This is such a timely and informative presentation. It has really brought to the many different techniques and strategies that even a new teacher can use to enhance the writing skills in the class room. It would be a great asset if teachers can implement this Knowledge in the classroom to further develop the writing skills of our students. S. E Revan.
This group review was very informative. I especially like how you elaborated on the elements of point of view and of the possible types of conflict. Such aspects of narrative writing should be exposed to students in various forms and examples (stories) before they even begin composing their own pieces. I honestly love teaching composition and I hope that such information can be filtered to teachers who are uncomfortable teaching composition. I believe it is because of the lack of such wealth of knowledge and the confidence and patience needed to get students at the suitable writing standard. This is a wealth of information that must be shared. Great job. Very impressive! Best wishes. Continue to water your gardens with this wealth of knowledge.
During the week dated 26th - 30th October, 2020 classes were held on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th October, 2020 in the form of group presentations. On Wednesday 28th we were invited to view and listen to the presenters who shared on the topic 'Narrative Writing' as a genre of writing. This presentation highlighted the definition of narrative writing which is commonly known as story writing and is the most commonly read or written piece of writing. The presenters further explained each element of story writing, from the plot (the sequence of events that occur in a story from the beginning to middle to the ending), setting (where the story takes place...location, weather, time and time period), characters (the people or personified animals in the story), the theme (the underlying meaning of the story such as friendship, responsibility or courage) and the point of view ( the viewpoint in which the story is told, be from a first person, third person, form of a film). In addition, a discussion about the development of the plot was lead by the lecturer and students added additional points on the rising action (events leading up to the conflict), climax (the highest point of action, keeps the reader wanting more), falling action (solving of the conflict/problem) and resolution (the end). Additionally, the discussion also brought out four different ways conflict may be formed: - conflict between a character and nature - conflict between a character and society - conflict between characters - conflict within a character - conflict between a character and the supernatural. The presenters then continued their presentation by informing the audience that the instructional procedure. This begins with the introducing of the genre, in that the teacher builds on students prior knowledge of the genre. The teacher then takes them further by teaching an element through minilessons. In addition, have students engage in guided practice activities through retelling stories and writing workshops. In the writing workshops teachers incorporate technology and have students do story mapping. Having completed such and composing narrative pieces teachers use rubrics to assess students. Students are also given checklist to guide their writing progress and ensure they have met the required guidelines. The topic for Thursday 29th October was expository writing and was defined as process writing. This simply means that this piece of writing explains the process of doing or making something, as well as providing step by step directions. The presenters outlined that any well written expositions must have an introduction which includes the book which grabs the reader's attention, thesis sentence and evidence. The body which has a topic sentence explaining what each paragraph will be about and supporting details for such. Closing paragraphs or sentences to close or summarize each point. The lecturer ended the discussion by saying that, "we as primary teachers must find ways to engage our students in writing well developed pieces." This can only be successful if students are taught the elements of each genre of writing and provided with the opportunity to write through guided practice activities.
As it was indicated by leonest. The sessions held this week were group sessions. Out of those group sessions were an inflow of information to educate and inform us of the two genre of writings namely exposition and narration. These are genres that we would take back into the classroom, thus I find it was very informative as they presented everything that we would need for the genres outlined
During the past week we were introduced to descriptive writing and narrative writing.
Descriptive writing is a literary device in which the writer uses details to create a picture with their words (a picture of a person, place, thing, or event). Description tells how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels like. Some elements of descriptive writing includes the use of similes metaphors, sensory details etc. The presenters outlined some instructional procedures such as -develop descriptive writing skill by modelling/demonstrating -share quality literature full of descriptive writing -call students' attention to interesting, descriptive word choices in classroom writing We were also introduced to a descriptive writing checklist for grades 3-4 and 5-6.
Narrative writing is a way of presenting connected events in order to tell a good story. Common types of narratives normally contain a beginning, middle, and an end. The presenters outlined elements of narrative writing such as the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict, the resolution, climax, rising action etc. The presentation outlined different conflicts that can be found in narrative pieces such as conflict between a character and nature, conflict within a character, conflict between a character and society, conflict between characters and lastly conflict between a character and the supernatural.
