This document outlines activities for a class on academic writing. It includes 8 activities that cover recalling previous learning on writing, understanding the writing process through vocabulary, recognizing the 6 steps of the writing process, applying pre-writing techniques, creating a draft paragraph, reviewing drafts, rewriting, and wrapping up with a summary of the writing process steps. The activities involve working individually and in pairs or groups to discuss and apply the concepts through questions, matching, explaining processes, and sharing writings.

1. Academic Writing
Licda. Silvia Ramos
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
ramos.silvia19@gmail.com

2. Activity #1: Recalling previous learning
Activity #2: Understanding the writing process
Activity #3: Recognizing the writing process
Activity #4: Applying pre-writing
Activity #5: Creating a draft
Activity #6: Reviewing
Activity #7: Applying rewriting
Activity #8: Wrapping-up
Agenda

3. Activity #1: Recalling previous learning
Purpose: To describe what you learned in previous classes.
Instructions:
1. Work in pairs.
2. Look at the questions on the next slide.
3. Write the answer for each question in your notebook.
Don’t forget to use the correct punctuation.
4. Describe what you learned in previous classes.
5. Stand up and share your answers with the class.

4. Activity #1: Guiding questions
1. What is the difference between the topic and
the topic sentence?
2. What is the purpose of supporting sentences?
3. What is brainstorming?
4. How do you do brainstorming?

5. Activity #2: Understanding the writing process.
Purpose: To understand new vocabulary related to the writing
process.
Instructions:
1. Work in pairs and look at the next slide.
2. Match each word with the definition.
3. Use your notes and dictionary if necessary.
4. Write the definitions on your notebook.
5. Understand new vocabulary related to the writing process.
6. Share your answers with the whole class.

6. Activity #2: New vocabulary

7. Activity #2: Answers
•Step: 3
•Topic: 4
•Gather: 8
•Organize: 7
•Paragraph: 2
•Essay: 6
•Proofread: 1
•Edit: 5

8. Activity #3: Recognizing the writing
process
Purpose: To recognize the six steps of the writing
process.
Instructions:
1. Work in trios.
2. Use the photocopy “The six steps of the writing
process”.
3. Recognize the six steps of the writing process.
4. Explain in your own words what you understand.

9. Activity #3

10. Activity #4: Applying pre-writing
Purpose: To apply the first three steps of the
writing process.
Instructions:
1.Work individually.
2.Follow the pre-writing process.
3.Apply the first three steps of the writing
process.
4.Use the definitions on the next slide.
5.Share your writings with the whole class.

11. Activity #4: Guiding questions

12. Activity #5: Creating a draft
Purpose: To create a draft paragraph .
Instructions:
1. Work individually.
2. Use the pre-writing notes.
3. Use the definition on the next slide.
4. Create a dratf paragraph from start to finish.
5. Share your paragraph with the class.

13. Activity #5: Definition

14. Activity #6: Reviewing
Purpose: To review structure and content.
Instructions:
1. Work individually.
2. Read your paragraph silently.
3. Look for a classmate. Ask your classmate to exchange papers
with you.
4. Read his or her paper and give your opinion about it. Get ready
to give and receive opinions.
5. Review structure and content.
6. Share your feedback.

15. Activity #6: Definition

16. Activity #7: Applying rewriting
Purpose: To apply the first three steps of the rewriting
process.
Instructions:
1. Work individually.
2. Follow the rewriting process.
3. Apply the first three steps of the rewriting process.
4. Use the definitions on the next slide.
5. Share your writings with the whole class.

17. Activity #7: Definition

18. Activity #8: Wrapping-up
Purpose: To summarize the steps of the writing
process.
Instructions:
1.Work in groups of four.
2.Summarize the steps of the writing process.
3.Copy the chart in the next slide.
4.Share your answers with other groups.

19. Activity #8: Chart