How to teach writing / Jeremy Harmer

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents Page Introduction v 1 Writing as a process 1 • From the beginning • Why learn to write? • How people write • Writing and speaking • Implications for learning and teaching 2 Describing written text 15 • Different purposes, different writing • Differences within a genre ^ • Text construction • Cohesion • Coherence • Register • Implications for learning and teaching 3 Writing in the language classroom 31 • Writing for learning • Writing for writing • The tasks of the teacher in writing 4 Nuts and bolts 44 • The mechanics of writing • The handwriting challenge • Teaching handwriting • The spelling challenge • Teaching spelling • Teaching punctuation • Copying • Sentence, paragraph, and text 5 Building the writing habit 61 • Building confidence and enthusiasm • Instant writing • Collaborative writing • Writing to each other • What to do with ‘habit-building’ writing 6 ’Worked-on’ writing 86 • Process and genre • Generating ideas • Analysing genres • Making a plan • Examples of ‘worked-on writing sequences • Project work • Writing for exams 7 Responding, correcting, and guiding 108 • Ways of reacting to students’ writing • Ways of correcting students’ work • Ways of responding to students’ work • Peer review • Training students to self-edit and self-correct • Making homework successful 8 Journal writing 125 • A different kind of writing • Journal writing benefits • Before, during, and after • Teacher journals Task File 136 Task File Key 145 Appendices • Appendix A: Punctuation table 148 • Appendix B: Chapter notes and further reading 149 Index 153