
More Planning to Teach Writing
A Practical Guide for Primary School Teachers
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Book Description
Written by an experienced teacher and literacy consultant, More Planning to Teach Writing offers an easy to use, tried and tested framework that will reduce teachers’ planning time while raising standards in writing. Using the circles planning approach, it provides fresh inspiration for teachers who want to engage and enthuse their pupils, with new, exciting and varied hooks into writing, including modern and classic picture books, short stories and novels.
Exploring how best to use baseline assessment to build upon children’s writerly knowledge and skills, each chapter puts the needs and interests of pupils at the forefront of planning, and models how to design units of work that will lead to high quality writing outcomes in any primary classroom.
The book uses a simple formula for success:
- Find your students' gaps in learning.
- Choose a hook that you know will engage your students.
- Select a unit plan that you know will support you to get the best writing out of your students.
- Tailor it to your students.
- Teach it!
With a brand new and fantastic range of hooks to inspire teaching and learning, More Planning to Teach Writing ensures successful planning that will maximise engagement, enjoyment and achievement. This book is an accessible and necessary resource for any teacher planning to teach writing in their classroom.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: The Circles Planning Approach
Part 2: Unit Plans
Chapter 1: Using Picture Books as Hooks
KEY STAGE 1 MIND MAPS AND UNIT PLANS
Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman & Caroline Binch
Journey by Aaron Becker
Naughty Bus by Jan & Jerry Oke
One Snowy Night by Nick Butterworth
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
Tad by Benji Davies
The Day the Crayons Quit by Oliver Jeffers
The Disgusting Sandwich by Gareth Edwards & Hannah Shaw
The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch by Ronda & David Armitage
The Tear Thief by Carol-Ann Duffy & Nicoletta Ceccoli
The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers
KEY STAGE 2 MIND MAPS AND UNIT PLANS
Ahmed and the Feather Girl by Jane Ray
Pandora by Victoria Turnbull
Quest by Aaron Becker
Sir Lancelot’s First Quest Retold by Marcia Williams
Storm Whale by Sarah Brennan
The Dark by Lemony Snicket
The Egg by M.P. Robertson
The Elephant’s Friend Retold by Marcia Williams *
The Ice Bear by Jackie Morris
The Tin Forest by Helen Ward & Wayne Anderson
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka
Chapter 2: Using Novels and Short Stories as Hooks
KEY STAGE 1 MIND MAPS AND UNIT PLANS
Great Sharp Scissors by Philippa Pearce *
Lion at School by Philippa Pearce *
Little Lord Feather-Frock Retold by Hugh Lupton *
Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter
Mrs Pepperpot has a visitor from America by Alf PrØysen *
Mrs Pepperpot’s Birthday by Alf PrØysen *
Peter and the Wolf by Sergie Prokofiev
Rumpelstiltskin Retold by Philip Pullman *
The Blue Coat Retold by Hugh Lupton *
The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton
The Twits by Roald Dahl
KEY STAGE 2 MIND MAPS AND UNIT PLANS
Brave Little Tailor Retold by Philip Pullman *
Cogheart by Peter Bunzl
Donkey Cabbage Retold by Philip Pullman *
Fireweed by Jill Paton WalshGrandpa’s Story by Shaun Tan *
Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll
Mackerel and Chips by Michael Morpurgo *
The Balaclava Story by George Layton *
The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Grendel by Anthony Horowitz *
The Legend of Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Undertow by Shaun Tan *
Varjak Paw by SF Said
References
Appendix
Author(s)
Biography
Emma Caulfield is an experienced Literacy consultant, trainer and teacher working in a variety of settings supporting schools to improve children’s engagement, attainment and achievement in reading and writing.
Reviews
Review from Planning to Teach Writing:‘This book is an accessible and necessary resource for any teacher planning to teach writing in their classroom and will be a huge help in meeting the NC requirements for writing.’
Sarah Brew, Parents in Touch