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Spirit Fluency with an All-Level ESL Creative Writing Activity

eslwriter — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:45:00 +0000

Many teachers search for an ESL creative writing activity that improves fluency, builds confidence, and leads to stronger writing skills. This guided routine, inspired by the work of Paul Nation, transforms quick speaking rounds into a polished written paragraph. It works well with mixed-level groups and fits seamlessly into many ESL classroom activities, especially when ... Read more

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Simple ESL Creative Writing Activity Makes Genres Easy

eslwriter — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:40:10 +0000

Helping students build genre awareness is one of the most powerful goals you can include in an ESL creative writing activity. When learners understand how purpose and audience shape language, they begin to write with more confidence, strategy, and control. This lesson uses a single complex photo as the foundation for multiple writing modes. It’s ... Read more

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Unlock The Benefits of Choose Your Own Adventure Writing

eslwriter — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:25:18 +0000

Teaching writing in ESL classrooms can sometimes feel repetitive. Essays, summaries, and letters are essential, but they don’t always spark excitement. That’s where Choose Your Own Adventure writing activities come in. By letting students create branching storylines, teachers can transform writing lessons into interactive experiences that build language skills, creativity, and engagement. Why Choose Your ... Read more

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Writing from a Robot’s Viewpoint: An ESL Creative Writing Activity

eslwriter — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 01:35:28 +0000

If you want to spark imagination and build real writing confidence, this ESL creative writing activity gives students an engaging way to experiment with voice, tone, and perspective. By stepping into the mind of an AI assistant—or a classroom robot—students practice narrative skills while strengthening grammar patterns such as the present perfect and present perfect ... Read more

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ESL Creative Writing Activity: The “What If” Alternate History Journal

eslwriter — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:42:33 +0000

Engage your students with an ESL creative writing activity that uses alternate history and diary writing to build fluency, voice, and conditional grammar skills.

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10 AI Lesson Ideas for Writing Teachers

eslwriter — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 11:16:04 +0000

How can ESL teachers use AI to teach writing? Sounds strange because some of us, like me, tried the avoidance strategy. No AI in this writing class, I thought. I was delighted with the results but realized some accommodation is required. AI ain’t going away. Here are a few AI lesson ideas to help teachers ... Read more

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6 Amazing Images You Can Use As ESL Writing Prompts

eslwriter — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:12:58 +0000

Who said there’s no time for fun activities in the ESL writing class? I like to use spacer activities to give my ESL students a mental break and a creative challenge at the same time. Here are six images that I like to use as ESL writing prompts. Great fun and awesome sponge activities. 1 ... Read more

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10 High Interest Graded Readers for the Writing Classroom

eslwriter — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 03:48:10 +0000

Reading in the writing classroom? Sure, why not. Experienced ESL writing teachers know there is a strong correlation between reading fluency and writing fluency. That’s why a book report (based on graded readers) is part of my class curriculum each semester. And on a personal note, I remember a first-year university student commented at the ... Read more

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How to Teach Writing to Shy Students

eslwriter — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:02:15 +0000

Here are some unique writing lesson activities that can help shy students develop their writing skills and build their confidence: Personal journaling Encourage students to write in a personal journal about their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. This is a great way for shy students to express themselves and to build their writing skills in a ... Read more

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How to Teach Complex Sentences

eslwriter — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:19:03 +0000

Lesson Plan: Teaching Paragraph Writing with Complex Sentences Why teach complex sentences Improving Writing Skills: Complex sentences provide variety and depth to writing, making it more interesting and engaging for the reader. By using complex sentences, students can express their ideas more clearly and effectively. Enhancing Vocabulary: Using complex sentences requires students to understand the ... Read more

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How to Write Lessons Inspired by George Hillocks

eslwriter — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 10:32:57 +0000

English as a Second Language (ESL) writing lessons, similar to those of George Hillocks Jr., a well-known researcher in the field of English language teaching,

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How to Teach ESL Writing – Some Ideas

eslwriter — Sun, 05 Feb 2023 03:10:41 +0000

Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) writing can be a challenging task for many teachers, especially when dealing with students who have limited knowledge of the English language. However, by understanding the needs of ESL students and utilizing a variety of teaching methods, teachers can effectively help students improve their writing skills. First, it ... Read more

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Get 7 Awesome Short Stories for ESL Students

eslwriter — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 12:51:23 +0000

Short Stories for ESL students help your English language students find joy in reading and improve reading fluency at the same time. Reading after all shouldn't be a chore.

