Big_Writing_power_point.ppt

1、BIG Writing,A Ros Wilson Strategy,The Big Writing Philosophy,Big Writing is the development of the writing voice through fast, fun, lively and predominantly oral activities Pupils talk the writing voice in a dedicated Big Writing session & at other points in a week Based on the premise, IF A CHILD C

2、AN SAY IT, A CHILD CAN WRITE IT,Philosophy Continued .,The talking voice is not the same as the writing voice BOYS LOVE TO TALK! WHATS GOOD FOR THE BOYS IS GOOD FOR THE GIRLS,The Four Generic Targets,The Punctuation Pyramid,BIG WRITING The Method,One & half hours per week, plus daily stocking filler

3、s Time comes from one literacy hour, plus extra half hour devoted to extended writing at some other point. Time should be split into 2 x 45 min sessions across morning break Only 1 hr, split into 2 x 30 min in Y1,Method continued,Focus & text type will have been introduced the day before First 45 mi

4、ns = 35 mins of fast, fun, lively oracy based activities linked to whats expected in their writing. Followed by 10 mins of planning time Planning time used to refocus the pupils thoughts on the stimulus & text type for writing Second 45 mins is for writing,ACTIVITY,Uplevel this sentence. The boy ran

5、. In pairs, discuss why I like this sentence: The light dimmed. I took a glance at the beast, whilst I still had time. Identify the parts which have been uplevelled.,Possible links with NLS Units a Y2 example,BIG WRITING - Resources,Pupil Portfolio Special Pens Special Paper Three goals,BIG WRITING

6、Teachers Role,To maintain the silence To provide 10min brain breaks To prompt pupils to build in VCOP These are known as time prompts,10 mins Check your punctuation!,20 mins Check your WOW words!,40 mins Check your targets!,30 mins Check your openers and connectives.,Its BIG Writing time!,45 MINS,Ti

7、me Prompts,A clock should be visible to all pupils, ideally colour coded in 10min intervals. You have had 10 minutes. Count how many sorts of punctuation you have used? You have had 20 minutes. How many WOW words have you used? You have had 30 minutes. Look at your openers. Have you opened with conn

8、ectivesly words, ing words? You have 5 minutes left.,Stocking Fillers,Every day aim to finish one lesson 5 minutes early to do some quick VCOP activities. Encourage the children to steal good examples of VCOP from authors.,The Criterion Scale,Write on Target,Chapter 1 What is BIG Writing? Chapter 2

9、The Long Term Strategy Chapter 3 FS Contribution to BIG Writing Chapter 4 What is effective target setting? Chapter 5 Target Setting process Chapter 6 Methods & Motivators Chapter 7 Gender Differences Chapter 8 - Basic Skills Chapter 9 What really does raise standards in writing? Chapter 10 Case Studies,Next Steps,In phase groups, discuss how you will take this forward.