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2007 2007 Teachers' WorkshopTeachers' WorkshopElementaryElementary--Level WritingLevel Writing

Teaching Resources and Teaching Resources and ActivitiesActivities

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Workshop ProceduresWorkshop Procedures

Dealing with common grammatical/ structural errors

Improving students' vocabulary

Improving student performance on the picture story task

Dealing with Common Dealing with Common

Grammatical/Structural ErrorsGrammatical/Structural Errors

Part 1: Sentence TransformationPart 1: Sentence Transformation

1.David studies at the library every night.David __________________ right now.

2.Amy is going to go camping this weekend.What _____________________ this weekend?

3.Nancy should talk to her teacher immediately.Should _______________ her teacher immediately?

4.Where does he live?Do you know where __________________?

Sources: LTTC GEPT Elementary-Level Sample Test 2, pp. 28-29.LTTC GEPT Elementary-Level Sample Test 3, pp. 28-29.

Part 2: Sentence Combination (1)Part 2: Sentence Combination (1)

5.Jack fixed the computer today.Jack also painted the living room today.Jack fixed _____________________ the living room today.

6.Nick took a shower.Then, Nick called his mother.Nick ________________________ after _________________________.


Part 2: Sentence Combination (2)Part 2: Sentence Combination (2)

7. Danny hurt his knee.Danny has to stay in bed now.Danny _______________________ because he ________________________.

8.Alice's bag cost NT$200.Susan's bag cost NT$500.Alice's bag _______________________ than Susan's.


Part 3: Sentence ReconstructionPart 3: Sentence Reconstruction

9.Alice _________________________________.a long time / hasn't seen / for / her brother

10. My father _________________________ fivelanguages.speaks / who / a friend / has


Sentence Transformation: Sentence Transformation: Common Errors (1)Common Errors (1)

Verb forms (vs.auxiliaries)David is study* at the library right now.David studying* at the library right now.What will* Amy doing* this weekend?What does* Amy going to* this weekend?

ModalsShould Nancy talks/talking/told* to her teacher immediately?

Errors are marked with *.


Question formation

What* is Amy going* this weekend?What* is Amy going to* this weekend?

Do you know where does he live*?Do you know where lives he*?



TensesDavid study/studies/studied* at the library right now.David was studying* at the library right now.

Subject-verb agreementDo you know where he live*?


Sentence Combination:Sentence Combination:Common Errors (1)Common Errors (1)

Coordinating conjunctions

Jack fixed the computer ____*painted the living room today.

Jack fixed also painted* the computer and the living room today.

Jack fixed and painted the computerat the living room* today.



Subordinating conjunction "after"

Nick took a shower* after he called his mother*.Nick called his mother after took* a shower.Nick called his mother after he taking* a shower.Nick called his mother after he take* a shower.Nick called his mother after he was taking* a shower.



Subordinating conjunction "because"

Danny hurt his knee* because he has to stay in bed now*.

Danny had* to stay in bed now because he hurt his knee.

Danny has to stay in bed now because he hurts* his knee.



Comparatives

Alice's bag is more cheaper* than Susan's.Alice's bag is cheap* than Susan's bag.Alice's bag is less money* than Susan's.


Sentence Reconstruction:Sentence Reconstruction:Common Errors (1)Common Errors (1)

Present perfect

Alice hasn't seen her brother ___* a long time.Alice hasn’t seen for her brother a long time*.Alice hasn't seen a long time for her brother*.


Sentence Reconstruction:Sentence Reconstruction:Common Errors (2)Common Errors (2)

Relative clauses

My father has a ____* who speaks five languages.My father speaks a friend who has*five languages.My father who has a friend speaks*five languages.


Dealing with Common ErrorsDealing with Common Errors

Group AGroup AVerb forms (vs.auxiliaries)ModalsQuestion formationTensesSubject-verb agreement

Group BGroup BCoordinating conjunctionsSubordinating conjunctionsComparatives/superlativesRelative clauses

Error Identification/CorrectionError Identification/Correction

For warm-ups & reviews

Before/after homework

For quizzes

Error Identification/Correction:Error Identification/Correction:For warmFor warm--ups & reviewsups & reviews

1. I went to bed in the midnight.at midnight.

2. I usually go swimming at Sunday morning. on

3. The doctor has an appointment on two o'clock. at

Error Identification/Correction:Error Identification/Correction:Before/after homeworkBefore/after homework

Task: Write a paragraph to describe a friend who lives a busy life

Nancy lives a busy life. She work over eight hours everyday and goes to school two nights. She doesn't has much time for sports.

