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Engaging Literacy Unit Planning for Effective Writing Instruction

This guide by Dominc Davis focuses on creating high-quality literacy units targeting all learners, with clear outcomes and progression. It emphasizes engaging children, providing motivation, and incorporating key texts, modelled/shared, and guided writing sessions to achieve learning objectives effectively.

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Engaging Literacy Unit Planning for Effective Writing Instruction

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  1. Literacy Planning a Unit Dominc Davis - ECaW

  2. High Quality Planning… • Has a clear focus • Has a clear outcome • Targets progression • Meets the needs of all learners • Engages children • Provides motivation Dominc Davis - ECaW

  3. Planning a Unit • Identify the end of unit outcome. • What do you want children to be able to do by the end of the unit? • What will be the context of their writing? • How long do you need to allocate for this unit? Dominc Davis - ECaW

  4. Learning Objectives • What objectives do we need to cover to enable the children to achieve the unit outcome? • These objectives need to be our main focus for teaching and learning during the unit. Dominc Davis - ECaW

  5. WOW! • Each unit should include a WOW start. • This should be an activity or text selected for maximum impact to motivate and engage the children. • It should incorporate an element of reading and text investigation or allow for an immediate response in writing. Dominc Davis - ECaW

  6. Key Texts • Identify any key texts that you will use to explore the text type and to engage the children. • Select texts that are accessible to children and are suitable for enriching the unit, also enabling you to deliver the unit objectives. • Be familiar with the key texts before you begin teaching. Dominc Davis - ECaW

  7. Modelled and Shared Writing • What will be the focus of your modelled and shared writing sessions? • Modelled writing is when you demonstrate the writing process, emphasising specific teaching points. • Shared writing (scribing) is when you involve the children in composition by asking for their ideas, but you refine their ideas before you scribe. Dominc Davis - ECaW

  8. Guided Writing • What will be the focus of your guided writing sessions? • Guided writing has a clear focus and is linked to the specific needs of the group. Dominc Davis - ECaW

  9. Key Messages • Ignore the ‘time guidance’ for each unit. You decide how many days are needed for children to achieve the unit outcome. • Only include activities from the overview that are inspiring or will engage children. • Be clear on what you want the children to be able to do by the end of the unit. Dominc Davis - ECaW

  10. Key Messages • Have a clear writing focus throughout the unit. • Make it fun – we want children to want to write and enjoy the writing process. • Be flexible and be prepared to change your plans based on AfL. Dominc Davis - ECaW

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