Writing for a Purpose - PowerPoint Presentation

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Writing for a Purpose

The Genre Approach to

T

eaching ESL WritingSlide2

Allison Beecher

Hilldale

Elementary Slide3

We

don’t just ‘read’ and ‘write’: we always read and write something for a particular purpose, in a particular way, in a particular time and place.’

–

David Barton

The genre approachSlide4

Image taken from: http

://

www.geek-life.com

/Slide5

image taken from: http

://

southernwritersmagazine.blogspot.com

/2015/07/writing-in-variety-of-genres-

provides.htmlSlide6

BEST LITERACY TEST

What genre are the 2 large written tasks?

Written Communication/Letters

Purposes?

Invitations and responses (refusal/acceptance)

Requests

Excuse/permission

Informational

Cordial/ friendlySlide7

Real Context

Give

them a

a real life social

situation

and

have the students

discuss

how, when,

and what

they

would say

in their own

language and culture. What

is important to say or not

say

and how? By email, text, phone, letter?

Scenario: We keep talking about Tamales in class with your teacher and you want to invite her to your house. How will you do that? What will you write?Slide8

Image taken from : Second Language Writing,

Hyland

,

2003Slide9

Hello Mrs. Beecher,

I would like to invite you and your family to my house for dinner on Friday, June 30

th

at 7:00. My wife is making Tamales! I live close to the school. My address is 1530 NW 30

th

Street OKC 73112.

I hope you can come!

Eduardo

1.Model Text- Authentic Examples!Slide10

Hello Mrs. Beecher,

I would like to invite you and your family to my house for dinner on Friday, June 30

th

at 7:00. My wife is making Tamales! I live close to the school. My address is 1530 NW 30

th

Street OKC 73112.

I hope you can come!

Eduardo

2

.Analyze Text- Awareness Raising

Identify the moves or Steps

Greeting- Hello! Dear, How are you?

Invitation- Focus on

phrase“I

would like to invite....”/ or “ I wanted to invite you to...” (importance of conveying Politeness with these word choices)

Details: 1.Who 2.what 3.when 4.where

Closing – I hope you can come! /Please let me know if you can come

! Always a Signature!Slide11

.__________________,

I _________ _________ to invite _____________to _________ for __________on _________, ________at _______. I live ___________________. My address is ___________________________.

I _________you can ________!

Eduardo

3

. Joint Construction with Move Prompts

Identify the moves or Steps

Greeting- Hello! Dear, How are you?

Invitation- Focus on

phrase“I

would like to invite....”/ or “ I wanted to invite you to...” (importance of conveying Politeness with these word choices)

Details: 1.Who 2.what 3.when 4.where

Closing – I hope you can come! Please let me know if you can come! Always a signature! Slide12

.__________________,

I _________ _________ to invite _____________to _________ for __________on _________, ________at _______. I live ___________________. My address is ___________________________.

I _________you can ________!

4. Independent

construction

with similar prompts and Revision Slide13

Now it’s your turn!

In groups write a letter/message of a typical response to this invitation declining because you are not available.

Identify the important “Moves” or steps in writing this message.Slide14

Helpful Resources

Best Literacy g

rading

r

ubric

and

examples

Green English for Life book, specifically the Housing Unit

Full Lesson Plan Examples:

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/an_invitation_to_a_party_-_exercises_2.pdf

https://mnliteracy.org/sites/default/files beginning_housing_week_2_of_2.pdf

Short informational blogs about

the Genre Approach

https

://

elt-resourceful.com

/2012/12/06/real-world-writing

-activities

/

https

://elt-resourceful.com/2012/12/12/using-a-genre

-

approach

-for-writing/Slide15

BEST LITERACY RUBRICSlide16

BEST LITERACY RUBRICSlide17

BEST LITERACY

RUBRIC: TAASK-SPECIFIC