Teaching Writing Strategies: Book 6Unlike many other writing workbooks, the desired outcome is to have the learners structuring correct, enriched sentences to more clearly convey ideas and information. The ultimate goal is for them to produce clear, precise writing for a specific purpose and to understand that proofreading and editing is an integral part of the writing process.The books are divided into four sections:1. Word choices2. Sentence structure3. Punctuation4. Editing/proofreadingCurriculum Links English, Key Stage 2, Year 6Writing – Transcription?Use further prefixes and suffixes and understand the guidance for adding them.?Spell some words with ‘silent’ letters.?Continue to distinguish between homophones and other words which are often confused.?Use knowledge of morphology and etymology in spelling.?Use dictionaries to check the spelling and meaning of words.Writing – CompositionEvaluate and edit by:?Assessing the effectiveness of others’ writing.?Proposing changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to enhance effects and clarify meaning.?Ensuring the consistent and correct use of tense throughout a piece of writing.?Ensuring correct subject and verb agreement when using singular and plural.?Distinguishing between the language of speech and writing.?Proofread for spelling and punctuation errors.Writing – Vocabulary?Grammar and Punctuation Develop their understanding of the concepts set out in English Appendix 2. Indicate grammatical and other features by using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing.
