Using a video to motivate students for writing
Focus: to develop word consciousness, write a factual description, develop note-taking skills or write a report
Use the Partner ping-pong activity from The Oral Language Book (page 41) to support students to generate ideas or vocabulary on a topic.
Instructions:
In pairs, students have turns at saying one thing each. They continue until one person cannot think of a new idea.
Topics could include:
Check out The Oral Language Book for more great talk ideas.
Using a video to motivate students for writing
Focus: to develop word consciousness, write a factual description, develop note-taking skills or write a report
Focus: Anzac Day-themed writing
Includes: a template and two exemplars
Focus: reflecting on the year and recording interesting learnings
