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Tag Archives: L2 writing
3 Strategies for Formative Assessment and Feedback
Hetal Ascher
Formative assessment refers to assessment used to inform our instruction, and formative feedback refers to the feedback we give to students to help them grow and learn. This blog post contains three strategies for formative assessment and feedback and some … Continue reading
4 Poetry Ideas for Young Language Learners
Hetal Ascher
Language learners can often find writing poetry to be an intimidating task, but with some structure and examples, poetry can be easy and fun to write for language learners of any level. Incorporating poetry into your English lessons is a … Continue reading
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Tagged as elementary education, elementary ESL, L2 writing, poetry, teaching writing, young learners
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Strategies to Reduce Plagiarism and Increase Engagement
Brent Warner
Plagiarism: scourge of the writing class and bane of teachers’ existence. Whether students are lifting others’ words accidentally or on purpose, there’s always something that comes up that puts us into a position of questioning the authenticity of some portion … Continue reading
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Tagged as academic writing, essay writing, L2 writing, plagiarism, teaching writing, tech tools, writing
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5 Engaging Games for Writing Development
Betsy Gilliland
As teachers, we know that when students are engaged in a lesson, they are more willing to persist in learning difficult concepts and complex processes. One way to keep students engaged is through building games into the lesson, giving them … Continue reading
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Tagged as classroom games, creative writing, ESL games, L2 writing, language games, second language writing, writing practice
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New Year Writing Resolutions
Betsy Gilliland
Happy New Year! As we hang up new calendars and prepare for another academic term, it’s also a good time to think ahead for ourselves and our students. New Year’s resolutions are a January tradition for many people. We make … Continue reading
Music and Writing
Betsy Gilliland
Music can evoke powerful emotions and memories in human beings. We love a particular piece, or we hate it strongly, or it brings us back to a place and time. Music can also put us into a mindset for writing … Continue reading
Teaching Workplace Writing
Betsy Gilliland
Much of our discussions of writing instruction revolves around academic writing and preparing students for their future studies, from high school to university to graduate school. But few of our students plan to become professors, so it’s important for writing … Continue reading
Activities for Teaching Writing to Young Learners
Betsy Gilliland
When we learn a new language, writing is often the last skill we focus on. Listening and speaking take priority, and reading can be integrated into textbook exercises as we learn grammar, for example. Writing may be neglected because of … Continue reading
Betsy Gilliland
Happy New Year! As we hang up new calendars and prepare for another academic term, it’s also a good time to think ahead for ourselves and our students. New Year’s resolutions are a January tradition for many people. We make … Continue reading
Music and Writing
Betsy Gilliland
Music can evoke powerful emotions and memories in human beings. We love a particular piece, or we hate it strongly, or it brings us back to a place and time. Music can also put us into a mindset for writing … Continue reading
Teaching Workplace Writing
Betsy Gilliland
Much of our discussions of writing instruction revolves around academic writing and preparing students for their future studies, from high school to university to graduate school. But few of our students plan to become professors, so it’s important for writing … Continue reading
Activities for Teaching Writing to Young Learners
Betsy Gilliland
When we learn a new language, writing is often the last skill we focus on. Listening and speaking take priority, and reading can be integrated into textbook exercises as we learn grammar, for example. Writing may be neglected because of … Continue reading