5. “I haven’t opened it yet,” said
the White Rabbit, “but it seems
to be a letter, written by the
prisoner to somebody.”
“It must have been that,” said
the King, “unless it was written
to nobody, which isn’t usual, you
know”
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
6. •Imitate model text
•Organization of ideas is
more important than
ideas themselves
•One draft
•Features highlighted
including controlled
practice of those
features
•Individual
•Emphasis on end
product
•Text as a resource
•Ideas as a starting
point
•More than one draft
•More global, focus on
purpose, theme, text
type, i.e. reader is
emphasised
•Collaborative
•Emphasis on creative
process
Product writing Process writing
7.
8.
9. Alex is an ordinary man. He’s neither tall nor short, his hair is brown,
short and curly. He has a full time job in a department store.
His life, as you can imagine, is quite monotonous. He gets up very early,
has breakfast, kisses his wife goodbye, takes the lift to the garage and
drives to work.
A month ago, Alex had an unusual experience. He was driving back home
after a hard day work, when he saw his old friend Fred standing at the
bus stop. They hadn’t seen each other for ages and he was really glad to
meet him. Alex doubted whether to stop or not. He was really tired… But
he immediately made up his mind and blew the horn to call Fred’s
attention.
Fred saw him and his face lighted up. What a wonderful surprise! They
hugged and went to a bar to have a cup of coffee together.
While they were taking the first sip, Fred said “I really needed to talk to
you. I’m in big trouble. I’ve lost my job and I can’t find another one. I
just needed to share this with someone who really cared.”
Alex recalled his boss telling him that morning that they needed another
clerk at the store. He told Fred to go there the following day. So did
Fred, and now they meet every day at work. Alex is happy to see his
friend smiling again.
10. A month ago, Alex had an unusual
experience. He was driving back home
after a hard day work, when he saw his
old friend Fred standing at the bus stop.
They hadn’t seen each other for ages and
he was really glad to meet him. Alex
doubted whether to stop or not. He was
really tired… But he immediately made up
his mind and blew the horn to call Fred’s
attention.
While they were taking the
first sip, Fred said “I really
needed to talk to you. I’m in big
trouble. I’ve lost my job and I
can’t find another one. I just
needed to share this with
someone who really cared.”
Fred saw him
and his face
lighted up.
What a
wonderful
surprise! They
hugged and
went to a bar to
have a cup of
coffee
together.
11. Alex is an ordinary man. He’s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nor short, his hair is brown,
short _ _ _curly. He has a full time _ _ _in a department store.
His life, as you can imagine, is quite monotonous. He _ _ _ _ _ _very early, has
breakfast, kisses his wife goodbye, takes the lift to the garage and drives to
_ _ _ _.
A month _ _ _, Alex had an unusual experience. He was driving back home
_ _ _ _ _ a hard day work, when he saw his old friend Fred standing at the bus
_ _ _ _. They hadn’t seen each _ _ _ _ _for ages and he was really glad to meet
him. Alex doubted whether to stop _ _ not. He was really tired… But he
immediately made up his _ _ _ _ and blew the horn to call Fred’s attention.
Fred saw him and his face lighted up. What a wonderful surprise! They hugged
and went to a _ _ _ to have a cup of coffee together.
While they were taking the first sip, Fred said “I really needed to talk to you.
I’m in big trouble. I’ve _ _ _ _ my job and I can’t find another one. I just needed
to share this with someone _ _ _ really cared.”
Alex recalled his boss telling him that morning that they needed another clerk at
the store. He told Fred to go there the following day. So did Fred, and now they
meet every day at work. Alex is happy to see his friend smiling again.
12. Ask questions which will help you to
find out relevant information about
this story.
13. How would this story change if:
•Fred wrote it?
•Alex’s wife wrote it?
•Alex wrote it?
14. Choose a character.
Describe him/her.
Describe what he/she usually does.
Describe what happened on a special
moment/day.
Give it an ending.
15. Editing guide:
Is the text neatly written?
Do all sentences begin with CAPITAL letters?
Do they all have an end mark (. ! or ?)?
Are all words spelled correctly? (Use a
dictionary, if necessary)
Is there a topic sentence?
Is there a closing sentence?
17. Diamond poems
Word
Word word
Word word word
Word word
word
Young
Ordinary man
Meets old friend
At the bus stop
Go to café for coffee
Friend has lost job
Young man helps
Now work
Together
18. Young man with ordinary life kisses wife and drives to
work. He works in a department store. One day sees a
friend at the bus stop. Doubts, but calls him. His friend
has lost his job. Young man’s boss is looking for a
clerk. Now both friends are working together.
Mini Saga:Write the story in 50 words.
19. 1 Was this piece easy or difficult to write? Why?
2 How many times did I revise it before handing it in?
3 Did I receive any responses or suggestions from the
teacher or peer editor? Did he/she like my work?
4 Did I try something new such as an expression, a
lexical item, a verb pattern?
5 What should I change or improve to make my writing
more appealing to the reader?
6 How does it compare to other pieces I have written?
7 What did I learn from this composition?
