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 Select and reject ideas 2 Brainstorm ideas 3 Plan de text 4 Edit 5 Focus on useful models 6 Sort and order ideas 7 Prepare draft 8 Fast-write 9 Introduce the topic 10 Get feedback 11 Prepare final text 12 Introduce & summarize the main writing task Start to plan structure of text by arranging ideas. 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). 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. Preparing a draft version before the final one gives them the chance to get the reader reactions. Use notes to start shaping the text. The layout & order of paragraphs. Are there any special rules for the genre? 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. A very good way to overcome 'blank page' terror and get ideas flowing is to 'fast-write'. Whole class: use the board to collect as many ideas as possible. Small groups: speak and take notes. What is worth leaving out? 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.
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