Boldmere Infant and Nursery School Raising Boys’ Achievement in Writing

Raising Boys’ achievement in writing. The Group Joe-William Ethan Kieran Harry Robert Zain

Getting Started “The Interviews” They thought they were good at reading. They thought they were good at writing. They did not like sitting for a long time to write. They did not like writing long words. They did not like writing words they did not know how to spell.

Getting Started “ Finding Nemo” Excited about watching a film. Finding a Joke for Marlin to tell.

Talk Partners

Setting the scene Drawing the reef

Drawing Nemo and Marlin

Generating the vocabulary

Choosing the words

Writing the conversation

Using “Otherwise” Watching the film Children drew pictures for the main events in the story and then added captions. Working in small teams kept them engaged and enthusiastic.

Toy Story 2 Role-play Characterisation of Woody Conscience alley. Should Woody stay with the new toys or go with Buzz and the gang? Writing the rescue of Wheezy by Woody from the yard-sale.

Observations The boys’ always sat at the front. They were very animated in all the discussions. They were very good at recalling detail. They were good at explaining a character’s motivation. They wanted to know what was the next film. Could they choose a film?