UNIT 6: WRITING

In this unit it is presented one of the productive skills: writing. It is one of the most difficult skills, due to its complexity when creating pieces of writing, as it involves joining words, sentences, and paragraphs but with coherence which deals with logical organization and sense, and cohesion which deals with organization in terms of grammar (Harmer, J. 2004).  Another aspects that we have to keep in mind at the time of writing is the register and the layout. Indeed we have the stages of writing: drafting, editing, proofreading, and re-drafting. By applying the stages correctly, learners will have a successful result in writing. 

To help students to improve their writing skills, we found some useful activities like: creating a story by using a sequence of pictures, through it students will help themselves to write in a more simple a fun way. The employment of a sequence of pictures gives stimulus to write by following the pictures. This is an activity that helps learners to develop vocabulary awareness. The role of an effective teacher is to guide students by supporting their writing skills with useful prompting and materials.

Video: It includes some promts in order to improve the writing skill ( WaysAndHow , 2013).

Sources:

-          Spratt M., Pulverness A. & Willians M. (2011). The TKT course.Modules 1,2,3. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press

-          Harmer, J., (2004). How to Teach Writing. Pearson

-          WaysAndHow. (2013, June 5). How to improve you English Writing Skills. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0djjrCxuJk