Using images of trees to motivate students for writing
Focus: using 'ed' and 'ing' verbs in a speed writing activity
Writers' tools and supports are most effective when they are matched to the developmental level of the writers and are introduced and modelled by the teacher. Students will then know what supports are available, where they are kept, and how to use them to support their writing.
Here are some wonderful examples of how teachers have provided their students with easy access to the writing prompts included in The Writing Book.
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Ideas from 2015
Ideas from 2014
Refer to The Writing Book to download the following:
All colour resources are available as downloads in our books.
Using images of trees to motivate students for writing
Focus: using 'ed' and 'ing' verbs in a speed writing activity
Focus: generating words
Includes: PDF of printable fix-up strategies
Focus: self-monitoring in reading