METHVEN PRIMARY SCHOOL WRITING PLAN

Level One/Two Unit Title: Dairy Writing Room: Mount Hutt Term: 1, 2014
Se!i"! Le#rnin$ O%t!ome&:
Students Can:
Deeper Features
Attempt to gain the readers interest
Record thoughts, ee!ings and ideas c!ear!y
"se appropriate !anguage eatures to
enhance #riting
Disp!ay a con$dent sense o persona! %oice
Se!ect and &egin to de%e!op ideas that are
persona!!y signi$cant #ith some supporting
detai! or comment
Se'uence thoughts and ee!ings and ideas
!ogica!!y
"se main!y simp!e and compound
sentences
Attempt comp!e( sentences
)egin to %ary sentence &eginnings
"se ad*ecti%es, %er&s and nouns #ith some
con$dence
)egin to use $gurati%e !anguage to add
interest
Attempt direct speech
Surface Features
Sho# some +no#!edge o common spe!!ing
patterns
Sho# +no#!edge o consonant sounds,
&!ends, and %o#e!s
Spe!! most high re'uency #ords correct!y
,Spe!!#rite 1 - 4.
"se capita! !etters and u!!stops, commas,
'uestion mar+s and speech mar+s #ith
some consistency
/enera!!y #rite correct!y ormed sentences
0(p!ore past and present tenses
"se a %ariety o sources to !ocate un+no#n
#ords
1earning 0(periences:
Students ha%e &een in%o!%ed #ith 10AR23 4ie!d 5rip6
Reinact $e!d trip #ith students, starting #ith 7ight rom 8aitaia to
Christchurch6
What does it ee! !i+e in a p!ane6 What can you see out o the
#indo#9 When #e arri%e in Christchurch #e get into a car and head
to#ards Meth%en to pic+ up :er+y the :u+e+o6 What &ridges are #e
going to tra%e! o%er9 What are the roads !i+e that #e tra%e! on9
Who is at Meth%en Schoo! #hen #e arri%e9
We !earn a&out &raided ri%ers - #hat does this mean - dra#ing o a
&raided ri%er ,using sand.6
When #riting diary;s #e inc!ude - persona! %oice ,mode! #hat this
sounds !i+e, !oo+s !i+e on paper., acts
Conte(t < Resources:
10AR23 We&site
:M Writing 1e%e! 1 and 2 -
diary #riting
5argeted Chi!dren:
Sma!! group = Char!ie, Ch!oe,
8a!e&, >ade < Anna&e! ,see on
a dai!y &asis.6
Re7ection?2e(t Steps:
S!'ool Go#l&:
"nderstand the !in+s &et#een reading and
#riting
)ecome successu! and e@ecti%e #riters &y
choosing the most appropriate eatures
,deeper and surace. that #i!! suit the
purpose and audience
Ro%tine& o( Writin$ Time
Read an e(amp!e o 5opic
)ased Writing to chi!dren6
Discuss #ith a &uddy #hat you
#i!! #rite a&out
An occasion 5eacher to #or+
#ith sma!! group at >e!!y&ean
5a&!e then s#ap to conerence
#ith another group6
4ast $nishers - to chec+ and
edit their #riting6 Support
peers #ith ideas6
Bpad tas+s or #riters6
S+i!!s to ocus on:
:unctuation, spe!!ing
Simp!e sentence
#riting
Word &an+s
Descriptions
0%a!uations
Connected to other
curriculum areas
Drama
Social sciences