Writing Process approach Activities Assessment possibilities WHY should we teach writing?! product process oriented oriented approach product Focus on final product Focus on grammar & form Largely controlled by The teacher accuracy process Focus on writing process Progress over time is observed Creative: Students can express feelings & ideas fluency Who wins? Process & product go hand in hand Teaching writing must involve both! But HOW? Donât worry! Begin with the basics: Organization of writing itself 1 2 Give students a framework so they can put their ideas into it 3 Your last step should be the focus on grammar mistakes Always remember: baby steps! planning drafting editing final version Is this a realistic writing process? NOpe! Itâs way more complex than this! Reality: planning drafting Re-drafting editing Re-editing 45 minute class discussion RESEARCH brainstorming reviewing language study interaction ainât nobody got time for that! It may be true that⦠process writing is time consuming and some students may not like it we also want students to write quickly sometimes sometimes process writing is simply not appropriate But i Hate writing Process approach http://www.csuchico.edu/~gthurgood/232/process_and_product.pdf http://www.csuchico.edu/~gthurgood/232/process_and_product.pdf