Tai Po Old Market Public School Quality Education

Tai Po Old Market Public School Quality Education Fund Thematic Network---Gifted Education Creative Writing

About the pull-out programme Teachers in charge: Mr Pavlovic Target of students: P. 4 students Date : Every Tuesday Time: 3: 00 -4: 00 pm

Aims • To expose students with different texttypes • To equip students with the writing device skills • To equip students with the process of writing • To boost students’ confidence in writing English

Expectations • Students will finish at least six pieces of writing • Students will learn and use a variety of writing formats • Students work collaboratively throughout the whole course • Students’ writing skills will be enhanced

Course Outline Lessons Content 1 1. 2. 3. Revise the adj and adv Getting to know each other (write a riddle about your classmates) Enhance a writing by using adj and adv 2 1. 2. Proofreading skills Proofread each other’s work 3 -8 Story writing 1. Shared reading (Big book) 2. Analyze the story by using mind-map 3. Create a story (using mind map) 4. Create a story orally (whole class) 5. Create their own stories (group work) 6. Proofreading (within the group/ among groups) 7. Editing/Revising 8. Publishing 9. Display/sharing 9 -11 Poems writing (Cinquain Poem) 1. Introduce cinquain poems 2. Guessing games (fill in the title of the poems) 3. Revise adj and adv 4. Analyze the elements of the poems 5. Write a few poems together as examples 6. Write their own poems (different topics) 7. Proofreading 8. Publishing 9. Sharing

12 -14 Poems writing ( Acrostic Poem) 1. Introduce Acrostic poems 2. Analyze the elements of the poems 3. Write a few poems together as examples 4. Write their own poems (different topics) 5. Proofreading 6. Publishing 7. Reading Aloud/sharing 15 -19 Animals 1. Introduce facts and fictions 2. Introduce some endangered animals (facts, informative texts) 3. Analyze the elements of writing for the facts of an animal 4. Find out three facts about an animal 5. Search information about an animal online or through books according to the specific areas (e. g. Physical appearance, diet, threat) 6. Make a powerpoint for presentation (in pairs) 7. Present their work 8. Give feedback 20 Song writing 1. Sing some songs (rewritten by teachers with familiar melody) 2. Guessing game (play music and guess the title of the songs) 3. Fill in the blanks to make a new songs 4. Write a new song together 5. Write their own songs (in groups) 6. Perform the song

Story writing lessons

Reflections • Students’ writing skills have been significantly enhanced • Students have mastered the processes of writing • Students are better equipped and more knowledgeable about how to approach a writing task • Students enjoy writing and presenting their work

Reflections • Students can have more choice in choosing the type of texts they write and the mode of writing • Increase the kinds of writing students are exposed to.