Create an environment that encourages writing, in your class, with Teaching Writing Skills. Prepare your 'want-to-be' authors to write independently through a process of drafting, revising, editing and publishing.
Get their copy books full of:
narratives that will stir the imagination
recounts that provide real insight
reports that will have readers riveted
explanations that are exact
discussions that are definite
Features:
text types covered are: narrative, recount, report, procedure, explanation and discussion
three four-page units per text
each unit consists of: example of text type; framework to analyse text; framework to write own text; and accompanying teachers notes
additional teachers notes include information about each text type and writing and editing checklists