Teaching Writing • Basics

Question 1

Basics • What Your Students Must Know

Answer 1

1- The basics of punctuation. (Capital letter in beginning of a sentence. Sentences ending in periods)

2- Base of speech.

Question 2

Basics • Spelling Difficulties

Answer 2

Many students try to spell using sound, which is not a good idea, since many words can sound like different letters.

Question 3

Basics • Spelling Difficulties • Examples

Answer 3

1- Might = Mite

2- Able = Abull

3- Draw = Dror

Question 4

Basics • Spelling Difficulties • Rules

Answer 4

1- “i” comes before “e” except after “c”/ (ceiling, receive)

2- When a vowel is short, the consonant is doubled. (hop=hopping, pin=pinning)

3- When the vowel is long, the consonant is single. (hope=hoping, pine=pining)

Question 5

Basics • Spelling Difficulties • Ways To Teach

Answer 5

Ask your students to keep a personal notebook to write down unknown words.