Writing Guides
10 total works
Activities for Writing Fantasy Stories 5-7
by Hilary Braund and Deborah Gibbon
Published 20 September 2002
Here's how Scholastic Writing Guides can help! Each Books: *gives support as a 'writing guide' for a class or group *helps you use children's reading to develop writing competence *breaks each writing type into manageable, focused teaching units*clarifies the features of different writing types *builds your content knowledge through examples, notes and background information *captures children's imagination with original approaches and ideas *gives purpose, focus and audience to writing tasks Fantasy Stories for ages 5-7 includes: *Creating imaginary characters and imaginary lands *Impossible or improbable events *Moving the story from reality to fantasy *interacting fantasy and real characters
Activities for Writing Funny Stories 5-7
by Hilary Braund and Deborah Gibbon
Published 18 January 2002
This title includes a series of books of ready-made photocopiable activities plus teacher guidance that help teachers to do shared and guided writing with whole class and groups. Each book covers one specific writing type and aims to improve teacher confidence and knowledge about shared and guided writing, whilst providing them with the teaching resources they need to improve practice. The activities "Funny Stories" (5-7 yrs) enable children to: recognise different aspects of humour in stories, including anticipation and surprise, choice of vocabulary, characterisations, actions and events; explore the development of funny characters and events; engage in word play to create humour; and, create their own funny stories that can be read and enjoyed by others.
Fairy Stories for Ages 5-7
by Hilary Braund, Deborah Gibbon, and Louise Carruthers
Published 5 October 2009
This new edition provides Renewed Framework writing activities for
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.
Recounts for Ages 5-7
by Hilary Braund, Deborah Gibbon, and Louise Carruthers
Published 5 October 2009
This new edition provides Renewed Framework writing activities for
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.
This new edition provides Renewed Framework writing activities for
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.
This title includes a series of books of ready-made photocopiable activities plus teacher guidance that help teachers to do shared and guided writing with whole class and groups. Each book covers one specific writing type and aims to improve teacher confidence and knowledge about shared and guided writing, plus give them the teaching resource they need to improve practice. Each book has 4 sections: Section 1 'Using Good Examples' looks at two specific writing models with Shared Writing activities that enable children (and teachers) to develop knowledge and understanding of the text type. Section 2, 'Developing Writing', offers a set of supportive activities to prompt children to plan and write within the text type. Section 3, 'Writing', shows children how to put their writing ideas and planning together into written work. Section 4, 'Review', gives opportunities for children to redraft, assess and improve their own writing, plus subject knowledge useful reference information, and advice for teachers. This title offers clarity of teacher support and self contained package with lesson plans plus photocopiable resources.
The activities in "Recounts" (5-7) enable children to: understand the purposes of recounts - to retell events, to inform or to entertain; explore the main features of recounts - the orientation, events in order, and conclusion; and, write about their own experiences.
The activities in "Recounts" (5-7) enable children to: understand the purposes of recounts - to retell events, to inform or to entertain; explore the main features of recounts - the orientation, events in order, and conclusion; and, write about their own experiences.
Activities for Writing Fairy Stories 5-7
by Hilary Braund and Deborah Gibbon
Published 14 September 2001
This title includes a series of books of ready-made photocopiable activities plus teacher guidance that help teachers to do shared and guided writing with whole class and groups. Each book covers one specific writing type and aims to improve teacher confidence and knowledge about shared and guided writing, plus give them the teaching resource they need to improve practice. Each book has 4 sections: Section 1 'Using Good Examples' looks at two specific writing models with Shared Writing activities that enable children (and teachers) to develop knowledge and understanding of the text type. Section 2, 'Developing Writing', offers a set of supportive activities to prompt children to plan and write within the text type. Section 3, 'Writing', shows children how to put their writing ideas and planning together into written work. Section 4, 'Review', gives opportunities for children to redraft, assess and improve their own writing, plus subject knowledge useful reference information, and advice for teachers. This title offers clarity of teacher support and self contained package with lesson plans plus photocopiable resources.
The activities in "Fairy Stories" (5-7) years enable children to: approach story writing with confidence by starting with very familiar story patterns, settings and characters; develop understanding of key features of fairy stories; think carefully about beginnings and endings of fairy stories; think about different versions of same fairy story-and write their own; work collaboratively; and, reflect on their own writing and assess it against key criteria of fairy stories.
The activities in "Fairy Stories" (5-7) years enable children to: approach story writing with confidence by starting with very familiar story patterns, settings and characters; develop understanding of key features of fairy stories; think carefully about beginnings and endings of fairy stories; think about different versions of same fairy story-and write their own; work collaboratively; and, reflect on their own writing and assess it against key criteria of fairy stories.
This new edition provides Renewed Framework writing activities for
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.
Fantasy Stories for Ages 5-7
by Hilary Braund, Deborah Gibbon, and Louise Carruthers
Published 1 February 2010
This new edition provides Renewed Framework writing activities for
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.
This new edition provides Renewed Framework writing activities for
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.
every genre. Now with interactive resources on CD-ROM!
* Inspire even the most reluctant writers with these creative resources.
* Activities to teach your children crafting, drafting and editing,
as recommended in _Grammar for Writing_.
* Get interactive with on-screen writing activities, writing frames
and more.
* Develop their understanding of writing genres using example texts
and invaluable definitions.
* Quick-fire and week-long projects to fit into your day.