Best practices for effective writing

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Any good teacher desires for their students to become effective writers. For this to be possible there are certain conditions that needs to be met. Creating an atmosphere that is conducive to learning, giving students control over what they are writing, modeling, and writing with students are methods of developing effective writers. 

  

Creating an atmosphere for developing effective writers

There are certain elements that contributes to a conducive learning environment. First, the teachers body language. The enthusiasm that a teacher exudes is important to motivate your students to write. In addition, a classroom that is quiet, filled visual inspiration and little distraction helps with the process of writing.

Allowing students to choose


Giving students the power to choose is very impactful. When students are given the option to choose, they can write on topics they are interested in. For instance, a class of 25 students may have come from varying backgrounds. Some maybe interested airplanes, fashion, movies, or sports. It would best that students write about what they are interesting so that they may produce their best work.

 

Modeling and writing with students

Providing good examples for students would involve working closely with students. If the teacher takes the students through the process of writing students would benefit tremendously. When observing the teachers process, they would in-turn adapt their methodology, reasoning, and approach to writing. This can serve a guide to both struggling and advanced writers.


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  1. Sherry-annOctober 10, 2021 at 5:51 PM

    These are very good practices for promoting effective writing. I especially like how you pin pointed the teacher's body language. It is true that teachers that exudes enthusiasm will motivate good writers. Students read their teacher's body language and facial expressions well and they feed off their energy. A negative attitude and/or behavior to teaching writing can very well demotivate students to write.

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  2. MoniqueOctober 12, 2021 at 4:44 PM

    I like how you list and explain some best practices used in effective writing. I like how you use pictures to illustrate each one. What stood out for me is teacher's body language, which is very conductive to a learning environment. A positive attitude from the teacher will motivate students to have a positive attitude for writing.

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