how to become students good writers
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How dostudents become good writers????
A writing skill clue
by
Gladys Fuentes C.
Dear student:
firstly, you have to take
notes while you are
listening!!!
Listening No. 1A) You are going to listen to a radio broadcast about George Lucas!
B) Listen to the radio broadcast and decide if the following statements are
true or false
a. Luca`s fans are convinced that he is a genious
b. Lucas has spent millions of dollars developing special effects.
c. The presenter thinks Lucas`s scripts are bad.
d. Luca`s new movie is much better than his previous film
e. Everybody knows what happens in the next part of the story.
f. Lucas is planning on making a war movie after he finishes Star Wars III.
Writing Skill
Now using this model write about what you heard!!!
Writing ProcessWriting Process
TopicTopic Topic sentence
ParagraphParagraph Descriptions
EssayEssay
Autobiography
Persuasive
Topic and Topic Sentence Topic:
What the paragraph is aboutfew wordsspecific.
Topic Sentences
Listening No. 2STUDENT PROTEST
1)Look at the pictures. What is happening?
2)You are going to hear about student
protests in the USA in the sixties. Students
protested against the war in Vietnam and the
draft, the process that made it compulsory for
young men to go and fight in the war.
Learning how to take notes while you are
listening. Remember, you do not need to
write everything, just the important
information. You will hear twice.
COMPLETE THIS CHART:
Wars in the sixties:Changing students:Students for Democratic Society:Forms of protest:Celebrity Support: The End of SDS:Achievements of SDS:
Listening 2
TOPIC:
Students were against wars. They showed their resistence through different issues.
TOPIC SENTENCE
WARS
Cold War
Students Protest
General
Specific
Understanding Paragraph Organization
Topic SentenceTopic Sentence
BodyBody
ConcludingSentenceConcludingSentence
Parts of aParagraph
NOW PREPARE A WRITING ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE LEARNT!!
How to Do It !! Decide on a specific topic
Consider the following suggestions:
* Effects, advantages, influences, causes, types of…
* Reasons why
* Best / Worst
* How to…