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PowerPoint Presentation: Grade Five Student (10 or 11 years old) Capitalise sentences Capitalise place names Proofread Change “social” language to “academic” language Use high level greetings / closings Use words instead of !!!! t o emphasise MINI LESSON IDEAS Elaborate on ideas
PowerPoint Presentation: Grade Two Student (7 years old) Used paragraphs Began with specific compliment Ended with question Used appropriate greetings / closings Added relevant information/ answered question MODELLING POINTS Proofread
PowerPoint Presentation: Grade Four Student (9 or 10 years old) Capitalise “I” Avoid overusing compliments Add more relevant information and ask a question Use greetings and closings Use words instead of !!!! t o emphasise MINI LESSON IDEAS Use clear layout with paragraphs. Your/ you’re
PowerPoint Presentation: Grade Three Student (9 years old) Used paragraphs Began with compliment Asked a question Used appropriate greetings for reply Added relevant information Answered questions MODELLING POINTS Friendly closing
PowerPoint Presentation: Grade One Student (6 or 7 years old) Write in sentences. Start with capital and end with punctuation. Write a comment about the post. (This post was not about the weekend/zoo) P roofread End with a closing Use words instead of !!!! t o emphasise MINI LESSON IDEAS
PowerPoint Presentation: explicit teaching + high expectations + regular feedback + authentic motivation = quality writing