Write Away Right Away
Map of Main Sections
| UNIT | SKILL/FUNCTION | LANGUAGE FOCUS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTRODUCTION: Journal writing, freewriting, and composition format | INTRODUCTION: Journal writing, freewriting, and composition format |
| 2 | freewriting; describing a person; writing interview questions; taking notes; using an idea web to organize information; editing: the writing process; revising: using the Correction Guide and rewriting based on peer feedback | simple present tense; subject-verb agreement; using because; combining sentences with and; punctuation: using a comma before and |
| 3 | freewriting; writing questions; writing about experiences; taking notes; organizing information; writing an introduction; writing a conclusion; editing: irrelevant sentences and overuse of she or he; revising: rewriting based on peer feedback and common mistakes list |
present perfect; ever and before with present perfect; present perfect vs simple past; present perfect progressive; since and for with present perfect progressive; combining sentences with so; punctuation: using a comma before so |
| 4 | freewriting; writing about an experience; organizing information in time order; giving background information to set up a story; writing an introduction; writing a conclusion; writing an outline; writing a title; including specific details to make a story more interesting; revising: checking verb tense, adding or taking out details, and rewriting based on peer feedback | simple past tense; past progressive; combining sentences with and |
| 5 | freewriting; writing a recipe; describing food; revising: checking preposition usage, checking spelling and agreement, checking verb form, and rewriting based on peer feedback |
imperatives; vocabulary for describing food; prepositions; spelling; agreement |
| 6 | freewriting; comparing and contrasting; writing questions with comparative forms; brainstorming and organizing information using a list; writing topic sentences; writing an outline; writing an introduction; writing a conclusion; revising: checking for usage of transitional phrases, checking spelling, checking comparative adjective forms, and rewriting based on peer feedback |
comparative form of adjectives; simple present tense; words and phrases to show comparison; words and phrases to show contrast; transitional phrases for introducing examples; punctuation: using commas with transitional phrases; spelling of comparative adjective forms |
| 7 | freewriting; writing a narrative; organizing information in time order; revising: adding details to make your story more interesting, checking verb tense, adding adverbs, checking for usage of and, but, so, and because, and rewriting based on peer feedback | simple past tense; time transition words; direct speech; and, so, but, and because; adverbs; spelling of adverbs; punctuation: using a comma before so and but, punctuation of direct speech |
| 8 | freewriting; writing emails; writing a letter to a penpal; writing a self-introduction; explaining why you are writing; writing questions; describing personality; describing preferences; writing a personal profile; revising: rewriting |
beginning and ending forms for email; adjectives for describing personality; relative clauses; I would like to...; I'm looking for... |
| 9 | freewriting; writing invitations; accepting or declining an invitation; giving reasons; writing directions | formulaic expressions for inviting and accepting or declining an invitation; |
| 10 | freewriting; writing a description of a restaurant; writing directions; writing a conclusion; writing a story (Fun Writing Activity); revising: checking spelling, checking agreement, checking vocabulary and pattern usage, adding details to make a description more interesting, rewriting based on peer feedback | vocabulary and patterns for describing food and restaurants; descriptive adjectives; simple present tense; imperatives; agreement; spelling: common spelling mistakes |
| 11 | freewriting; writing a letter of request; writing a letter of confirmation; writing a thank-you letter; writing a postcard; filling out a disembarkation card; revising: rewriting | formulaic expressions for business letters; I would like...; I'll be (verb+ing)...; (We) look forward to...; weather vocabulary; vocabulary to describe a holiday; expressions of gratitude; punctuation: commas |
| 12 | freewriting; writing about advantages & disadvantages; organizing information; brainstorming using a list; writing topic sentences; writing an introduction; writing a conclusion; using a variety of forms to make your writing more interesting; revising: checking usage of words that introduce a cause or effect, and rewriting based on peer feedback | vocabulary and patterns used to introduce or list advantages & disadvantages; signal words for listing or adding points; words that introduce a cause or effect; punctuation: using commas with signal words |