Read-Write-Think Online Student Materials
We want our ESL students to read, write, and think. But how do we help them do that? With Read-Write-Think curriculum and online materials, of course. The site has great materials that students can work on by themselves, but it also has examples of how teachers can integrate Read-Write-Think tools into lessons.
The Essay Map is one example of materials available for learners. It walks students through the process of making an outline for an essay. There are a bunch of writing lessons on the site that use the Essay Map. I have used it in class and students liked it. It makes essay writing a lot easier. Bonus: after making the Map, students can print it out in a nice format. (Alternatively, teachers can leave the Essay Map blank and print the blank Map to use as handout for class.)
If your writers are more advanced, they might not need the Essay Map. But the site has other things to offer too. Here are my favorite Read-Write-Think online activities for students:
- Letter Writing- learn the traditional format of friendly and business letters. And some lessons to go with it.
- Literary Graffiti- give artistic student the chance to summarize a text in writing and with pictures or other creative lessons.
- Persuasive Map-similar to the Essay Map. Also includes a variety of lesson ideas.
- Eye on Idioms- learn a few idioms and see why they make (a little) sense.
They have materials for all students of all ages. Some are more appropriate than other for adult ESL students. Anyway, I like Read-Write-Think. Hope you do too.
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February 9th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Thanks for highlighting resources from ReadWriteThink. We are very proud of what we have to offer on the site! If you are interested, we pay educators in the field to publish lesson plans and share teaching ideas. Let me know if you would like more information.
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March 13th, 2009 at 5:36 am
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