Keynote Address:
JEN McVEITY
Top Two Steps to Writing
Success
Top Two
Steps
to Writing
Success
Jen McVeity
Jen McVeity
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Author x 20 books

Churchill Fellow

National Literacy
Champion

Creator - Seven Steps
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EX TEACHER!
This kid is writing – the ‘O’
Be creative!!!
What is Writing?
 Writing
is not something you
do with a pen, it is something
you do with your brain.
 (Jen McVeity)
Separate writing from creating
How to Write
Without Writing a Word
Step1:
Plan for
Success
Step 2:
Sizzling
Starts
Step 1
Plan for Success
I Don’t Know What to Write...
HINT
Your
First Idea…
is the WORST!
2008 NAPLAN Topic
Lost Puppy – be original
Ten to One for Ideas

If you need ONE great idea

Brainstorm 10 ideas – and pick the best!
Action Activity
Jump
Jump – 10 Ways to Write Topic

Jump – school camp and flying fox
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Jump to conclusions

Kids in school yard jumping puddles
Brainstorm Training

Gold
 Risk
 The Key
 Fly

Pick one.
 Brainstorm 10-12 ideas in groups.
 Share with another group.
For Grade 2/3 NAPLAN
• Chocolate is better than ice-cream
• More school holidays
• Brothers are better than sisters.
More Action Activities
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Narrative

Persuasive
Plan of Achoo
Google Images
Story Graph - Persuasive
Story Graph
Country Living - Persuasive
Ideas from Seven Steps

Narrative

Persuasive
Secret is Chunking
KISS
7 x simple techniques
-created by an author
100 x writing activities
- that take less than 10 minutes a day.
Say ‘no’ to the Nerdy kid