Non-fiction Writing in Years 7-8

Name: Non-fiction Writing in Years 7-8
SKU: 5723
Price: 44.95 NZD
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Author: Phillip Simpson
ISBN: 9781927190999

Recounts, reports, explanations, expositions, and procedures

By
Phillip Simpson

Each book in the Non-fiction Writing series focuses on both surface and deeper features of students' writing and describes the features of non-fiction text types. It has levelled writing exemplars for student analysis and group or class discussion and models how to use exemplars to stimulate and develop students' writing.

Ages: 11-12 | Pages: 56 | Code: 5723 | ISBN: 9781927190999

Series: Non-fiction Writing

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Phillip Simpson

Dr. Phill Simpson has been a primary school teacher, PLD facilitator and writer for over twenty years. He has had more than 100 children’s books published, both fiction and non-fiction, as well as numerous articles, short stories, novels and teaching resources for the education sectors in New Zealand, Australia and the rest of the world. Dr. Simpson holds a Doctorate in Education, where he explored how primary teachers' teach creative writing. In addition, he has a Masters (Hons) degree in creative writing as well as post-graduate qualifications in teaching (primary) and education and professional development. He teaches and writes in Auckland where he lives with his wife, son and two border terriers.

Contents
Introduction	4
Writing pedagogy	5
Teaching text types	5
The power of purpose	5
Structuring your writing lesson	5
Learning intentions	5
Success criteria	6
Global learning intentions and specific learning intentions	6
Co-construction and student voice	6
Think, pair, share	6
Using the exemplars	6
Choosing relevant exemplars	6
Modelling	7
Gap analysis and next learning steps	7
Practice makes perfect	7
Make it fun	7
Conventions of written text at years 7–8 (adapted from e-asTTle)	7
Exemplar section	8
Recounts	9
Recount Exemplar 1	10
Recount Exemplar 2	12
Recount Exemplar 3	14
Information reports	16
Information Report Exemplar 1	17
Information Report Exemplar 2	19
Information Report Exemplar 3	21
Information Report Exemplar 4	23
Explanations	25
Explanation Exemplar 1	26
Explanation Exemplar 2	28
Explanation Exemplar 3	30
Explanation Exemplar 4	32
Explanation Exemplar 5	34
Expositions	36
Exposition Exemplar 1	37
Exposition Exemplar 2	39
Exposition Exemplar 3	41
Procedures	43
Procedure Exemplar 1	45
Procedure Exemplar 2	47
Procedure Exemplar 3	49
Exploring Recounts poster	51
Exploring Information Reports poster	52
Exploring Explanations poster	53
Exploring Expositions poster	54
Exploring Procedures poster	55