Raising Boys Achievement In Writing By Anna McAlister Sladefield Infant School We are a 4 form entry infant school. 76% have Pakistani backgrounds.

Raising Boys Achievement In Writing

By Anna McAlister

Sladefield Infant School

We are a 4 form entry infant school.

76% have Pakistani backgrounds.

74% speak English as an additional language.

Setting the Scene

We are a Year 1 class.

There are 17 girls and 13 boys in class 8.

9 children are on the SEN register.

Of the 30 children in the class 27 are from Pakistani backgrounds.

Class 8

Meet The Focus Group

Hamza Khalid

Usamah

Wasim Haroon Hanan

What You Need To Know About Us

Disengaged writers.

Lack of confidence.

Poor behaviour.

Films Chosen And WhyThe Snow Queen

Exciting fantasy story.

10 year old boy.

Evil character.

Writing outcome.

Nanny McPhee

Modern Fairytale.

Badly behaved characters.

Humour.

Writing outcome

Planning(Creative)

•Two 3 week units of work

(incorporating creative ideas)

Snow Queen Nanny McPhee

Techniques / Activities Used

Still clips

Conscience Alley

Talking partners

Group drama

True / False statements

Hot seating

Brainstorming

Camera angles

Music

Guided writing

Modelled writing

Planning Continued

Creative Planning

ICT

ART

D.T.ROLE PLAY AREA

PHSE

GEOGRAHY

HISTORY

What Was Achieved

Writing levels

Awe and Wonder

Impact on pupils

Impact on colleagues

Impact on class teacher

Cross curricular impact

PHSE

Thinking skills

What did the staff think about using visual literacy?

VisualLiteracy

The boys especially would comment on

the plot and how and why the characters

behaved as they did.

The development of language, especially the boys and …Children was noticeable. Films were

frequently discussed outside of the classroom i.e. in the playground and at home.

The children’s writing improved. They used a far wider vocabulary to

describe events and characters.

I thought getting the children to discuss

camera angles and music effects would be beyond their capabilities but the results were fantastic.

It has really improved the children’s listening

skills.

What did OFSTED say?

The use of interactive white boards helps pupils to

concentrate and understand what is being said. An example was the use of the Snow Queen

film, in an excellent year 1 lesson, to deepen pupils

understanding of the different parts of stories.

Evaluation by the children

I am happy because I did all the writing myself and it is all good stuff

and I enjoyed it.

If you listen to the DVD a lot you learn

speaking English better.

It makes you know it better in your head before you write it.

I am happy because I am working very hard

at my writing now and I like doing it.

Talking about the pictures was good. It

gave you ideas.

My writing is better because I watched the DVD and now I’ve got

it in my head.

I dream about the films.

Talking about the films is fun.

Watching, Listening, Drawing, Painting and Making things make you know about the

people.

Where to now?

Year 1 staff

Presentation

Other staff