This is a fun class where learners will explore different aspects of writing. Each week will have a different focus with an after class activity attached and available in the classroom. Children can upload their work and interact with each other so that they can share  their amazing writing. Learners will be supported with writing frames and vocabulary back and also videos uploaded to the classroom to help develop their writing skills. 

Each lesson is a stand alone lesson and does not build upon the previous lesson so learners can join at any point as each lesson focuses on individual skills. 

Friday 17th February 2023 

All about story openers: 

This class will focus on how to write a great story starter through action, dialogue or description.
In this class, students will learn about compelling story starters that grab the reader's attention and set the stage for an exciting story. I will guide and scaffold discussion so that students will develop their skills in crafting vivid descriptions. The class will also cover the basics of genre-specific story starters and how to tailor your opening to the type of story your learner would want to tell. By the end of the class, students will have the beginnings of a toolbox of techniques for writing effective story starters that can be applied to a wide variety of writing projects. Lots of discussion and guidance is given in the class so that after the lesson - learners can set about writing! See you there! 

Friday 24th February 2023
Settings - what makes a good story setting? Learners will explore different ways to describe and choose story settings. 

Friday 3rd March 2023
Characters - How to describe characters - looking at using text-to-self and text-to-world connections. 

Friday 10th March 2023
What is a quest /what is a problem in a story? 

Friday 17th March 2023
Vocabulary work - adventurous words 

Friday 24th March 2023
Grammar - fun with collective nouns, building upon our writing.  How to write the high point of the story. 

Friday 31st March 2023
Writing a good sentence. Editing,  up-leveling, organizing words and phrases for sentence level work. Theme: foxes!
Conclusion - how to write a great conclusion to a story - tying up all loose ends. 

Friday 7th April 2023
Grammar - Verbs - quiz and exercises 

********. No lesson 14th April 2023. ********

Friday 21st April 2023
Grammar - Exploring adjectives.

Friday 28th April 2023
How to conclude stories.

Friday 6th May 2023
The antagonist - the bad guy in the story - how to develop their qualities for story writing - super fun!

Friday 13th May 2023
Grammar -  Adverbs - fun exercises and how to use them in writing and speech. 

Friday 20th May 2023

Punctuation - How to use speech marks / quotation marks.

Friday 27th May 2023
Dialogue / Speech - how to show this in writing.