Enabling Outstanding Written Communication through expert subject specific modelling. Outstanding 1 EXPLAIN During the initial learning journey stages the teacher explicitly explains the key skills required in order to produce a sophisticated piece of extended writing. The teacher is aware that in order for students to be sophisticated writers the students themselves must appreciate the increasing cognitive demands of the task.
PRE-PREPARED MODEL Teaching practitioners effectively plan, prior to the learning journey, a model of the expected written outcome.
DECONSTRUCTION- In collaboration with students the model is deconstructed and the key elements that meet the assessment criteria are drawn out and explained.
COLLABORATIVE PLANStudents and the teacher plan a further response utilising the knowledge gained during the prior deconstruction task.
REAL TIME MODEL- The teacher then expertly demonstrates in ‘real time’ the written outcome using the collaborative plan as a foundation. A verbal commentary explaining the success of the piece of writing is delivered as the written task is carried out under the visualizer. The verbal commentary includes comments and illustrations of the cognitive processes
Good 2
Requires Improvement 3
Unsatisfactory 4
involved in constructing the piece/text.
COLLABORATIVE THINKING, ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTIONStudents, in groups, construct a collaborative response independent of the teacher. Depending on the outcome this may lead to further intervention and deconstruction of models produced.
INDEPENDENT APPLICATION- Finally, students produce a sophisticated independent response that reflects on understanding of organisation and cohesion gained from the earlier learning activities.