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Handwriting Tutorials
Handwriting Tutorials
Want to practice your handwriting skills? Use these tutorials from the NZ Curriculum. Make up a sentence that uses words with these letters in them.
Typing Tutorials
Typing Tutorials
Want to develop your touch typing skills? Try these Dance Mat Typing Tutorials from the BBC
The Writing Process
The Writing Process
Plan and Prepare
Plan and Prepare
Think... what will I write about? How will I make it exciting or interesting?
Edit
Edit
Edit - by yourself, with a buddy or friend, with the teacher, with your parents.
Use this matrix to help
Organise
Organise
Think... what will I organise my writing so it flows and makes sense?
Recraft
Recraft
Think...
What can I add in to enhance it? What should I take out to make it more precise?
Do I need to change anything around to make it flow better?
Write
Write
Write... quickly so you get your ideas down. Check your plan - have you captured everything ?
Publish
Publish
Consider publishing...
- on paper
- on your blog
- in a google doc
- on the class site
Consider including a title, author, colour, borders and pictures.
Reasons to write...
Reasons to write...
to recount an event
to recount an event
To describe a person, place or object
To describe a person, place or object
To narrate a story
To narrate a story
To inspire people with poetry
To inspire people with poetry
To explain a scientific phenomenon
To explain a scientific phenomenon
To inform or persuade people about something you believe in
To inform or persuade people about something you believe in
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