Notes from “Lighting the Literacy Fire” Jill E.
Eggleton, Writing Pg. 85-113
Ideas
for writing.
Shared
writing – Teacher and students work together to
construct a piece of writing. E.g. retelling a story that has been read to the
class – class has been on a trip – a visitor has been in the school/class –
when an investigation or experiment has been carried out.
Interactive
Writing – Similar to shared writing, but each student
writes down the text for themselves. Some words may have to be modelled. Best
with small groups.
Writing
for Students – Teacher takes control of the writing and
demonstrates their own writing in front of the students, explaining each step
of the process.
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Have the learning intentions
or targets on a chart alongside you and clearly visible.
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Explain why you are writing
(purpose)
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Explain who you are writing
for (audience)
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What you are going to writing
about (topic)
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What text form you writing
is going to shaped in (e.g. description, explanation…)
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Write in front of the
students, talking to them about what you are going to say next and why.
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Select a feature of deeper
features and discuss as you write.
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Use high frequency words.
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Reinforce punctuation.
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Reread, talking to the students
about the importance of revisiting your writing to see if anything can be added
or deleted to make the message clearer.
Text
Form Cards – have text form cards available for students.
They have the features and structures for different text forms listed.
Independent
Writing
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Students should write every
day.
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Conferencing is very
important to give feedback to the writher on strengths and needs. This could be
partner conferences, Group conferences, and student/teacher conferences
Publishing – gives and purpose to the writing and is an important factor in keeping
students enthusiastic about their writing.
Different
Forms of Writing.
Narrative – Adventure Stories, Mysteries, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Myths and
Legends, Fables, Fairy Tales, Poetry, Plays
Personal
Narratives – Informational Reports, Newspaper Reports,
Factual Descriptions, Journals, Interviews, Diaries, Journals, Biographies,
Auto biographies.
Explanations – Informational Explanations, News Articles.
Persuasive – Persuasive Arguments, Advertisements, Brochures.
Procedural – Recipes, Directions, Manuals, Rules, Experiments.
Letters – Friendly, Formal, Emails, Faxes.
- Sharing PLD knowledge, relevant readings and research with colleagues.
