“Writing is a kind of therapy. It is a normal way of releasing our thinking and feeling about a certain topic.” This is what Room 20 students believe in.
The whole class has written different text types. They have learned how to write explanation, narrative, procedure, poetry, description and recount. Using receptive models, students learned about the structure and language features, make success criteria, write drafts, conduct peer conferencing and self-assessment. They have produced awesome models and projects on such lessons.
I would say, given time and opportunities, these students will be great writers in the future.
