Monday 26 May 2014

Popcorn Balls and Procedural Writing



Our next task with popcorn is to write the procedure for making Popcorn Balls.  We started today by making the recipe in the cooking room.  We gave instructions to the students but they never got to see a written version of the recipe, as their task is to write their own.

The students were excellent listeners (even though they got a little high on sugar after all the secret taste testing...) and followed the instructions really well.  They also worked co-operatively in their groups.

When they got back to class they had to jot down in their writing books, all the things they could remember about the ingredients and the process.  Tomorrow we will write up this information as a recipe for them to take home.




Sunday 25 May 2014

First Week - Popcorn!

WALT to write an advertisement for popcorn that will convince Mums to buy it at the supermarket for their kids.

This week we focused on the language and format of advertising.  What should a good advertisement include?  How should we set it out?  What is our purpose?  Who is our target audience?

Students looked at models of great persuasive advertisements.  They then drafted their own before creating a good copy on their computer.

The draft writing process:











Here are some of the final outcomes:


Something I realised from reading the above advertisement is that I need to teach my students about copying facts straight off the internet.  And also I need to talk to them about using relevant facts.  Do Mums really want to know this about popcorn?  Will these facts help persuade Mums to buy this product?

Setting up our learning space.

I have transformed our back room into a small group learning space.  It was jam packed with furniture and rubbish 2 weeks ago, I am looking forward to getting some of the boys work up on the wall, to  brighten up our new space.