Writing

CURRICULUM FOCUS

This week in Writing, we are learning to engage in the writing process.

VOCABULARY

Writing Process - steps that you can take to make writing easier for you. 

E.g.: Prewriting/Planning, Draft, Revise, Edit, Publish.

Prewriting/Planning - brainstorming, planning and orally verbalising your ideas/sentence.

Draft - writing your sentence.

Revise - re reading your writing to see if you need to add, change or remove.

Edit - re reading your writing and making changes to fix any mistakes you have made. 

E.g.: spelling, punctuation, sentence structure.

Publish - writing up a good copy on either paper or using technology, adding in any edits you have made previously.

Punctuation - full stops, capital letters, finger spaces, question marks.

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Publishing Phase - Find your child’s draft writing piece that they revised and edited last week using the above picture prompt. Have your child read their writing to you or a sibling. Once they have finished reading, ask your child whether they would like to publish their final copy using technology or by writing on a piece of paper.

Encourage your child to ensure they include any changes or edits that were made last week during the revise/edit process in their final published piece. You could use the notes app on your phone or iPad to publish. Your child could also add some illustrations to match their writing and add their name as the author of the text at the end.