iWrite

toc How it works...

Monday: Give topic (broad topic, so students can interpret any way they want), students choose what particular text type they want to use (e.g. story, report, play, recount).

Tuesday - Thursday: A lively, fun lesson that focuses on the VCOP and generates ideas for the writing. Students to also read through some good examples of similar writing. Homework: Talk Homework - write plan

Friday: An undisturbed writing session, with candles, music, special pens and books and electric silence (30 mins). Reading the writing with a partner and helping each other to make improvements. Set targets for how to make progress next time they write. Term 4 Topics
 * Week || Topic ||
 * 2 || I looked at the ticket in my hand and I had won 1 million dollars! ||
 * 3 || When the cats away - "melting pot' ||
 * 4 & 5 || Newsflash....read all about it! ||
 * 6 & 7 || Read all about...ME! Write a report all about yourself for your next years teacher! ||
 * 8 ||  ||

Term 3 Topics

 * Week || Topic ||
 * 1 || The greatest movie on Earth! ||
 * 2 || Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is ||
 * 3 || Olympics Games: The Greatest Sporting Event in the World ||
 * 4 || I trained hard and look what happened... ||
 * 5 || Then it was all over... ||
 * 6 || In the depths of the ocean... ||
 * 7 || Click here to see the image for this week ||
 * 8 || Click here for the video for this week ||
 * 9 || Click here to see the image for this week ||
 * 10 || "Lights, camera...action!" ||
 * 11 ||  ||

Term 2 Topics
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 * Week || Topic ||
 * 1 || Holidays ||
 * 2 || An important discovery ||
 * 3 || Life without technology ||
 * 4 || Technology, fast forward 10 years ||
 * 5 || MY technological world ||
 * 6 || A famous speech ||
 * 7 || My T-shirt ||
 * 8 || Technology meets the T-shirt! ||
 * 9 || One night in the museum... ||
 * 10 || Reflection of Term 2 ||