Preparing Interactive Writing Activities at Primary Level using the Depository of Curriculum-based Learning and Teaching Resources Ms. Alice CHOY Primary Education Resources Officer (English Lang.)

Overview 1 Teaching of text types 2 Introduction to the Depository of Curriculum- based Learning and Teaching Resources 3 Introduction to interactive writing resources 4 E-learning tasks 5 Hands-on practices 6 Sharing from C.C.C. Kei Wa Primary School (Kowloon Tong) Q & A 7

What is Text Type?  The term can be used to refer to - different variety of spoken or written types of text -which serve different purposes, take different shapes, and -embody different linguistic and stylistics features, e.g. , poems, advertisements, telephone conversations. (CG, Glossary)

Categories of text types (CG, p )

How to teach text types?  Conscious learning and explicit teaching in context of tasks  For teaching:  Purpose within the curriculum and society  Structure  Grammatical and language features  Ensuring that we know and understand the metalanguage used in teaching  For learning: (1)  Context: purpose and audience  Text: Language features (structure, vocabulary, grammar and cohesion)  Process: plan > draft > edit > proofread > publish  Presentation: format, layout, graphics, diagrams …

Introduction to the Depository of Curriculum- based Learning and Teaching Resources

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Writing Resources in the Depository of Curriculum- based learning and teaching Resources  Key Emphases > Development of Language Skills  1. Writing Fun Writing Fun  2. 2Publish Projects e.g. Shopping list (Sample)2Publish ProjectsShopping list Sample  3. Story makerStory maker  4. Write your own playWrite your own play

 Narrative texts: Stories  KS1 – Reading is Fun  KS2 - A bag of laughs - Stories  Exchanges: Letters  KS1 - My Friends  KS2 - Send a Message  Procedural Texts: Procedures  KS1 - Bright Ideas  KS2 - We can cook  Information Texts: Time-tables  KS1 - In the school – school subjects  KS2 - Travelling around Hong Kong Writing Resources in the Depository of Curriculum- based learning and teaching Resources

 12.Story Structure - Elements of a story 12.Story Structure - Elements of a story  Suggested Modules and Units > KS2 > Happy Days > A bag of laughs – Stories Interactive Resources – Narrative texts: Stories  Suggested Modules and Units > KS1 > Fun and Games > Reading is Fun  2. Reading the Book Cover 2. Reading the Book Cover

Interactive Resources – Exchanges: Letters  Suggested Modules and Units> KS1>Me, My Family and Friends> My Friends  2.Making Friends 2.Making Friends  Other Resources: Letter Generator Other Resources: Letter Generator  8. A letter to a Friend (DIY – Fill in the blanks) 8. A letter to a Friend (DIY – Fill in the blanks)  Suggested Modules and Units > KS 2 > Relationships > Send a Message  5. Letter Writing 5. Letter Writing  6. Formal and Informal letter 6. Formal and Informal letter

Interactive Resources – Procedural Texts: Procedures / Recipes  Suggested Modules and Units > KS1 > Fun and Games > Bright Ideas  3. Lists and instructions 3. Lists and instructions  Suggested Modules and Units>KS2>Food and Drink> We can cook  6. I can cook (Game) 6. I can cook (Game)  9. 2Simple Projects – writing instructions 9. 2Simple Projects – writing instructions  1. Making Strawberries Muffins (ETV) 1. Making Strawberries Muffins (ETV) DIY – Re-ordering

Interactive Resources – Information Texts – Timetables  Suggested Modules and Units>KS1> Places and Activities > In the school – school subjects  1. Timetable ( Student Version) 1. Timetable  Suggested Modules and Units>KS2>We Love Hong Kong> Travelling around Hong Kong  11. Planning an itinerary 11. Planning an itinerary  13. Hong Kong Attractions 13. Hong Kong Attractions

E-learning Task 1 - My Clothes  Suggested Modules and Units>KS1>Using My Five Senses>Our Clothes  2. My Favorite Clothes (Story) 2. My Favorite Clothes  6. Matching Game - Clothes 6. Matching Game - Clothes  8. Dressing Up Game 8. Dressing Up Game  Other Resources: DIY: Jumbled sentences Other Resources: DIY: Jumbled sentences  Example: 5. Dress Causal Day Dress Causal Day

E-learning task 2: My Dream School  Suggested Modules and Units > KS 1 > Places and Activities > In the school – Places in the school  8.My Dream school –Level 1 (writing template 1) 8.My Dream school –Level 1writing template 1  8. My Dream school –Level 2 (writing template 2) 8. My Dream school –Level 2writing template 2  Other Resources: DIY – Spelling Hangman Other Resources: DIY – Spelling Hangman  5. School – sentences making (DIY-Jumbled sentences) Example: School – sentences making (DIY-Jumbled sentences) 8.

E-learning Task 3 – A class outing  Suggested Modules and Units>KS2>We Love Hong Kong> Travelling around Hong Kong  14. A Class Outing 14. A Class Outing

Hands-on practices DIY (interactive exercises – Fill in the blanks, MC, Jumbled sentences, matching, word search, word puzzle) Timetable /advanced/ /advanced/

Experience Sharing Teachers from C.C.C. Kei Wa Primary School (Kowloon Tong) – Cooking is Fun /project/?p=cookingisfun /project/?p=cookingisfun

Conclusion -Use a variety of resources to teach explicitly the format of writing different text types and the linguistic features -DIY interactive games  prepare pre- writing task (e.g. vocabulary, reordering) -Different tools  organize ideas before writing. (e.g. Timetable for planning itinerary) - Writing tools  motivate students to write (e.g. My StoryMaker)

More resources/ideas for writing activities Interactive writing templates: /Writingtemplate/all_writingpdf.zip /Writingtemplate/all_writingpdf.zip DIY interactive games – Collaborative writing / Wiki platform (e.g. Google Docs, Pbworks.com)Google Docs Pbworks.com You can download this PowerPoint after 21/11/2011 in the Depository: Professional Development Programme> B. Learning and Teaching> IT for Interactive Learning Professional Development Programme> B. Learning and Teaching> IT for Interactive Learning

References 1) /content.asp?pid=36643http:// /content.asp?pid= ) /english/k6_english_syl.pdfhttp://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/files /english/k6_english_syl.pdf

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