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Writing Club- The Stone Age Boy (FLEX)
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Ages 6-10
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5 pre-recorded lessons
5 weeks of teacher support
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US Grade 1 - 4
Writing can often seem daunting and so often an entire writing piece or story is the primary outcome of a writing lesson. This is where I believe a change needs to happen. In order for students to feel confident in their writing they need to feel equipped with techniques, tools and ideas to create a successful sentence. Writing is made up of many sentences. Once a learner is confident in various writing techniques, they can apply this to any story or writing piece. In each class, we will use a method called sentence stacking. This method of writing is used in many successful schools throughout the United Kingdom. An idea or writing extract is looked at and modelled. The techniques used in the model are discussed and students brainstorm various ways to use this technique in different ways and in their own words. Ideas are gathered between all the students and then a sentence is built. Together and independently we will then create effective and engaging sentences. This class is open to students of all writing abilities however, students should be able to write a simple sentence by themselves. Some of the techniques we look at are repetition, similes, onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhyming, personification, adjectives, adverbs, complex sentences and adverbial phrases to name a few. In this class, students will be writing an exciting, historical and narrative story based on the book, The Stone Age Boy by Satoshi Kitamura. A child tells the tale of his adventure into the past, meeting a Stone Age family. Students do not need a copy of this book. Each week there will be two lessons. In each lesson, we will explore various writing techniques and outcomes and I will model this for students so they know exactly what to do, and are free to change theirs as much as they want or stick closely to my model. By the end of the fifth week, each student will have a beautifully written, top-quality essay that will be full of important writing tools. It is important that students write their six writing chunks at the end of each week if they can. I will check regularly and give a personal video-recorded feedback discussion with each student. Students are welcome to send in their weekly writing at any time during the week. These lessons are based on a Year 3 UK level (7-9), however, the age range is flexible for students with mixed abilities. Students will be guided with each lesson so they can either simplify their sentences or add on more challenging aspects to their writing Lessons will be uploaded on the classroom page as an unlisted youtube link. When the link is clicked- the lesson will play.
Syllabus
5 Lessons
over 5 WeeksLesson 1:
Falling and Lost
Video 1 - To write effective sentences for our story using adjectives, precise verbs and repetition & feeling
Video 2-To write effective sentences for our story using complex sentences, preposition (noticing) and repetition
Lesson 2:
A Strange Girl and an Invitation Home
Video 3: To write effective sentences for our story using adverbial, descriptive noun phrases and direct speech
Video 4-To write effective sentences for our story using complex sentences, onomatopoeia and alliteration
Lesson 3:
Camp Life and Spear Fishing
Video 5-To write effective sentences for our story using Time Adverbials, 'ing'verbs and similes
Video 6-To write effective sentences for our story using time adverbials, action & simile and action & onomatopoeia
Lesson 4:
Catching Reindeer, Cave drawing and a Homeward Journey
Video 7- To write effective sentences for our story using precise verbs, repetition for effect and imagining & exclamation mark
Video 8- To write effective sentences for our story using noun phrases, synonyms and repetition for effect
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Parental Guidance
All lessons will be pre-recorded via youtube and an unlisted link will be sent on the classroom page so students can access the video. No need for a youtube account.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello, my name is Carlin King. I am a Year 1 teacher living and working in the United Kingdom. I have been a primary school teacher for more than ten years and love being part of the formative years. I have been trained in a number of different phonetic programmes including RWInc (Read, Write Inc).
My greatest passion is teaching children to read and write. As a child, I loved to write stories. I found it came naturally to me as I was a total book worm. However, as a teacher, I have seen that many children struggle with creativity, vocabulary and sentence structure when it comes to their writing. When children have both a writing model and an interest in the subject matter - that is when creative writing takes shape. Engaging and exciting themes, fun and well-written books and fascinating historical events and characters are just some of the subjects I like to use in my writing lessons. These classes will be for primary school children roughly between the ages of 5-8. Basic phonetic knowledge needs to be there as we can then sound out and build sentences together.
I am a firm believer in teaching phonics when it comes to fluent and confident reading. I have been teaching children to read throughout my teaching career and have had many experiences in different phonetic programmes. I decided to create my own phonic reading scheme, using what I know works, and make it engaging and exciting for children.
I believe teaching is about having fun and allowing children to get emersed in a subject. As a teacher, I strive to be a guide - allowing children to let their interest and curiosity drive their learning. As a child, I loved school and was privileged to go to more than one school as I spent my childhood living in different parts of Africa. I was born in Nambia and then moved to Ghana when I was nine years old. As a teenager, I attended a wonderful boarding school in South Africa. I now live in England with my husband and two gorgeous babies.
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