How to Teach Writing /
Jeremy Harmer.
- 1st ed.
- Harlow : Pearson Longman, 2004.
- 154 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- How to Teach .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"How To Teach Writing is a practical guide to the theory of writing and covers a range of approaches to the teaching of writing. The book includes: an analysis of different types of text activities for the teaching of handwriting, spelling and punctuation a guide to the various methods of responding to students' written work a table of punctuation rules a Task File of photocopiable training tasks." (Book Cover) CONTENTS: 1. Writing as a process From the beginning Why learn to write? How people write Writing and speaking Implications for learning and teaching 2. Describing written text Different purposes, different writing Differences within a genre Test construction Cohesion Coherence Register Implications for learning and teaching 3. Writing in the language classroom Writing for learning Writing for writing The tasks of the teacher in writing 4. Nuts and bolts The mechanics of writing The handwriting challenge Teaching handwriting The spelling challenge Teaching spelling Teaching punctuation Copying Sentence, paragraph, and text 5. Building the writing habit Building confidence and enthusiasm Instant writing Collaborative writing Writing to each other What to do with 'habit-building' writing 6. 'Worked-on' writing Process and genre Generating ideas Analyzing genres Making a plan Examples of 'worked-on' writing sequences Project work Writing for exams 7. Responding, correcting, and guiding Ways of reacting to students' writing Ways of correcting students' work Ways of responding to students' work Peer review Training students to self-edit and self-correct Making homework successful 8. Journal writing A different kind of writing Journal writing benefits Before, during, and after Teacher journals Task file Task file key Appendices : Appendix A : Punctuation table Appendix B : Chapter notes and further reading