Setting the Scene

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Main features

• Stimulus materials for shared and independent
  planning and writing
• Materials can be edited on screen for
  personalisation to your class
• Teachers notes provide planning support

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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

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Year 1 units
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Year 2 units
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Year 3 units
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Year 4 units
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Year 5 units
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Year 6 units
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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

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The nine focuses

• 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

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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

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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 writers
  checklist.

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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

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The nine focuses

• Writing games
• Interactive writing games
• Word, sentence and text level

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The nine focuses

• Stimulus and shared planning
• A visual, textual or multimedia stimulus inspires
  shared planning
• Notemaker comprises a variety of creative
  planning formats.

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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
  teachers notes

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The nine focuses

• Editing
• Examples of childrens work at different levels
  for discussion and editing.

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The nine focuses

• Independent planning and writing
• Stimuli provide a springboard for childrens own
  writing.
• This focus is duplicated in the childrens area
  for your class to access on their own computers.

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The nine focuses

• Publishing
• Examples of publishing options for the text type

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Support materials

• Teachers notes
• Additional text resources

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Support materials

• Teachers notes
• Detailed curriculum matching
• Teaching ideas for every focus
• In Word for easy editing or copying

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Support materials

• Additional text resources
• Word versions of model texts, transcripts of
  author interviews, and editing samples
• Additional examples of each text type

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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

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The Teachers Area

• Reorder screens to make your own lessons
• Assign screens to the Childrens Area for your
  class to access
• Edit screens in the product

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