Writing Workshop for parents Tuesday November 2013

Writing Workshopfor parents

Tuesday November 2013

‘The writer is an explorer.Every step is an advance

into new land.’Ralph Waldo Emerson

The 'Four Candles' Sketch

At Elworth, we would like our children to be creative, excited and enthusiastic

writers.The purpose of this workshop:

• To gain an understanding of how children’s writing develops.

• To understand how we teach writing at Elworth.• To know how we teach some of the technical

aspects of writing.• To give you some practical ideas about how you

can support your children at home with their writing.

Reflection time…‘The most proficient writers in any class are always the readers.’We need to stimulate an interest in words and sentences because they lie at the root of all writingIf you want to be a writer then read, read, readMeagre reading produces thin writing Writers read deeplyWe only write when it matters to us personallyWriting is about who we are. It is particular and personal and individualShould writing be a form of formula fulfilling or a form of creation?Without talk, there would be no writing

What the Department for Education says about the purpose of writing:

• To communicate to others• To create imaginary worlds• To organise and explain information• To explore experienceWriting =Transcription and CompositionTranscription = Spelling and HandwritingComposition =• Planning• Drafting• Evaluating• Sharing• Revising and editing• Sentence combining• Summarising• Writing for a purpose and an audience• Grammar and punctuation

Early writingThis begins with young children ‘pretending’ to write by

making marks on paper, and progresses, with the learning of letter sounds to more accurate representations.

Underpinning all writing – oral rehearsal and oral revisionThink it Say it Hear it Like it? Write it Read it

Mr Rogers accidentally crashed his car into a huge tree.

Words – the building blocks of writing

adverb verb

noun

adjective

preposition

pronoun

Word Types

When writing, the choice of words is important:Ben went to bed

vsSlowly, Ben lowered himself into the soft, cosy duvet

What we look forV - vocabularyC - connectivesO - openersP – punctuation

The success of children’s ability to write is based on: A rich talking environment. Experience of many stories that have been read and

told to them. Being able to join in with stories and adding their

own ideas. Practising and developing their own story language -‘talking like a book’. A range of engaging speaking and listening activities

related to drama.

Simple sentenceHugo lived inside the station

Compound sentence (Simple sentences linked with ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’)Hugo lived in the station and he had no parents

Complex sentence (has one or more subordinate clauses which don’t make sense on their own)Hugo lived in the station, which was difficult for him as he had no money, and had to steal food.

Workshops:

Class 1 – Introduction to SPAG test for year 6Class 2 – Using picture books to develop characterClass 3 – Mini Big WriteClass 4 – GrammarClass 5 – VCOPClass 6 – GenresClass 7 – VCOP (KS1)Class 8 – Sentence structureClass 9 – Talk for writingClass 10 – Phonics and early writingMrs Steele – reluctant writers (Meeting room)20 minutes each session