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Overview
Thislessonexplainsthewritingprocessandofferspracticaltechniquesforapplyingitinyourclassroomto
helplearnersbecomeproficientwriters.
Resourcesneeded
Anythingthatcatcheslearners’interestsuchas:newspaperandmagazineclippings,photographs,songs,
poems,etc.
SpecificObjectives
• Writingprocess:prewriting,planning,drafting,post-writing.
• Workconfidentlyandfreelyonanykindofwriting.
• Writecoherentlyandconcisely.
• Workconfidentlyandfreelyonanykindofessay-typetask.
• Assessthequalityofapieceofwritingintermsofaccuracy.
• Enablethemtoproducecohesiveandcoherentshortpiecesofwriting,(narrative,descriptive,and
argumentative)aswellasinformalandformalletterandemails.
• DeveloptheirfluentspokenEnglish.
LessonObjectives
• Identifythedifferentstagesofwritingprocess.
• Producequalitymaterialintheirwriting.
• Improvelearners’writingskillsfromtheirownexperiencesorobservations
Linkedtoothersubjects
• History
GeneralIntroduction
ProcessWriting
Lesson 1 of 5
Developed byBerthe K.FURAHA
50 minutes
Class group andpairs
English S4
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Evaluation
Attheendofthelessonthelearnerwillprovethathe/sheiscompetentby:
• Identifyingthedifferentstagesofwritingprocess.
• Producingqualitymaterialintheirwriting.
• Improvinglearners’writingskillsfromtheirownexperiencesorobservations.
Terminology
Terminology Definition
Writing Writingisagoodwaytostimulatelearningandcriticalthinking.
Process Aseriesofactionsthataredoneinordertoachieveaparticularresult.
Pre-writing Prewritingisthestageinthewritingprocessthatallowsawritertofleshout
herideaandturnitintoaplanforacoherentdocument.
Drafting Apieceofwritingoraplanthatisnotyetinitsfinishedform.
Revising Lookingagainatwhatyouwritesothatyouadd,substitute,delete,and/or
modifythecontenttoclarifymeaningandexpandideas.
Editing Toprepareabookorarticleorprintingbydecidingwhattoincludeandin
whatorder.
Publishing Arrangingforbooks,magazinesetctobewritten,printed,andsold.
Whatotherresourcesareavailable?
Books
Sitima,J,Maulidi,Fetall2009CommunicationSkills,Book1.BundaCollegeofAgriculture.Malawi
University.
Glencoe2000GrammarandCompositionHandbook .McGraw-Hill.NewYork.Page324-337
Internet
• Texasat:http://www.texasat.net/docs/Writing%20Process%20Stages.pdf hasusefulinformationabout
stagesofwritingprocess.
• eHow:http://www.ehow.com/how_5193466_writing-process.html providessomeinformationon
writingprocess
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Step1:Introduction
Duration: 10minutes
Classorganisation:Pairwork
Tointroducethislesson,youcanaskthelearnerstodiscussthefollowingquestions:
1. Doyoulikewriting?
2. Whatkindsofthingsdoyoulikewriting?
3. Whatproblemdoyoufacewhilewriting?
4. Howdoyouresolvethefacedproblemwhilewriting?
Possibleanswers:
1. (Open)
2. song,poem,shortstories,etc
3. Spelling,speed,passingthemessage,etc.
4. (Open)
Step1:WritingProcess
Duration:30minutes
Classorganisation: Pairwork
TellthelearnersthattheSuccessinwritinggreatlydependsontheirattitude,motivation,and
engagement.Thewritingprocessistheretoguidethem,plantheirwritingandcreateapublishable,final
draftoflearners'workofwhichlearnerscanbeproud.Thewritingprocessinvolvesteachinglearnersto
writeinavarietyofgenres,encouragingcreativity,andincorporatingwritingconventions.
Thefollowingarewaystoimplementeachstageofthewritingprocess:
1. Prewriting:Thisstageinvolvesbrainstorming,consideringpurposeandgoalsforwriting,usinggraphic
organizerstoconnectideas,anddesigningacoherentstructureforawritingpiece.Forexample,you
canhavelearnersbrainstormindividuallyorinsmallgroupswithaspecificprompt,suchas:
• “Makealistofimportantpeopleinyourlife.”
• "Examinesomepicturescloselyandthenwritewhatyouobserve.”
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2. Drafting:Atthisstage,learnersworkindependently.Conferwithlearnersindividuallyastheywrite,
offeringpraiseandsuggestionswhileobservingareaswithwhichlearnersmightbestruggling.
