Workshops
LInking Words:
We are learning to use linking and time sequence words to help our readers understand one idea after another.
Can you identify linking words in different types of writing?
Meals on Wheels
The Gallery in Cave
Space Exploration
Display Poster A4.pdf
Which linking words do you think you would use for a story, non-fiction writing or for both?
Punctuation Pitstop!
How does punctuation help with our writing? Do good writers use it?
punctuationpitstop (1).pdfpunctuationpointsblank.pdfWriting a review: Be Bright Eat Right
What kind of information goes in a review?
What kind of information is shared in these reviews?
Matariki - The Little Eyes in the Sky
http://www.theatreview.org.nz/reviews/review.php?id=9346
The Railway Children
http://www.ayoungertheatre.com/review-the-railway-children-waterloo-station-2/
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
We are learning to: Write a review
Success Criteria: What do we think makes an excellent review
- Clear paragraphs
- lots of information and detail
- using a variety of words and sentence beginnings
- giving an opinion with a reason
- including a rating
- talking about all the parts of the show, e.g. music, acting, costumes etc
How well do the reviews below meet the success criteria?
Editing our writing:
Writing Goal: Independently revise and rework my writing
Success Criteria: How will I know I have achieved my goal?
- I can check and find any mistakes
- I can add words, ideas or sentences to improve how my writing sounds
- I listen to feedback from others and make changes
Why is important to fix and improve our writing.......
- so people can understand and read our writing easily
- so people will enjoy reading our writing
Watch this video and be ready to explain the changes that were made!
But wait.......... There's more to editing than fixing mistakes....
How can we make sure the audience will enjoy our writing?
- making sure there is lots of detail?
- make sure that all the sentences or paragraphs are linked in a logical order so the writing flows.
- adding interesting words and descriptions
- using a variety of sentence beginnings
- taking out any information that is not needed
Tools to help;
- Dictionaries, onliine and book form, Spellwrites, word cards - to fix spelling
- Thesaurus - to find other interesting words to use
- Buddy conference - to get feedback
- Read your own writing out loud - to hear how the reader will see your writing
- Editing pencil - to check that you have done all the editing steps
CD3-Sentenceopenerladder.pdfCD9-SentenceStarterMenu.pdfUsing Paragraphs in our writing
Watch this video and be ready to talk about;
What does TiPToP mean?
How do you know when you need a new paragraph?
Use what you have learnt on the following texts - Can you decide why each paragraphs have been made?
Now see if you can put the paragraph breaks in this piece of writing.....
On the first day of flying lessons, Awarua was nervous. "Flying takes a lot of practice and a lot of time," said Rereroa. "First you must make your wings stronger. Follow me and copy what I do." Rereroa set off. She went right around the harbour, paddling her feet and slowly flapping her wings but without taking off. Awarua followed her. By the time they got back to where they had started, Awarua was exhausted. "That was harder than I thought," said the taniwha. "My small wings feel very weak." "Albatross chicks are the same when they are learning to fly," Rereroa replied. "You will need to keep training so that your wings get stronger." Rereroa picked up two large stones. "Put these on your wings," she said to the Awarua. "Then raise your wings above your head until the tips touch." Awarua did what her friend asked, but it was very hard with the weight of the stones. After ten flaps she was too tired to continue.