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Boldmere Infant and Nursery School Raising Boys’ Achievement in Writing.
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Transcript of Boldmere Infant and Nursery School Raising Boys’ Achievement in Writing.
Boldmere Infant and Nursery School
Raising Boys’ Achievement in
Writing
Raising Boys’ achievement in writing.The Group
• Joe-William• Ethan• Kieran• Harry• Robert• Zain
Getting Started “The Interviews”
• They thought they were good at reading.
• They thought they were good at writing.• They did not like sitting for a long time
to write.• They did not like writing long words.• They did not like writing words they did
not know how to spell.
Getting Started “ Finding Nemo”
• Excited about watching a film.
• Finding a Joke for Marlin to tell.
Talk Partners
Setting the scene
• Drawing the reef
Drawing Nemo and Marlin
Generating the vocabulary
Choosing the words
Writing the conversation
Using “Otherwise”
• Watching the film• Children drew
pictures for the main events in the story and then added captions.
• Working in small teams kept them engaged and enthusiastic.
Toy Story 2
• Role-play• Characterisation of Woody• Conscience alley. Should Woody
stay with the new toys or go with Buzz and the gang?
• Writing the rescue of Wheezy by Woody from the yard-sale.
Observations
• The boys’ always sat at the front.• They were very animated in all the
discussions.• They were very good at recalling
detail.• They were good at explaining a
character’s motivation.• They wanted to know what was the
next film. Could they choose a film?