Reading Workshop From Reading to Writing (School-Based Reading Programme) Primary 5 St. Mary’s Canossian School

Reading skills to be covered Reading SkillsPr Recognize the format and language features of a variety of text types  ---Understand intention, attitudes and feeling conveyed in a text  ---Recognize the presentation of ideas through headings, paragraphing, spacing, italics, bold print and punctuation 

Text Types Poems Stories Instructions Dictionary Explanations Texts with language play

Two writing tasks A Riddle Poem A Riddle Poem Instructions Instructions

Task 1 – Writing Instructions Unit plan Pupils try to make the newspaper tree in groups Instructions without illustrations are given to each group

Task 1 – Writing Instructions Discuss the difficulties encountered Make the newspaper tree again with the illustrations Discuss how the illustrations can help

Task 1 – Writing Instructions Familiarize students the features of an instructional text: A list of things needed Steps Use of imperatives and impersonal language Students write and illustrate instructions to make a simple object

Task 1 : Students’ Works Sunny Doll Text Illustrations Paper Fan Text Illustrations

Task 2 – A Riddle Poem Unit plan Discuss the characteristics of a poem and a riddle Introduce a new text type – riddle poem. (stanzas, rhymes, sentences…) Read ‘What am I ’ Three riddles’

Worksheet 1 Analyze the riddle by using L --- Look – shapes/ sizes/ colours… D --- Do – What can/does it do? F --- Feel – How does it feel? You must think like the object Organization of the riddle ‘Where are the helping words placed?’

Worksheet 1 Ask students to find out the rhyming words in the riddle Encourage them to use a helpful website for finding rhyming words: ( )

Preliminary task— Reorder the lines into stanzas Let students arrange the clues into stanzas in groups Let students arrange the clues into stanzas in groups Encourage students to modify the given sentences and add new information Encourage students to modify the given sentences and add new information

Prepare students with the group work language I think …this sentence should come first. these sentences should be put in the same stanza. we should start a new stanza here. this sentence should be in the last stanza. these two are rhyming words. I think so. I don’t think so. How about…

Discuss the preliminary task Ask students to explain why they arrange the clues in a certain way Ask students to explain why they arrange the clues in a certain way Rhyming words Rhyming words Obvious clues at the end Obvious clues at the end

The purpose of discussing pupils’ work Through the discussion, students’ concept about the special features of a riddle poem was reinforced. Through the discussion, students’ concept about the special features of a riddle poem was reinforced. Give recognition to the good work and effort paid. Give recognition to the good work and effort paid. Evaluate pupils’ work and give feedback. Evaluate pupils’ work and give feedback.

Write a riddle poem Procedure: Students work in groups of 4 Students work in groups of 4 Show a powerpoint about writing a riddle poem Show a powerpoint about writing a riddle poem Remind students to think like the object Remind students to think like the object.

Provide guidelines for discussion: Worksheet 2 Guidelines for writing a riddle poem: 1. Choose an answer 2. Brainstorm ideas—look/ do/ feel 3. Organize the ideas 4. Use rhyming words 5. Put the obvious clues at the end

After discussion, students have to write their own poems based on the ideas they shared in the brainstorming session After discussion, students have to write their own poems based on the ideas they shared in the brainstorming session Students have to arrange the clues into stanzas and polish the riddle poem Students have to arrange the clues into stanzas and polish the riddle poem Present their riddle poems in class Present their riddle poems in class

Thank you!!