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Writing Assessment: Assessing Students' Writing At All Stages of the Writing Process (Virtual Tour)

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In my Form 5 writing class, at the beginning of the year, I would always ask students what have they learned in Form 4 ( if they are taught by different teacher when they are in Form 4). I would get feedback on the problems/obstacles that they faced when they attempted the writing activities. From these feedback, I would focus my writing activities which focus on improving the students' weakest area. 

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In my Form 5 writing class, at the beginning of the year, I would always ask students what have they learned in Form 4 ( if they are taught by different teacher when they are in Form 4). I would get feedback on the problems/obstacles that they faced when they attempted the writing activities. From these feedback, I would focus my writing activities which focus on improving the students' weakest area. 

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I would normally ask my students to construct simple sentences based on the points given. Students will expand the writing by constructing compound sentences and even complex sentences based on the simple sentences that they have written. They do this by adding in details and elaborations.

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Wong Siew Bin

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Wong Siew Bin

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1. Identify type of genre
2. What is the aim/objective of the writing?
3. Identify the audience
4. Grammar use including connectors, conjunction
5. Sentence construction

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Roslyn

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1. Identify what the question wants them to do
2. Highlight keywords in the question
3. Grammar check
4. Sentence construction

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Similar to this teacher's approach, i would always begin with assessing my students' level of proficiency by asking them simple or random questions to answer in written form. Usually since it is the beginning of the year i will ask them to write say, three things they learned/enjoyed/regretted about last year. Then followed by three thingd they Hope to achieve or become by the end of this year. I would add with a simple question for each of their goals 'How i will make sure i achieve this'. So indirectly, i am exposing them to the elaborating skills (using wh-questions).  They will also know what my teaching style will be like, particularly when it comes to learning about writing essays.

For my advanced students (usually get 80 marks n above in the exam), i will show them examples of Band A essays, so they know what is expexted from them. For the average (50 - 70 marks in exam), they will copy model essays first, followed by brainstorming points related to the topic. Then they will use the writing frame (intro-body-conclusion). As for elaboration, they will use the wh-questions for each main point they will use in the essay. No doubt there will be problems with students' language, so this is where the feedback from the teacher plays an important part. After i marked their essay, i will focus on one or two paragraphs for them to rewrite as correction. For the weaker students (30 -40 marks in exam), they will copy model essays. I will highlight the important phrases or sentences (eg. Logical connectors, introducing main ideas, concluding statements). They will work in small groups to practice on elaborating main ideas, so they will be familiar with 'how to write more' using wh-questions.

I wouldn't say that my methods are 100% effective or successful. But to me at least by the end of the year, or when they sit for spm, they (hopefully) will be equipped with the skills to at least Plan (brainstorm), and continue writing (elaborate) until the paper ends, rather than not doing anything for the 1 hour and 45 minutes during the exam.

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1. discuss the questions with the students
2. take out the highlighted words in the question
3. revise grammar - connectors, conjunction, tenses
4. sentence construction - show sample of sentences

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To get students to write a good piece of writing can be a challenging task. Sometimes I will use mind map in teaching writing. I also include the 5W and 1H questions to help students be able to brainstorm the ideas. The first picture bellow shows how students can expand their ideas when they find that they have no ideas of what to write. Another way of teaching writing to the students is by using pictures to stimulate ideas. I will ask students to write sentences describing about the pictures. Each students will come out with different style of writing. Before they go further to write a complete essay on their own, we will read the sentences together, identify the students' mistake and correct it. Thus, by doing this, i find that it is not only interesting but also help students to not repeat the same mistakes in their writing. Although this is not the best method, I personally believe that when there is fun in the learning process, students will be able to learn and remember better.

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Skills and lesson planning

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1. To prepare for my writing lesson, I will give some samples for my students to read up essays on the format that they will be writing on. For an example, read on the model of descriptive essays before they come to their writing lesson.
2.  During the writing lesson, students are exposed first to the essay question for understanding of what they should be writing about follow with the discussion on the format or the layout of the essay. Then they are encouraged to gather as much information about the topic as possible through brainstorming and their general knowledge.
3.  I list out some  vocabularies and phrasal verbs that can be used in their writing for the topic. Students are guided to use the suitable tenses in their writing. As for the text structure I tell my students to write for Introduction, Main Points (Body) and Conclusion.
4. Then I remind my students to do self-reviewing, self-editing and rereading their sentences after has finished writing for each paragraph.
5. In post-writing, students are told to check back on their accuracy mainly on grammar, spelling and punctuation. Students also can interchange their essays with their friends to get feedback and comments before they submit to their teacher for checking.

