Becoming proficient in writing

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Becoming proficient in writing
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• Writing as a continuum of activities
• From writing down to composing
• Writing down
• Replication
• Writing in the language
• Writing within a framework
• Expressive writing

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Writing as a support skill

• Simple description with visuals
• Advanced-level writing techniques
• Slash/sentences
• Telegraphic sentences
• Sentences or paragraph completion

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Advanced Writing

• Guided Compositions
• Multiple tasks based on a visual
• Pre-writing activity
• Description
• Narration

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Superior Writing

• Writing for academic purposes
• Linguistic Knowledge
• Text structure
• Textual strategies
• Description
• Narration
• Argumentation
• Comparison/parallelisms

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Good writers

• Planning
• Rescanning
• REVISING

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Class editing processing

• Comprehension of meaning
• Correction of grammar
• Analysis of prose style
• Analysis of organization
• Overview

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Grading and Evaluating

• Holistic Scoring
• Clarity of the text
• Effectiveness with which the issue has been
  raised
• Support and development of the thesis
• Accommodation to the needs of the audience
• The degree of grammatical and lexical cohesion
• Effectiveness of rethorical devices

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• Analytical Scoring (Gaudiani 1981)
• Grammar/vocabulary
• Stylistic technique
• Organization
• Content
• Omaggio page 334-335, 336
• Primary trait scoring

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Defining Genre

• What is genre?
• What is a genre-based pedagogy?
• How does it differ from a process approach?