Focus: a post-holiday Quick Write activity
We found this video of the moon rising in Wellington on 'The Kid Should See This' website in 2015. Students could watch the clip of the moon rising in real time, then complete a Quick Write activity to practise writing a metaphor or simile, followed up by a poetry writing session. Refer to Chapter 5 of The Writing Book for more information about Quick Write activities.
We have included an example of a poem that a Year 8 student wrote after watching the video. Thanks to Kim Kelly from Kenakena School for sharing her student's work on our Facebook page.
For more engaging writing ideas, see our on demand workshop Generating ideas for writing.
Focus: a post-holiday Quick Write activity
Includes: a writing lesson plan, YouTube video link and two video talk strips (for juniors and seniors)
Focus: describing an event from the perspective of a character
Includes: useful spelling rules and links to YouTube clips that explain the rules in more detail
Focus: learning spelling conventions to support students’ writing
