This document provides an overview of writing skills and strategies for improving writing. It discusses the writing process, editing, finding the best place to write, importance of writing, types of writing, common errors, and strategies to improve student writing. The presentation covers topics such as planning, drafting, revising writing, practicing writing regularly, proofreading, and developing basic grammar skills. It also discusses scribbling, drawing, and dictation as strategies to help students improve their writing abilities.
3. Contents
What is writing ?
The Writing Process
Brush up on the basic
Write like it's our job
Editing the writing
Find a best place to write
Why writing is important
How to Improve students’ Writing
Types of writing
Common Errors & Tips
Strategies to Improve Writing
Conclusions
4. What is Writing ?
Writing can be said to be the act of forming the symbols: making marks on flat
surface of some kind.
Writing is a process where symbols have to be arranged according to a certain
conventions to form words and words have to be arranged to form sentences.
Writing involves encoding of a message of some kind: that is we translate our
thoughts into language. (Byren, 1988)
5. The Writing Process
Planning : Keep objectives in mind and research the
topic .Think about the audience. Outlining helps
organize thoughts.
Writing : Follow your outline, use your handbook.
Inspiration is acceptable but must be carefully reviewed.
Quality Control :Reread your work. Be critical of your
own work
6. Brush up on the basic
1)Before we start writing, we need to know the basic knowledge of
intermediate understanding of the basic principles of writing.
2)we need to know the basic grammar and spelling.
3)we can also get help from many sources or grammar books to develop our
writing skills.
7. Write like it's our job
If we want a get better something, we have to practice writing over and over.
For improving our writing skills we have to write regular on the basic topics.
We can also write in a blank page what things are going on our mind. it not
only removes our fear of writing but also helps to develop a unique style.
By practicing writing it can make our writing perfect.
8. Editing the writing
Editing is one of the most essential parts of writing.
Once we finish a piece of writing, let it sit for a day and then read it over
with fresh eyes, catching confusing bits.
Then when we are done to read, give it another read and another.
By editing writing we can find our mistakes. for this we can correct them.
9. Find a best place to write
We should try writing in different places or at different times of the day.
If we want to write a block, we need to get up 15 minutes earlier and writing
in the morning.
Maybe we have trouble writing where there is a lot of noise. So we should try
writing in a quiet and comfortable place.
10. Why Writing is important ?
Writing is the primary basis upon which your work, your learning, and your
intellect will be judged—in college, in the workplace, and in the community.
Writing skills are an important part of communication.
Writing is an essential for job skill.
Writing helps you move easily among facts, inferences, and opinions without
getting confused—and without confusing your reader.
Writing expresses who you are as a person.
Writing helps others give you feedback.
11. How to Improve students’ Writing?
Teach students how to hold pen or pencil.
Encourage students to write with pencil at early stages.
Scribbling, and drawing lines, shapes, and pictures are the first steps towards
writing.
Make a habit to writing English everyday.
Drawing should be encouraged by providing time and materials as soon as children
are old enough to hold a crayon.
Start writing 10 sentences everyday.
12. Continue
Write every day it’s better to practice for fifteen minutes every day than to practice
for two hours three times a week.
Proofread, edit, and revise.
Know your strengths and accept your weaknesses.
Focus grammar.
Intensive and extensive reading.
13. Continue
Respect every learner’s personal best.
Celebrate successes in appropriate ways.
Establish time for daily writing at school as well as at home.
Ask someone to check your writing.
Don’t be afraid to commit mistakes.
15. Common Errors & Tips
Company name usage
Shortened words (thru, condn, mgmt, ref, lib)
Repetition of words
Example: file the file in the file folder.
Use of ampersand (&)
Use of bold
UPPER CASE
16. Continue
Punctuation
Use commas to separate elements in a series, and to separate ideas or clauses.
Use correct punctuation in abbreviations; e.g., for example i.e., that is etc., et
cetera .
Do not use multiple punctuation marks, for example: !!! ... ???, etc.
Punctuation of lists and tables
17. Continue
Hyphen and dash usage
Confusion between its and it's
Use of apostrophe
Abbreviations and acronyms
Use active voice
Do not switch tenses very often
Proofread for accuracy
18. Strategies to improve writing
Scribbling.
Drawing lines.
Construct and de construct words.
Dot writing.
Dictation.
Copying
19. Conclusions
Utilize full potential of written communication.
Use frequent e-mails as per your requirement.
What you write will ultimately define you as a professional to your friends.
Match the appropriate communication method to the recipient.
Eliminating excessive or unnecessary communication will improve your
workflow.
Mastering these skills will improve your ability and enhance your career.
