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Timed Writing 
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• Read the instructions aloud. (Note: 
Students may be uneasy about writing with 
a time limit. Reassure them that they will 
not be graded.) Encourage them not to skip 
the prewriting step because it will help 
them write a better paragraph. 
• Read the prompt and have students retrieve 
their sentences from Practice 5, Part B 
on page 10. Indicate when they should 
begin writing. Signal them when the 
suggested time for each step is up (i.e., after 
2 minutes, 7 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.).
• Collect the papers after 30 minutes. 
• Conduct a brief discussion about the timed 
writing experience. Ask students how it felt. 
Did they follow all the steps? Were they 
able to fi nish in time? What, if anything, 
will they do differently next time?
Longman Academic Writing Series 4, Fifth Edition, Teacher’s Manual 
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Chapter Teaching Notes
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• Decide how you will mark students’ 
papers. It may be enough to check the 
topic sentence, supporting sentences, and 
conclusion. It is not necessary to mark 
errors or give a grade.
Writing on an Assigned Topic 
(page 21)
• Read the introduction and the prompt 
aloud.
• Assign a format for writing. Students could 
write a formal paragraph, or they could 
respond in a journal, blog, or class website.
• Decide who will read students’ paragraphs 
and how readers should respond. For 
example, if students write in their journals, 
the reader will probably be you. Decide 
if you will respond to the content of the 
journal entries, the writing, or both. If 
students post their paragraphs to a blog, 
you may want to put them with a partner 
and instruct them to respond to each other’s 
paragraphs online. Finally, if you have 
students post their paragraphs to a class 
website, decide if you will also require 
students to respond to each other’s writing 
in some way. 
C H A P T E R 2
Unity and Coherence