Includes bibliographical references and index.

"How To Teach Writing is a practical guide to the theory of writing and covers a range of approaches to the teaching of writing. The book includes:
an analysis of different types of text
activities for the teaching of handwriting, spelling and punctuation
a guide to the various methods of responding to students' written work
a table of punctuation rules
a Task File of photocopiable training tasks." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS:

1. Writing as a process
From the beginning
Why learn to write?
How people write
Writing and speaking
Implications for learning and teaching

2. Describing written text
Different purposes, different writing
Differences within a genre
Test construction
Cohesion
Coherence
Register
Implications for learning and teaching

3. Writing in the language classroom
Writing for learning
Writing for writing
The tasks of the teacher in writing

4. Nuts and bolts
The mechanics of writing
The handwriting challenge
Teaching handwriting
The spelling challenge
Teaching spelling
Teaching punctuation
Copying
Sentence, paragraph, and text

5. Building the writing habit
Building confidence and enthusiasm
Instant writing
Collaborative writing
Writing to each other
What to do with 'habit-building' writing

6. 'Worked-on' writing
Process and genre
Generating ideas
Analyzing genres
Making a plan
Examples of 'worked-on' writing sequences
Project work
Writing for exams

7. Responding, correcting, and guiding
Ways of reacting to students' writing
Ways of correcting students' work
Ways of responding to students' work
Peer review
Training students to self-edit and self-correct
Making homework successful

8. Journal writing
A different kind of writing
Journal writing benefits
Before, during, and after
Teacher journals
Task file
Task file key

Appendices :
Appendix A : Punctuation table
Appendix B : Chapter notes and further reading