Another presentation was about expository writing. In simple terms expository writing defines and explains a process. The presentation stated that expository writing is structured out as followed: -introductory or lead paragraph invites the reader to explore the topic. -thesis statement reveals overall purpose of the writing (included in the introduction). -body consists of three or more points, descriptions, or examples. -conclusion. Expository writing uses transition words such as then, after, later, lastly, finally etc.
These presentations were very informative and will help me to plan instruction that will cater to the understanding of all writing genres for my students.
This presentation is quite timely and informative these type of writing helps students to write descriptively and further improve their writing by making it more interesting and engaging. This also helps students to improve the way they express themselves and communicate in general.
Based on the information presented it is evident that you have understood the concepts presented to you by your lecturer. To add, writing is a process and so is learning. When teaching any of the above types of writing, you must ensure that the writing is meaningfully and students can connect with the topic. This can be done by providing them with the opportunity to engage in activities before writing a piece. For example, for descriptive writing, students can have a show and tell or describe objects found in their environment. For expository writing, students can prepare the items before writing the actual piece. Some of them may have never made/prepared anything in their lives so we can't assume that they know how to make a cup of tea for example. The use of graphic organizers will help with the formation of structure and organization of details. Keep up the good work and engage in research to find out more meaningful ways to teach students writing.
During the past week, we focused on different types of writing in power point form, we were assembled in groups and given different topics pertaining to writing. The topics for last week was Descriptive and Narrative writing. Both presentations were very informative and had information that will be beneficial to take back to the school and help teachers to be an effective writing teacher.
Classes during last week ( 28th and 29th October, 2020) were very informative and I also became aware of effective procedure I can use in my class to teach these two genres of writing. These classes was done in form of group presentation. My colleagues where given the task to research and do power point presentation on two genres of writing in which they had to present, Narrative writing and Expository writing. On Wednesday 28th October, 2020, we viewed and listened to the Narrative writing presentation. From the presentation I got that Narrative writing is the most written and read genre of writing this is basically story writing. Highlighted in the presentation were the different elements of story writing, the presenters went on to explain each one of them; (characters- the people, animals and beings in the story, setting- this is where the story takes place*location, time, time period, the mood and weather, the plot-is the sequence of events that occur in a story from beginning, middle, to end, the point of view- this is the viewpoint from which the story is told *first person *third person, the theme- the underlying meaning or message of the story*betrayal*motherhood and *forgiveness.)
Additionally, Ms. Williams went into details about the development of the plot and we had an interactive discussion on the rising action which are the events leading up to the conflict, the climax this is the highest point of action where the reader is read more, and the falling action where the writer begins to solve the conflict or problem and the resolution is basically the end the problem is solve. We went into discuss the different kinds of conflicts(conflicts between characters, conflicts within a character, conflict between character and society, conflict between a character and nature.)
The presenters went on to inform us about the instructional procedure that teaches can utilize. Teacher can begin the lesson with the introducing of the genre, in that the teacher builds on students prior knowledge of the genre. Hence, the teacher then takes them further by teaching them the element narrative writing, have students engage in guided practice activities through retelling stories and writing workshops etc. In the writing workshops teachers incorporate technology and have students do story mapping. They went on to say after completing the story mapping and composing narrative pieces teachers use rubrics to assess students. Students are also given checklist to guide their writing progress and ensure they have met the required guidelines.
On Thursday's class Expository writing presentation was presented. Expository writing defines and explains a process. The presentation stated that expository writing is structured out as followed, introductory or lead paragraph invites the reader to explore the topic, thesis statement reveals overall purpose of the writing, grabs the readers attention, body consists of three or more points, descriptions, or examples and conclusion here you conclude you don't add anything new. Expository writing uses transition words such as then, in addition, in conclusion, however , after, later, last, finally etc. Encourage students to us topic sentences, facts and details. Apart from what was discussed during the presentation I researched additional information on this genre of writing to better my understanding so I will be able to teach it effectively. Overall, last week classes were very productive and I learned new information on both Narrative and Expository writing that I can utilize to be better at writing these genres .
The information in this blog is quite informative. As teachers, we should try and incorporate what we have learnt into our classroom; in order for the students to become better writers. D.Woodley
It is very important that we learn about the various genres of writing because writing is a very important and essential aspect in each classroom. The information displayed was quite informative and relevant for teachers. Normally when we speak about narrative writing and expository writing, one tend to refer to the upper grades only. However, I’ll just like to add that these genres of writing can be done at any grade level. Great blog👍🏾
Last week during class three genres of writing were introduced to the class in presentations.