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Hii Yew Chuo

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Skills  & Lesson Planning (Hii Yew Chuo)

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Wong Siew Bin

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Wong Siew Bin

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For my classes, I will ask the students to go through the questions and explain what the question wants. Then I will ask them to underline the keywords to make sure they are on the right track. I will go over the keywords with them. The students will then mention the format and tenses to be used by making sentences from the words or phrases given - I will write the sentences on the board as examples. After that, I will give them a sample essay to read and we will go through the sample together - sample to be given back to the teacher. The students then will attempt the question on their own. For the good students, they will have to produce their own essays. For the weak students, I will ask them to do the essay in groups - I will check the groups essays and then asked them to copy the corrected ones.

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For my classes, I will ask the students to go through the questions and explain what the question wants. Then I will ask them to underline the keywords to make sure they are on the right track. I will go over the keywords with them. The students will then mention the format and tenses to be used by making sentences from the words or phrases given - I will write the sentences on the board as examples. After that, I will give them a sample essay to read and we will go through the sample together - sample to be given back to the teacher. The students then will attempt the question on their own. For the good students, they will have to produce their own essays. For the weak students, I will ask them to do the essay in groups - I will check the groups essays and then asked them to copy the corrected ones.

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Malizan Mustapha

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Malizan Mustapha

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In the class, I would go through samples of introductions to illustrate the way students can kickstart their writing.  They would then collect similar samples of attractive introductions to relate to what they have , or have not been exposed to, to study what makes the introduction attractive to read.  Therefore, they have an idea of how to start writing.  Discussion on the layout of paragraphs, so that students are aware of the details to include  based on 'wh-questions' .  Then highlight the do's and don't's for the conclusion of any given essay (not for narrative writing).

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by: Sabariah Binti Abdul Rahman

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by: Sabariah Binti Abdul Rahman

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1. At the beginning of the year, I will always ask students what genre are they into. Factual, Narrative, Descriptive etc.
2. After getting input from the students, I'll group them up into smaller groups and do a tutorial based on their respective genre.
3. By doing tutorial, I can distinguish their weaknesses and strength, the good students can be mentors to weak students and they can also share their work based on their same interest.

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Teaching Subject Verb Agreement to form simple sentence.

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Teaching Subject Verb Agreement to form simple sentence.

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Hii Yew Chuo

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Hii Yew Chuo

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Lesson plan unpacking spm skills. (Hii Yew Chuo)

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Teaching compound and complex sentences to arouses students interest.

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Teaching compound and complex sentences to arouses students interest.

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Skills  & Lesson Planning SSP2020 GRACIA

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Pre-test is necessary to find out students' ability in writing. I am particularly attracted to the writing contract between students and teachers.

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1. Read and understand the question
2. Brainstorming
3. Sentence construction
4. (Directive Writing) Make sure to include all information given
5. Proofreading

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My Writing Lesson

1. Share ideas before writing- students share their ideas orally with a peer or group members.

2. Use sentence starters - to trigger ideas especially for those students who are struggling hard to write.

3. Sentence writing warm-up. - once a week,  to evaluate  students ability in writing simple or complex sentences using a proper connectors accordingly.

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In my writing lesson, I usually give sample  essay first.  I ask them to read it carefully.  I will ask them some questions based on the essay they have read.  This is to make sure they understand what they read.  We can focus our question to the topic sentence of the paragraph or the supporting details.

Then, I will give the topic of the essay that they are going to write.  I will ask students to underline the keywords in the question. It all depend on the genre of the essay but most importantly student must understand the question.

After understanding the question, there will be discussion.  I usually ask students to work in pair or small group.  They will discuss the points or plots of the essay.

After that, representative of each group will present their work.  Here students and teacher give constructive comment.

After the presentation, students write their answers individually. After completing the essay, students exchange their work for reading. Here students will learn and comment their friends' before submitting the actual essay.

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1.First of all I will ask them the format of the essay .I will choose someone randomly to answer my questions.
2.After that , I will ask them to read the instruction twice.
3,Next ,I will draw a hamburger format .They need to fill in the hamburger format with introduction ,points ,conclusion
4.Next, I will distribute a sample of an essay .

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by Mohammad Fitri Bin Mohd Saad

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skills and lesson planing by Mohammd fitri

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skills and lesson planing by Mohammd fitri

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The first writing lesson I normally distribute a form which I create based on an Exit Slip. Students fill in the form and share what they write in it with other friends. The reason of giving them the slip is to help me to identify what they want to learn and what things to teach next. I always use this method to diagnose my students' strengths and weaknesses. For our information, the Form 5 students that I am currently teaching are mostly A2, B1 and some B2 levels.

