1. Arabian Gulf University
Distance Teaching and Training
Post graduate Studies
Authoring and Publishing Materials
( DLDT632)
First semester 2016/2017
Publishing E-lesson(Tips for better writing)Third year -
Secondary level
Prepared by English Teacher: Nawal Mahmood Awachi
2. Tips to improve your Writing
A WORK SHOP ABOUT WRITING
TIPS FOR SECONDARY LEVEL
BY: RICARD NORD, GRAMMAR
EXPERT
3. Please, answer the following
questions before you start…
1. Why do we need to write down things??!!
2. How many types of writings do you know??
3. Do you memorize at least 10 words consist
of 10-12 syllable ( 10-12 letter)
4. What type of books do prefer to read??
3
minutes
8. Q1:Write three main ideas / sentences about
these pictures
You can compare and choose the best
idea
9.
10. The used learning strategies may
vary.
1. It may be Brainstorming.
2. Or Ideas cards: prepare an idea,
ask students to write their
suggestions about certain topic in
the card / empty cards: ask
students to write their ideas
about specific topic.
11. Use the idea box before you start a
lesson, keep your ideas, suggestion
or student’s suggestions inside so
you can recall and use at the same
time every lesson.
12. Q2:Choose one of the topics and
make some notes..
My dream house
my job
space school
Food holidays
clothes
travel
my family
Why I want to learn English
15. Tip no#2
Put key words and ideas at
the beginning or end of a
sentence
16. He is a business
man.
Complete the paragraph with suitable ideas
and words..(Writing his C.V)
‘ I am respectable and reliable and you……….
………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………
………………
17. Example paragraph
‘ I am respectable and reliable and you can trust me with
your business.
I think about my work seriously and I always try to do my
best. I am quite a friendly person, so don’t be afraid to ask
any questions. I will try to help if I can’
What type of paragraphs do you have to start with,
words or ideas??
19. Complete the table with suitable
information
Topic Global warming
Topic sentence:
Supporting sentence#1:
Supporting sentence#2:
Closing sentence:
20.
21. Use Ideas Box
For more creative ideas visit the following website :
http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2014/08/10/40-
ways-to-make-time-for-creativity-in-your-lessons
23. Title: Enjoying the color Green
Somewhere Else
Choose the suitable and related words(only) that refer to the title
Fight - village -feelings - satellite - sewage -
biodiversity - textbook – information – eggs – values – the
– communities - nice - land – happy – environmental
problem - goal – car -medicine – people - acquainted-
nature- group – were – spoon – endangered species – she
– ecology - preserve - friends – world – soil – phone -
rainy seasons
24. The Answers
Village – biodiversity-
communities-environmental
problem-acquainted-nature-
endangered species – ecology-
preserve- soil - rainy seasons
29. Take a small corner on a chart in the class
room and use it whenever you have new
vocabulary; write any new definitions or
guessing meaning
Remark them
Praise Students
For more ideas board visit this site:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/archives/
bullboard.shtml#back
30. Create 3 Ideas you would like to use in
the class room as a starter or as a short
exercise
Home Work
