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Teaching Writing Text Type changes
The new NSW K-10 syllabus details a new way of working with text types. The new document (including Australian Curriculum content) details students working with three different texts:
Imaginative texts
Informative texts
Persuasive texts (not in ES1)
In the new document there is no specific mention of narrative, information report, exposition etc as with the current document. With this new approach teachers will be able to focus on the purpose, audience and context of writing more easily. For example if a class is working on a unit on eg. Space, Wonders of the World, Friendship, Mem Fox and other author studies, students would be expected to write an imaginative text arising from the unit, informative texts and to consider appropriate persuasive texts.
Old syllabus references to texts
New syllabus references to texts
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PLANNING and the connection between Talking & Listening, Reading and Writing
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Determine time frame for planning eg. 1, 2, 5 weeks
Analyse assessment data to determine
specific learning intentions
Determine what the final product/s might look like in order for you to be able to assess the identified learning intention eg. list of words, series of sentences, paragraph/s, whole text
Identify the success criteria/explicit quality criteria in order to clarify the expectations of the final product
Talking & Listening Design talking & listening activities around the features of the final product
Reading Identify a text/s to use as the model for the writing. This text shows students the final product or aspects of and features of the writing detailed by the success criteria
Writing Determine content for guided writing. Content should vary between modelled (reading), guided and the independent writing however the features/success criteria will be common and the focus of discussions.
Plan content for independent writing
S 2 Example
1 week
Writing - Develop an imaginative character to engage the reader.
Grammar - understand that paragraphs are a key organisational feature of written texts - identify and use nouns, and adjectival phrases to express detail Vocab - Identify and discuss how descriptive vocabulary establishes setting and atmosphere.
T & L - Summarising and reporting back main ideas from a group discussion
Writing - Three descriptive paragraphs
Talking & Listening Report a summary
Content A – describe an angry character
Content B – read about a timid character
Content C – joint construction about a happy character
Content D – indep writing about a scary character
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LITERACY SESSION STRUCTURE
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Talking & Listening
Learning intention
WALT – We are learning to ...
Why is the learning helpful/necessary?
Model the learning - using the Think Aloud Strategy
Guided support – joint construction
Independent practice - clarify the success criteria
- students complete task with differentiated support
Reflection – return to the learning intention
The ‘what’
The ‘why’
The ‘how’
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Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
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Writing
Learning intention
WALT – We are learning to ...
Why is the learning helpful/necessary?
Model the learning – Read paragraphs of character description using the Think Aloud Strategy and noting the features (success criteria)
Guided support – joint construction of character description noting the features (success criteria)
Stimulus - can occur prior to modelled, guided or independent
Independent - clarify the success criteria
- students complete task with differentiated support
Reflection – return to learning intention
The ‘what’
The ‘why’
The ‘how’
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Resources for writing
Scootle National resource
ESA - National
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Click DEC icon to use DEC login
Search national curriculum reference in syllabus eg. ACELA1522
Australian Assessment and Reporting Authority
ACARA - National
Writing resources support the NAPLAN writing assessments in narrative and persuasive text. Narrative Writing Guide and Rubric
ACARA
Persuasive Writing Marking Guide
ACARA
Australian Screen
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English K-10 syllabus BOSTES - State
English K-6 Modules are for the old syllabus but still an excellent resource
Writing rubrics BOSTES
English K-6 scope & sequence of grammar and punctuation skills. BOSTES
English K-6 scope & sequence of phonological and graphological processing skills BOSTES
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Teaching Strategies huge resource of lessons linked to NAPLAN questions DoE (DEC)
Portal
A-Z of DEC
Learning,High Performance
Assessment
NAPLAN – scroll down
DoE Webinars DoE
Syllabus Plus webinars are recorded and available to all.
English in a NSW primary classroom – DoE
Newsletter - subscribe
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Literacy continuum (K-6) DoENB: This draft continuum will be revised and extended to Year 10. This continuum defines eight aspects of literacy found in the research to be critical to successful literacy acquisition. It describes the development typically expected of most students in the eight aspects :
• Reading texts • Comprehension • Vocabulary knowledge • Aspects of writing • Aspects of speaking • Phonics • Phonemic awareness • Concepts about print
Interactive version further info in downloads for each cluster
An introduction to quality literacy teaching pg. 23 K-12 (DET Best Start) DoE
The 6 traits of writing
Developed by Education Northwest
Google for a wide range of resources.
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Early Career Teachers - resources
Grammar session
Literacy Devices/concepts/assessment etc by
D Cherry – Cabramurrah PS using Sharon Tooney’s work on concepts.
See ECT blog post
DEC Webinar – English concepts DoE
https://connect.schools.nsw.edu.au/p8430g0rj86/
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Merewether PS DoE
Learning Intentions & Formative assessment
See blog post
The Literacy Shed fantastic site for writing stimulus
ABC Behind the News
Excellent items for primary age students
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Wonderopolis
Great writing stimulus site
Storybird
Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print.
A great Web 2.0 tool to motivate students to write.
Edublog (external resource)
Sample blog sites
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Teaching ideas – Video Gallery
Audacity
Audacity is a free, open source, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder.
You can use Audacity to record audio in order to motivate students to write.
Handwriting Information Sheet
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Handwriting: Teaching the Foundation Approach