Here’s the contents of a sheet of tips/ideas for students that was part of my unit on expository writing, to help students prepare an effective piece of expository writing. Click read more to view, and leave your comment.
Archive for July, 2009
Tips for effectively presenting your point of view – Expository Writing
Posted by Kevin on July 13th, 2009
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Expository Writing – Task: Presenting a point of view
Posted by Kevin on July 13th, 2009
Here is the assignment from the recent unit on expository writing that I have used with one of my English classes. Click read more to view the full sheet, and leave your comment.
Expository Writing – Fact or Opinion Worksheet
Posted by Kevin on July 13th, 2009
This is one of the worksheets that comprised part of a recent unit on expository writing in one of my English classes. Click read more to view the full details, and leave your comment.
Personal Writing Task: “This, I Believe”
Posted by Kevin on July 12th, 2009
Here’s a really good task that you can use with your class at the start of the year or the start of a semester with a new class to get to know them, without following the same old “write me a letter about who you are” format. Read the full brief by clicking “read more”, [...]
Argumentative Writing
Posted by Kevin on July 12th, 2009
In my Year 10 English class, we’ve recently completed a unit of work on Argumentative Writing. In this task, students were required to complete three mini tasks, which included writing a letter to the editor, a response to an article from the 1960′s featuring predictions for what life will be like in year 2000, and response [...]