Classroom activities for developing students writing skills

Classroom activities for developing students writing skills

1. USING VIDEO

   • Video clip is one kind of audiovisual media.
     • Which will be very useful in teaching learning process.
       • English teacher is able to teach how to write a good narrative text.
         • They can listen to the music and enjoy the video clips that contains story that will help them to write their narrative texts.
   • How to analyze a video?
     • 1. Ask open-ended questions.
       • 2. Questions need to be timely and topical.
         • 3. Start with questions that are easy to ask and answer.

2. ADDING DRAMA

   • Drama is a powerful tool that helps students to develop, and create, social bonds and imagination.
     • Provide students the opportunities to communicate their thought and feelings, motivates learners to extend their use of language, to ask, refuse and greet in role.
       • Techniques
         • Roleplay: gives students the opportunity to use language in different kinds of situations and in a various circumstance.
           • Simulation: Where the students assume a reality, of functions in a simulated and structures environment.
             • Mime: A nonverbal representation of an idea or story through gesture, bodily movement and expression.
               • Acting: Acting a scripted play by the students in front of their classmates and teacher.
                 • Improvisation: is a spontaneous action without any script or rehearsal with a minimal instructions or framework from the teacher.
                   • Further Possibilities: The dialogues from the course book may also be without the end, so the students’ task is to continue with their own words.
       • Advantages
         • *Puts new vocabulary and expressions.
           • *Helps in getting acceptable pronunciation and intonation in English.
             • *Sets a stress free atmosphere to learn the language.
               • *Encourages learners and builds up their confidence to speak in public.
                 • *Encourages learners and builds up their confidence to speak in public.

3. ACTIVITIES

   • WRITING LETTERS
     • Allow learners to practice some types of writing that are useful in their daily lives.
       • At beginning levels, learners can fill in the blanks with content words such as.
   • MAKING LIST
     • Lists can help learners generate vocabulary and provide the basis for larger pieces.
       • For example, when studying banking, learners might enjoy listing how they would spend a million dollars.
         • Other lists might be about favorite foods, places, or activities; wishes; things missed about one's country.