Writing

**Meeting and Communicating**
__Expressive writing activities__ - part of folio collection but not necessarily published
 * List all sounds, smells, textures, emotions you can sense in the room / outside of the room / at home
 * Object - list all the things it could be used for literal / figurative / lateral eg blanket could be for keeping warm, or a giant's handkerchief etc
 * Personal narrratives - story of an incident that was important to you from the perspective of someone else who was there
 * Interview someone else in the class and write a brief profile for the school newsletter / or a narrative based on an incident they tell you about or combine with speech and talk about them - introduce them to everyone else
 * Stream of consciousness writing - permission for free writing
 * Photo starters eg oak tree compared to a bonsai tree - how is the oak like a novel and the bonsai like poetry
 * Photos of people and tell their story or write from their point of view

__Transactional writing activities__ - part of folio collection but not necessarily published
 * Questions as starters eg If Aliens colonised Earth how would our culture change
 * Time Capsule activity - write a letter to themselves about their goals, aspirations, thoughts about last year and this, their future plans etc
 * Informal letter to the teacher instead - chance to be open about needs, goals, anxieties or giving info they feel we need to know about them, that will help them learn, style of learning, best or favourite subjects, which do you prefer creative or formal writing etc - which stays between student and teacher only - could be repeated during the year to keep you informed.

__Reading Activities__ - individual, group and class exposure to and exploration of different genre and viewpoints.

Thinking Widely
Reading and creating a range of texts to understand authorial purposes, language features and how they shape form __Expressive writing activities__
 * Poetry / Song Lyrics
 * Short Story
 * First Chapter
 * Synopsis for novel (narrative arc)
 * Graphic Novel
 * Play

__Transactional writing activities__
 * Magazine / Newspaper Article
 * Editorial
 * Literary Esays
 * Persuasive essays
 * Letters - Job application, Council, MP, to the Editor

Thinking Deeply
Analysing written texts authorial purpose, language features and form. Crafting a written text that is suited to purpose using language features to shape form.

Connecting
Connecting understanding to assessment tasks. Connecting published work to audience and purpose.