Writing Moderation - Spring 2 (Next Steps) by Simon Murphy https://padlet.com/simoninkenya/NextSteps Planning for writing opportunities en-us 2017-02-16 05:56:46 UTC 2017-05-17 07:17:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png Helen and Adam helen_emma_k https://padlet.com/simoninkenya/NextSteps/wish/156222705 What did we learn?
Different ways to encourage self & peer assessment.
The importance of giving time for children to reflect on their work using the PPP.

Extended writing opportunities
Character and setting descriptions based on adventure stories.
Plan and write a debate as a group, arguing about whether the new Dubai Harbour expansion will be for the best.
Using knowledge of measures to write a potion for George's Marvellous Medicine in maths.

]]> 2017-02-26 05:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/simoninkenya/NextSteps/wish/156222705 Callum and Lee callumhanford https://padlet.com/simoninkenya/NextSteps/wish/156927950 What did we learn?
Different ways of providing guidelines/SC for extended writing and using these for self/peer assessment.

Extended writing opportunities:
Children to plan and write own 'secret' from BBOS, using similar style to the author.
Writing a description after focusing on author's use of language to describe a setting.]]> 2017-03-01 05:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/simoninkenya/NextSteps/wish/156927950 Emily lucylastic92 https://padlet.com/simoninkenya/NextSteps/wish/156928030 I learnt the importance of having lots of peices of writing across a range of genres in the book to help make an accurate assessment.
I learnt the importance of having more grammar lessons/ grammar focuses to improve the standard of writing.

Extended Writing opportunities
Plan and write a myth based on the rainbow bird
Write a set of instructions for our smoothies.]]> 2017-03-01 05:41:23 UTC https://padlet.com/simoninkenya/NextSteps/wish/156928030 Nicola https://padlet.com/simoninkenya/NextSteps/wish/156928032 We are beginning to plan in free writing opportunities every 2 weeks to enable us to assess the children's writing more easily, as it gives them the chance to show us what they can do independently.
Using cold writing at the begining of a unit of work and then at the end of the unit to assess the progress made.

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