Many students’ progress in writing has been impacted by the disruptions of the past three years. To support students to accelerate progress in writing, we need to explicitly teach skills for writing and plan opportunities for them to complete quality pieces of writing that are reviewed and celebrated. Poetry is a useful genre to use as writing tasks are short, creative, and rich in vocabulary and literary devices. The skills learned in poetry writing can easily be transferred to other writing forms.
The workshop will reference ideas in Sheena and Louise’s new publication, The Poetry Book.
Programme
Session 1: Guiding principles and practices
Session 2: Using shared reading to support writing
Session 3: Explicitly teaching skills for writing
Session 4: Short achievable poetry writing tasks (Quick Writes)
Session 5: Sharing and celebrating writing
More information and a code to join this workshop will be emailed to attendees closer to the time.
"Extremely practical! Every single part you could pick up tomorrow and use it in the classroom. Great for all children, not just struggling writers. Focus on quality, not quantity, and showed me how to teach punctuation in context rather than lessons on their own" - quote from teacher.
"This was hands down the best course I have been to in years. I have been to all your other courses, so knew I wouldn't be disappointed. You have the perfect balance of teaching, listening and participating throughout the sessions. I left feeling excited about writing again. Using The Poetry Book as a guide helps support amazing teaching experiences. Thank you for bringing the motivation back to my teaching" - quote from teacher.
Location: Online 8.30am-1pm AEDT
Date: Wed, 24th January 2024
Time: 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
