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Welcome to our Writing Curriculum Evening. Something to think about while you’re waiting. Estimate how many times you have written something today. Now try to sort these into 3 categories: writing to inform, persuade or entertain.
September
2015
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Let’s share a few together!
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At Keston, we aim for our children to be proficient, creative, excited and enthusiastic writers.The purpose of this workshop:To understand how we teach writing at Keston.
To gain an understanding of how children’s writing develops.
To give you some practical ideas about how you can support your children at home with their writing.3Slide4
Transcription = Spelling and handwriting.Composition = Planning, drafting, evaluating, sharing, revising and editing, sentence combining, summarising, writing for a purpose and an audience, grammar and punctuation.4Slide5
We provide opportunities for the children to experience a variety of genres which have their own style and language features. E.g. diaries, letters, arguments, reports, narrative settings/ characterisation.Broadly speaking writing to: inform, persuade and entertain.
Composition5Slide6
Early writing
As they become more confident they will try to form the sounds that they have learnt.
In
school,
the children are exposed to all types of
handwriting
and text.
Talk forms the foundation for much of this work
.
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What can you do to help?Encourage and praise all mark making.
Ask questions like: Which sound do you think
it begins with?Support
your children in writing in lower case not CAPITAL LETTERS as this will help them identify the sounds.
Model
your writing with your child so that they can see its purpose; shopping lists, to do lists
etc.
Verbalise your thoughts as you write.
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Encourage your child to write in cursive
script. Slide9
Before children can become ‘writers’ they need to develop their understanding of the English language. Becoming Writers
As previously mentioned,
t
alk is a vital step in all writing
f
rom
nursery
to year 6
.
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Generating interesting adjectives and similes Slide11
Think it. Say it.
Hear it. Like it. Write it. Read it. Improve it.
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We develop these skills further by considering different ways of constructing sentences.
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We support the children with developing their vocabulary choices and how to adapt their sentences to suit the purpose.
The aim? T
o make writing
more interesting.Slide13
Ban
Boring Sentences
We help the children develop their sentences by using
V.C.O.P.
–
V
ocabulary
,
C
onnectives
,
O
peners
,
P
unctuation.
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Bring on the V.C.O.P. Superheroes!14Violet VocabCaptain Connective
The Incredible Opener
Dr PunctuationSlide15
The cat went along the wall.Violet vocab adds interesting adjectives and powerful verbs to describe and change dull words for interesting alternatives!
The
fluffy
cat
prowled
along
the
red brick
wall.
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The fluffy cat prowled
along the red brick
wall.
Captain Connective
adds more detail or action to the sentence
.
The
fluffy
cat
prowled
along the
red
brick
wall
because
he was spying on a juicy bird.
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The fluffy cat prowled along the
red brick wall
because he was spying on a juicy bird.
Whilst licking his lips
,
the
fluffy
cat
prowled
along the
red
brick wall
because
he was spying on a juicy bird.
The Incredible Opener
changes the beginning of the sentence to grab
the
reader’s attention!
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Whilst licking his lips,
the fluffy cat
prowled along the red brick wall
because he was spying on a juicy bird.
Dr Punctuation
makes an impact
using
different punctuation.
Whilst licking his
lips
,
the
fluffy
cat
(
who had sharp teeth
)
prowled
along the
red
brick wall
because
he was spying on a juicy
bird
.
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GPSGrammar, Punctuation and Spelling19Slide20
Classrooms have quality displays and ‘working walls’ which support pupils’ writing. 20Our approach: All classes have regular writing opportunities during English sessions and cross curricular activities.Children also have an extended writing
session at least once a week where theyare expected to write independently.
We promote a workshop approach, using a variety of stimuli, where teachers and children work together modelling
good practice through shared writing.Slide21
What can you do at home?Encourage your child to find meaningful, real life reasons to write e.g. shopping lists, emails.Let your child write about what interests them and in genres that they enjoy even if this is One Direction or Moshi Monsters!
Have discussions. Ask for their opinions on important, real-life issues. This will develop their skills of explanation and argument.
Speak to your child in
complete sentences when appropriate.
Introduce
new words and explain what
the
words mean.
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Reflection time…Writing is about who we are. It is personal and individual.We only write when we have a purpose.Without talk, there would be no writing.We need to stimulate an interest in words and sentences because they lie at the heart of all writing.If you want to be a writer then read, read,
read!22Slide23
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