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Handwriting & Writing. Prepared By Sarah Al- Aydi Mai Al- Wahaidi Mabrouka Abu Taema. Introduction. Language Skills Writing The importance of writing Handwriting VS Writing Quotes.
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Handwriting & Writing Prepared By Sarah Al-Aydi Mai Al-Wahaidi Mabrouka Abu Taema
Introduction Language Skills Writing The importance of writing Handwriting VS Writing Quotes
Writing is a method of representing thoughts, ideas, opinions through language in visual or tactile form.
Quotes • “Teach them to think and read and talk with self-repression, and they will write because they cannot help it. “ Anne Sullivan • “It is perfectly okay to write garbage – as long as you edit brilliantly.” • “All writing is a process of elimination.“Martha Albrand
Handwriting and Writing in English for Palestine
Grade 8, Unit 7, PAGE 47 Grade 12, Unit 6, PAGE 65
Handwriting Skills involve Lower Levels • Holding the pencil in the right way. • Matching between the sight and the hand’s movement. • Getting used to legible handwriting. • Differentiation between capital and small letters. • Writing from left to right.
Higher Levels Handwriting Skills involve • Handwriting skills focus here on the legible handwriting. • The correct format of words, sentences, letters paragraphs and (leaving spaces, margin, etc)
Writing models and their pedagogical advantages E4P largely uses examples and models
Writing Exercises’ models Sufficiency Sufficient Examples The different tasks in the unit facilitate the writing exercise( reading passages & picture)
Writing Exercises and Themes English for Palestine’s writing exercises are characterized by: .
Relevant Writing exercises Irrelevant Writing exercises
Why do students find difficulty in writing? • Teachers tend to ignore writing exercises. • The undesired mixture between writing and other skills’ tasks. • Lack of application in schools. • The absence of constructive feedback.
How can we teach writing effectively? • Extra excises. • Further Application of the tasks in Ss daily life. • Constructive feedback. • Productive interaction between teachers and their students. • Visual aid methods. • Email, blogs and facebook usage.