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Distance Learning Foundation and the US Embassy RELO Office

Distance Learning Foundation and the US Embassy RELO Office. Unlocking Students’ Voices Session #1 6 January 2012. What do we mean?. Unlock Students’ Voices What is a Voice? Why is this important?. Overview of Session#1. Writing Personal Opinion Choosing topics worth writing about

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Distance Learning Foundation and the US Embassy RELO Office

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  1. Distance Learning Foundation and the US Embassy RELO Office Unlocking Students’ Voices Session #1 6 January 2012

  2. What do we mean? • Unlock • Students’ Voices • What is a Voice? Why is this important?

  3. Overview of Session#1 • Writing Personal Opinion • Choosing topics worth writing about • Op-Ed (Opinion – Editorial) • Essay Planner • Rubric for assessing planning

  4. Guidelines • What makes an opinion powerful in writing? • Let’s look at an example – and see what you think.

  5. Op-Ed • “In The Dark” on Electricity • From the Bangkok Post • Is this a good letter or a poor letter? • Why?

  6. Hurricane Irene • Flooding in Vermont • Unusual for a hurricane because of Vermont’s location • Devastating

  7. Op-Ed Statement • Joyce Marcel is a writer, based in Vermont. • She makes writes frequently. • What do you think? • What makes her statement strong? What makes it weak?

  8. Thailand • Two perspectives, both are from Blogs • 2011 Flooding • Flooding in “old days”

  9. Brainstorm a letter for Bangkok Post • Topic? • Work with a partner • What’s your opinion? • How will you express it?

  10. Language for Persuasion: Adjectives • Vast • Rare • Magnificent • Handsome • Desolate • Scrawny • Malicious • Tough

  11. Language for Persuasion: Adverbs • Briefly • Regretfully • Anxiously • Cautiously • Wrongly • Patiently • Firmly

  12. Language for Persuasion: Verbs • What do you think? • Brainstorm with a partner.

  13. Essay Planner • Walk through the steps • Try it with your topic – with your partner

  14. This I Believe • Statement of personal belief • Isabele Allende

  15. When will your students use this? • How does it fit in your planning? • What topics might your students like to write about? • Where might they “publish” their thoughts?

  16. Personal Statement Rubric • Intro to rubric for assessing writing • How can a rubric help you and help your students?

  17. Practice makes Perfect • Trying it out • What will work? • What will be difficult for your students and classes?

  18. Assignment • Due 8 February • Ajarn Shei • One good sample of persuasive / opinion writing on a topic of your choice from each site.

  19. Review of the Day • A look back on the day. • What have you learned today? • What questions do you have? • How do you feel about persuasive / personal writing?

  20. Next Session • Friday, 20 January • The topic is: Spoken opinion • See you then! • Thank you!!!

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