Week 4 discussion: task2 finding purpose and audience for a writing task.

Week 4 discussion: task2 finding purpose and audience for a writing task.
I wanted ss to write a descriptive essay of a place. So I asked them to choose a picture for a place they like in Egypt. Students would put the picture with the descriptive paragraph around the class on an event called ' in the love of Egypt '. Parents and teachers and students from other classes are invited to come and read. They put a star next to the paragraph of the place they want to visit.
Other classes have different themes like film reviews or countries to visit or restaurants. And students go around different classes to read and choose what they prefer.

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  1. Carolina Brenes BurgosMay 3, 2016 at 1:21 PM

    I like the idea of placing the stickers! It makes it interactive!

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  2. Juan UribeMay 7, 2016 at 5:40 AM

    Dear Maha,

    I liked very much the idea of having them write about their special place and having a fair for others to come and interact with their work.

    I once had this activity with a group of international students and they prepared leaflets about their city. Students got really interested to know about their peers' cities. I even went to one of the cities in Japan due to the sheer enthusiasm of a student. Even had the pleasure of having her as a guide!

    Love also the idea of bringing other classes and parents.

    Fun-tastic idea!

    Juan

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