Includes: a three page resource containing activities for using the Question dice and Detail dice.
Focus: questioning and identifying evidence in texts, and adding detail to writing
Jo Franklin from Mt Roskill Primary used the Quick Write Setting T chart (page 124, The Writing Book) and an image from Jeannie Baker's book Window to inspire her students to write a setting description.
Refer to the link for information about the wordless picture book Window.
The Year 4 writing exemplars from Jo's class could be used as part of the lesson warm-up. Students could work in groups to read one of the exemplars and find the image that matches the setting description. They could also discuss the language features they used to match the setting description with the chosen illustration.
Images by Pixabay.
For more engaging writing ideas, see our on demand workshop Generating ideas for writing.
Includes: a three page resource containing activities for using the Question dice and Detail dice.
Focus: questioning and identifying evidence in texts, and adding detail to writing
Includes: PDF of printable tiles for narrative retelling
Focus: narrative retelling
Focus: using engaging images and videos as motivation for writing
