Persuasion Writing Prompts

1 Prompts For Guided Writing Teaching Writing Prompts For Teaching Writing Prompts For Teaching Writing Prompts For Teaching Writing Prompts For Teaching Writing Prompts For Teaching Writing2 Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers What do we want to say? Let’s practise what we want to say Draw lines to represent each word in a sentence. How can we write the word ……? Is ….. a long word or a short word? Will you need a long line or a short line? Let’s go back and re-read to see if it makes sense Ask children to read point to each word If you can’t remember a word go back and say the sentence again Demonstrate using upper and lower case How to refer to an alphabet strip Left to right directionality How to refer to H.F. word cards Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers What do we want to say? Let’s practise what we want to say Draw lines to represent each word in a sentence. How can we write the word ……? Is ….. a long word or a short word? Will you need a long line or a short line? Let’s go back and re-read to see if it makes sense Ask children to read point to each word If you can’t remember a word go back and say the sentence again Demonstrate using upper and lower case How to refer to an alphabet strip Left to right directionality How to refer to H.F. word cards Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers What do we want to say? Let’s practise what we want to say Draw lines to represent each word in a sentence. How can we write the word ……? Is ….. a long word or a short word? Will you need a long line or a short line? Let’s go back and re-read to see if it makes sense Ask children to read point to each word If you can’t remember a word go back and say the sentence again Demonstrate using upper and lower case How to refer to an alphabet strip Left to right directionality How to refer to H.F. word cards Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers What do we want to say? Let’s practise what we want to say Draw lines to represent each word in a sentence. How can we write the word ……? Is ….. a long word or a short word? Will you need a long line or a short line? Let’s go back and re-read to see if it makes sense Ask children to read point to each word If you can’t remember a word go back and say the sentence again Demonstrate using upper and lower case How to refer to an alphabet strip Left to right directionality How to refer to H.F. word cards Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers What do we want to say? Let’s practise what we want to say Draw lines to represent each word in a sentence. How can we write the word ……? Is ….. a long word or a short word? Will you need a long line or a short line? Let’s go back and re-read to see if it makes sense Ask children to read point to each word If you can’t remember a word go back and say the sentence again Demonstrate using upper and lower case How to refer to an alphabet strip Left to right directionality How to refer to H.F. word cards Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers What do we want to say? Let’s practise what we want to say Draw lines to represent each word in a sentence. How can we write the word ……? Is ….. a long word or a short word? Will you need a long line or a short line? Let’s go back and re-read to see if it makes sense Ask children to read point to each word If you can’t remember a word go back and say the sentence again Demonstrate using upper and lower case How to refer to an alphabet strip Left to right directionality How to refer to H.F. word cards3 Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont What kind of text will this be? What is the writing for? Who is the writing for? Which part of our Big Book text can we use to help us? Shall we change: The characters? The setting? The theme? The ending? The rhyming words? Words in the text? Shall we retell the story or extend it? Can we rehearse our first sentence? Let’s say the whole sentence together Where shall we begin writing? Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont What kind of text will this be? What is the writing for? Who is the writing for? Which part of our Big Book text can we use to help us? Shall we change: The characters? The setting? The theme? The ending? The rhyming words? Words in the text? Shall we retell the story or extend it? Can we rehearse our first sentence? Let’s say the whole sentence together Where shall we begin writing? Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont What kind of text will this be? What is the writing for? Who is the writing for? Which part of our Big Book text can we use to help us? Shall we change: The characters? The setting? The theme? The ending? The rhyming words? Words in the text? Shall we retell the story or extend it? Can we rehearse our first sentence? Let’s say the whole sentence together Where shall we begin writing? Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont What kind of text will this be? What is the writing for? Who is the writing for? Which part of our Big Book text can we use to help us? Shall we change: The characters? The setting? The theme? The ending? The rhyming words? Words in the text? Shall we retell the story or extend it? Can we rehearse our first sentence? Let’s say the whole sentence together Where shall we begin writing? Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont What kind of text will this be? What is the writing for? Who is the writing for? Which part of our Big Book text can we use to help us? Shall we change: The characters? The setting? The theme? The ending? The rhyming words? Words in the text? Shall we retell the story or extend it? Can we rehearse our first sentence? Let’s say the whole sentence together Where shall we begin writing? Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont What kind of text will this be? What is the writing for? Who is the writing for? Which part of our Big Book text can we use to help us? Shall we change: The characters? The setting? The theme? The ending? The rhyming words? Words in the text? Shall we retell the story or extend it? Can we rehearse our first sentence? Let’s say the whole sentence together Where shall we begin writing?4 Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont Where will the next word go? How can we check it makes sense? Punctuation time …. what do we need to check? Who can help put in the capital letters and full stops? Why did you say that? How would it sound if we put that? Why does that sentence work? Why is that word better? Let’s re-read it in a sentence and see how it sounds Where could we collect some interesting connectives to join these two sentences? Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont Where will the next word go? How can we check it makes sense? Punctuation time …. what do we need to check? Who can help put in the capital letters and full stops? Why did you say that? How would it sound if we put that? Why does that sentence work? Why is that word better? Let’s re-read it in a sentence and see how it sounds Where could we collect some interesting connectives to join these two sentences? Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont Where will the next word go? How can we check it makes sense? Punctuation time …. what do we need to check? Who can help put in the capital letters and full stops? Why did you say that? How would it sound if we put that? Why does that sentence work? Why is that word better? Let’s re-read it in a sentence and see how it sounds Where could we collect some interesting connectives to join these two sentences? Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont Where will the next word go? How can we check it makes sense? Punctuation time …. what do we need to check? Who can help put in the capital letters and full stops? Why did you say that? How would it sound if we put that? Why does that sentence work? Why is that word better? Let’s re-read it in a sentence and see how it sounds Where could we collect some interesting connectives to join these two sentences? Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont Where will the next word go? How can we check it makes sense? Punctuation time …. what do we need to check? Who can help put in the capital letters and full stops? Why did you say that? How would it sound if we put that? Why does that sentence work? Why is that word better? Let’s re-read it in a sentence and see how it sounds Where could we collect some interesting connectives to join these two sentences? Prompts for Foundation Stage Writers cont Where will the next word go? How can we check it makes sense? Punctuation time …. what do we need to check? Who can help put in the capital letters and full stops? Why did you say that? How would it sound if we put that? Why does that sentence work? Why is that word better? Let’s re-read it in a sentence and see how it sounds Where could we collect some interesting connectives to join these two sentences?5 Prompts for Preparing to Write What do we know about texts like this? What is it we want to write about? How shall we go about it? What do we want to say? What ideas do we have? Which ideas shall we use? How can we group ideas together? What order shall we put them in? How can we link the ideas together? What details shall we add? How can we explain or expand What evidence can we give? What words and expressions come to mind? Does it look right? Are there any gaps? How could we start? How can it be improved? Prompts for Preparing to Write What do we know about texts like this? What is it we want to write about? How shall we go about it? What do we want to say? What ideas do we have? Which ideas shall we use? How can we group ideas together? What order shall we put them in? How can we link the ideas together? What details shall we add? How can we explain or expand What evidence can we give? What words and expressions come to mind? Does it look right? Are there any gaps? How could we start? How can it be improved? Prompts for Preparing to Write What do we know about texts like this? What is it we want to write about? How shall we go about it? What do we want to say? What ideas do we have? Which ideas shall we use? How can we group ideas together? What order shall we put them in? How can we link the ideas together? What details shall we add? How can we explain or expand What evidence can we give? What words and expressions come to mind? Does it look right? Are there any gaps? How could we start? How can it be improved? Prompts for Preparing to Write What do we know about texts like this? What is it we want to write about? How shall we go about it? What do we want to say? What ideas do we have? Which ideas shall we use? How can we group ideas together? What order shall we put them in? How can we link the ideas together? What details shall we add? How can we explain or expand What evidence can we give? What words and expressions come to mind? Does it look right? Are there any gaps? How could we start? How can it be improved? Prompts for Preparing to Write What do we know about texts like this? What is it we want to write about? How shall we go about it? What do we want to say? What ideas do we have? Which ideas shall we use? How can we group ideas together? What order shall we put them in? How can we link the ideas together? What details shall we add? How can we explain or expand What evidence can we give? What words and expressions come to mind? Does it look right? Are there any gaps? How could we start? How can it be improved? Prompts for Preparing to