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Comhairliúchán ar Churaclam na Bunscoile oscailte

Comhairliúchán ar Churaclam na Bunscoile oscailte

Foghlaim Tuilleadh

Purpose, genre, and voice

< Ar ais go dtí Writing

Purpose, genre, and voice

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The audience is the intended group of readers, listeners, viewers that the writer, designer, or speaker is addressing.
 .

  • Writing Genres

    Example of student work

  • Writing Process

    Example of student work

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