Error Awareness SheetError Awareness SheetType of error Total number of

errorsTop-priority

errors to work outVerb form

Question formationVerb tense

Modals

S-V agreement

Source: Lane, J. & Lange, E. (1999). Writing Clearly, 2nd ed. Heinle & Heinle.

Error Identification/Correction:Error Identification/Correction:For quizzesFor quizzes

Present Perfect vs. Simple Past

1. Frank has left three hours ago.2. Danny studied hard last night. 3. When I was a child, I have had a dog.4. I have graduated for two years.5. Red has been my favorite color for a

long time.

Error Identification/Correction:Error Identification/Correction:For quizzesFor quizzes

Present Perfect vs. Simple Past

1. Frank has left three hours ago.2. Danny studied hard last night. ( )3. When I was a child, I have had a dog.4. I have graduated for two years ago.5. Red has been my favorite color for a

long time. ( )

Useful Teaching ResourcesUseful Teaching Resources

Murphy, R. & Smalzer, W.R. (2002). Basic Grammar in Use, 2nd ed.Cambridge University Press.

A Checklist for the A Checklist for the Mechanics of WritingMechanics of Writing

每題的答案是否都為完整的句子？

標點符號的使用是否正確？

大小寫是否都正確？

拼字是否都正確？

專有名詞(例如人名)拼寫方法是否與題目相同？

第三部份（重組）的答案是否都使用提示的字詞？有無不小心增減字詞？

Improving Students' Improving Students'

VocabularyVocabulary

Guided sentenceGuided sentence--making exercisesmaking exercisesbased on picture promptsbased on picture prompts

Step 1: Matching

Step 2: V+N Collocationplay baseball go joggingdo ???


Step 3: Elicit the sentence pattern

Bill usually __________ after class, but yesterday, he _____________.


Step 4: Elicit more time expressions

Present/habitual

Past event


Step 5: Sentence-writing

Examples:Bill usually plays basketball with his friends after work, but yesterday evening, he went swimming by himself.

Bill plays tennis with his brother every Saturday, but last Saturday, he went skating with his girlfriend in the park.


Step 6: Extensive Writing

Task: Complete the following story.

Bill usually plays basketball with his friends after class, but yesterday evening, he went jogging by himself in the park….

Building up a vocabulary networkBuilding up a vocabulary network

coordinationcoordination(salt and pepper)(salt and pepper)

subordinationsubordination(animal(animal

cat/dog)cat/dog)

antonymantonym(old vs. new)(old vs. new)

synonymsynonym(beautiful vs. pretty)(beautiful vs. pretty)

collocationcollocation((makemake one's bed;one's bed;

dodo the dishes)the dishes)

Building up a vocabulary network (1)Building up a vocabulary network (1)

Classification map

playbaseball

playvolleyball

go biking

play soccer

go jogging

go swimming

individualsports

team sports

SPORTS


Mind map

airport

check-in counter

passport

duty-free shop

credit card

immigration counter

boarding pass

baggage claim area

cartcarousel

departure lounge

gate

security checkpoint

carry-on bag

boarding call


Active Brainstorming

blackboard

Team 1livingroom

Team 2bedroom

Team 3kitchen

Team 1

rep.

Team 2

rep.

Team 3

rep.

Source: http://iteslj.org/games/9938.html

Teaching Picture Story WritingTeaching Picture Story Writing

GEPT Picture Story TaskGEPT Picture Story Task上個週末，你隨父母到高雄(Kaohsiung)的親戚家玩，下面是你每天的活動，請根據這些圖片寫一篇約50字的簡短遊記。

星期五星期六星期日

Source: The Official Guide for GEPT Review—Elementary Level, p.57


Step 1: Warm-upFocusing on the key vocabulary

– Friday, train– Saturday, rain, play cards– Sunday, sunny, swim


Step 2: Writing the topic sentence

Who is/are involved in the story?Overall, what did he/she/they do?When did the story happen?Where did the story happen?


Sample Topic Sentence

Last weekend, I went to visit my Last weekend, I went to visit my relatives in relatives in KaohsiungKaohsiung with my with my parents.parents.

