Matching Pairs A route for writing workOnline version A typical route for the development of writing skills. It may involve some or all of the following steps: by María Guadalupe Diez Sánchez 1 Brainstorm ideas 2 Prepare draft 3 Fast-write 4 Plan de text 5 Focus on useful models 6 Prepare final text 7 Introduce the topic 8 Get feedback 9 Introduce & summarize the main writing task 10 Select and reject ideas 11 Sort and order ideas 12 Edit Another student can read and make useful comments/suggestions on the content, the message, the organization, or the language. Based on feedback, students write a finished text. Get students interested through an advert, article, picture, or discussing some key issues. Help students to study sample(s) of similar written texts, focusing on content, message, organization, grammar, phrases, etc. Preparing a draft version before the final one gives them the chance to get the reader reactions. Whole class: use the board to collect as many ideas as possible. Small groups: speak and take notes. Make sure students know what they are expected to do, the genre (magazine article? letter? formal report? etc.), and the audience (who they are writing to and why). What is worth leaving out? Students carefully go through their own text, checking if it says what they want it to, if it is clear, if its language is correct, etc. Use notes to start shaping the text. The layout & order of paragraphs. Are there any special rules for the genre? A very good way to overcome 'blank page' terror and get ideas flowing is to 'fast-write'. Start to plan structure of text by arranging ideas.
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