1. Welcome to WTT Elementary Writing Day 2

2. Note: writing skills vs teaching writing Remember that this class is a writing skills class to improve your writing skills. However, this is not a teaching writing class that teaches how you teach writing to students. BUT…if there are some activities you like, make sure to remember them and you can take them back to class.

3. Review --- Find and fix the mistake 1 The person arrived in midnight to talk to the hotel owner. The person arrived at midnight to talk to the hotel owner.

4. Review --- Find and fix the mistake 2 Before 6 months ago, he didn’t have a girlfriend. Six months ago, he didn’t have a girlfriend.

5. Review --- Find and fix the mistake 3 That was impressed me. That impressed me. I was impressed. That was impressive.

6. Review --- Find and fix the mistake 4 The donkey asked to the girl to let him in. The donkey asked the girl to let him in. call / email / phone me

7. Review --- Find and fix the mistake 5 The donkey said, “I was very starve.” The donkey said, “I was starving.”

8. Review --- Find and fix the mistake 6 The rollercoaster was very funny. 유재석 is very fun. The rollercoaster was very fun. 유재석 is very funny.

9. Review --- Find and fix the mistake 7 The rollercoaster was very funny. 유재석 is very fun. The rollercoaster was very fun. 유재석 is very funny.

10. Review --- Find and fix the mistake 8 I am worried about the future, fight with the government and pollution. I am worried about the future, fighting with the government and pollution.

11. Review --- Find and fix the mistake 9 I am very boring and have nothing to do. I am very bored and have nothing to do.

12. Review --- Find and fix the mistake 10 The donkey knocked the door and asked to enter. The donkey knocked on the door and asked to enter.

13. Story #1 The Middle of the Night It was the middle of the night. The weather was stormy. John couldn’t sleep. He was hungry. He got out of bed. He went to the kitchen. The light switch didn’t work. The electricity was out. He opened the refrigerator. He heard a noise behind him. He didn’t turn around. He was too scared. Something touched his shoulder. He hesitated. A voice spoke. It was his wife. She was hungry, too.

14. Story #2 A Walk along the Beach in Jeju I was in Jeju with my girlfriend. She wanted to get married. I wanted to date longer before marriage. We were walking along a beach. She proposed to me. I am the man. She still proposed to me. I was shocked. I thought I was too young to get married. She thought it was the right time to get married. I told her the truth. She turned away. Tears came to her eyes. She told me she never wanted to see me again. I tried to comfort her. She pushed me away. That was the last I ever saw of her. She ran down the beach. Out of my life forever.

15. Story #1 The Middle of the Night It was the middle of the night and the weather was stormy. John couldn’t sleep. He was hungry so he got out of bed and/then he went to the kitchen. The light switch didn’t work because the electricity was out. He opened the refrigerator and/then he heard a noise behind him. He didn’t turn around because he was too scared. Something touched his shoulder. He hesitated. A voice spoke. It was his wife and she was hungry, too.

16. Story #2 A Walk along the Beach in Jeju Last summer I was in Jeju with my girlfriend. She wanted to get married however I wanted to date longer before marriage. We were walking along a beach and then she proposed to me. Even though I am the man she still proposed to me. I was shocked. I thought I was too young to get married but she thought it was the right time to get married so I told her the truth. She turned away while tears came to her eyes then she told me she never wanted to see me again. I tried to comfort her but she pushed me away. That was the last I ever saw of her as she ran down the beach and out of my life forever.

17. Sequencing Conjunctions How to make 라면. Get a pot. Put some noodles in the pot. Add water. Boil the water for 10 minutes. Add spices to the pot and mix. Drain most of the water out of the pot. Let it cool down. You can now it eat.

18. Sequencing Conjunctions How to make 라면. First, get a pot. Then, put some noodles in the pot. Then, add water. Next, boil the water for 10 minutes. After that, Add spices to the pot and mix. Next, drain most of the water out of the pot. Then, let it cool down. Finally, you can now it eat.

19. Tell your partner how to make a dish

20. StartFirst, Firstly, First of all, To begin with, To start with, Initially, MiddleThen, Next, After that, So, So then, / And then, EndAt the end, Finally, Lastly, Eventually, InterruptionAll of a sudden, Suddenly, Out of nowhere, Unexpectedly, Events occurring at the same time While (this was happening), / When, (this was going on), During + noun

21. To start with…a couple are walking down the street in a city. The man has a hat and is wearing glasses and he’s holding his briefcase and jacket. The woman has a white jacket and white pants. She also has a white bag. First… First of all… To begin with…

22. Then, Next, After that, So, So then, All of a sudden, a man points a gun at them but it’s a small gun.

23. The man looks startled (shocked) and scared yet the woman looks brave and yells something.

24. Next, the man with the gun tells them to come here. a robber / a mugger / a thief / a criminal to rob / to mug / to steal from / to point his gun at / to aim his gun at

25. Then, he leads them into a dark alley.

26. The man with the hat tries to talk to the man with the gun.

27. So then, the woman in white gives the man with the gun her bag.

28. After that, the man with the gun fires at them.

29. In the end, he shoots the man with the glasses possibly killing him.

30. Just a tip – formal writing F A N B O Y S For And Nor But Or Yet So For I am a Christian, I do not drink. (because) And I will go to the zoo too! They wanted neither kiwis nor apples. But he changed his mind. Or you can buy a new dress if you’d like. Yet it could be improved. So we will go to the market with your mother.

31. Coordinating conjunctions join independent clauses. For reason I went to bed early yesterday, for I was tired; And addition My sister and I went shopping last week; Nor and not I will neither drink nor dance; But contrast This room is old but comfortable; Or options Do you play the piano or the violin? Yet outcome He likes to play tennis, yet his favourite sport is football; So result I was very tired, so I went to bed early yesterday.

32. Substitutes to FANBOYS For I am a Christian, I do not drink. – Because I am a Christian I do not drink. And I will go to the zoo too! – Additionally, (in addition/furthermore) I will go to the zoo! They wanted neither kiwis nor apples. But he changed his mind. However (despite this/ in spite of this ) he changed his mind. Or you can buy a new dress if you’d like. Likewise (on the other hand), you can buy a new dress if you’d like. Yet it could be improved. Even though (although/nevertheless/nonetheless) it could still be improved. So we will go to the market with your mother. Therefore (as a result/thus) we will go to the market with your mother.