St John's Writing by Megan Moffatt https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk Week 8 Staff Meeting en-us 2018-03-19 01:08:10 UTC 2018-03-19 21:20:55 UTC hello@padlet.com What have you learnt from the Seven Steps to Writing PD & Lee Denton Workshop? mmoffatt https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243290262 2018-03-19 01:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243290262 What have you tried in the classroom since your attendance at writing PD? mmoffatt https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243290398 2018-03-19 01:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243290398 How has your teaching of writing changed since your professional learning? mmoffatt https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243290612 2018-03-19 01:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243290612 Writing is fun https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322133 2018-03-19 04:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322133 a more interesting way to teach writing https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322142 2018-03-19 04:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322142 Focus on word choice when writing. Get all your ideas down first. cowells1 https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322146 2018-03-19 04:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322146 There is value in using quality literature to link to the writing process https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322148 2018-03-19 04:38:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322148 Talk before writing https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322172 2018-03-19 04:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322172 https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322182 share ideas with the children and allow the children to share their own ideas.]]> 2018-03-19 04:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322182 Writing is a way of communicating ideas and thoughts. https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322206 2018-03-19 04:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322206 Authorial and secretarial revising and editing cowells1 https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322245 2018-03-19 04:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322245 Breaking writing tasks into manageable chunks https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322266

]]> 2018-03-19 04:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322266 Emphasis needs to be on establishing a love of writing https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322268

]]> 2018-03-19 04:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322268 I've learnt some new approaches to assist in the composition of engaging writing; sizzling starts (SS), tightening tension (TT) and the narrative graph. I've tried both the SS and narrative graph... have not started any explicit teaching TT yet. gflint https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322269 2018-03-19 04:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322269 various steps of the 7 steps to success of writing https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322302

]]> 2018-03-19 04:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322302 Using tier 2 words https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322307


]]> 2018-03-19 04:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322307 Myree https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322309 important for students to repeat their thoughts several times before writing it]]> 2018-03-19 04:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322309 I now use quality literature to start my Reading and writing Block. This has become very powerful in reading and writing. Students use the quality literature in reading and then we use this to become creative with our writing. https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322316 2018-03-19 04:40:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322316 https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322362 Less focus on grammar and more focus on ideas that are creative and exciting to engage the reader.]]> 2018-03-19 04:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322362 modelling the writing process -think out louds (Gradual release of responsibility) https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322367 2018-03-19 04:40:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322367 Focusing on expanding vocab- tier 2 words v's tear 1 words https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322378

]]> 2018-03-19 04:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322378 children share ideas more https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322422


]]> 2018-03-19 04:41:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322422 Myree https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322423 students sitting knee to knee to share their story before writing]]> 2018-03-19 04:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322423 identifying action words https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322469

]]> 2018-03-19 04:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322469 It confirmed my belief that writing should link to reading- the use of quality literature to stimulate writing https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322484 2018-03-19 04:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322484 I liked the way Lee linked the reading and writing so clearly- her approach enabled the children to see how a published author uses language to achieve their purpose gflint https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322495 2018-03-19 04:42:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322495 Myree https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322505 viewing a piece of writing as a group and looking for tier 2 words, then everyone return to their work to locate T2 words and maybe add to their writing.]]> 2018-03-19 04:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322505 Writing has now become more exciting and even in kindy we can create amazing thoughts and ideas. We always talk about these before we write. https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322507 2018-03-19 04:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322507 stamina reading https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322562

]]> 2018-03-19 04:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322562 I've tried sizzling st https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322670 2018-03-19 04:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322670 stamina reading and writing https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322774 2018-03-19 04:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mmoffatt/z07zf9cuo7sk/wish/243322774