3. RevisingandEditing:Atthisstage,youhavetomakesurethatyourwritingisclearandwell
organised.Haveyouaccomplishedyourgoals?Showlearnershowtorevisespecificaspectsoftheir
writingtomakeitmorecoherentandclear.Youcanmodelreadingyourownwritinganddoathink
aloudabouthowyoucouldaddmoredetailsandmakeitclearer.Teachlearnerstorereadtheirown
workmorethanonceastheythinkaboutwhetheritreallyconveyswhattheywanttotheirreader.
Readingtheirworkaloudtoclassmatesandotheradultshelpsthemtounderstandwhatrevisionsare
needed.
4. Rewriting:Atthisstage,havelearnersincorporatechangesastheycarefullywriteortypetheirfinal
drafts.
5. Publishing:thisisthelaststageinwhichyouencouragelearnerstopublishtheirworksinavarietyof
ways,suchas:
• Aclassbook
• Bulletinboard
• Letterstotheeditor
• Schoolnewsletter
• Website.
Ithasbeensaidthat“havinganauthenticaudiencebeyondtheclassroomgivesstudentwritingmore
importanceandhelpsstudentstoseeadirectconnectionbetweentheirlivesandtheirliteracy
development.”
Step3:Exercise
Duration:10minutes
Classorganisation: Classgroup
Asklearnerstothinkofatopicfromtheirownexperiencesorobservationsaboutwhichtheywillwritein
thenextlesson.Whenlearnersarereadywiththetopics,askthemtoclusterthem.Clusteringisa
techniquethatallowsyoutomapoutyourthoughtsandconnectthemvisually.Youjustwriteyourtopic
inthemiddleofapieceofpaper.Asyouthinkaboutthetopic,brieflywritedowneverythingthatcomes
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tomind.Connecteachwordbydrawingarrowsordrawinglinestothemainideainthecentre. Thechat
belowistheexampleofClustering.
GENDER
WomenEmancipation Equalrightwithmen
Economicall
Socialsettin Politics
Reli ionGenderViolence
Causes
Effects
Measure
Disres ectSexualImmoralit
AlcoholismPovert
Lossoflives Povert
Destructionof ro ert
Divorceandse aration
Famil ne lect
Measurestaken solution
Parliament olitics Education FAWEGirls’School
GenderViolence
Education
Parliament
Women
Em owerin Women
Ri htsofWome
Equalemployment
Opportunitieswithmen
Marria e
Lifeandeducation
Inherit ro ert
A ainstviolence
Join olitics
Own ro ert
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Evaluation
Thefollowingcriteriawillbeusedbytheteachertoevaluateyourpresentation:
CRITERIA 3 2 1 0 TOTAL
Content Alltherequired
informationabout
thechosentopic
wasgiven.
Theinformation
aboutthechosen
topicwasgivenbut
notallwascorrect.
Only50%ofthe
required
informationwas
givenormostof
itwasincorrect.
Noneofthe
required
informationabout
thechosentopic
wasnotincluded
3
Spelling Lessthanx
mistakes
Lessthanx
mistakes
Needattention Notacceptable.
Morethanx
mistakes
3
Conclusion
Writingisaprocessdoneindifferentstages.Allthestagescanberepeatedmanytimesduringthewriting
process.Ofcourse,writingisn'talwaysaseasyasitsounds.Youthink,"Okay,Ihaveanidea.Iwillputit
onpaper."Sometimestheideasarenotsosimplethattheycanbeputintowords.Theimportantthingis
togettheideasoutofyourheadandontopaper.Youcaneditpoorwriting,butyoucannoteditwords
thatarenotwritten.Hence,makesurethatyougettheresultyouwant.
HomeworkActivity
Chooseonetopic.
• Asklearnerstochooseapersontowriteabout.Theycandescribethepersonphysicallyorwriteabout
theirjob.Therearemanythingsastudentcanwriteaboutforoneperson.
• Writeaboutyourschool.
AdditionalActivities
Chooseonetopicandwriteeverythingthatcomesinyourmindofthechosentopic:
• WhoamI?
• AID/HIV.
References
Sitima,J,Maulidi,Fetall2009.CommunicationSkills,Book1,BundaCollegeofAgriculture:Malawi
University.Page72
Glencoe2000GrammarandCompositionHandbook .McGraw-Hill.NewYork.Page324-337
Baker,J,Westrup,H,2000.EnglishLanguageTeacher’sHandbook .VSOContinuum.Page75