ELT365 · Day 204 — Correcting written work — codes vs direct correction
Idea — Direct correction gives learners the answer; an error code (WW = wrong word; T = tense; Sp = spelling) asks them to find and…
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ELT365 · Day 203 — Teaching emails and messages — real-world writing tasks
Idea — Emails and messages are among the most frequent writing tasks learners face outside class. Teach them as genres with conventions: subject line, greeting, purpose,…
ReadELT365 · Day 202 — Cohesion — linking words without overloading
Idea — Cohesion is how a text holds together. Linking words help, but learners overuse them. ‘Furthermore’ and ‘moreover’ in every sentence signals weakness, not sophistication.…
ReadELT365 · Day 201 — Paragraph structure — topic sentence and support
Idea — A well-structured paragraph has a topic sentence (the main idea), supporting details (evidence, examples, explanation), and sometimes a concluding sentence. Teach this as a…
ReadELT365 · Day 200 — Register — formal vs informal writing
Idea — Register means the level of formality in language. Learners need to recognise and produce the right register: texting a friend is not the same…
ReadELT365 · Day 199 — Analysing a model text before writing
Idea — Before learners write, they analyse a model for genre features: structure, register, vocabulary choices, cohesion devices. Analysis makes the invisible features of good writing…
ReadELT365 · Day 198 — Peer feedback on writing — making it useful
Idea — Peer feedback works when learners have a clear task: not ‘is it good?’ but ‘find two grammar errors’ or ‘does every paragraph have a…
ReadELT365 · Day 197 — Teaching the planning stage in writing
Idea — Most learners skip planning and write whatever comes first. Teach planning as a skill: brainstorm, select, order. Even two minutes of planning produces more…
ReadELT365 · Day 196 — Product writing — the model text approach
Idea — Product writing focuses on the finished text. Learners analyse a model, identify its features, then write their own version. The model is a target,…
ReadELT365 · Day 195 — Process writing — plan, draft, edit
Idea — Process writing treats writing as a cycle: plan → draft → feedback → redraft → edit. It mirrors how real writers work and makes…
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