Overview
Daily – one of the following
Weekly – one of the following
A: Blog – Self study
Audience: others
Create and write a blog. Comment
on your writing experiences, or
something you have read or
watched. What is going on in the
news? What’s going on in your
favourite soap? Have you seen a
brilliant – or rubbish – film lately?
D
Stimulus exercises – self-study or
class activity
Follow through one of the directed
stimulus activities. It is not
essential to finish anything at the
moment, although of course you
may want to in your own time.
B: Journal – self study
Audience: self
More personal. Jot down your
thoughts about something that has
happened to you or about what you
are writing at the moment. Quickly
write down any images or phrases
that come into your head for use
later, or ideas that occur to you
from something you have heard or
read, etc.
Use the support sheets to track your
progress and jot down ideas for
(i)
future development.
C: Stretching activities – selfstudy or class activity
Audience: self and others
Try brief activities from the
suggested list or design your own.
These can be developed or not, as
you see fit.
Monthly
One finished piece
This piece should have a ‘record’
through activities A to E. For
example:
Folio
Date for folio completion:
.............................................
It may have come from a blog,
written up and developed, and
then conferenced at E.
E
Conference – self-study or
(ii) An idea may have been jotted
classroom activity
down in your journal at B,
Bring in a piece of work for
developed through one of the
discussion with your peers. It can
stimulus activities at D and
either be finished or in progress,
conferenced at E.
but it should be substantial enough
to discuss at some length. You can This may be peer assessed and/or
do this in class or in your own time. assessed by your teacher.
You will find a conferencing
support sheet to help frame your
discussion.
You should have a range of writing
from which to choose your final
folio pieces.
Self assess your pieces before you
choose: you may also use peer and
teacher assessments to help you.
WRITING SKILLS (MULTI-LEVEL, ENGLISH)
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