Activities there May 21-D.indd - The Curriculum Project

8. Writing Activities - from Controlled to FreeThe earlier activities are more controlled, practising only the target language and ideas, witha small number of correct outcomes. The later activities are more free, with many possiblesuccessful outcomes.Some of the activities from other sections can be used to provide writing practice:5.6 Classify the Information 6.7 Pair Dictation6.3 Dictation 7.1 Rewrite the Text6.4 Dictogloss 11.15 Write Yourself In8.1 Mixed SentencesStudents put the mixed sentences in order to formmeaningful and accurate sentences.You can also make higher level students order eachsentence into a paragraph or text.8.2 Sentences with Mistakesa. Students write 5-10 sentences about the topicthey’ve been studying, or using the structuresthey’ve been studying. Each sentence should havea mistake in it. The mistakes can be either:Purpose: students order words in asentencePracticalities: students workindividually, or in pairs or groupsPreparation: prepare sentences withthe words mixed upPurpose: students write andidentify mistakesPracticalities: students workindividually, or in pairs or groups- factual (something wrong with the content)- language (wrong grammar or vocabulary)b. Students swap sentences with a partner, who identifies and corrects the mistake.8.3 Add Phrases or Sentencesa. Give each student, pair or group a text with somephrases or sentences removed. Write these phrasesor sentences on the board.b. Students decide where these phrases or sentencesfit into the text.Purpose: students complete a textPracticalities: students workindividually, or in pairs or groupsPreparation: prepare a text withsome phrases or sentences removedc. Students rewrite the text with the phrases or sentences added.the arrogant, rude boss who had unfairly fired himwho had to quit high school and get a jobwhere he used to workwho was sick and couldn’t afford medical treatmentMyo Min walked past the office.He looked up at the highestwindow and thought about MrSmythe. He remembered howMr Smythe accused him ofstealing. He thought of hismother. He thought of hislittle brother.Page 21