The first one was Descriptive writing which is a literacy devise in which the write uses details to create a picture with their words of a person, person, place thing or event. Metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, idioms are all associated with Descriptive writing, because they assist the writer in creating a certain description of something, person or place within a story, passage or text.
The next one was narrative writing, this is also known as story writing. This type of writing is read most by persons, they read fiction, fables tales and poems which are all based imagination. Narrative also consists of non-fiction, which includes biographies, autobiographies and memoirs. Some elements of narrative writing are :
the plot- which is the sequence of events involving characters in conflict situations.
Conflict- this is the tension between forces in the plot, and is usually what keeps the readers interested and wanting more.
forms the conflict may take * conflict between the characters * conflict within a character
Setting- where the story will take place. The setting also includes: 1. Weather- the specific weather condition that suits the story line, whether rainy, sunny, snowy, cloudy or windy. 2. Time- involves the time of day in the story 3. Time period- this is weather story is of the past, present or future.
Character- the persons or animals in the story.
These presentations were very beneficial to me as a teacher because it was very knowledgeable of the genres of writing, and now i am aware of them and how they are done i can take them into the classroom.
Development of characters 1. Appearance- features of the characters, facial features, body shapes, habits of dress, manners or gestures.
2.Action dialogue- the action of the character which shows who they are 3. dialogue- way the characters speak 4. monologue- it shows what the character is thinking
Some narrative devices used in the writing are comparison, hyperbole, imagery, personification, symbolism and tone
And lastly expository writing- is writing that seeks to explain or expose a process.
The expository writing is structured: Introduction- which allows readers to get an idea of what the writing will be about.
The thesis statement- shows the reason or purpose for the writing.
The body- this consists of the points that will be explained or described.
The information on this blog is very informative. As teachers, it is imperative that we know the ways to assist our students with writing- both struggling and advanced writers.
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ReplyDeleteThis is such a timely and informative presentation. It has really brought to the many different techniques and strategies that even a new teacher can use to enhance the writing skills in the class room. It would be a great asset if teachers can implement this Knowledge in the classroom to further develop the writing skills of our students.
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This group review was very informative. I especially like how you elaborated on the elements of point of view and of the possible types of conflict. Such aspects of narrative writing should be exposed to students in various forms and examples (stories) before they even begin composing their own pieces. I honestly love teaching composition and I hope that such information can be filtered to teachers who are uncomfortable teaching composition. I believe it is because of the lack of such wealth of knowledge and the confidence and patience needed to get students at the suitable writing standard. This is a wealth of information that must be shared. Great job. Very impressive! Best wishes. Continue to water your gardens with this wealth of knowledge.
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ReplyDeleteDuring the week dated 26th - 30th October, 2020 classes were held on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th October, 2020 in the form of group presentations. On Wednesday 28th we were invited to view and listen to the presenters who shared on the topic 'Narrative Writing' as a genre of writing. This presentation highlighted the definition of narrative writing which is commonly known as story writing and is the most commonly read or written piece of writing. The presenters further explained each element of story writing, from the plot (the sequence of events that occur in a story from the beginning to middle to the ending), setting (where the story takes place...location, weather, time and time period), characters (the people or personified animals in the story), the theme (the underlying meaning of the story such as friendship, responsibility or courage) and the point of view ( the viewpoint in which the story is told, be from a first person, third person, form of a film). In addition, a discussion about the development of the plot was lead by the lecturer and students added additional points on the rising action (events leading up to the conflict), climax (the highest point of action, keeps the reader wanting more), falling action (solving of the conflict/problem) and resolution (the end). Additionally, the discussion also brought out four different ways conflict may be formed:
ReplyDelete- conflict between a character and nature
- conflict between a character and society
- conflict between characters
- conflict within a character
- conflict between a character and the supernatural.
The presenters then continued their presentation by informing the audience that the instructional procedure. This begins with the introducing of the genre, in that the teacher builds on students prior knowledge of the genre. The teacher then takes them further by teaching an element through minilessons. In addition, have students engage in guided practice activities through retelling stories and writing workshops. In the writing workshops teachers incorporate technology and have students do story mapping. Having completed such and composing narrative pieces teachers use rubrics to assess students. Students are also given checklist to guide their writing progress and ensure they have met the required guidelines.
