1. TEACHING
ENGLISH BASIC
WRITING
7 Powerfull Writing
Skills That Will Give
Your ESL Students an
Edge
1. Building on What
They Already Know
*Building confidence in note
taking willcreateample
opportunities for your
students to practice writing
2. Forming Sentences
*Forming sentences is quite
possibly the most important
writing skill
3. Building Coherent
Paragraphs
*it may be a good idea to
separatesentence construction
and paragraph building into two
or three separate lessons
5. Choosing Writing
Topics
*present a broad topic and give
your students the opportunity
to shout out related words as
you write them on the board
6. Understanding
Writing Structures
*including a section for
topic sentences and
supporting sentences will
keep their writing minds
organized and focused
7. Communicating and
Collaborating in Writing
*Brainstorming is one ofthe
most importantaspects within
writing and your students can
build on their writing through
discussion
4. Understanding
Formal vs
Informal Writing
