Unit 3 Creative Writing
Unit 3 Creative Writing
CREATIVE WRITING
Resources:
Literacy in the
CAPS FP English
Foundation Phase
Home Language
Ch6:pages 151 -
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What is the difference between Handwriting and Writing?
HANDWRITING? WRITING ?
What constitutes Creative Writing for children?
Pg 161
reading comprehension
WRITING process of extracting and
constructing meaning
thinking and reasoning
writing structure
Pre-writing activities
gathering ideas about what to write
organizing material
Pre-writing activities
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Revision and Editing of Writing
• This step is important because it involves the
learning process.
• Learners learn to revise and improve their own work.
• They learn a lot about their own work methods and
learning processes.
• Metacognition plays an important role in revising and
editing one’s own work.
• The first step in this process is for the learners to read
their own work and correct any mistakes.
• Checklists can be used to help learners notice and
correct their own mistakes.
• Each learner then receives a checklist.
• Use the checklist to check, revise and correct
everything on the list with regard to his own writing.
Revision and Editing of Writing
• He then makes the corrections on the draft.
• After correcting their work, learners read one
another’s writing and give and receive feedback.
• The teacher also reads the written work and gives feedback regarding:
Word Sentence
Spelling
order order
• Foundation Phase children will not rewrite their work, but rather edit by drawing a line through
unwanted words and adding text where necessary.
comprehens
Punctuation legibility ibility
Revision and Editing of Writing
• Grammatical skills which form part of the technical aspect of writing include:
• Knowing how to spell high frequency words
• The ability to use a d i c t i o n a r y and keep a personal dictionary
• Grammatical skills also include being informed about the following:
Basic spelling
Forming plurals
rules for learners Homophones
and diminutives
to implement
Invite parents to occasions where their children can read their work
to them.