{"id":49626,"date":"2025-11-17T11:59:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/?p=49626"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:28:14","slug":"tips-from-sylvie-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/tips-from-sylvie-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips from Sylvie &#8211; Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;22199&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Medium&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786414997684{padding-right: 2% !important;padding-bottom: 4% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Tips from Sylvie&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23011eaa&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Part 2: Essay Writing&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23011eaa&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17943&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a9c8e250a07b\" data-id=\"6a9c8e250a07b\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786548738322{margin-right: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;background-color: #011eaa !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;color-white&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786555499019{margin-right: 0px !important;padding-top: 9% !important;padding-right: 7% !important;padding-bottom: 9% !important;padding-left: 7% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Some children have lots of ideas<br \/>\nbut are unable to organize them into a text.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>They don&#8217;t know how to outline.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>So here are Sylvie&#8217;s tips:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786548760624{margin-left: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;48685&#8243; img_size=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786548750184{margin-left: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1784653967897{background-color: #011eaa !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;color-white&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786549944869{padding-top: 3% !important;padding-right: 7% !important;padding-bottom: 1% !important;padding-left: 7% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>1. Before Writing an Essay or Composition: Preparation, Instructions, \u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786409530170{margin-top: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786555484734{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-right: 2% !important;padding-bottom: 2% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Describe the <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>expected narrative structure.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 an introduction and the initial situation,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 a triggering or disruptive event,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 the plot twists,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 the conclusion or resolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explain the <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>grading scale<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>criteria.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>sample essays<\/strong><\/span> or clear examples.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;48687&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786549975838{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-right: 2% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\">Option: Work in <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>half-class groups.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786555305823{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-right: 2% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide a <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>specific list of the elements required<\/strong><\/span> in the text, whether in terms of style, subject matter, or text structure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>Style:<\/strong><\/span> 1 question, 1 exclamation, and 1 comparison.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>Organization or outline:<\/strong><\/span> the introduction, the number of paragraphs, the conclusion, the length of the text, and the number of examples required to illustrate the ideas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>Required level:<\/strong><\/span> write a simple or more complex text.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a9c8e250a0dd\" data-id=\"6a9c8e250a0dd\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786488299520{background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786554210026{padding-top: 3% !important;padding-right: 7% !important;padding-bottom: 2% !important;padding-left: 7% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sylvie\u2019s top tip:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>Inspire your students to write<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To do this, you can have them reflect, discuss, and debate the following topic:<br \/>\nWhy are some stories very successful while others are less so?<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a9c8e250a11a\" data-id=\"6a9c8e250a11a\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1784653967897{background-color: #011eaa !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;color-white&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786550052217{padding-top: 3% !important;padding-right: 7% !important;padding-bottom: 1% !important;padding-left: 7% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>2. Written Composition or Essay Writing<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786409530170{margin-top: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786555340789{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-right: 2% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>How can you work on your writing style?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can show examples.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can draw a parallel with music and rhythm.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can give two sentences that mean the same thing but have a different impact, and then choose the one you prefer and explain why.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786549325595{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-right: 2% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>How can you improve your syntax?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s very difficult; you have to read a lot.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;48649&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Thumbnail&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;36346&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786409530170{margin-top: 5% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;48647&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786554301883{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-right: 2% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>How should you organize your text?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a detailed outline, because you need to know where you want to go.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A mind map helps you visualize the sequence of events or ideas.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786554320357{padding-top: 10% !important;padding-right: 2% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The teacher can sit with the students, read their work as they go, discuss it with them, and guide them through the process; the teacher can advise them to explore certain avenues or help them narrow down their ideas.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a9c8e250a151\" data-id=\"6a9c8e250a151\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786488299520{background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786550185939{padding-top: 2% !important;padding-right: 7% !important;padding-bottom: 1% !important;padding-left: 7% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sylvie\u2019s top tip:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>Write what you&#8217;d like to read!<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a9c8e250a182\" data-id=\"6a9c8e250a182\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1784653967897{background-color: #011eaa !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;color-white&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786550195578{padding-top: 3% !important;padding-right: 7% !important;padding-bottom: 1% !important;padding-left: 7% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>3. Correction and Restitution<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786415545937{padding-top: 3% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786549638139{padding-top: 3% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take the time to grade the papers in detail, using <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>color-coding <\/strong><\/span>if necessary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set aside one class period for feedback to <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>thoroughly explain the comments<\/strong><\/span> and have students review both their papers and the comments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always start with <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>\u201cThat\u2019s great!\u201d<\/strong><\/span> or another <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>positive comment<\/strong><\/span> at the beginning, then point out areas for improvement.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;48653&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786555401560{padding-top: 3% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read or have students read the <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>best essays or paragraphs<\/strong><\/span> aloud in front of the whole class.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Offer students who are interested <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>additional, ungraded writing assignments<\/strong><\/span> as <span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>practice.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786408867614{background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786550218847{margin-right: 2px !important;margin-left: 2% !important;padding-top: 2% !important;padding-right: 3% !important;padding-bottom: 1% !important;padding-left: 3% !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong>Sylvie&#8217;s top tip:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #011eaa;\"><strong>The more you write, the better you get!<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-6a9c8e250a1b2\" data-id=\"6a9c8e250a1b2\" data-height=\"25\" data-height-mobile=\"25\" data-height-tab=\"25\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;37428&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;22199&#8243; img_size=&#8221;Medium&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786414997684{padding-right: 2% !important;padding-bottom: 4% !important;padding-left: 2% !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Tips from Sylvie&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23011eaa&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Part 2: Essay Writing&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23011eaa&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;17943&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786548738322{margin-right: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;background-color: #011eaa !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;color-white&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1786555499019{margin-right: 0px !important;padding-top: 9% !important;padding-right: 7% !important;padding-bottom: 9% !important;padding-left: 7% !important;}&#8221;] Some children have lots of ideas but are unable to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214465249,"featured_media":22199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[299,300],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learnings","category-tutoring"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/edyka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/sylvie-comite-experts-edyka.png?fit=402%2C394&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/214465249"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49626"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49646,"href":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49626\/revisions\/49646"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edyka.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}