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Kamis, 22 Desember 2011

Article Writing Tips - The Difference Between Writing and Speaking




By Andy Smith


When you plan your lesson for your Language Arts classes, you need to have your curriculum guide by your side. Contrary to what most people think, you should never let the textbook be your guide. The objectives for your lesson come from the curriculum and if there is something in the textbook that fits with that, then good. It makes it much easier to plan.

Look For stories Around You They are everywhere. It could be an experience your friend shared with you or an event you witnessed. Get into the habit of collecting and recording stories. Maintain a story log that you can access when writing your next speech. Your collection could include biographical stories or memoirs of famous people, your personal stories, classic stories you have grown up with, poems and original stories you write.

The biggest difference that is obvious is the speed. With speech recognition software you can speak at about 120 words a minute with normal speech. Some people can speak even faster. With typing, you're talking about 60 wpm if you're pretty good. I type at around 35 wpm, so I'm pretty slow. But what exactly does typing slow as opposed to speaking fast actually do to the quality of your article?

When you type slowly, you actually give your mind a chance to think about what it's going to say simply because you can't keep up with your thoughts when typing. So it forces your mind to slow down.

This in turn forces you to think slower and when you do that, you think more clearly. How many times has something come out of your mouth and you wish you could take it back because your mouth actually works faster than your brain?

Practice Your Story Till It Becomes Your Own Once you settle on a story, you will want to spend plenty of time with it. Practice a story verbally, over and over again, until you get comfortable with the phrases you use to express your thoughts. Do your words paint the pictures you want your audience to see or create the mood you wish them to experience? Perform it out aloud so you can tell if your story flows and whether your body language solidifies the power of the story. Remember, practice is vital to developing the fundamental public speaking skill of storytelling.

Once students are exposed to this type of writing and speaking in Language Arts classes, they know what to expect as they move up through the grades. Open-ended questions are the norm in elementary, junior high and high school classes, as the types of writing and speaking take on a more formal mode. The types of expectations are also varied, so a formal connection does not have to take place with every text. Some examples of connections through writing could include responding to the text as a journal entry or writing a formal essay. Speaking can take the form of just stating an opinion, class discussion or a formal debate. Using these techniques you can use literature to teach proper conventions in writing and speaking without the drill and practice techniques often used in schools.




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