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~ Handwriting~ GrammarProofrcaciingPunctuationReadingADAPTING INDIVIDUALIZATION TECHNIQUES 133to copy a paragraph a day from their prescrihed textbooks, hying out words, filling themin later, antl then checking with the textbook again (see Figurc 1 1 . 3).Please usc your prcscrihetl English tcxtlxiok tor the cxcrciscTr\ to \\rite at least one paragraph cvcry day.Use the attached handout as a model tor your hantlxlriting.The aim olthis cxcrcisc is to impro\c your~~~skillscomprchcnsionStep I(Week\ 1 anti 2)uhcdeEclcct a paragraph from )our Fnglish tcxtlmokMark or undrrlinc c\ cr\ 7th \\ ortl.Copy the passage in your best handwriting, Icaving out the markc.. $5 ordsinstead.Cloar. the I)ook. 'l'akr a I)rrak.Fill in the hlanks.ka\v a blank linc(Wccks 3 antl 4)I ea\ e out c\ cr) 6th \\ ortl in Ctcp 1 u(Wcck 5 onuards)Lea\ c out r.~ rr! 5th \\ ortlStep 2Check your \vork:Havc you put in J margin?Havc you put in thr tlatr?Havc you indrntrd thc paragraph?Lhcs thc writing look ncat and tidy?Oprn your tcxtbook and chcck if you punctuatcd your work corrcctly.Chcck your I-csponscs in the hlanks.Chcck thc numl)cr of blank.; antl give yoursclf onc mark lor cach correct ans\vrr.Figure 11.3 Worksheet 2: self-created clozcThc usual practice is to give an unseen passagc for clozc to teach/test comprehensionor itcmizctl grammar. Rut in the pilot testing of materials I discovered that my learners facedgreat difficulty if they wcrc unfamiliar with the text. Copying from familiar texts made thecxcrcisc easier for them. The feedback confirms that a number of' thcm improved in theirscores with practice ofthis adapted version of clozc.Thcy also Iiccamc more confident whenthey attempted regular cloze cxcrciscs. Furthcr, comparing their writing with thc prcscribcdtext, they got training in proofreading thcir own work, which highlighted thcir omissionsand careless mistakes.