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Teacher! Easy Writing Activities for ELL Classes

eslwriter — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 08:28:00 +0000

Every teacher needs easy writing activities that don’t require feedback. Here are two easy ones. They work well anytime you want to inject some fun into the writing class. Personification Puzzles Easy writing activity introduction This ESL writing activity helps students learn to use personification. The entire activity, including parts 1 and 2, takes about ... Read more

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How to Use Spam as an English Editing Exercise

eslwriter — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 01:17:48 +0000

English editing exercises: Email scams Inject some real-life English to the class. Try spam! I created an English editing exercise that helps students develop practical skills based on a small message. English editing exercises with real content help build real writing skills. So I was delighted to find this email message in my spam folder ... Read more

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How to Teach Basic Writing and Trade English: Lesson 4

eslwriter — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 10:28:34 +0000

It’s week 4 of the class. Let’s have a final exam. ESL Business English Course This is the last class of the course. Thank you for your hard work. Good luck to you in your future studies. Final Exam Questions Here is the final exam question sheet. exam sheet phone datasheet

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How to Teach Basic Writing and Trade English: Lesson 3

eslwriter — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 10:24:57 +0000

It’s week 3 of the class. Let’s get ready for the final exam. Warm Up (10) Can you solve the business office puzzle? Class Notes Notes for the class. Textbook Unit 5 Here are the resources for the lesson. Let’s do the exercises in Unit 5. They are good practice. They help you learn to ... Read more

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How to Teach Basic Writing and Trade English: Lesson 2

eslwriter — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:31:09 +0000

It’s week 2 of the class. Let’s get ready for a midterm exam. Textbook Unit 4 Here are the resources for the lesson. Let’s do the exercises in Unit 4. They are good practice. They help you learn to write simple present tense sentences that describe places. Read and write Tasks (60) explain the words ... Read more

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How to Teach Basic Writing and Trade English: Lesson 1

eslwriter — Fri, 04 Jan 2019 09:04:41 +0000

Welcome to another Business English class. Introduction (10) We have 12 in-class hours. We will do 3 things in this class to improve practical business English skills: be able to write accurate sentences in past tense, p[resenttense and future tense learn to write a short business email improve speaking skills related to time, numbers, and places ... Read more

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How to Teach Adult English Night Class Fall 2018 W11

eslwriter — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:05:44 +0000

It’s week 11 of the Adult ESL class. There’s a class dinner party next week. Pair Work Warm Up (15) Here is a vocabulary and thinking exercise. Your partner will read two words on a worksheet. You have to explain the meaning of each word. Extra 5 minutes? Here is a quick exercise: it’s homographs. ... Read more

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How to Teach Adult English Night Class Fall 2018 W10

eslwriter — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 13:29:44 +0000

It’s week 10 of the Adult ESL class. Christmas is just around the corner. ESL Speaking Hour 1 Schedule (5) Dec 12 Dec 19 last class Pair Work Warm Up (15) Choose one of the boxes on the vocabulary worksheet. Ask your partner to say the answers. Go quickly. Each box should take about 4-5 ... Read more

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How to Teach ESL Writing Fall 2018 Y1 Week 14

eslwriter — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 03:34:34 +0000

It’s week 14 of the ESL writing class. Time to wrap things up. ESL Writing Class Hour 1 Free Writing (10) Take a few minutes and do some free writing. It’s good practice. Quiz #2 Return (10) Add a few comments. Book Report Return (5) Add a few comments. Schedule (5) Week 14 Dec 3 ... Read more

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How to Teach ESL Speaking Fall 2018 W14

eslwriter — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 00:55:52 +0000

It’s the last week of lessons for the ESL speaking class. It’s time to celebrate with a sweet snack. ESL Speaking Hour 1 Pair Work Warm Up (15) Choose one of the boxes on the vocabulary worksheet. Ask your partner to say the answers. Ask follow up questions. Go quickly. Each box should take about 4-5 ... Read more

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How to Teach Business English Y2018 W6

eslwriter — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 06:58:41 +0000

This is our 6th meeting in the Business English class. Let’s get ready for the final exam. ESL Business English Hour 1 Pair Work Questions (15) Student A What do you like eating for lunch? What’s your first name? Do you like to cook food? How tall are you? What will you do tomorrow? What ... Read more

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How to Teach Adult English Night Class Fall 2018 W9

eslwriter — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 04:44:13 +0000

It’s week 9 of the adult English course. Time for some creative thinking. ESL Speaking Hour 1 Pair Work Discussion (15) An apple costs 40 cents, a persimmon costs 60 cents, and a pomegranate 80 cents. How much does a pear cost? Tracy’s mother had 4 children. The first child was named April, the second ... Read more

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How to Teach Job Interview Skills Week 13

eslwriter — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 09:38:45 +0000

This week, we will take a closer look at customer service and negotiation. Hour 1 Schedule (5) This is week 13. Next week (14) is review for the final exam. Week 15 final exam. Good-bye and good luck. This Week (5) Sample questions from Starbucks. (15) Customer service is a big part of any ... Read more

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