Mastering Basic Writing Skills

Mastering Basic Writing Skills

Learning Objective

Recognize basic knowledge, skills, and competence in writing simple tasks within familiar contexts.

What do you already know about writing simple messages and notes?

Importance of Basic Writing

Understand the importance of being able to write notes and messages for simple tasks.

Addressing an Envelope

Learn how to address an envelope correctly for mailing purposes.

Writing a Cheque

Understand the process of writing a cheque for simple transactions.

Drafting Messages

Practice drafting at least five sentences to convey meaning or information in different scenarios.

Using Writing Rules

Understand the rules of writing, including spelling familiar words accurately and using capitals and full stops.

Adapting Writing to Purpose

Learn to use a range of different forms of writing to suit different purposes and audiences.

Interactive Activity

Engage in a writing activity to practice the skills learned.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

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.

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.

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.