Write What do we know about texts like this? What is it we want to write about? How shall we go about it? What do we want to say? What ideas do we have? Which ideas shall we use? How can we group ideas together? What order shall we put them in? How can we link the ideas together? What details shall we add? How can we explain or expand What evidence can we give? What words and expressions come to mind? Does it look right? Are there any gaps? How could we start? How can it be improved?6 Story Prompts Where does your story take place? What is it like? Who is in your story? What are they like? What happens to change things for your character/s? How does your character react? What does your character say? How do other characters respond? How does your character feel? What happens in the end How do your characters feel/respond/comment? Story Prompts Where does your story take place? What is it like? Who is in your story? What are they like? What happens to change things for your character/s? How does your character react? What does your character say? How do other characters respond? How does your character feel? What happens in the end How do your characters feel/respond/comment? Story Prompts Where does your story take place? What is it like? Who is in your story? What are they like? What happens to change things for your character/s? How does your character react? What does your character say? How do other characters respond? How does your character feel? What happens in the end How do your characters feel/respond/comment? Story Prompts Where does your story take place? What is it like? Who is in your story? What are they like? What happens to change things for your character/s? How does your character react? What does your character say? How do other characters respond? How does your character feel? What happens in the end How do your characters feel/respond/comment? Story Prompts Where does your story take place? What is it like? Who is in your story? What are they like? What happens to change things for your character/s? How does your character react? What does your character say? How do other characters respond? How does your character feel? What happens in the end How do your characters feel/respond/comment? Story Prompts Where does your story take place? What is it like? Who is in your story? What are they like? What happens to change things for your character/s? How does your character react? What does your character say? How do other characters respond? How does your character feel? What happens in the end How do your characters feel/respond/comment?7 Prompts for Pupils Drafting What is it we want to write? What do we already know? What are the main features of this texttype? How did the author of the shared text tackle this? How might you start? Let me start you off …. Let’s try starting with action this time. Prompts for Pupils Drafting What is it we want to write? What do we already know? What are the main features of this texttype? How did the author of the shared text tackle this? How might you start? Let me start you off …. Let’s try starting with action this time. Prompts for Pupils Drafting What is it we want to write? What do we already know? What are the main features of this texttype? How did the author of the shared text tackle this? How might you start? Let me start you off …. Let’s try starting with action this time. Prompts for Pupils Drafting What is it we want to write? What do we already know? What are the main features of this texttype? How did the author of the shared text tackle this? How might you start? Let me start you off …. Let’s try starting with action this time. Prompts for Pupils Drafting What is it we want to write? What do we already know? What are the main features of this texttype? How did the author of the shared text tackle this? How might you start? Let me start you off …. Let’s try starting with action this time. Prompts for Pupils Drafting What is it we want to write? What do we already know? What are the main features of this texttype? How did the author of the shared text tackle this? How might you start? Let me start you off …. Let’s try starting with action this time.8 Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Identification of important features: What I noticed/liked about this was …. because …. Addition/deletion/substitution: What cane we add? What can we leave out/get rid of? What else can we put in there to make it better? Exploration/generalisation: The reason why ….. It’s useful to know that ….. What tends to work best is …. because .. The rule/pattern for this is ….. When else does this happen? Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Identification of important features: What I noticed/liked about this was …. because …. Addition/deletion/substitution: What cane we add? What can we leave out/get rid of? What else can we put in there to make it better? Exploration/generalisation: The reason why ….. It’s useful to know that ….. What tends to work best is …. because .. The rule/pattern for this is ….. When else does this happen? Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Identification of important features: What I noticed/liked about this was …. because …. Addition/deletion/substitution: What cane we add? What can we leave out/get rid of? What else can we put in there to make it better? Exploration/generalisation: The reason why ….. It’s useful to know that ….. What tends to work best is …. because .. The rule/pattern for this is ….. When else does this happen? Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Identification of important features: What I noticed/liked about this was …. because …. Addition/deletion/substitution: What cane we add? What can we leave out/get rid of? What else can we put in there to make it better? Exploration/generalisation: The reason why ….. It’s useful to know that ….. What tends to work best is …. because .. The rule/pattern for this is ….. When else does this happen? Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Identification of important features: What I noticed/liked about this was …. because …. Addition/deletion/substitution: What cane we add? What can we leave out/get rid of? What else can we put in there to make it better? Exploration/generalisation: The reason why ….. It’s useful to know that ….. What tends to work best is …. because .. The rule/pattern for this is ….. When else does this happen? Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Identification of important features: What I noticed/liked about this was …. because …. Addition/deletion/substitution: What cane we add? What can we leave out/get rid of? What else can we put in there to make it better? Exploration/generalisation: The reason why ….. It’s useful to know that ….. What tends to work best is …. because .. The rule/pattern for this is ….. When else does this happen?9 Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Praise/building confidence: I really like the way you ….. because … I really like ….. because ….. That works well because ….. Assessment of strengths/weaknesses/correction: Which part works best? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? Use of terminology/reflection: I really like the (term) you chose, because … Which (term) could you use here? Extension/development: Could we use/say …..? You could try …. You carry on by ….. Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Praise/building confidence: I really like the way you ….. because … I really like ….. because ….. That works well because ….. Assessment of strengths/weaknesses/correction: Which part works best? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? Use of terminology/reflection: I really like the (term) you chose, because … Which (term) could you use here? Extension/development: Could we use/say …..? You could try …. You carry on by ….. Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Praise/building confidence: I really like the way you ….. because … I really like ….. because ….. That works well because ….. Assessment of strengths/weaknesses/correction: Which part works best? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? Use of terminology/reflection: I really like the (term) you chose, because … Which (term) could you use here? Extension/development: Could we use/say …..? You could try …. You carry on by ….. Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Praise/building confidence: I really like the way you ….. because … I really like ….. because ….. That works well because ….. Assessment of strengths/weaknesses/correction: Which part works best? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? Use of terminology/reflection: I really like the (term) you chose, because … Which (term) could you use here? Extension/development: Could we use/say …..? You could try …. You carry on by ….. Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Praise/building confidence: I really like the way you ….. because … I really like ….. because ….. That works well because ….. Assessment of strengths/weaknesses/correction: Which part works best? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? Use of terminology/reflection: I really like the (term) you chose, because … Which (term) could you use here? Extension/development: Could we use/say …..? You could try …. You carry on by ….. Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Praise/building confidence: I really like the way you ….. because … I really like ….. because ….. That works well because ….. Assessment of strengths/weaknesses/correction: Which part works best? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? Use of terminology/reflection: I really like the (term) you chose, because … Which (term) could you use here? Extension/development: Could we use/say …..? You could try …. You carry on by …..10 Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Talk for Writing: How could we say ….. Tell me how you would write ….. So you think that ….. What do you think about …..? Say a little more about ….. Talk the story through …. does it make sense? Do we need to know more about ………. ? How would your character react? How would your character feel? Is there anything you haven’t resolved? Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Talk for Writing: How could we say ….. Tell me how you would write ….. So you think that ….. What do you think about …..? Say a little more about ….. Talk the story through …. does it make sense? Do we need to know more about ………. ? How would your character react? How would your character feel? Is there anything you haven’t resolved? Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Talk for Writing: How could we say ….. Tell me how you would write ….. So you think that ….. What do you think about …..? Say a little more about ….. Talk the story through …. does it make sense? Do we need to know more about ………. ? How would your character react? How would your character feel? Is there anything you haven’t resolved? Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Talk for Writing: How could we say ….. Tell me how you would write ….. So you think that ….. What do you think about …..? Say a little more about ….. Talk the story through …. does it make sense? Do we need to know more about ………. ? How would your character react? How would your character feel? Is there anything you haven’t resolved? Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Talk for Writing: How could we say ….. Tell me how you would write ….. So you think that ….. What do you think about …..? Say a little more about ….. Talk the story through …. does it make sense? Do we need to know more about ………. ? How would your character react? How would your character feel? Is there anything you haven’t resolved? Prompts for Pupils Drafting cont Talk for Writing: How could we say ….. Tell me how you would write ….. So you think that ….. What do you think about …..? Say a little more about ….. Talk the story through …. does it make sense? Do we need to know more about ………. ? How would your character react? How would your character feel? Is there anything you haven’t resolved?11 Prompts for Responding to Written Work What are we looking for in this piece of work? What are the main features of this kind of text? What I liked about this was …. That makes me wonder ….. I noticed ….. Where are the best moments? Who else tried it that way? What other ways have been used? Which of these worked well? What tends to work best? Where are the false notes? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? What could be improved? Prompts for Responding to Written Work What are we looking for in this piece of work? What are the main features of this kind of text? What I liked about this was …. That makes me wonder ….. I noticed ….. Where are the best moments? Who else tried it that way? What other ways have been used? Which of these worked well? What tends to work best? Where are the false notes? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? What could be improved? Prompts for Responding to Written Work What are we looking for in this piece of work? What are the main features of this kind of text? What I liked about this was …. That makes me wonder ….. I noticed ….. Where are the best moments? Who else tried it that way? What other ways have been used? Which of these worked well? What tends to work best? Where are the false notes? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? What could be improved? Prompts for Responding to Written Work What are we looking for in this piece of work? What are the main features of this kind of text? What I liked about this was …. That makes me wonder ….. I noticed ….. Where are the best moments? Who else tried it that way? What other ways have been used? Which of these worked well? What tends to work best? Where are the false notes? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? What could be improved? Prompts for Responding to Written Work What are we looking for in this piece of work? What are the main features of this kind of text? What I liked about this was …. That makes me wonder ….. I noticed ….. Where are the best moments? Who else tried it that way? What other ways have been used? Which of these worked well? What tends to work best? Where are the false notes? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? What could be improved? Prompts for Responding to Written Work What are we looking for in this piece of work? What are the main features of this kind of text? What I liked about this was …. That makes me wonder ….. I noticed ….. Where are the best moments? Who else tried it that way? What other ways have been used? Which of these worked well? What tends to work best? Where are the false notes? Why does it not quite work? Which is the hardest part to get right? What could be improved?12 Prompts for Responding to Written Work cont How do you deal with that problem? Could we say …? You could try ….? Start like this …. Try writing that part again. Where do you think you will put in more detail? What will you use to remind you to stick to the plot? What could you use to help you use alternatives to some words? How could you link those ideas together? How are you reminding yourself about checking for sense? Prompts for Responding to Written Work cont How do you deal with that problem? Could we say …? You could try ….? Start like this …. Try writing that part again. Where do you think you will put in more detail? What will you use to remind you to stick to the plot? What could you use to help you use alternatives to some words? How could you link those ideas together? How are you reminding yourself about checking for sense? Prompts for Responding to Written Work cont How do you deal with that problem? Could we say …? You could try ….? Start like this …. Try writing that part again. Where do you think you will put in more detail? What will you use to remind you to stick to the plot? What could you use to help you use alternatives to some words? How could you link those ideas together? How are you reminding yourself about checking for sense? Prompts for Responding to Written Work cont How do you deal with that problem? Could we say …? You could try ….? Start like this …. Try writing that part again. Where do you think you will put in more detail? What will you use to remind you to stick to the plot? What could you use to help you use alternatives to some words? How could you link those ideas together? How are you reminding yourself about checking for sense? Prompts for Responding to Written Work cont How do you deal with that problem? Could we say …? You could try ….? Start like this …. Try writing that part again. Where do you think you will put in more detail? What will you use to remind you to stick to the plot? What could you use to help you use alternatives to some words? How could you link those ideas together? How are you reminding yourself about checking for sense? Prompts for Responding to Written Work cont How do you deal with that problem? Could we say …? You could try ….? Start like this …. Try writing that part again. Where do you think you will put in more detail? What will you use to remind you to stick to the plot? What could you use to help you use alternatives to some words? How could you link those ideas together? How are you reminding yourself about checking for sense?