WRITING STRATEGIES
Strategy Description Purpose
Brainstorming Ask students to say their ideas on what to say about a certain topic. Elicit ideas or vocabulary for the exercise.
Outlines Organize their ideas. Organize ideas from the brainstorming.
Pre-writing Ask students to "shape" their outline.Have students write in gramatically correct way. Order ideas, make compound sentences.
Drafting Writing paragraphs, give a body to the writing. Eliminate useless, irrelevant and ilogical information. Correct syntax and puctuation.
Editing Writing final version; choosing vocabulary.  Achieve how to write successfully in any style



 
WRITING STYLES
Style Purpose
Messeges, notes & invitations Provide short and specific information.
Résumés Provide personal and specific information & get acquaninted with format.
Interview, request & confirm Specific objective.
Service, request & confirm Specific objective.
Letters Develope their free personal style.
Narrative Encourage creativity.
Free writing Express their personal desire/preference



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