How to Dazzle at Writing

Description

It is often the case that pupils of this age feel they are great writing failures because they have difficulty with the mechanics of the task. Many decide that they cannot write because their handwriting or spelling is poor. The process of writing is actually about two different factors ? the message and the messenger, the content and the ability to write the message down, the composing and the scripting skills. The activities in this book concentrate on composing skills. They help pupils to write in different genres, from letters and reports to song lyrics, stories and poetry. Each activity includes stimulus material to set the scene and where necessary provides an example of the genre. The activities include: ? planning and writing stories ? making notes ? devising characters ? explaining the meaning of words to people who do not know them ? making lists ? writing letters ? writing reviews of videos, films and books ? writing poems ? writing the lyrics for a song