A Recipe for Writing Term 4 Week 1

What do my students need to learn? What are they going to learn about? How will I know they have learned it?

What is the focus for each group?
Working towards
To use least initial and final spoken sounds
in their writing and to begin using HFW.
Working at
To correctly form all known upper and lower case
letters within the dotted third.
Working above
To write words legibly of a consistent
size throughout their entire writing
sample.
What is the text type my students will focus on?
Recount - To present information about something that has happened in the past including: who, what, where, when, why?
What are the concepts that need to be included in my modelled writing?
What good writers do
Inquiry concepts through I-Time recounts
/ch/
What does AusVELS tell me my students need to learn?
(L) Spoken sounds and words can be written down using letters of the alphabet and how to write some high-frequency sight words and known
words.
(M) Correctly form known upper and lower case letter.
(H) Write words legibly, using unjoined print script of consistent size, using appropriate pencil grip.
What do I need to observe in my students writing?
Full stops
Capital letters
Spaces
Correctly formed letters
Letter/sounds awareness
What will my modelled writing look like for each lesson?
Monday
Teacher will model writing
a recount about the school
Tuesday
Teacher will model writing
a list of ch words on an
Wednesday
Teacher will model writing
a recount from an
Thursday
Teacher will model writing
a recount from an
Friday
Teacher will model
writing a recount of a
holidays. anchor chart. observation at I-Time. observation at I-Time. favorite memory from
the school week.
What will student support look like? (Julie)
Work with students
working towards the level:
Aiden
Kurosh
Brilee
Kody
Cooper
Provide them with support
to refer to the alphabet
chart to form known
letters.
Work with students
working above the level:
Scarlett
Claire
Georgia V
Madii
Emily M
Encourage them to make
sure they are using known
Magic Words in their
writing attempts and that
they are using full stops
where necessary.
Spend 5 minutes
individually with each
students to follow up from
Mondays session:
Aiden
Kurosh
Brilee
Kody
Cooper
Ensure students are
attempting to form known
letters in their writing
attempts.
Touch base with the
following students working
at the level:
Hayden
Tayla
Xavier
Xanda
Conference with students
and develop a writing goal
for them to focus on for
writing.
Select students from
throughout the week
that need support.
What my Authors Share looks like?
Can you share something in your writing that good writers do?
What are you most proud of in your writing?
What was something that you found tricky?
What is something you could focus on next writing session?
What do I need to know to help my students learn?
The structure of a recount
Correct letter formation
List of words that start with ch