Reflection

Very exciting to be learning more about this element of writing

19/9/11 Mini Lessons are working effectively. Sharing the variety of ideas is giving the less confident students ideas for their writing. Students are joining writing sessions by beginning writing in their journals about events that have occurred since the last session.

Dating each entry needs to be reinforced and valued. This may be the basis of a future mini-lesson, referring back to an idea at a particular time of year or season....

//"Writing in here is easier than in my book (writing book)"// //"I can't think of what to write about aliens. I think it's because I don't know them."//
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