Activity C

Drafting

Use of handouts, discussion

Materials and equipment

Handout 7.3: Composing: Pre-questionnaire
Handout 7.4: How to Assist Composing
Handout 7.5: Composing: Post-questionnaire

Preparation

Copy handouts.

STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS

  1. Ask tutors what it means to write a draft.
  2. Ask tutors what process they have used in writing a first draft.
  3. Have tutors complete the handout Composing: Pre-questionnaire.
  4. Review the handout How to Assist Composing.
  5. Have tutors complete the handout Composing: Post-questionnaire.
  6. Have tutors compare their own pre- and post-questionnaire answers. Ask if anyone is willing to share the differences in their answers and why (if) they changed their answers. (Statements 1, 2, 5, 7 and 8 are true. Statements 3, 4, 6, 9 and 10 are false.)
  7. If tutors are still having problems with some of the ideas in the questionnaire, discuss the answers with them.
  8. Have tutors brainstorm how they could help their learner compose a first draft.

Activity D

Revising and rewriting

We each have a different way of approaching our writing that is reflected in the way we revise what we have written. This activity will give tutors the opportunity to determine their own style.

Use of handouts, discussion

Materials and equipment

Handout 7.6: What Is My Writing Style?
Handout 7.7: What Do I Know About Revising?
Handout 7.8: Revising
Flip chart and markers

Preparation

Copy handouts.