The writing book
Read sentences – clap full stops – helps them recognise capital letters and full stops.
Recognise structure of text types –prepares them to understand and comprehension.
Notice punctuation e.g. narrative – look for speech marks, exclamation mark, punctuation marks.
Notice sentence starters. Make a sentence using one of these.
Approaches in Writing
M Modelled – watch me and notice – I do
- Shared – I show you, you help me – We do
- Guided – kids doing the writing and LC guides, prompts, supports ( writer’s workshop) - work with one group (check on focus for the day & celebrate success) & others do independent - We do
- Independent – Capable, not so capable – You do
Generating Ideas for writing
Do something, look at things, listen to sounds – story, music
- Use drama – teacher gives instructions, learners act
- Video – union of/is strength
- Video: the kid should see this – Pygmy seahorse
- Note taking and videos – put a star next to best note
- www.the literacy shed.com
- www.broadpanda.com – kids playing around the world – motivation for writing sentences – great starter
- Stop at a sentence and get learners to describe a character
- Talk topic – Would you rather: meet ancestors - past, meet great grandchild – future, Be invisible or be able to fly
- Writing notebook – learners put topics they want to write about – choose your topic
- www.gopro - get motivations
- My most disgusting dinner
What Next?
Are my Learners writing enough?
I would like to give more opportunities for emergent writers
Learners writing on the wall display to revisit their writing
Writing on topics that engage them
Introduce the spacer to leave space in between words
