WRITING TASKS
TYPES OF WRITING TASKS

Controlled writing

Guided Writing

Free Writing
CONTROLLED WRITING

Focus on only one aspect of writing –
what/how

Substitution tables

Cloze tests

Fill in the blanks
GUIDED WRITING

oFocus on the Content for Writing
oHints
oGrids
oColumns
oTables
oInterpreting Diagrams , Maps and
Diagrams
oFilling of Mind Maps
FREE WRITING


Open –ended Questions
Topics for Essays and Articles
Theses
Journals
HOW TO BEGIN?
Collect the ideas- brain storming   association ,
                   discussion       spidergrams,

Organizing the ideas – note-making
                       graphical presentation

Drafting   - attempting the draft using the ideas


Editing-    syntactic editing syntax and punctuation
            semantic editing choice of words
           thematic editing coherence and
cohesion
                 avoiding fallacies and cliches
Reformulating - writing the final draft
Good luck

    M. Raghuram
    ELT research scholar
    dcembnr@gmail.com

Writing tasks

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    TYPES OF WRITINGTASKS Controlled writing Guided Writing Free Writing
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    CONTROLLED WRITING Focus ononly one aspect of writing – what/how Substitution tables Cloze tests Fill in the blanks
  • 4.
    GUIDED WRITING oFocus onthe Content for Writing oHints oGrids oColumns oTables oInterpreting Diagrams , Maps and Diagrams oFilling of Mind Maps
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    FREE WRITING Open –endedQuestions Topics for Essays and Articles Theses Journals
  • 6.
    HOW TO BEGIN? Collectthe ideas- brain storming association , discussion spidergrams, Organizing the ideas – note-making graphical presentation Drafting - attempting the draft using the ideas Editing- syntactic editing syntax and punctuation semantic editing choice of words thematic editing coherence and cohesion avoiding fallacies and cliches Reformulating - writing the final draft
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    Good luck M. Raghuram ELT research scholar dcembnr@gmail.com