Teaching Picture Story WritingTeaching Picture Story WritingStep 3: Writing the Body

The next day was Saturday.

It rained a lot.On Saturday, it rained a lot.

We stayed at home.

I played cards with my cousins.

I played cards with my cousins at home.

On Saturday, it rained a lot, so I played cards with my cousins at home.


Last weekend, I wentwent to visit my relatives

in Kaohsiung with my parents. We tooktook the

train and gotgot there on Friday afternoon.

On Saturday, it rainedrained a lot, so I playedplayed cards

with my cousins at home. Luckily, it waswas

sunny on Sunday. We wentwent to the beach

together and playedplayed in the water happily. I

hadhad a good time during the trip!

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Step 4: Verb Forms


Last weekend, I went to visit my relatives in Kaohsiung with my parents.We took theWe took the train and got there on Friday afternoon. On Saturday, it rained a lot,so I played cards with my cousins at home. Luckily, it was sunny on Sunday. We went to the beach together and played in the water happily. I had a good time during the trip!

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Step 5: Time Phrases & Transitions


Step 6:Writing the concluding sentence

Sample Concluding SentenceSample Concluding Sentence

Last weekend, I went to visit my relatives

in Kaohsiung with my parents. We took the

train and got there on Friday afternoon.

On Saturday, it rained a lot, so I played cards

with my cousins at home. Luckily, it was

sunny on Sunday. We went to the beach

together and played in the water happily.

I had a good time during the trip!I had a good time during the trip!

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Step 7:Students' individual workTeacher's feedback

Teaching Activity (1): Story ShorteningTeaching Activity (1): Story Shortening

Everyone in my family is a doctor. (1a) My father

works at Baxter Hospital. (1b) He is a children’s doctor.(2a) He needs to keep in touch with the hospital. (2b)He always carries his phone. (3a) My mother used to work at a hospital. (3b) She doesn't anymore. (4a)Now, she is a professor. (4b) She teaches medicine at Morrison Medical University. (5a) I want to be a doctor, too. (5b) I will study medicine. (6a) I will study at Morrison. (6b) I want my mother to teach me.

and because but so who

Story ShorteningStory ShorteningSuggested AnswersSuggested Answers

1a/1bMy father, who is a children's doctor, works at Baxter Hospital.

My father works at Baxter Hospital, andhe is a children's doctor.

2a/2bHe needs to keep in touch with the hospital, so he always carries his phone.

He always carries his phone becausehe needs to keep in touch with the hospital.


3a/3bMy mother used to work at a hospital, but she doesn't anymore.


4a/4bNow, she is a professor who teaches medicine at Morrison Medical University.


5a/5bI want to be a doctor, too, so I will study medicine.


6a/6bI will study at Morrison because I want my mother to teach me.


Teaching Activity (2): Story RelayTeaching Activity (2): Story Relay

Step 1: Divide the students into groups of four.

Step 2:Show the students a sequence of 4 or 5 pictures with 1 or 2 pictures missing. Tell them that the pictures tell a story.

Teaching Activity (2): Story RelayTeaching Activity (2): Story Relay

Step 3: Ask the students to work in groups and guess what happens in the missing pictures. They can draw their own pictures.

Step 4:Ask each group of students to write down the story they created.

Teaching Activity (3)Teaching Activity (3)

Controlled Narrative WritingControlled Narrative Writing

http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?catid=58138&docid=145180

Teaching Activity (4):Teaching Activity (4):Using checklists to promoteUsing checklists to promotepeerpeer--editing and selfediting and self--editing editing

Contents

Grammar and Structures

Mechanics of Writing

Useful Teaching ResourcesUseful Teaching Resources

Granger, C. & Plumb, J. (1994). Play Games with English, Books 1-3.Longman.

Stop & Go http://pbskids.org/stopandgo

Billy Bear's Personalized Story Bookshttp://www.billybear4kids.com

☺☺ Thank you!Thank you!

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2007 Teachers' Workshop Elementary-Level Writing ...2007 Teachers' Workshop Elementary-Level Writing Teaching Resources and Activities 語言訓練測驗中心教學訓練組 金韶

2007 Teachers' Workshop Elementary-Level Writing ...2007 Teachers' Workshop Elementary-Level Writing Teaching Resources and Activities 語言訓練測驗中心教學訓練組金韶