"); document.write("Updated :
"); document.write("
"); document.title=document.title+ " - ESL/EFL Articles- Teaching > Writing"; document.title=document.title+ " "; arnews[0]="Teaching Writing to a Reluctant Writer
"; arnews[0] += "
![](\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/_notregistered/art_105_38f5670297~.jpg)
Like many middle-school-aged boys, my son despised writing assignments when we began homeschooling. Having been forced to do voluminous writing assignments when he was still attending school, his initial reaction when I became his teacher was to protest and argue over every writing assignment I gave him. After much trial and error, I found that the best approach was to give him a lot of latitude in choosing the topics and even what days he would write, at least in the beginning. When months began to pass and his writing skills were still weaker than I thought they should be for someone his age and given his abilities in other academic areas, I decided I had to induce him to practice writing more but also had to make it fun.";
arnews[0] += "Author : Linda Popolano"; arnews[0] += "
"; arnews[1]="Tips for Effective Essay Writing
"; arnews[1] += "
![](\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/_notregistered/art_1674_8746f84843~.jpg)
There are different structures possible in essay writing. In high school, the inverted pyramid or funnel structure is the most widely taught and, therefore, is the form that is demonstrated in this manual. It provides a clear model to enable you to express your ideas effectively and easily, it is important that you master this first.";
arnews[1] += "Author : May L"; arnews[1] += "
"; arnews[2]="Composing an Email For Non-Native English Speakers
"; arnews[2] += "
![](\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/_notregistered/art_2212_77966b6368~.jpg)
When you are using English as a second language, it is usually an easier thing to converse than write in the vernacular. As such, many non-native speakers prefer either talking over the phone and real-time chat, than to discuss things over email, where clarifying certain things may not come too easy.";
arnews[2] += "Author : Laurianne Sumerset"; arnews[2] += "
"; arnews[3]="Crafting Qualitative Research Questions - Deep Inquiry Meets Flexible Planning
"; arnews[3] += "John Creswell is recognized as a leading authority in the development of doctoral level research questions. Over the course of many years of discussion and research he has identified the following general procedure and considerations for crafting qualitative research questions."; arnews[3] += "
Author : Ken Long"; arnews[3] += "
"; arnews[4]="How To Use The Five Paragraph Essay Writing Format
"; arnews[4] += "
![](\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/_notregistered/art_3531_6ddde266a0~.jpg)
Persuasive essay writing is all about expressing an opinion on a particular topic. The topic can be anything that the author desires with the only rule being that it must be about a specific topic. An easy format for essay writing is the five paragraph essay.";
arnews[4] += "Author : Daniel Millions"; arnews[4] += "
"; arnews[5]="The Productive Skills - Writing
"; arnews[5] += "
![](\"http://eslarticle.com/uploads/_notregistered/art_5525_d9284746c0~.jpg)
Speaking and writing are the 'productive skills.' Nowadays, there is very little need for long, formal written work in the classroom. With the advent of email and word processors with spell checkers, most people do very little written work except for short notes to friends and colleagues.";
arnews[5] += "Author : Jason Geyser"; arnews[5] += "
"; totcount = 6; if (rnd) { for (x=0;x<=100;x++) { y=Math.round(Math.random()*totcount-0.5); z=x%totcount; tval=arnews[y]; arnews[y] = arnews[z]; arnews[z] = tval; } } for (x=0;x<=(totcount-1);x++) { document.write(arnews[x]); } document.write("