Write it Right: Writing Tips for Beginners

Write it Right
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EngelsMiddelbare schoolhavo, vwoLeerjaar 2

This lesson contains 14 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

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Write it Right
Writing Tips

Slide 1 - Slide

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Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson, you understand the basics of English writing, including capitalization, punctuation, and word order.

Slide 2 - Slide

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What are writing rules you already know?

Slide 3 - Mind map

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Capitalization
Always use a capital letter for the pronoun 'I' (ik)

Het maakt niet uit waar in de zin 'I' staat, het is altijd een hoofdletter.

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Starting Sentences
Begin sentences with a capital letter and end them with appropriate punctuation.

Een zin begint altijd met een hoofdletter en eindigt met een punt. Een vraagzin eindigt op een vraagteken. En soms, heel soms, moet je komma's gebruiken om het leesbaar te maken.

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Word Order
Understand the correct word order in English sentences.

Onderwerp + ww + rest van de zin --> meest belangrijke.
Bijwoord, + onderwerp + ww + rest van de zin.

Soms kan het bijwoord tussen het hulpww + hoofdww staan.

Slide 6 - Slide

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Present Tense
When writing about something in the present, you have to use the:
  • Present Simple
  • Present Continuous.

Dit kan soms wel in combinatie met een past of future tense.

Slide 7 - Slide

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Past Tense
When writing about something in the past, you have to use the:
  • Past Simple
  • Past Continuous
  • Present Perfect

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Future Tense
When writing about the future, you have to use:
  • Will/Shall (voor beloftes, voorspelling en voorwaarden(
  • To be going to (voor plannen in de toekomst zonder afspraak)
  • Present simple (voor schema's)
  • Present Continuous (voor afspraken die gemaakt zijn in de toekomst)

Slide 9 - Slide

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Assignment
Go to teams, general chat. You'll find the document you need.

What: Find the 16 mistakes in the story. Underline and correct them.
How: Alone, in silence.
How long: 10 - 15 minutes
Why: to check if you have a good enough understanding so you can find your own mistakes.
Done: let the teacher know.

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Answers
What: check the answers
How: Together, in class
How long: 5 - 10 minutes
Why: to check if you have found all the mistakes.
Done: -

Slide 11 - Slide

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Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Slide 12 - Open question

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Slide 13 - Open question

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

Slide 14 - Open question

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.