Effective Teaching Procedures You are going to take part in an actual lesson I did with one of my English classes. This lesson was to prepare students for a piece of creative writing.

Add an adjective or adverb to each of these verbs and nouns. walk worked table shout England student 3 minutes

How do I make creative writing interesting? What I’m Looking For, is for you to... Identify adjectives and adverbs Create a piece of descriptive writing Explore the effect of adjectives and adverbs

“Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways. For one thing, he hated summer holidays more than any other time of year. For another, he really wanted to do his homework but was forced to do it in secret, in the dead of night. And he also happened to be a wizard.” Identify the adjectives and adverbs How do I make creative writing interesting? 5 minutes

Explore the effect of adjectives and adverbs Discuss with your partner how J.K. Rowling has used adjectives and adverbs. Consider the following questions: What extra information do they give the reader? How do they encourage the reader to keep reading? What impact do they have on the sentence and paragraph? How do I make creative writing interesting? 5 minutes

Choose one section from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Re-write it substituting the adjectives and adverbs for others of your choice. There is only one rule: You cannot change the meaning of the paragraph. How do I make creative writing interesting? Create a piece of descriptive writing 10 minutes

Peer assessment How do I make creative writing interesting? descriptionmark basicThere is basic use of adjectives and adverbs1 adequateThe adjectives and adverbs are adequate2 goodThe paragraph is good and shows good use of adjectives and adverbs 3 excellentAn excellent paragraph using really well- chosen adjectives and adverbs 4 5 minutes

Reflect on teaching procedures Effective Teaching Procedures 15 minutes Write a description of the lesson Which procedures were used? How do these support reading and writing? How could you use them? What have you learned about lesson structures?

Effective Teacher Assessment For tomorrow: Think about the procedures from today and be ready to design some for your scheme of work.