The topic for Thursday 29th October was expository writing and was defined as process writing. This simply means that this piece of writing explains the process of doing or making something, as well as providing step by step directions. The presenters outlined that any well written expositions must have an introduction which includes the book which grabs the reader's attention, thesis sentence and evidence. The body which has a topic sentence explaining what each paragraph will be about and supporting details for such. Closing paragraphs or sentences to close or summarize each point.
The lecturer ended the discussion by saying that, "we as primary teachers must find ways to engage our students in writing well developed pieces." This can only be successful if students are taught the elements of each genre of writing and provided with the opportunity to write through guided practice activities.
As it was indicated by leonest. The sessions held this week were group sessions. Out of those group sessions were an inflow of information to educate and inform us of the two genre of writings namely exposition and narration. These are genres that we would take back into the classroom, thus I find it was very informative as they presented everything that we would need for the genres outlined
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DeleteDuring the past week we were introduced to descriptive writing and narrative writing.
ReplyDeleteDescriptive writing is a literary device in which the writer uses details to create a picture with their words (a picture of a person, place, thing, or event). Description tells how something looks, sounds, smells, tastes, or feels like. Some elements of descriptive writing includes the use of similes metaphors, sensory details etc. The presenters outlined some instructional procedures such as
-develop descriptive writing skill by modelling/demonstrating
-share quality literature full of descriptive writing
-call students' attention to interesting, descriptive word choices in classroom writing
We were also introduced to a descriptive writing checklist for grades 3-4 and 5-6.
Narrative writing is a way of presenting connected events in order to tell a good story. Common types of narratives normally contain a beginning, middle, and an end. The presenters outlined elements of narrative writing such as the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict, the resolution, climax, rising action etc. The presentation outlined different conflicts that can be found in narrative pieces such as conflict between a character and nature, conflict within a character, conflict between a character and society, conflict between characters and lastly conflict between a character and the supernatural.
Another presentation was about expository writing. In simple terms expository writing defines and explains a process. The presentation stated that expository writing is structured out as followed:
-introductory or lead paragraph invites the reader to explore the topic.
-thesis statement reveals overall purpose of the writing (included in the introduction).
-body consists of three or more points, descriptions, or examples.
-conclusion.
Expository writing uses transition words such as then, after, later, lastly, finally etc.
These presentations were very informative and will help me to plan instruction that will cater to the understanding of all writing genres for my students.
This presentation is quite timely and informative these type of writing helps students to write descriptively and further improve their writing by making it more interesting and engaging. This also helps students to improve the way they express themselves and communicate in general.
DeleteWell done, Treasure, the information was quite informative, I cant wait to read more from you.
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DeleteBased on the information presented it is evident that you have understood the concepts presented to you by your lecturer. To add, writing is a process and so is learning. When teaching any of the above types of writing, you must ensure that the writing is meaningfully and students can connect with the topic. This can be done by providing them with the opportunity to engage in activities before writing a piece. For example, for descriptive writing, students can have a show and tell or describe objects found in their environment. For expository writing, students can prepare the items before writing the actual piece. Some of them may have never made/prepared anything in their lives so we can't assume that they know how to make a cup of tea for example. The use of graphic organizers will help with the formation of structure and organization of details. Keep up the good work and engage in research to find out more meaningful ways to teach students writing.
All the best.
This was a very informative presentation and should be implemented in the classroom to enhance our students' writing skills for today's modern world
ReplyDeleteDuring the past week, we focused on different types of writing in power point form, we were assembled in groups and given different topics pertaining to writing. The topics for last week was Descriptive and Narrative writing. Both presentations were very informative and had information that will be beneficial to take back to the school and help teachers to be an effective writing teacher.
ReplyDeleteClasses during last week ( 28th and 29th October, 2020) were very informative and I also became aware of effective procedure I can use in my class to teach these two genres of writing. These classes was done in form of group presentation. My colleagues where given the task to research and do power point presentation on two genres of writing in which they had to present, Narrative writing and Expository writing. On Wednesday 28th October, 2020, we viewed and listened to the Narrative writing presentation. From the presentation I got that Narrative writing is the most written and read genre of writing this is basically story writing. Highlighted in the presentation were the different elements of story writing, the presenters went on to explain each one of them; (characters- the people, animals and beings in the story, setting- this is where the story takes place*location, time, time period, the mood and weather, the plot-is the sequence of events that occur in a story from beginning, middle, to end, the point of view- this is the viewpoint from which the story is told *first person *third person, the theme- the underlying meaning or message of the story*betrayal*motherhood and *forgiveness.)