The Writing Lesson Process.
1. Brainstorm the topic to introduce the context or add some ideas to their pre-knowledge. I always ask them to use WH-questions in this activity. They present their ideas.
2. Introduce vocabulary related to the topic.
3. Learn about the format (DW and CW) and some do's and don's when writing. Use a sample essay as an example when I explain to the students.
4. Go through the question, points and underlined keywords (DW). Go through the question and underline the keywords (CW).
5. Writing activity is divided into 3 lessons based on one question. The first lesson is to write an introductory paragraph only. The second lesson is the body paragraph (pair work & group work). The third lesson is to write a concluding paragraph. In each lesson, there is a presentation activity or gallery walk. *This activity I always do in the first three months only. The next 3 months is always for writing a complete essay  in pair work / group work. Drilling for individual writing practice for Paper 1 is always in the second semester.
6. As for sentence construction, I always do it during reading lesson. Apart from the reading skills, I ask my students to identify each type of sentence in the reading passage. Thus, what they have learnt (type of sentence construction) in the reading lesson can be applied in their writing activity too.
7. Give feedback (strengths / weaknesses) based on their essay.

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By Linda Runggah

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3. How to improve students' performance in writing especially lower intermediate level?

2.  Students get to generate their own ideas and use their own self-creativity in writing.

3. What should I do to improve ss who can't read to be able to write an essay?

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I did the way quite similar to the teacher's in the video. In a new class in which i do not know how high is my students' proficiency, i would ask them to write a short paragraph about their goal/aim or any topic that they are interested in. These pieces of short writing have given me a rough idea of their language proficiency. It helps adjust everything related to my teaching to them, including my speaking pace, the vocabulary i use etc.  -Yu Ling Hung

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I did the way quite similar to the teacher's in the video. In a new class in which i do not know how high is my students' proficiency, i would ask them to write a short paragraph about their goal/aim or any topic that they are interested in. These pieces of short writing have given me a rough idea of their language proficiency. It helps adjust everything related to my teaching to them, including my speaking pace, the vocabulary i use etc.  -Yu Ling Hung

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For the average students, at the beginning of the year, I normally ask them to write what they they did during the year-end school holidays. It should be an activity or a series of activities that made them unforgettable or enjoyable. However, for the strugglers, they will be given a pictorial composition with some notes given to them (e.g. A Visit to Their Grandparents' House). From what they have written, I will notice their strengths and weaknesses. Hence, I will plan my writing lesson accordingly by meeting their needs and use PAK-21 to make the writing lesson more interesting. ~Heng Kiu Chuah~

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For the average students, at the beginning of the year, I normally ask them to write what they they did during the year-end school holidays. It should be an activity or a series of activities that made them unforgettable or enjoyable. However, for the strugglers, they will be given a pictorial composition with some notes given to them (e.g. A Visit to Their Grandparents' House). From what they have written, I will notice their strengths and weaknesses. Hence, I will plan my writing lesson accordingly by meeting their needs and use PAK-21 to make the writing lesson more interesting. ~Heng Kiu Chuah~

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For writing lesson, in th initiaI stage I usually introduce the suitable vocabulary that can be used in the writing for that particular class. Then, the students will be introduced to the sample essay to give them some ideas on the language features and generic structure of the essay.
Next, will be the remodelling of the essay. Students will be divided into groups and guided to construct the essay paragraph by paragraph. Through group work students will be able to learn from their peers in constructing the essay.
The final stage will be the presentation of the students' work in front of the class. However, for weaker students we can provide guided exercise to enable them to participate in the writing activities. Teachers can also have activities such as "Three Stray, One Stay' or 'Gallery Walk' activity in class. Most importantly, we must provide enough scaffolding for the students in every stages of writing. This is to enable them to follow every stages in producing proper essay.

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By Linda

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For writing lesson, I usually discuss current issues with the topic associated to the writing. For good classes, they will discuss the topic in groups, and then share their opinion with the whole class. For weak classes, I usually assist them with the input and introduce vocabularies that can be used in their writing.

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1. I will help the students understand the need of the question.
2. Then, discuss about tenses use in that question.
3. Next, help them to build sentence structure based on the points/notes given.
4. Lastly, teach students to write in paragraphs.

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Fong Ngip Heng

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Fong Ngip Heng

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There are some things that i always remind students to do before we begin writing.  For me, preparation is key to a good writing.
1. Format - Students need to know the format for a writing.
2. Tone and style - Students need to be sure what kind of tone they will need to adopt in each essay.
3. Points - Students need to understand the points and what they will add as elaborations.
4. Grammar - After they finish their draft, they must re-read and check their own grammar.
5. Vocabular - Students will check back on their use of vocabulary, whether some words should be changed.

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1. Give a piece of reading related to the topic of the essay.
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In order for students to write effectively, there must be input before output.
Therefore the first step is to give articles or any reading materials for students to read before they begin to write essay (prior knowledge).

While writing:
Students have to be familiar with various format of directed writing and apply the correct format while writing.

Students can make good use of the knowledge they have gained previously from reading activities to elaborate their main points.

After writing:
Students have to spend some time to check their grammar tenses or forms, spellings, correct use of vocabulary and punctuations.

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Pre test