There’s some great links here to trigger writing as well as discussion. I loved the Karate Kid!
Tag Archives: writing
New York Times Learning Network
Student writing journals
Image
Instant poetry
Prompts for activities
Inanimate Alice
elderly in Hong Kong
While this may be the occasional topic for writing or discussion tasks at Form 6 and 7, the true sadness of the situation only came across to me when I looked at the Prospect journal (link below). The woman in nursing home talking about some of the people in her care highlights some of the hidden difficulties the elderly face as they become more fragile.
Six Traits of writing
As you work on your recount response, make sure you think about the six traits of writing :
ideas and content
organisation
voice
sentence fluency
word choice
conventions
We will be looking at these more closely in class.
Text Types
Different text types have special features and language. Your portfolio should have examples of a range of text types. This site : http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.html provides a guide to the main features of a number of text types. There are also examples you can check.