Purpose, genre, and voice < Back to Writing Purpose, genre, and voice Stage 1 Junior & Senior Infants Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 2 1st & 2nd Class Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 3 3rd & 4th Class Through appropriately playful and engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Stage 4 Fifth and Sixth class Through appropriately engaging learning experiences, children should be able to Draw and write with a sense of purpose and audience Audience The audience is the intended group of readers, listeners, viewers that the writer, designer, or speaker is addressing. while creating texts in a range of genres and other languages where appropriate. Explore and use the typical text structure and language features associated with a variety of genres. Develop an individual voice to share their thoughts, knowledge and experiences. Líníocht a mbeidh cuspóirí éagsúla léi a dhéanamh go minic. Líníocht a mbeidh cuspóirí éagsúla léi a dhéanamh agus giotaí gearra simplí a scríobh chun smaointe a chur in iúl agus an múinteoir ag gníomhú mar scríobhaí. Téacsanna simplí a chruthú i réimse seánraí. Téacsanna i réimse seánraí a chruthú agus iad ag díriú ar an gcuspóir agus an lucht éisteachta. Iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar struchtúr téacs agus gnéithe teanga a bhaineann le réimse seánraí agus iad a úsáid ina gcuid scríbhneoireachta. A nguth pearsanta a fhorbairt agus téacsanna á gcruthú acu chun a gcuid tuairimí, eolais agus taithí a roinnt le daoine eile. (TF6, C1 + 2 + 3 + 4) Create text for a wide variety of authentic purposes, demonstrating an increasing understanding of the influence of the audience Audience The audience is the intended group of readers, listeners, viewers that the writer, designer, or speaker is addressing. on their work. Use, analyse and evaluate the typical text structure and language features associated with a wide variety of genres across the curriculum. Use a variety of writing techniques to further develop and demonstrate an individual voice in their writing, including awareness of dialect. Progression steps The child… uses signs, symbols or text to share experiences. The child… shares thoughts, knowledge and experiences with others through mark-making. The child… begins to share thoughts, knowledge and experiences for a particular purpose and audience Audience The audience is the intended group of readers, listeners, viewers that the writer, designer, or speaker is addressing. using marks, drawings and some letters. The child… writes and draws for a particular purpose and audience Audience The audience is the intended group of readers, listeners, viewers that the writer, designer, or speaker is addressing. while sharing thoughts, knowledge and experiences. The child… writes for a wider range of purposes and audiences while sharing thoughts, knowledge and experiences. The child… begins to write in a range of genres using a basic structure appropriate to a particular genre Genre Genres are types of multi-sentence oral or written text structures that have become conventionalised for particular purposes with expected organisational patterns, as well as language features related to register e.g., narrative, informational, persuasive, and multi-genre. Simply put, genre refers to a selection of writing forms in order to recount, explain, entertain, inform, give instructions, narrate, persuade and justify opinions. , matching language to purpose, genre Genre Genres are types of multi-sentence oral or written text structures that have become conventionalised for particular purposes with expected organisational patterns, as well as language features related to register e.g., narrative, informational, persuasive, and multi-genre. Simply put, genre refers to a selection of writing forms in order to recount, explain, entertain, inform, give instructions, narrate, persuade and justify opinions. and audience Audience The audience is the intended group of readers, listeners, viewers that the writer, designer, or speaker is addressing. . The child… writes in a range of genres providing detail, elaborating on key points and using appropriate language while exploring their own style. The child… writes in a range of genres elaborating on details and developing characters and ideas further using appropriate language and structure while exploring their own style. The child… writes in a range of genres using structure flexibly to best suit their intent while using language creatively and conveying their own style. The child… examines and discusses the validity of information gathered to create text. identifies and describes features of their texts specific to their own individual voice. selects the appropriate language register (including the use of dialects/accents) to create texts for a specific purpose and audience Audience The audience is the intended group of readers, listeners, viewers that the writer, designer, or speaker is addressing. . discusses and explains the purpose of texts and how this impacted on decisions made when creating text. The child… evaluates and justifies sources used to create text. evaluates and reflects on features of their texts specific to their own individual voice. examines and evaluates a variety of opinions, perspectives, and cultures for use in creating text. justifies decisions made while creating texts for a specific purpose and audience Audience The audience is the intended group of readers, listeners, viewers that the writer, designer, or speaker is addressing. . Support materials for teachers Writing - Scríbhneoireacht Example of student work Writing - Scríbhneoireacht Relevant across all strands Example of student work Relevant across all strands Examples of children's language learning Writing Genres Example of student work Writing Process Example of student work