Product Approach in Writing Class

The Product Approach

• The product approach is a teacher-centered method where students are provided with standardized texts to model and imitate.
• The focus is on structuring phrases and sentences to complete a specific format of writing based on a provided sample.
• The organization of ideas is more important than the ideas themselves.
• Students typically complete a single draft.
• The final product is the center of this approach, with emphasis on linguistic knowledge, including vocabulary, syntax, and cohesion.
• The composition must be coherent with no errors in the text.

The Process Approach

• The process approach is a method that allows teaching writing following a process.
• The writing process involves a sequence of cyclical, recursive, and progressive stages to produce a final piece of written work.
• The process approach places more emphasis on the stages of the writing rather than the final product.
• This method encourages students to see writing as an activity to convey ideas and thoughts through a written composition.
• Students learn to think and organize their ideas before a writing task.
• The process approach helps students develop their ability to generate ideas and organize them in their compositions.

This quiz assesses understanding of the product approach in writing, where teachers provide standardized texts for students to follow and imitate. It focuses on structuring phrases and sentences to complete a specific writing format.