Levels of Guidance In Writing

Activity 2: Let’s design

1. Based on the pictures given, design:

• A controlled writing activity and

• A guided writing activity

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• A controlled writing activity

Title of Writing Task	Type and level
Going to the library	Type of exercise:	Link substitution table
	Type of guidance:	Controlled (completely)
	Kind of guidance :	content
	Kind of writing:	narrative

Instructions : Write sentences about the picture below. Use the words given to help you.

many - people girl - borrowing books - counter arranging books - shelves

table - doing homework reading book - silently

1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________

• A guided writing activity

Title of Writing Task	Type and level
Going to the library	Type of exercise:	Describing a picture using 5 sentences
	Type of guidance:	Guided
	Kind of guidance :	Word clues (skeleton outlines)
	Kind of writing:	Describing a picture

Instructions : Underline the suitable word or phrase in the brackets to complete the story of "Going to the Library".

Going to the Library

Zulaika is going to the library. She wants to look for information for her Science Project. There

are many people in the library. A girl is ( borrowing books , borrowing money ) at the counter.

Two boys are ( arranging tables , arranging books ) on the shelves after reading their books.

Zulaika is ( writing notes , painting pictures ) on her note book. She loves going to the library

because she can do her homework ( silently and comfortably , loudly and gracefully ).