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 Prepare final text 2 Fast-write 3 Select and reject ideas 4 Introduce & summarize the main writing task 5 Edit 6 Focus on useful models 7 Get feedback 8 Introduce the topic 9 Plan de text 10 Prepare draft 11 Brainstorm ideas 12 Sort and order ideas 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). What is worth leaving out? A very good way to overcome 'blank page' terror and get ideas flowing is to 'fast-write'. Get students interested through an advert, article, picture, or discussing some key issues. Based on feedback, students write a finished text. 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. Whole class: use the board to collect as many ideas as possible. Small groups: speak and take notes. Use notes to start shaping the text. The layout & order of paragraphs. Are there any special rules for the genre? Another student can read and make useful comments/suggestions on the content, the message, the organization, or the language. Help students to study sample(s) of similar written texts, focusing on content, message, organization, grammar, phrases, etc. Preparing a draft version before the final one gives them the chance to get the reader reactions.