From reading to writing: possible techniques to prepare for writing an essay
The article shows that the most adequate genre to the compulsory written exam in the state final certification should not be a “classic composition” but the genre “essay”. The article describes the possible forms of textual activities (strategies of working with a text, working with a text-sample) in the process of preparing to write an essay that can be used at lessons of different subjects. It also outlines the conditions of transition to this format of exam.