Presented by Edison Santacruz and Stephanie Hanson

1. MAKING
STUDENTS WRITE
Edison Santacruz, PUCE
Quito
(with Stephanie Hanson
Senior English Language Fellow)

2. Input/ Output Theory
O Input  L2 data learner receives
O Intake  L2 data learner comprehends
O Output  what learner produces
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3. MY TEN IMPORTANT
WORDS

4. Your firsts
When was the first FOLLOW UP
time you … QUESTIONS
O kissed somebody of Where?
the opposite sex? Who with?
O rode a bike? What color?
O smoked? How?

5. And lasts
When was the last time you FOLLOW - UP
… QUESTIONS
O got angry?
O cooked?
O fell in love?
O swam in the ocean?

6. FAMILY
O What are the talents in your family?
O What does your family enjoy doing
together?
O What is the best way to punish a child?
O …

7. Offering advice
O I am 15 and I want to have cosmetic
surgery on my nose.
O I’m an only child and I’d like my parents to
stop overprotecting me.
O I am 14 and my sister is always taking my
things.

8. Use images
O My favorite family reunion

9. Photo Album
Remembrances
Look at your photo album and remember:
O What games did you use to play?
O Where did you use to spend your
afternoons?
O Who were your best friends?
O Which event would you like to relive?
O INTERVIEW

10. COMPARE THEM

12. Look at the photograph and
remember some facts

13. MUSIC, HUMOR, NATURE

15. Using Poetry / Imagery

16. Mind food
Choose an option in each question and be ready to
explain your selection.
1. Which provokes more thought? a. A window
b. A door
2. Which takes more space? a. A frown
b. A smile
3. Which costs more? a. Popularity
b. Aloneness
4. Which is heavier? a. A mountain
b. A mistake
5. Which is weaker? a. A spider web
b. A promise

17. HOW WOULD YOU
COMPLETE THIS POEM?
O Do more than belong:
_______________
Do more than care:
_______________
Do more than believe:
_______________
Do more than be fair:
_______________
Do more than forgive:
_______________
Do more than dream:
_______________

18. DO MORE
O Do more than belong: participate.
Do more than care: help.
Do more than believe: practice.
Do more than be fair: be kind.
Do more than forgive: forget.
Do more than dream: work.
O By William Arthur Ward

19. CROSSOVER
How would you answer these questions?
O What is the sound of war?
O What is the flavor of happiness?
O What is the texture of fear?
O What is the smell of laughter?
O What is the fabric of wishes? Why?

20. No more boring adjectives
O Write about a possession of yours or a
place you find unique. Tell why. Do not
use the adjectives INTERESTING,
GOOD, or NICE.

21. Hi5
O Choose 5 people you know
well
O Describe each one using five
words
O Variation: use one syllable-
words only.

22. Where does it come from?

23. Read and discuss
A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced
by an injured life. It is the tear [that results]
from the injury of the oyster.
Coming to think about it, if we had not been
wounded, if we had not been injured, then
we will not produce the pearl.
O ~ Stephan Hoeller

24. What does it taste like?
O Do you know something that tastes the
same as tamarind?
O Write a paragraph about a bittersweet
thing, feeling, or moment in your life.

25. Useful Websites
O http://grammar.about.com/od/topicsuggestion
s/a/causeff07topics.htm
O http://grammar.about.com/od/topicsuggestion
1/a/250-Topics-For-Familiar-Essays.htm
O http://esldiscussions.com/index.html
O http://www.amazon.com/501-Grammar-
Writing-Questions-Edition/dp/1576854000
O http://thelyricwriter.hubpages.com/hub/100-
Great-Ideas-To-Write-About
O http://www.thewritesource.com/writing_topics/

26. Questions or Comments?
Edison Santacruz
PUCE Quito
esantacruzd@puce.edu.ec
Stephanie Hanson
Senior English Language Fellow
S_L_Hanson@yahoo.com