Aims of Process Writing Equip students different writing skills Build up self-monitored habits Become self-regulated and independent writers
Steps of Process Writing Step 1- Goal Setting Class goals & individual goals
Step 2- Brainstorming Mindmap
Step 3- 1st Draft writing Content! NEW POLICY Add at least 5 questions!
(e.g. punctuation, tenses…) Step 4- 2nd Draft writing 2nd Draft Grammar! Focus marking! (e.g. punctuation, tenses…)
Colourful display is encouraged! Step 5- Final copy Final copy Colourful display is encouraged!
Step 6- Sharing & reflection
About 5 weeks for a unit Final copy 2nd Draft 1st Draft Mindmap
Evaluations End-of-year Mid-term
Teachers allocation G.E. P.W. 1st lesson (Input) 2nd lesson (Writing) P.3A-E & P.4-6 Cantonese classes P.4-6 Putonghua classes
Role of Teachers History: Year Teachers Duties 06-11 Core P.W. Preparing & explaining the ppt., printing the materials, teaching, conferencing & marking G.E. Maintaining discipline, conferencing & marking 12-14 P.4-6 G.E. Preparing & explaining the ppt. for one unit, printing the materials, teaching, conferencing & marking P.W.
Who are going to do the preparation work? Year Teachers Duties Now G.E. P.W. Who are going to do the preparation work? Preparing & explaining the ppt., printing the materials
Suggestion: Advantages: Year Teachers Duties Now G.E. Teaching, conferencing & marking P.W. Explaining ppt., printing the materials, Maintaining discipline, conferencing & marking Advantages: 1. P.W. teachers will be more familiar with the curriculum; 2. P.W. teachers will be easier to follow-up in the lesson & marking.
Resources adaptation All resources are in Subject. Some ppt. with high & low ability versions. Class-based ppt. adaptation is allowed; G.E. teacher will be in charge of it. Removal & re-creation of the whole unit needs the agreement of the whole grade teachers. All of them responsible for the adaptation. A year-end survey will be conduct for necessity of changing any units