Lesson 17. Applying process writing; authenticity in writing process; giving feedback in writing. The aіm

Lesson 17. Applying process writing; authenticity in writing process;
giving feedback in writing.
The aіm:
Guiding and explaining the writing process and offering practical methods for applying it in a classroom to help students become proficient writers.
Objectives:
to raise awareness of the importance of assessment and assessment criteria
to discuss current practices of assessing students’ writing
to give feedback on samples of students’ writing
Activity type: Lead-in
Time: 15 min
☺ (10 min) Ask Ss the following questions and elicit random answers:
~ How often did you have to do writing assignments when you were a student?
~ How were they marked? (e.g. 1-5, 0-100%, all mistakes corrected in red ink, comments, like Well done or Poor etc)
~ How did you feel when you got your marked writing back?
~ How useful was the marked writing to you as a student?
~ How often do you have to mark your students’ writing now?
~ How useful do you think the assessment or the marking is to your students?
~ Who taught you how to mark students’ writing?
~ Do you think that teachers at your workplace assess students’ work in the same way as you?
☺ (5 min) Tell Ss that in the previous sessions on teaching writing you dealt with both teachers’ and students’ perspectives on writing. This session will continue the same double emphasis though it is going to be about assessment and giving feedback on students’ writing.
Activity 1 Assessing students’ writing
Objectives: to uncover current practices of assessing students’ writing; to raise awareness of assessment criteria; to develop unified criteria for assessing writing