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This video shares the experience of five young boys who detest school. As teachers we need to be cognizant of the behaviours we display in the classroom because they can negatively impact on students' motivation to attend school. This leads to disruptive and unacceptable behaviours carried out by these students. We should all bear this in mind. Creating this video at some points seemed impossible and very difficult but through perseverance and my tenacity and God's grace it was completed. This is why I have this product created. I hope you enjoy listening and viewing the content. The audience This piece was created specifically for grade three students who will be engaging in story writing. Purpose of this piece This piece was created to use as an instructional resource to help students to identify the story grammar to aid students in creating narrative pieces. Students will be able to pull out the elements of a story to produce their own piece. Further, it can also b

Monday 16th December, 2019 Title:   The Inner Planet Written and narrated by:   Michele Clercent Purpose:   This poem focuses on the order and characteristics of the following planets:   Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.   Justification:   The piece was penned as part of my writing portfolio for Promoting Writing in the Primary Grades.   It was written with grade three students in mind who are required to learn about the planets in Science and Technology.  In addition, poetry is an excellent instructional tool. You can also locate my podcast online, on Anchor and Spotify.   Below are the links: https://anchor.fm/michele-o-clercent/episodes/Poetry-Explosion-e9i1sl https://open.spotify.com/show/7wCHkzW5tWgpySLRXCk6NN

  Descriptive Writing As Sue opened her white, round window with chipped off paint to breathe in the fresh cold morning air, she heard her mother's voice ringing through the house like a thousand thunders drumming together calling unto her.   Anyone reading the sentence above will appreciate the mental image that the words helped to create to visualize and   understand the author's message about Sue's mother. Painting a vivid picture, afford readers a deeper understanding of a   text and cause a text to come alive, authors utilize descriptive words and phrases as well as   literary devices. Without descriptive words, our pieces of writing will be as bland as food without salt. On 29th October, 2019, we began to delve into a new genre of writing, Descriptive writing. Our lecturer deviated from the ways that she would normally teach the genres of writing and adopted a new strategy. She utilized lesson planning to teach this genre. We were placed in groups of th

The Writing process reviewed Writing may be viewed as a daunting task but knowing that there is a step by step process that you can utilize helps makes this journey less intricate and intimidating. The writing process encompasses five stages, each containing a set of guidelines: Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing and Publishing. Whether it be Expository, Argumentative, Descriptive, Narrative or Poetry writing, the writing process must be utilized in order to help you produce an excellent piece. Renowned authors and poets, emerging writers, students and all others who have a knack for writing all engage in the step by step process of writing in order to help them produce fantastic pieces In retrospect, these last couple of weeks have been so rewarding. Seeing our fellow colleagues apply the skills, knowledge and competencies that  they have acquired throughout  this course was amazing. We have seen our lecture superbly model some of the techniques that she wants us to emu

  Exploring Poetry Writing When we think of poetry, we think... What writing means to me As I sit and ponder, Collecting jars of ideas to let them wonder, My imagination running wild leaves me mesmerized, Readers left in awe opening their eyes. Creativity at its finest, Skills developed and harnessed. My oh my, writing is sometimes fun, Just like basking in the glory of the sun. Though the task my seem daunting, My zeal gives me a thirst for hunting. Excitements, disappointments, outrage, sorrow all encapsulated in one great piece Capturing those wonderful moments is just sheer bliss                                                                                                                        Poet: Ulet Jn. Baptiste   The Inner/Terrestrial Planets Miniscule Mercury, you’re closest to the sun Ball of iron, but where's your moon You can look and look; but there's no moon Of the

Philosophy of Teaching Writing Writing is an essential skill that reflects the mark of a competent citizen.  Any individual who has commendable writing skills has a greater potential of gaining civic competency, thus becoming more apt to be an active social participant in his or her country.  However, behind every piece of writing penned lies a philosophy.  Similarly, as teachers of writing teach, their writing philosophy will determine how and what they teach students and the experiences that they provide students with. During the October 15, 2019 session of Promoting Writing in Primary Grades the concentration was "Developing a Writing Philosophy."   But what is a writing philosophy?  A writing philosophy is a set of reflective statements of one's personal belief that will shape his/her writing practices. The session commenced with the lecturer reading an example of a writing philosophy.  Discussion was then held around the elements outlined in that philosophy s