
• Explicit grammar
• Teacher-centered approach
teaching is time saving
• Students view language as a set of rules
This is a program of the U.S. Department of State
administered by FHI 360 and delivered by University of
Maryland Baltimore County
Lecture Summary
•Help learners develop pre-writing ideas, organization and content for expressing their
ideas in writing.
•Offer during-writing opportunities for response to students’ writing through self
checklists, peer review, and formative feedback.
• Finally, teaching learners how to edit and revise are all essential ingredients of process
writing for the final publishable product!
•Provide grammar instruction that focuses on accurate form (word category, word
families, cognates, and collocations), semantic features (connotative meanings), and use
(appropriate register), in ways that helps them discover the form for themselves