EXPLANATION Interview: question and Children interview each other answer about their favourite things To explain how something Cartoon strip My day works/why things are Annotated diagram How a lift works Flow-chart How we digest food Holiday brochure Explaining features of different resorts/hotels Poster Customer info – why the trains will be late today Book How the ______________ got it’s name ARGUMENT / DISCUSSION Letter To a shop complaining about Poster faulty goods To promote one particular Newspaper article Arguing for a ban on smoking point of view or argument / To Magazine article Cars: should they be allowed consider both sides of an in our cities? argument and draw reasoned Which makes the best pet, a conclusions cat or a dog? Developing the Craft of Writing Skills: A Structured Approach Teachers should use a clear structure when teaching writing: Role Children’s Teacher’s Role Help pupils get ideas: Take account of purpose & audience: allow thinking time talk, think, rehearse provide model texts discuss – class/group/partner guide discussions through open questioning draw, make, list Pre-Writing provide contexts generate ideas eg brainstorm, web remember/re-organise thoughts teach aspects of different styles of writing – make notes language, structure, layout etc select, sort, reject ideas model writing for children talk through and complete planning page Planning for analyse/discuss model texts (where appropriate) Writing construct a writing frame together (where gain/offer advice on partner’s work appropriate) set clear criteria with pupils for writing tasks
EXPLANATION To explain how something works/why things are Interview: question and answer Cartoon strip Annotated diagram Flow-chart Holiday brochure Poster Book Children interview each other about their favourite things My day How a lift works How we digest food Explaining features of different resorts/hotels Customer info – why the trains will be late today How the ______________ got it’s name ARGUMENT / DISCUSSION To promote one particular point of view or argument / To consider both sides of an argument and draw reasoned conclusions Letter Poster Newspaper article Magazine article To a shop complaining about faulty goods Arguing for a ban on smoking Cars: should they be allowed in our cities? Which makes the best pet, a cat or a dog? Developing the Craft of Writing Skills: A Structured Approach Teachers should use a clear structure when teaching writing: Teacher’s Role Children’s Role Pre-Writing Help pupils get ideas: allow thinking time provide model texts guide discussions through open questioning provide contexts Take account of purpose & audience: talk, think, rehearse discuss – class/group/partner draw, make, list generate ideas eg brainstorm, web remember/re-organise thoughts Planning for Writing teach aspects of different styles of writing – language, structure, layout etc model writing for children analyse/discuss model texts construct a writing frame together (where appropriate) set clear criteria with pupils for writing tasks make notes select, sort, reject ideas talk through and complete planning page (where appropriate) gain/offer advice on partner’s work