Response and author’s intent < Ar ais go dtí Writing Response and author’s intent 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 Share the meaning of their own texts and demonstrate understanding through responding to the texts of others. Brí a gcuid téacsanna féin a chomhroinnt agus tuiscint a léiriú trí fhreagairt do théacs daoine eile. A gcuid pictiúr agus scríbhneoireacht phearsanta a roinnt le daoine eile agus iad a phlé, le tacaíocht. (TF8, C1 + 2) Elaborate on the meaning of their own writing and discuss the texts of others showing an emerging recognition of the author’s intent. A gcuid aidhmeanna/a n-intinn féin mar údair agus gnéithe seachtracha a mbíonn tionchar acu ar údair a fhiosrú agus machnamh a dhéanamh orthu. Tuairimí daoine eile ar a gcuid téacsanna a phlé agus a mheas. Brí a gcuid téacsanna féin a roinnt. Freagairt do théacs daoine eile chun tuiscint a léiriú. Tuairimí daoine eile ar a gcuid téacsanna a phlé. (TF8, C3 + 4) Examine and critically reflect on their own intent and influences as authors. Discuss and evaluate others’ interpretation of their texts. Progression steps The child… uses a form Form Form refers to the published formats of a particular genre e.g. poem, short story, play, novel, memo, email, film etc. of expression to convey the meaning of marks made. The child… gives meaning to marks made by self. responds to marks made by others. The child… talks about their own texts and begins to respond to others’ texts through talk, marks and drawings. The child… talks about and uses more detailed drawings in their own texts and gives more detail in responses to others’ texts. The child… uses more elaborate drawings to share detail and identifies simple, explicit pieces of text in response to specific questions. shares a personal interpretation of another person’s text. The child… discusses their own work giving reasons for selection of topic and content. discusses the work of others relating it to familiar experiences. The child… hares their work with others, elaborating on details. responds to the work of others, discussing main points raised in greater depth and relating it where relevant to their own experiences. The child… verbally discusses, explains and connects with characters created in their own stories in greater detail. discusses characters and key events in the stories of others, predicting and inferring characters’ motives for key actions. The child… shares their reasons for use of particular words/ phrases used for effect/mood/ impact. interprets main messages being conveyed in the work of others and infers author’s reason for these. The child… compares their own intention as authors with others’ interpretation of their text. recognises the influence of an author’s culture and identity on messages being conveyed. examines and investigates a variety of methods and styles to portray the authors’ message and intent. The child… evaluates the influence of their own culture and identity (as well as cultures in their community and outside their community) when creating texts. assesses the link between the author’s intent and the language register chosen. Support materials for teachers Writing - Scríbhneoireacht Example of student work Writing - Scríbhneoireacht Relevant across all strands Example of student work Relevant across all strands
