ELT365 · Day 198 — Collaborative writing tasks
Idea — Writing together removes blank-page panic, promotes discussion about language choices, and produces a shared text learners feel invested in. Example — Groups of three…
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ELT365 · Day 196 — Teacher feedback on writing — less is more
Idea — Marking every error overwhelms learners and trains them to hunt for red pen, not to read for meaning. Target feedback to the lesson aim…
ReadELT365 · Day 195 — Peer correction in writing
Idea — Peer correction builds editing skills, reduces teacher marking load, and creates a real audience for writing. It only works with a structured checklist —…
ReadELT365 · Day 194 — Genre in writing — text types matter
Idea — Each text type has a predictable structure, register, and social purpose. Teaching the genre explicitly gives learners the skeleton before they fill it with…
ReadELT365 · Day 193 — Process writing — plan, draft, revise, edit
Idea — Four stages, four cognitive tasks. Planning builds ideas; drafting releases them; revision improves content and structure; editing fixes surface form. Never mix revision and…
ReadELT365 · Day 192 — Writing as process vs product
Idea — Product writing aims at a finished text. Process writing stages the journey: brainstorm → draft → peer review → revise → final. Process builds…
ReadELT365 · Day 212 — Month 7 review — productive skills
Idea — This month covered: accuracy vs fluency · controlled/free practice · drilling · pairwork · role play · information gap · error correction strategies ·…
ReadELT365 · Day 209 — Integrating skills — speaking leads to writing
Idea — Skills rarely operate in isolation in the real world. Lessons that move from speaking to writing (or reading to speaking) better reflect authentic language…
ReadELT365 · Day 204 — The writing conference — one-to-one feedback
Idea — A writing conference is a brief (3–5 minute) one-to-one conversation between teacher and learner about a draft. The teacher asks questions rather than supplies…
ReadELT365 · Day 202 — Peer editing in writing tasks
Idea — Peer editing asks learners to review each other’s drafts before a final version. It develops critical reading, reduces teacher correction load, and gives writers…
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