It's a great idea.. Thanks ELTC lecturers..
Yesterday we did an essay entitled "Computer and its benefits "
The mind mapping proved useful for the students who didn't have ideas when writing. Try it. MM is very useful. You can even use power writing technique at the same time. Just imagine the branch that goes out from the topic as P1. The next level will be P2 which is elaboration of the main ideas. P3 is the details which is the third level or branch...
Paragraph Building using power writing.
p1: Computer has a lot of benefits.
p2: One of the benefits of computer is it can help you search for information.
p3: For example, you can easily find information on Thomas Edison by just typing the keyword "Thomas Edison" in the search engine. After clicking the "enter" key, a list of websites will appear on the screen.
p3: In other words, you can find whatever information you need using the computer.
p4 : Thus, computer is indeed useful in our life.
Comments... anyone??
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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
"Mapping for better writing " A course I attended - 29 June - 1 July 2010
Course "Mapping for better writing"
This course stressed that we do the pre-writing process first before we ask the students to write.
a) We may start our writing lesson by giving them prose model. (This can also be reading lesson).
b) then we give the students the topic for them to think of the ideas.
c)The ideas can be generated using graphic organizers like fish bone or mind map.
d) Later we rearrange the organization of ideas. The process writing approach should use PDREP and RAFTS.
PDREP (P= Prewriting to generate ideas, D=Drafting; R=Revise the ideas and contents; E=Edit; P=Publishing)
RAFTS.(R=Roles, A=Audience, F=Format of writing ..speech,article etc, T=Topics, S=Strong verb - to entertain, amuse, inform, invite , persuade)
RAFTS is a reminder about decisions you make before drafting any piece of writing.
e) do peer conferencing on the graphic organizer to probe more questions / give more pictures to the students so that they can elaborate their ideas.
f) Then students write their first draft.
g) TAG Conference - We TAG their draft... Tell, Ask question, Give advice..
Eg of an outline on
Healthy Lifestyle
1) The types of food that we should take
a) The food pyramid
i) vitamins
ii) proteins
iii) carbohydrates
iv) fats
b) Junk Food
2) How to practise good Hygiene
a) Personal Cleanliness - How to keep yourself clean
i) Hair
ii) Body
iii) Fingernails
iv) Oral hygiene
v) Clothes
b) Surrounding area
i) Residential Area
ii) School
iii) Classroom
iv) Canteen
3) Social life
a) Relationship
i) neighbours
ii) friends
iii) family
b) Leisure activities
i) entertainment
ii) drug free
iii) enough rest/ sleep
iv) hobbies
4) What type of exercise should you do to stay healthy
a) types of exercise – jogging, cycling , swimming
b) duration/ no of times per week
c) benefits of exercises
This course stressed that we do the pre-writing process first before we ask the students to write.
a) We may start our writing lesson by giving them prose model. (This can also be reading lesson).
b) then we give the students the topic for them to think of the ideas.
c)The ideas can be generated using graphic organizers like fish bone or mind map.
d) Later we rearrange the organization of ideas. The process writing approach should use PDREP and RAFTS.
PDREP (P= Prewriting to generate ideas, D=Drafting; R=Revise the ideas and contents; E=Edit; P=Publishing)
RAFTS.(R=Roles, A=Audience, F=Format of writing ..speech,article etc, T=Topics, S=Strong verb - to entertain, amuse, inform, invite , persuade)
RAFTS is a reminder about decisions you make before drafting any piece of writing.
e) do peer conferencing on the graphic organizer to probe more questions / give more pictures to the students so that they can elaborate their ideas.
f) Then students write their first draft.
g) TAG Conference - We TAG their draft... Tell, Ask question, Give advice..
Eg of an outline on
Healthy Lifestyle
1) The types of food that we should take
a) The food pyramid
i) vitamins
ii) proteins
iii) carbohydrates
iv) fats
b) Junk Food
2) How to practise good Hygiene
a) Personal Cleanliness - How to keep yourself clean
i) Hair
ii) Body
iii) Fingernails
iv) Oral hygiene
v) Clothes
b) Surrounding area
i) Residential Area
ii) School
iii) Classroom
iv) Canteen
3) Social life
a) Relationship
i) neighbours
ii) friends
iii) family
b) Leisure activities
i) entertainment
ii) drug free
iii) enough rest/ sleep
iv) hobbies
4) What type of exercise should you do to stay healthy
a) types of exercise – jogging, cycling , swimming
b) duration/ no of times per week
c) benefits of exercises
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