Whole Class

Writing Planning

Term 4 2018

Lesson Name: Introduction to Term 4

WALT: use correct sentences to help structure our writing.

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Lesson:

1. As a class we will sit down and have a chat about what we will be learning about this term. Look at our topic theme.
2. Learners will be given 10 minutes to think, pair and share with a buddy and they will need to come up with some ideas about this term and what they learnt in the immersion assembly.
3. We will come back together as a class and have a group discussion about the ideas that have been shared in their pairs.
4. We will then have a discussion around goals:
1. What are goals?
2. How do we set them?
3. What do we set them?
4. Why is it important to make sure that they are achievable?
5. What do we mean by achievable?
5. Go through the writing template as a class and put in some ideas as a class for sentence starters.
6. Simple sentences - workshop why are these important and how do we construct simple sentences?

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Lesson Name:

WALT: create a recount using descriptive language.

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Experience

Explain to the class that we are going to be doing recount writing this year, and need to do experiences so that we have something to write about. I will have the class together and will explain to them the rules of the challenge. They will get 25 sticks of spaghetti, 91cm of masking tape, 1 marshmallow and have 20 minutes to build the tallest tower. The marshmallow must be on the top of the building and they cannot use walls it must be free standing from the table.

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Writing

• The students will then use the writing rubric to create a recount about the marshmallow challenge.
• The introduction must introduce what it is that they will be talking about in their recount
• The second paragraph will need to include what they were thinking and feeling at the time of the instructions being given
• The third paragraph will include what they did and how they made the marshmallow tower.
• The fourth paragraph will look at the final product and how they could have done it better next time
• Lastly they will conclude the recount - remind them not to add in any new information here they should be summarising the key main points from their writing.

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Key information:

Remind the students that it is not a narrative it is a recount

Look at words such as next, before, after that, during this time and so on.

Remind them to use simple sentences and put a full stop where is necessary so that they are not just writing and then and then.

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Lesson Name: Who am I?

WALT: create a recount using descriptive language.

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Lesson:

• Explain the task:
• Students will be given a piece of paper with a celebrity on it they are not allowed to look at this.
• Then they will have to hold it on their head with the words facing out.
• Their partner will then have to answer the questions that are being asked about who they are.
• The student trying to guess can only ask yes and no questions and their partner is only able to answer the questions with yes or no.
• Once they have guessed who it is they will swap over.
• They can also get another celebrity name.
• (We will do this experience for 15-20 minutes)
• We will then regroup and have a discussion about what our recount will look like.

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Important reminders:

• Past tense
• Talk about how you felt in this experience
• Use describing words to help the reader see what you have done rather than just tell them.
• Full stops and capital letters.
• Reread to make sure it makes sense.
• Write in the order that it happened.
• Share with a buddy before publishing.

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Lesson Name: The Three Little Pigs

WALT: write a narrative using descriptive language.

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Lesson:

• Read the three little pigs to the class
• Watch a video link to the three little pigs story.
• As a class we will discuss the following things:
• Who are the main characters in the story?
• What is the setting?
• Where is our story set?
• What is the problem in the story?
• How did they solve this problem?
• Once we have discussed the original characters, setting and problem the students will then brainstorm new ideas:
• Who could be our main characters?
• Where will our new story be set?
• What is the problem and the solution?
• Students will then be shown the writing templates and begin their work.

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Lesson Name: Kawau Island Wildlife

WALT: create an informative piece of writing about Kawau Island.

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Lesson:

• We will be going to camp next week and before we go we will have a look at some of the things to expect from the island. It has a beautiful wildlife so as a class we will have a look at some of these animals and choose some to write about.
• Students will be shown a video from previous camps and have a look at some pictures so they can see what to expect.
• They will then be given the chance to choose at least 3 animals they would like to find out more about.
• We will have a discussion on how to attribute images and make sure that when we are writing our own information that we are using our own words and not copying these from other people.
• What does this mean?
• How do we do this?
• Why do we need to make sure it is our own?
• What is copyright?
• Go through the template and explain why we have a contents page or index.
• What is the difference between writing fact and fiction?

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Lesson Name: Camp Bentzon Recount

WALT: create a recount using descriptive language.

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Lesson:

• The class will be writing about their experiences from camp last week. Before we begin the lesson I will show the students a slideshow and photos that I took from camp to get them to start thinking about what they did and what their favourite parts of camp were. Then we will have a discussion about what they liked best about camp. We will also discuss how it is important to think about thanking people in our writing too as there was a lot of help given to us from all the teachers, staff and families of Pt England School.
• As a class we will go through each section of the rubric and discuss what should be in each section to ensure that the reader is going to be wowed by their writing.
• Will also discuss how important it is that we think about these ideas now as our next writing activity will be adding more detail and depth about camp.

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Key information:

• Past tense - we are writing about something that has already happened
• Chronological order - write it in the order that you completed the experience in
• Use who, what, why, when, where and how
• Talk about how you felt during this situation add emotion
• Don’t just tell the reader what you did show them through your use of language features.
• CHECK spelling and grammar and PROOFREAD

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Lesson Name: What is at the beach?

WALT: create a piece of writing using my senses.

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Lesson:

• Using the image on the right the students will be asked to use their senses to �complete a piece of writing.
• We will watch a YouTube clip about what it is like at the beach
• As a class we will brainstorm all of the things that we can:
• See
• Taste
• Touch
• Smell
• Hear
• Once we have done this we will go through the important elements of a creative piece of writing
• We will look at needing to show the reader what is going on rather than telling then literally. Using our senses will allow us to show the beach through our writing.

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Writing:

• There will be a writing template on the site which we will go through as a class.
• They will be given 20 minutes to brainstorm some ideas
• Share with the class and a buddy
• Start writing
• Need to make sure that I am telling the students
• REMEMBER this is a fictional piece of writing we want to capture the audience's attention through their senses by showing them with our words rather than just telling them.