Writing
When writing we have to focus not only on the structure and the grammar but also on the topic, sometimes it is hard for the words to flow. I find it deadly dull to do writings about readings, it´s like the brain becomes saturated, however if you come to it with fresh eyes, if you force yourself to use your other senses it kickstarts creativity, ideas flow more easily and the writing becomes a more pleasant activity.The more senses involved the easier the writing will be, for this we can suggest to write about the weekend, about a movie, an advertisement or a new (after discussing this in class).
So for this skill I have several suggestions, one is pick one of the following videos and do a writing about it, then upload it in the cloud and share the link on the comments so everyone can read it:
-Tiny Tim
-Angriest contestants on Got Talent
-Kids comedians
-Gummy food vs. real food
-Making slime
The other suggestion is to start using Twitter in English, if you have a personal account I would suggest you make another and use it just in English (write in English and follow people who only write in English), follow people that you like: artists, journalists, writers,...
Start to write and put a comment with a link to your profile so we can follow you.
For the younger students, here you have two activities:
Good afternoon Cristina!
ReplyDeleteI liked you blog very much. The organization is adequate as it has a very clear structure and it should be attractive to students.
I agree with you that different ways of practicing writing are more interesting than traditional writing exercises focused on structure and the grammar. I also think that we have to discuss about different themes in the classroom to make writing easier for our students (since they will know about what to write). That’s why I liked a lot you videos proposal. Students will not have to waste time thinking about what to write and they will be more motivated.
The PDF documents to work the vocabulary are also very useful for the little ones.
Thanks for contributing these interesting resources!
Best regards,
Sara