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Ch. 9 Shrum and Glisan

What do we know about teaching writing?

• How is teaching writing similar to teaching speaking in the interpersonal mode?

• Tasks reflect authentic purposes and genre.

• Provide plenty of practice graded and ungraded.

Implications for Practice• Plenty of practice followed

by talk about process

• Teach about process

• Teach self monitor and reflect

• Design ‘authentic’ writing tasks

• Focus on syntax

• Write for communication V. academic purposes.

• Combine reading and writing.

• Redefine creative as discovery

• Using Writing conferences

• Now read over the description of a process oriented writing task.

• Then discuss with a partner whether you think it would be effective? What are its strengths and weaknesses?