At TGS we teach writing use a developed and adapted version of “Talk for Writing” from Pie Corbett. Writing is taught in a three-week cycle focussing on narrative (three weeks), non-narrative (three weeks) and poetry (one week). A typical three-week unit will look like:
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Narrative/ Non-narrative |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Imitate |
Learn the text and vocabulary Box it up Build Toolkit of associated skills and devices |
Planning for imitate
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Write paragraph one |
Edit and improve paragraph one Write paragraph two |
Edit and improve paragraph two Write paragraph three |
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Innovate |
Planning for innovate |
Write paragraph one |
Edit and improve paragraph one Write paragraph two |
Edit and improve paragraph two Write paragraph three |
Edit and improve paragraph three Extended Write |
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Invent |
Planning for invent |
Write paragraph one |
Edit and improve paragraph one Write paragraph two |
Edit and improve paragraph two Write paragraph three |
Edit and improve paragraph three Extended Write |
| Subject Documents |
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| TGS Wrting |
| Writing guidance doc |