ReplyDeleteAdditionally, Ms. Williams went into details about the development of the plot and we had an interactive discussion on the rising action which are the events leading up to the conflict, the climax this is the highest point of action where the reader is read more, and the falling action where the writer begins to solve the conflict or problem and the resolution is basically the end the problem is solve. We went into discuss the different kinds of conflicts(conflicts between characters, conflicts within a character, conflict between character and society, conflict between a character and nature.)
The presenters went on to inform us about the instructional procedure that teaches can utilize. Teacher can begin the lesson with the introducing of the genre, in that the teacher builds on students prior knowledge of the genre. Hence, the teacher then takes them further by teaching them the element narrative writing, have students engage in guided practice activities through retelling stories and writing workshops etc. In the writing workshops teachers incorporate technology and have students do story mapping. They went on to say after completing the story mapping and composing narrative pieces teachers use rubrics to assess students. Students are also given checklist to guide their writing progress and ensure they have met the required guidelines.
On Thursday's class Expository writing presentation was presented. Expository writing defines and explains a process. The presentation stated that expository writing is structured out as followed, introductory or lead paragraph invites the reader to explore the topic, thesis statement reveals overall purpose of the writing, grabs the readers attention, body consists of three or more points, descriptions, or examples and conclusion here you conclude you don't add anything new. Expository writing uses transition words such as then, in addition, in conclusion, however , after, later, last, finally etc. Encourage students to us topic sentences, facts and details. Apart from what was discussed during the presentation I researched additional information on this genre of writing to better my understanding so I will be able to teach it effectively. Overall, last week classes were very productive and I learned new information on both Narrative and Expository writing that I can utilize to be better at writing these genres .
The information in this blog is quite informative. As teachers, we should try and incorporate what we have learnt into our classroom; in order for the students to become better writers.
DeleteD.Woodley
It is very important that we learn about the various genres of writing because writing is a very important and essential aspect in each classroom. The information displayed was quite informative and relevant for teachers. Normally when we speak about narrative writing and expository writing, one tend to refer to the upper grades only. However, I’ll just like to add that these genres of writing can be done at any grade level. Great blog👍🏾
DeleteLast week during class three genres of writing were introduced to the class in presentations.
ReplyDeleteThe first one was Descriptive writing which is a literacy devise in which the write uses details to create a picture with their words of a person, person, place thing or event. Metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, idioms are all associated with Descriptive writing, because they assist the writer in creating a certain description of something, person or place within a story, passage or text.
The next one was narrative writing, this is also known as story writing. This type of writing is read most by persons, they read fiction, fables tales and poems which are all based imagination. Narrative also consists of non-fiction, which includes biographies, autobiographies and memoirs. Some elements of narrative writing are :
the plot- which is the sequence of events involving characters in conflict situations.
Conflict- this is the tension between forces in the plot, and is usually what keeps the readers interested and wanting more.
forms the conflict may take
* conflict between the characters
* conflict within a character
Setting- where the story will take place. The setting also includes:
1. Weather- the specific weather condition that suits the story line, whether rainy, sunny, snowy, cloudy or windy.
2. Time- involves the time of day in the story
3. Time period- this is weather story is of the past, present or future.
Character- the persons or animals in the story.
These presentations were very beneficial to me as a teacher because it was very knowledgeable of the genres of writing, and now i am aware of them and how they are done i can take them into the classroom.
Development of characters
1. Appearance- features of the characters, facial features, body shapes, habits of dress, manners or gestures.
2.Action dialogue- the action of the character which shows who they are
3. dialogue- way the characters speak
4. monologue- it shows what the character is thinking
Some narrative devices used in the writing are comparison, hyperbole, imagery, personification, symbolism and tone
And lastly expository writing- is writing that seeks to explain or expose a process.
The expository writing is structured:
Introduction- which allows readers to get an idea of what the writing will be about.
The thesis statement- shows the reason or purpose for the writing.
The body- this consists of the points that will be explained or described.
The conclusion- this sums up the entire writing.
The information on this blog is very informative. As teachers, it is imperative that we know the ways to assist our students with writing- both struggling and advanced writers.
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