TESOL Convention Highlight #3

Six Blogging Activities for Practicing L2 English Writing
Presented by Kristina Scholz, Northern Arizona University

Scholz introduced six blogging activities that encourage ELLs to write freely and fluently in a low-stress, highly personalized context. The activities shared relate to specific writing forms and incorporate various creative internet-based tools. The blogging activities introduced can be modified to fit a variety of teaching situations.

She mentioned that the following activities would enhance the learning experience of ELLs:

• Activity #1: Profile Writing

URLs: http://baseplate.com/toys/minifig/

www.buildyourself.com/, www.simpsonmovie.com/main.com/main.html?cid=us

• Activity #2: Report Writing

URL: www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

• Activity #3: Evaluation/Critique Writing

URL: www.youtube.com

• Activity #4: Creative Writing

URL: www.ugo.com/games/superhero-generator-heromachine-2-5

• Activity #5: Explanatory Writing

URL: www.artic.edu

• Activity #6: Reflection Writing

URL: www.worldle.net