Transcript Setting the Scene - Cambridge University Press

Staff INSET
• This presentation has been designed to
give your staff an understanding of the
aims, structure and content of i-learn:
writing prior to a hands-on practice
session
• Feel free to edit this presentation to suit
your own purposes
• The Help file in i-learn: writing contains
step-by-step advice on all screens
Staff INSET: Objectives
• To introduce i-learn: writing
• To demonstrate how the content can be
used to teach writing in an innovative and
engaging way
• To prepare for a hands-on practice session
Rationale of i-learn: writing
• i-learn: writing is a stimulating interactive
whiteboard resource from Pie Corbett
• Supports non-fiction units in the renewed
Primary Framework for literacy
• Children rehearse the text type orally
before planning and writing: ‘Talking the
text type’
Rationale of i-learn: writing
• Nine-step process, through reading,
speaking and listening, to shared and
independent writing.
• Encourages children to approach texts in a
‘writerly’ way
Main features
• Model texts written specifically to support
writing
• Author interview videos encourage
children to think like a non-fiction writer
• Talk for writing activities give speaking
and listening support
Main features
• Stimulus materials for shared and
independent planning and writing
• Materials can be edited on screen for
personalisation to your class
• Teacher’s notes provide planning support
Structure
• Each DVD-ROM contains six units
• Each unit is divided into nine focuses
• Each unit contains two* model texts,
written at different levels
* three for Years 1 and 2
Year 1 units
Instructions
Information
Recounts
How to Yo-yo
How to Bounce on a Space Hopper
How to Make a Cup and Ball Game
My Home
All About Me
What I Like to Do
A Surprising Visit
Firefighters in the Playground
Farmyard Fun
Year 2 units
Reports
Information
Explanations
Creatures of the Coastline
The Clowns of the Sea
Seaside Secrets Nature Trail
Ridley Castle: A Safe Place to Live
Be a Ridley Castle Detective
The Key to Ridley Castle
How Seeds Spread
How Do You Grow Great Carrots?
How Do Dandelions Grow?
Year 3 units
Reports
Information
Instructions
The Beast of Bodmin Moor
The Cottingley Fairies – do they
exist?
Hurricane Horror
Blizzard Blitz
How to mummify a body
How to arrange a Roman feast
Year 4 units
Recounts
Persuasion
Explanations
Wicked Wolf Attacks
Perfect Prince Scores Again
Super Cobra – Super Cool
Reptile Ranch – are you brave
enough?
How and why Mr Bonecruncher
protected his home
The Bully-proof Vest
Year 5 units
Persuasion
Recounts
Biographies
Letter to the editor: Milk production
Letter to an MP: Living Lynx
Tom’s evacuation diary
An interview with Hilda
Lewis Hamilton
Paula Radcliffe
Year 6 units
Journalistic
writing
Instructions
Revision unit
The Cretan Chronicle: A-Maze-ing
Escape!
Athens Advertiser: A Nation
Mourns
Breaktime Buddies
Tiggy Scarecrow
What is a Nutristop?
Jetlanes
Museum 21
CineZ-Own
The nine focuses
• Each unit is divided into nine focuses
• To increase flexibility, they can be used in the
suggested sequence, or reordered to fit your
own teaching
The nine focuses
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Model Texts
Reading as a Writer
Talking the Text Type
Writing Games
Stimulus and Shared Planning
Demonstration and Shared Writing
Editing
Independent Planning and Writing
Publishing
The nine focuses
Model texts
• Two model texts for children to read, enjoy
and discuss. (There is an additional oral
model text for Years 1 and 2.)
• Each text at a different level
The nine focuses
Reading as a writer
• Video of the author talking about the writing
process
• Closer analysis of the model texts
• Key features are summarised in a ‘writer’s
checklist.’
The nine focuses
Talking the text type
• Series of speaking and listening, and
drama activities
• Children orally rehearse the language of
the text type in preparation for writing
The nine focuses
Writing games
• Interactive writing games
• Word, sentence and text level
The nine focuses
Stimulus and shared planning
• A visual, textual or multimedia stimulus
inspires shared planning
• Notemaker comprises a variety of creative
planning formats.
The nine focuses
Demonstration and shared writing
• Author gives some ‘top tips’
• Children take part in shared writing
• A ‘shared writing script’ is supplied in the
teacher’s notes
The nine focuses
Editing
• Examples of children’s work at different
levels for discussion and editing.
The nine focuses
Independent planning and writing
• Stimuli provide a springboard for children’s
own writing.
• This focus is duplicated in the children’s
area for your class to access on their own
computers.
The nine focuses
Publishing
• Examples of publishing options for the text
type
Support materials
• Teacher’s notes
• Additional text resources
Support materials
Teacher’s notes:
• Detailed curriculum matching
• Teaching ideas for every focus
• In Word for easy editing or copying
Support materials
Additional text resources:
• Word versions of model texts, transcripts
of author interviews, and editing samples
• Additional examples of each text type
The Pad
• Create your own screens within i-learn:
writing
• Use pictures, video etc from within the
disc, or import your own!
• Templates include drag-and-drop and
multiple-choice screens
The Teacher’s Area
• Reorder screens to make your own
lessons
• Assign screens to the Children’s Area for
your class to access
• Edit screens in the product