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THE STRATEGY TRAINING CLUB. Judith Puertas jpuertas@colomboamericano.edu.co. WARM UP QUESTIONS. 1. How do you feel when you write in English? What do you think you can do better ?. WARM UP QUESTIONS. 2. In general, how’s your writing in English? Why do you think so? .
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THE STRATEGY TRAINING CLUB Judith Puertas jpuertas@colomboamericano.edu.co
WARM UP QUESTIONS • 1. How do youfeelwhenyouwrite in English? What do youthinkyou can do better?
WARM UP QUESTIONS • 2. In general, how’syourwriting in English? Why do youthink so?
WARM UP QUESTIONS • 3. Do youpracticewriting in English outside of class? If so, how? Ifnot, whynot?
WARM UP QUESTIONS • 4. Whenyouhaveto do a writingtaskforclass, how do youproceed/ whatsteps do youfollow?
WRITING STRATEGIES • PRE-WRITING • Notepadding • Brainstorming • Mind-mapping
WRITING STRATEGIES • WRITING • Organizing ideas • Reorganizing ideas • Proofreading • Editing
WRITING STRATEGIES • RE-WRITING • Correcting • Addingdetails • Final drafting
WRITING STRATEGIES • TIPS TO DEVELOP WRITING SKILLS • Whendoing a writingtaskfromthebook, readtheinstructionscarefully and plan yourwriting.
WRITING STRATEGIES • TIPS TO DEVELOP WRITING SKILLS • Use thesamplewritingsincluded in thebook. Identifying and followingwritingmodels can helpyou complete yourtasks more easily.
WRITING STRATEGIES • TIPS TO DEVELOP WRITING SKILLS • Payattentiontothe use of capital letters and punctuation in English. Reading can helpyouget familiar withdifferentwritingstyles.
WRITING STRATEGIES • TIPS TO DEVELOP WRITING SKILLS • Do nottranslate. Startwritingdirectly in English and use differentstrategiestomakeyourwritingeffective.