Getting the Buggers to Write

Author's note, Third Edition \ Acknowledgements \ Introduction \ Part 1: Starting Points \ 1. First Steps to Writing \ The Strands of Literacy \ Early Mark Making \ Early Writing Techniques \ Letter Activities \ From Letters to Words \ From Words to Sentences \ Structure and Young Writers \ What Makes a Good Writer? \ 2. Building Firm Foundations \ Back to Basics \ Spelling \ Punctuation \ Grammar \ Some Thoughts on Paragraphing \ Handwriting \ Graphology \ Working with Words \ 3. The Writer's Toolkit \ Writing Processes \ Finding a Starting Point \ Selecting a Form \ Knowing your Audience \ Thinking about Viewpoint, Style and Timing\ Brainstorming \ Researching \ Mind-mapping \ Selecting material \ Planning \ From First Draft to Final Draft \ Presenting the Final Draft \ Reviewing and Evaluating \ 4. The Motivated Writer \ Getting them Writing \ Keeping them Writing \ Getting them Writing Properly \ A Reason to Write \ An Atmosphere for Writing \ Warm-up Exercises \ Focus Exercises \ Putting the Pleasure Back into Writing \ The Teacher as Writer \ Part 2: Write Across the Curriculum \ 5. Writing in All the Subjects \Writing in Practical Subjects \ Motivation Across the Curriculum \ All Together Now: Cross Curricular Writing \ 6. Essay Writing \ Some Basic Tips \ Planning an Essay \ Answering the Question \ How to Quote \ The 'Four Step' Essay-Writing Technique \ Introductions and Conclusions \ 7. Creative Writing \ Creating a Fiction \ Starting Points for Creative Writing \ Finding Inspiration \ Using your Senses \ The Importance of Genre \ Writing Fiction \ Writing Scripts \ Writing Poetry \ 8. Non-fiction Writing \ Note-taking and Annotation \ Building your Writing \ Non-fiction Forms \ Technique and Non-fiction Writing \ Types of Non-fiction Writing \ Recount (account) \ Report (non-chronological) \ Explanation \ Instructions (procedure) \ Persuasive Writing \ Discussion \ The Importance of Being an Expert \ Writing about Language \ Writing about Literature \ 9. Writing in the Digital Age \ ICT and Writing \ Word Processing \ Writing and the Interactive Whiteboard \ Writing and the Internet \ E-mail and Writing \ ICT: The Practicalities \ Part 3: Everyone's a Writer \ 10. Supporting the Struggling Writer \ Key Strategies for the Teacher \ Key Strategies for the Student \ Key Strategies for Differentiation \ Supporting Students with ESL/EAL \ Writing and Behaviour \ 11. Extending the Gifted Writer \ Challenging Starters \ Structuring the Learning \ Finding a 'Voice' \ Essay Writing with the Most Able \ 12. Boys and Writing \ Expectations of Boys' Writing \ Motivating Boys to Write \ Inspirational Topics for Boys' Writing \ Teaching Techniques to Inspire Boys \ Engaging Formats for Boys' Writing \ Part 4: Writing it Right \ 13. Writing and Assessment \ Top Tips for Assessment \ Marking Symbols \ Marking Methods \ Strategies for Assessment \ Effective Questioning Techniques \ Approaching Exams \ 14. The Writing Clinic \ Overwriting \ Dull or Under-Writing \ Lack of Punctuation \ Repetitive Writing \ Irrelevant Facts \ Listing \ 15. Celebrating Writing \ Displaying Writing \ Publishing Writing \ Book Weeks \ Author Days/Weeks \ Charity Activities \ Competitions \ Writers' Workshops \ 'Play in a Day' \ Trips \ Part 5: Resources for Writing \ Appendix 1: Text-messaging \ Appendix 2: Useful websites \ Appendix 3: Vocabulary \ Appendix 4: Marking symbols \ Index