Writing
Our writing curriculum intent
‘A word after a word after a word is power.’
— Margaret Atwood —
Writing is a major part of our curriculum offer at Pennoweth, from Nursery through to Year 6. Through a continued focus on developing each child as a powerful writer, we provide children with many opportunities to develop and apply their writing skills to a range of genre, for a variety of audiences, purposes, and contexts.
We encourage children to develop a love of the subject and empower them to express their thoughts and ideas clearly and creatively through the written word. Children are taught to plan, revise, edit and evaluate their writing, keeping the purpose and audience of each piece firmly in mind.
DNA
The culture of Pennoweth’s DNA fully supports and aids the teaching of Writing.
The consistent, procedural journey of teaching each different genre, from identification of features through to final drafts being written, ensures our children always feel safe and familiar with the writing process. Every child is included in every lesson and is supported and encouraged by adults and peers alike, ensuring they feel loved. Through selecting and using relevant features, manipulating sentence structure to ensure clarity, and editing their work, children are responsible for their own writing. Exciting and varied genres, linked to class texts, ensure children are interested and enthused in their learning; they can develop as efficient writers of the new genre types they encounter. We know our children are then ready as independent and successful writers who are able to apply their knowledge and skills for a range of writing purposes and audiences.
What will my child experience through writing at Pennoweth?
We have carefully mapped writing across the school to ensure that all genres are taught progressively. This ensures that each child will have experience of writing for a wide range of purposes: to inform, to entertain and to persuade an audience. Cross curricular outcomes are specifically planned for, with strong links between writing and the wider curriculum identified, planned for and utilised. During each project, the chosen class text also links to the aspects being taught. Emphasis on learning outside the classroom to provide real-life writing experiences is of great importance in our teaching of writing, with the local area and community used wherever appropriate to support teaching and learning.
Nursery
Reception
Year 1
Years 2-6
Clipboards
We are always proud to show off the brilliant writing taking place across the school. Please keep checking in here to see the latest uploads of fantastic examples of creative writing.