Today we tried more writing; my 'My Story'. Each girl chose a symbol for the memory on her timeline, a colour, some dialogue, and then she drew a picture of it. I read them an extract from ''Tis" by Frank McCourt, the part where mother manages to get hold of a bed from the St vincent de Paul Society. Then they wrote.
I think that they should work in groups tomorrow and do some editing. this writing has made me think about how to correct the work; how to perfect it. It needs reworking, not for me to mark and then smash on to the next exciting episode.
This is the area that I must concentrate on. Otherwise we do isolated exercises that are often forgotten. I need to find a way to develop better writing skills that will endure!
The reading works. They enjoy it, but how to translate this into fostering better writing techniques.
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