Each class teacher then explored the seven steps to writing success in a number of genres and it was exciting to see the children develop confidence in fostering their creativity.
Each term we dedicated one of our staff meetings to sharing ideas, showcasing resources and planning the next step in our teaching.
One of the highlights was designing a display of children’s writing, exhibiting the seven steps to writing success.
We had amazing samples of planning for success, sizzling starts, tightening tension, dynamic dialogue, show don’t tell, ban the boring and exciting endings.
Children’s insights:
• "Seven Steps is great for story writing and teaching me
how to begin stories.Sizzling Starts have changed my stories by making them more interesting. When people read my stories they say Wow! I’ve got to keep reading this"- Laurent 2SM
•" We did oral language and sizzling starts. It was fun when we had to act something out without speaking"- Isla 1AF
• "Seven Steps makes our writing more interesting for the reader. I have gotten better at writing persuasive texts and narratives because I can use sizzling starts and finish with exciting endings. I have always loved writing but my writing is now more interesting and engaging."- Beatrice 6CP
• "The sizzling starts have made me better at writing because now I start my stories with action and it helps me think more deeper into my story. My stories entertain audiences because they are interesting"- Ethan 3SG
• "Seven Steps keeps me interested in writing. It helps me start my stories with excitement by using sizzling starts. The more I practise and the more I write helps me improve my writing" -Alissiya 4LK
• "When we first started Seven Steps I wasn’t the strongest writer but after my whole experience it has really empowered my writing skills because it has shown me the correct way to entice the reader and to keep them reading and excited about the story"- Charlie 6AP
God Bless
Seva Maitianos