Check list for classroom tasks for Grade 3/4 SIS project

Tasks To be completed Date by the end completed of Comments

week 4 Inform/introduce kids to project Introduce correlation chart Conduct base line data for persuassive writing using a correlation chart and work examples. LETTER TO MR ABBOTT Share a photo of PERSUASSIVE WRITING correlation chart to the blog Video children explaining where they placed their dot on the chart What are 3 things that would make persuassive writing interesting? Collect and build a range of good and bad writing samples of persuassive writing Study the samples with children to find the features of expositions week 4

by the end of term 1

by the end of term 1 by the end of term 1 by the end of term 1 by the end of term 1 by the end of term 1

Create a list of and view a wide range of different persuassive texts - reviews, letters, advertisements, posters, expositions, debate, by the end narrative style etc. of term 1 Develop a process (flow chart) for writing persuassive writing according to what the children believe is important by the end to be included of term 1 Create list of 5 things that we can do to improve our own persuassive writing week 5 term 2

Conference with children to check their list of improvements. Make sure they're on the right track. Create individual matrix based on 5 areas to improve in persuassive writing Create another work sample with children using the flow chart to model their writing on. Children to create a piece of writing in their own choice of style from three given topics. Use matrix to assess their own work Use matrix to assess a partners work

week 5 term week 5 term 2

Week 6 Week 6 week 6

Have sample 1 assessed by teacher Video children based on their week 6 feedback of their work sample 1 - How do you feel after assessing yourself and being assessed by another sutdent and the teacher. What did you do well? What would you differently? Where to next? 2 - KEEP 3 topics!! Week 6 Sample Children can re-do their work again making improvements, or same topic but different format. Children may choose new format and new topic everytime. Leave it up to the children! Week 7 Repeat process for 3rd sample - but let the children choose their topic and style of persuassive writing based on their interests on passions. Collect third sample of writing and matrices as end of line data (4 children's pieces of work - 2 grade 3's & 2 grade 4's)

Week 8 Term 2 13th June

Week 8 Term 2 13th June

Correlation chart at end of Week 8 the unit. Has your opinion on Term 2 persuassive writing changed? 13th June

Mr Abbot - Base Line Data 1st sample - three topics to choose from 2nd sample - three topics to choose from 3rd sample - their own interest - listing their passions or writers notebook seed.