Relacionar Columnas A route for writing workVersión en línea A typical route for the development of writing skills. It may involve some or all of the following steps: por María Guadalupe Diez Sánchez 1 Focus on useful models 2 Brainstorm ideas 3 Fast-write 4 Get feedback 5 Prepare draft 6 Plan de text 7 Select and reject ideas 8 Sort and order ideas 9 Edit 10 Introduce the topic 11 Prepare final text 12 Introduce & summarize the main writing task Use notes to start shaping the text. The layout & order of paragraphs. Are there any special rules for the genre? Whole class: use the board to collect as many ideas as possible. Small groups: speak and take notes. Based on feedback, students write a finished text. What is worth leaving out? Help students to study sample(s) of similar written texts, focusing on content, message, organization, grammar, phrases, etc. A very good way to overcome 'blank page' terror and get ideas flowing is to 'fast-write'. Another student can read and make useful comments/suggestions on the content, the message, the organization, or the language. Get students interested through an advert, article, picture, or discussing some key issues. Preparing a draft version before the final one gives them the chance to get the reader reactions. Make sure students know what they are expected to do, the genre (magazine article? letter? formal report? etc.), and the audience (who they are writing to and why). Students carefully go through their own text, checking if it says what they want it to, if it is clear, if its language is correct, etc. Start to plan structure of text by arranging ideas.