“Ahem…alright, our lesson for today is writing. Let’s write about…Myths and Legends.”
“What?!? No…not wr…wri…writing…arghhhhhhhhh”
Writing has always been nightmares to many students. Some said that they don’t have any idea how to write. Some said they are afraid to make mistakes. Some said they don’t know how to start or what to write. Some even dislike writing at all. Well, actually the markers of writing work are not doing so well either. Depending on the writing work, markers have to crack their heads to correct them.
Today, I would like to share an experience about writing. This idea was provided by Teacher Santhi. She is a very creative teacher. I love to talk to her about techniques in delivering lessons because she always has something up her sleeves to brighten up the whole class. I often get extraordinary ideas from her and this is one of them.
First of all, we can let the students look at a piece of article. Let’s say, picnic, as shown above. Make sure they read and understand the article well.
Then, we break the article down into four parts. First, the title. Second, the orientation, which means, when, who, where and why. Third, the events. In this part, the events are further broken down into four small sections. Each section describe what happened in the story. This is an important part of the process because it is the part that makes the writing interesting. Students also have the alternative to draw pictures as their description. And the forth part is the conclusion.
After that process, students now have a clearer and better idea about a picnic. So now it’s their turn to write about their own picnic. Using the same method, only this time, students have to plan their own story.
But I think students will feel less stress rather than throwing them with a topic and ask them to write on the spot. This method provides a structure that guides student through the process and makes writing fun and exciting!
Below is one of the writing works of Teacher Santhi’s student.
The Legend of Captain Gorbia
The End… 
Thanks again, Teacher Santhi! Hope the sharing of this experience will benefit the people all around the world!
