Bài giảng môn Tiếng Anh - Lss teacher training workshop

Lss teacher training workshopTopic: Writing skillcontentProblems and solutionsThe writing processShape of a writing lessonWriting activitiesLesson plans for writingGuidelines for teaching writingQuestions for DiscussionDo you enjoy teaching writing? Why? Why not?How do you teach writing to your students?What type of writing activities do you do with your students?Questions for DiscussionWhat problems do your students have while they write?What are your solutions for the problems?The Writing process	Writing is a process that involves several steps:Step1: Prewriting (thinking about your topic and organizing your ideas)Step 2: Writing (using your ideas to write the first draft)Step 3: Revising (improving what you have written)	 Questions for DiscussionWhat are the 2 common ways for prewriting? What are their steps?What do you do in the next step?What is Revising?What is the checklist to revise your paragraphs?AnswerPrewriting is the thinking, talking, reading and writing you do about your topic before you write the first draft. It is a way to warm up your brain before you write.2 commons ways: Brainstorming and clusteringSteps for brainstormingBegin with a broad topicWrite down as many ideas about the topic as you can in 5 minutes.Add more items to your list by answering the questions what, how, when, where, why & who.Group similar items on the list together.Cross out items that do not belong.Steps for ClusteringWrite your topic in the center of a blank piece of paper and draw a circle around it.Write any ideas that come into your mind about the topic in circles around the main the topic.Connect the ideas to the center word with a line.Think about each of your new ideas, write more related ideas in circles near the new ideas, and then connect them.Repeat this process until you run out of ideas.TV CommercialsFavoritesWhy I hate TV commercialsKinds of CommercialsHistory of commercialsSome are Funny.Too manyBoring and annoyingGood pointsCarsSuper BowlSome are sexist & racistStep 2: Writing	When you write the first draft of your paragraph, use the ideas you generated from prewriting as a guide.Begin with a topic sentence that states the main idea.Include several sentences that support the main idea.Stick to the topic – don’t include the sentences that doesn’t directly support the main idea.Arrange the sentences so that the order of ideas makes sense.Use signal words to help the reader understand how the ideas in your paragraph are connected.Step 3:RevisingRevising checklistMake sure you have the topic sentence.Cross out the sentences that don’t relate to the main idea.Check to see if sentences are in the right order.Add new ideas if they support the topic sentence.Make sure you have included signal words to help guide the reader.Check the punctuation, spelling, grammar.Shape of a Writing lessonQuestions for discussionWhat are the stages of a Writing lesson?What do teachers/students do in each stage?Shape of a Writing lesson3 stages: prewriting, while writing and post writing.Prewriting: 	- T. preteaches key vocabulary. 	- Ss collect all the ideas on the topic. - Ss produce language in one skill. which will later be transformed into writing. while writing and post writing.Shape of a Writing lessonWhile writing: Ss practice the writing skill.Post writing: 	- Ss share and compare & correct their tasks. - T gives feedback and correction.From controlled to free writingPlace the 6 activities from “controlled” to “free” writing practice on the scale below:Controlled ---------------------------------- FreeQuestions and answers 2. Transformation3. Composition 4. Write-it-up 5. Gap-fill6. Substitution boxesControlled -2--5--1--6--4—3 -- Free	2. Transformation	5. Gap-fill	 1. Questions and answers	6. Substitution boxes	4. Write it up	3. Composition2.Transformation: Ss change a few words. The structure, context and vocabulary are given.5. Gap-fill: The context and a lot of structure are given. Ss have to think of the words which make it more difficult.1. Questions and answers: Ss are given guidance through the questions. Ss have to write complete sentences and put them into a paragraph.6. Substitution boxes: Ss are given cues to help them make sentences. They don’t have the structures.4. Write it up: Ss have a lot more freedom. They have to interview and be able to understand the answers and be able to write them down. Then they have to be able to use the information to write complete sentences.3. Composition: They have very little guidance.1. Put the sentences about controlled writing under the heading “Advantages and disadvantages of Controlled writing” (Pairwork)2. Write up the Advantages and disadvantages of Controlled writing and some solutions on a poster. (Group work)Advantages of Controlled writing It builds confidenceIt gives practice in sentence construction.It is a familiar activity for most teachers.It prevents ss from making a lot of mistakes.It give ss practice paragraph construction.It is good for getting ss to practice different writing styles.Disadvantages of Controlled writingIt is boring for stronger students.Some teachers don’t like it because it lacks creativity.Stronger students finish early and have nothing to do.It is pure copying, which it tends to be, it doesn’t provide meaningful practice or self expression for students.SolutionsHave some extra tasks prepared for stronger ss.Make the topic interesting and relevant to the ss’ interest.Ask stronger ss to help the weaker ones.Use graded activities.While writing activitiesTransformationGap FillQuestions and answersSubstitutions tablesSubstitution boxesWrite it upOrderingBrainstormingDisadvantages of Controlled writingIt is boring for stronger ss.Some teachers don’t like it because t lacks creativity.Stronger ss finish early and have nothing to do.It is pure copying, which it tends to be, it doesn’t provide meaningful practice or self expression for the students.Controlled writing Guided writing Free writingExamples of controlled writing tasksJigsaw sentencesCopying with correctionsFind and copyDictationSentence combiningTransformationGap-fillExamples of guided writing tasksPicture descriptionPicture storiesSummaryHalf dialoguesStory completionSubstitution boxesQuestions and answersPre-writing ActivitiesUsing a drillUsing a listening textUsing a reading textUsing a surveyUsing picture dictationWhile-writing ActivitiesWrite it upTransformationSubstitution tablesSubstitution boxesGap-fillQuestions and answersOrderingBrainstormingStudy the writing activities, summarize them and present them to other groups.(Group work)Group A: Transformation & Substitution tablesGroup B: Substitution boxes & Gap-fillGroup C: Questions and answer & Write it up Group D: Ordering &BrainstormingThings to summarizeWhich stage is it in? Is it controlled? How can you make the task more difficult?What are the steps?Post-writing ActivitiesCorrectionSharing and comparingExhibitionLesson plans for writingWhat are the pre- writing activities?What are the while- writing activities?What are the post- writing activities?Answer\While- writing activitiesWrite it upTransformationSubstitution tablesSubstitution boxesGap-fillQuestions and answersOrderingBrainstormingPost- writing activitiesCorrectionSharing and comparingExhibitionPre- writing activities Using a drillUsing a listening textUsing a reading textUsing a surveyUsing picture dictationDiscussion (Groupwork)Arrange all the pre-writing activities in 1 group, all the while-writing activities in a second group, all the post-writing activities in a third group.Make 5 coherent writing lesson plans and fill in the table.Answer StagesLesson PlansPreWhilepostA537B91314C10111D1586E2412Choose the most appropriate lesson plan for your students.Write the aims and objectives for the lesson plan you have chosen.Micro-teach the lesson in your group.Marking schemeSymbolMeaningExampleGood point!SpellingGrammarWrong wordA mistake in word orderPrepositionMissing wordToo many wordsThe meaning is unclearA punctuation mistakeToo formal or informal