Teaching+Writing

=Teaching Writing =

Being able to see a purpose in his writing is key for Marmaduke Monkey and will be an invaluable tool in his writing development. This can be scaffolded by the teacher in the following ways: **Modelled Writing ** Using modelled writing, Marmaduke Monkey can see how the writing process works as the teacher demonstrates on the board how he/she uses their ideas, the organisation of those ideas, language features, mechanics, polishing, proofreading, and the different roles such as the authorial and secretarial roles (Hill, 2006, p.300). **Shared & Interactive Writing ** In shared writing, Marmaduke Monkey can be a part of the writing process as the teacher asks for student input into the writing and children can join the teacher in writing on the board. The teacher and the children share the planning of the text and development. The teacher takes on a more equal role in the process as he/she guides the students discussion and ideas. **Guided Writing ** Guided writing is suited to a small group or individuals as the children do the writing in a mini lesson activity. **Independent Writing ** Independent writing is where the student selects the ideas and does the planning and goes through the process of writing by themselves, with little support from the teacher. During his writing, it is important for the teacher to keep asking Marmaduke Monkey questions in roving conferences. Opening, following and process questions (Graves 1983, cited in, Hill 2006) should all be used to prompt Marmaduke Monkey to develop his writing, build on it, and polish it. Eventually, Marmaduke Monkey will ask these questions of himself without the teachers help.