Games for Teaching English Writing
Writing True/False Statements The first time this activity is
carried out it is the teacher who needs to write. The second time the students
can do the writing themselves. Write statements on the board - some true, some
not. Some can be ridiculous, especially if you are teaching children. Some can
be obvious, although with more advanced groups it's a good idea to include
statements that require some thinking about, to increase interest in the
activity.
Some
example sentences could be: "Polar bears live at the South Pole,"
"Hamlet was written by Dickens," "Dogs always cook cats."
Anything you want that suits the age and level of the class. Students must
comment orally first, then in writing, about the sentences. For example:
"Dogs never cook cats. They chase them," etc. Once the students
understand, they can write their own statements, and respond in writing to
those of other students.
Dictationcan become a game-like activity when
practiced in a variety of ways, and when interesting material is used. There
are many types of dictation, and it's important to vary the way it's done. Here
are two that students often enjoy.
Running dictations are when pieces of text are stuck to the classroom walls,
and teams (divided into runners and readers, and writers, who must remain by
the board to write what the others on their team tell them. It's a good to give
different students the role of writer a few times. The teams must copy the
writing on the wall accurately.
CD dictation can also be fun. Draw the controls of a CD player on the
board. Stop, Play and Go Back are enough. Explain to the students that they can
control what you say by giving the above commands to you. Then read a short
piece of text you have written or carefully chosen for the level of the
students.
Read
at a natural speed. The students must tell you to stop and go back etc, so they
have time to write what you say. They can ask you how to spell the word, but
nothing else. When the students are used to the activity they can complete the
final sentence for themselves.
Consequencesis an old game, and is best for
intermediate students. All students have a piece of paper. They all must write
a name. The first name must be male for all, or female for all students. A
famous person is best. Students then fold back the paper, hiding the name, and
pass their paper to the next student (who should not look).
Then
the students write 'met' followed by a female name (if the first name was
male), then they fold the paper again, and pass it on to the next student. Next
they must write a location, what they said, and last, 'The consequence was...'.
Then
the papers are unfolded and read aloud. You may have, "Barack Obama met
Hello Kitty in the pub. He said 'I love hamburgers.' She said 'What day is it?'
The consequence was that they drove to Alaska." A little crazy, but this
is generally part of the fun.
MY
OPINION
There
are many ways to develop students’ writing skill. Game is a good method that
can help them to practice their writing happily. Good teachers have to find
exciting games to teach them in many sources. They will study both content and
interpersonal skill.
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