Tales of mystery and suspense

Teacher Anne Girven, Ross Mclean

YEAR	LEVEL	DURATION
7-8	4	2-3 weeks

Achievement Objective Being Assessed	Learning Outcomes
Poetic Writing	Write a creative story, expressing ideas and experiences imaginatively, shaping and reworking texts, using appropriate vocabulary and conventions such as spelling and sentence structure.
Processes
Exploring Language	Identify, discuss and use the conventions, structures, and language features of narrative texts, and discuss how they relate to the topic.
Supporting Achievement Objective	Learning Outcomes
Interpersonal Listening	Listen to and interact with others to clarify understanding of narrative, information, ideas, and opinions, and to contribute to discussion, in one-to-one, small group, and class discussion.
Close Reading	Discuss language, meanings, and ideas in a range of narrative texts, relating their understanding to experiences, purposes and audience.

Teacher background reading

Select and adapt these learning activities to best meet the needs of your students, and to fit the time available:

Explain to students they are going to write and illustrate a book to share and be read by others in the class.
Explain the indicators for self assessment (see below)
Students discuss with their partner ideas for their creative story. Brainstorm and use either the planning guide or the narrative plan to draft their writing.
Daily Review. In small groups students share what they have written. Encourage students to discuss show don't tell , the opening sentence and the title for their story. Students to provide positive, constructive comments.
Students proof read and rework their story, share with a buddy.
For customisable student check-list, see these Assessment Resource Bank resources:
- Checklist for Proof-reading
- Checklist for Editing
Teacher conference before publishing.