Your flipped classroom writing partner
Explore tools and videos before attending in-class writing sessions
About Us
This website is the result of a collaboration between two teachers from the Cégep de l’Outaouais: Kathleen Carter, an ESL teacher, and Mathieu Legault, a multimedia teacher. With funding from the Entente Canada–Québec, they mentored a team of second-year multimedia students in creating this platform, designed to support both ESL teachers and learners while promoting differentiated instruction.
The student samples featured here were written by actual CEGEP ESL students during in-class evaluation situations. Most were written by hand, without access to electronic tools. These texts were later revised by our team and transformed into annotated PDFs.
About Us
This website is the result of a collaboration between two teachers from the Cégep de l’Outaouais: Kathleen Carter, an ESL teacher, and Mathieu Legault, a multimedia teacher. With funding from the Entente Canada–Québec, they mentored a team of second-year multimedia students in creating this platform, designed to support both ESL teachers and learners while promoting differentiated instruction.
The student samples featured here were written by actual CEGEP ESL students during in-class evaluation situations. Most were written by hand, without access to electronic tools. These texts were later revised by our team and transformed into annotated PDFs.
How to use our site
This digital platform works well within a flipped classroom model, allowing students to explore tools and videos before attending in-class writing sessions. Students can also use the resources independently to reinforce key concepts introduced in class.
Each video focuses on a specific writing task or an important aspect of the writing process. It is paired with a downloadable tool (Word document) and at least one student sample (PDF).
Suggested steps:
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Watch the video
Before you dive into writing like Shakespeare (or maybe just your next essay), take a few minutes to watch this video. It’s short, sweet, and surprisingly helpful. Bonus: there are no pop quizzes or singing cats—just clear tips to get you started on the right foot
2
Take notes with our Word document
Grab the Word Doc
Yes, it’s just a Word document—but trust us, it’s your secret weapon. Open it, type (or scribble) some notes while you watch the video, and boom—you’re learning like a pro. Bonus: it won’t judge your spelling.
3
Use our guide to help out
Check Out the Student Samples
Want to see what all this looks like in real life (well, CEGEP life)? Download the sample PDFs and see how other students tackled the task. It’s like peeking at someone else’s homework—except it’s totally allowed. And encouraged!
Let’s share great teaching practices!
If you’d like support or suggestions for using these lessons, or if you’d like to showcase the creative ways you’ve adapted them, feel free to reach out.
Ready to learn ? Let’s do this !
You’ve seen how it works. Now it’s your turn.
Click here to dive into Lesson 1 — your writing future starts now.
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