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We can show children how they can use ‘show don’t tell’ to share how their character is feeling 👇
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Article in the Observer about the National Literacy Trust and my work as part of the Literacy Lab The University of Edinburgh 👇
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Here’s a nice little way of encouraging children to use ‘show don’t tell’.
When reading their stories with friends, they can look for opportunities to ‘prove it!’. In the process, they’ll start to use show don’t tell. 👇
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A great technique to extend children’s story writing is to have them write their story in a variety of narrator voices. They can then discuss which one they think works best — and why. 👇
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I love teaching this technique to children.
You take your writing idea, in this case a seagull and a worm, and you place it on these four common story arcs. In the process the idea completely changes. They can then pick their favourite to pursue 👇
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Today we launched NATE's Creative Approaches to Teaching Poetry project, funded by Tower. Teachers from Hall Cross, Wales High, King James's and King Edward VII schools joined James Durran for a day of shared reading, discussion and creative exploration. Updates to follow!
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I provide a list of themes as part of our narrative class writing projects.
You can create a great list of potential writing ideas on flipchart paper together this way.
Once children are comfortable with the idea, they can begin to use it for themselves. 👇
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This handout can really help children think about the emotional story arc their character is going through and what their motives are. What drives their characters’ thoughts, feelings, interactions and actions in their story? 🤷♂️👇
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Looking to encourage children to write in response to their reading? Try giving them a prompt sheet like this 👇 📚✍️
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Did you know that children don’t have to write dry, objective information texts if you don’t want them to?
Here are some prompts that can help children write non-fiction with heart, personal interest and self-expression too 👇
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“Imagine what a harmonious world it could be if every single person, both young and old, shared a little of what he is good at doing” - Quincy Jones
This is a lovely idea generation technique for inviting children to write their own explanation texts. Ask them to finish off the sentence stems as many times as they like and pick their favourite idea ⭐️✍️🥳
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This is a lovely idea generation technique for inviting children to write their own explanation texts. Ask them to finish off the sentence stems as many times as they like and pick their favourite idea ⭐️✍️🥳
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A lovely idea generation technique. Twenty words. Invite children to write a host of twenty word stories together. They can then pick their favourite one to develop into a short story 👇⭐️🎉
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Here’s one of my all time favourite idea generation techniques to show children.
You take two of your favourite books. Write down the setting, character and general plot line of each. Then, you mix and match. In the process, you create a whole new story idea!💡 ⭐️👇
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I love this idea generation technique. It’s simple. You ask chn to write ‘What if…’ statements.
‘What if… I was a dog’
‘What if… I could play for Arsenal’
‘What if… there were Aliens on Earth’
Reading ‘Supposing…’ is a great hook for the lesson too.
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I love teaching children this idea generation technique!
It’s called ‘Spark Line’. The idea is simple. Take a line from a book that’s really grabbed your attention and use it to write a short story (or anything else for that matter). 👇
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In Writing For Pleasure schools, children in Nursery to Year Two use our book-making approach to writing.
This can be a really useful writing process to share with the youngest of writers. It works a treat because it has every in it to help chn write their very best texts. 👇
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It can be really useful to ask children about their favoured writing process. Here are some that I typically share and model to children. 👇
Children are also able to discuss the pros and cons of their favoured writing process too.
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Reading as writers can start at any age. Here’s what some Reception children told me they wanted to include in THEIR picturebooks having read Rosie’s Walk with me 👇
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Top tips for being a great listener when friends share their writing:
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