The Writing Project

This week I presented at Catholic Education Office with 2 of our wonderful teachers, Rebecca Curley (year 4) and Anne McGrath (year 2). Writing has been a focus at St Benedict’s, and Rebecca, Anne and I have spent this year rearching best practice, collaborating with others, and analysing student data to teach students the best way possible. 

Have you ever wondered what good writers do? The ‘6+1 Traits of writing’ is a resource that we are now using to teach ‘effective writing’ to our students. The 6+1 traits are: 

• Ideas - Start with great ideas, focus your idea, and write supporting details

• Organisation - Text structure - make your words, sentences, and paragraphs easy to follow. There is a beginning, middle, and end in my writing. 

• Voice - Sound as if you are really interested in your topic

• Word Choice - Choose the best words (topic specific vocabulary)

• Sentence Fluency - Use sentences that are fun and easy to read

• Conventions - Accurate spelling and punctuation

• Presentation - Publish your writing for an audience

Writing will continue to be a focus at St Benedict’s in 2023, and we look forward to seeing some common language and ideas throughout our school. I am very proud of Anne and Rebecca for their commitment to this project and their enthusiasm in leading others. 

Yours in Learning, 

Aleesha Rockemer (Learning and Teaching Adviser) 

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