Introduction: The Research to Product Process for ESOL/ELA Classes

This website will guide you through the use of a writing process that is ideally used repetitively throughout a semester.

It incorporates many of the recommended practices I've read in books on the theme: Teaching English to Hispanic Students. (See Links in Left Sidebar)

It is also roughly similar to other uses of a complete writing process used in mainstream English Language Arts classes.

It has several selling points:

Teaches + Drills Life Skills *Locate Needed Info *Process + Organize Info *Note taking Skills - Bibliographic Sources *Use Info to Communicate Effectively	Multiple Real Life Applications *College Skills - Research + Writing *Work Force + Life Skills - Communication - Problem Solving - Team + Individual Work *Finding + Using What You Need to Know...
Student Centered *Focuses on Student's Own Interests *Promotes Student's Native Culture *Connects Students to School's Student body *Connects Parents to Classwork *Showcases Student Work to Peers, Teachers, Staff, and Beyond the School	Technology Centered *Uses a Variety of Applications - MS Word - MS Frontpage - Blogging Tools - MS Movie Maker *Uses the Internet - Effective Searching - FTP Uploading Texts and Video to Class Website + Blog
Highly Flexible *Teacher Can Adjust to Class + Individual Student Needs *Freedom in topics + text types *Multiple Products