raising boys’ achievement in writing
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Raising Boys’ Achievement in writing. Film Literacy. A presentation by Sally Darby. About the School. 440 children ages 3 – 11 Over 30 languages spoken in the school 20 children have arrived since September 2005 with no English at all. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Raising Boys’ Achievement in writing
A presentation by Sally Darby
About the School
440 children ages 3 – 11 Over 30 languages spoken
in the school 20 children have arrived
since September 2005 with no English at all.
Situated in Highgate – an area with very high levels of social deprivation
Writing results below “floor targets”
Introducing 5D
4 children been in the country less than 2 years.
27 children – 11 boys and 16 girls
An enthusiastic, able but under performing class. Year 4 QCA showed one child on track for a level 4 in writing at year six.
The Focus Group
AliArjunLeviMehdiZainAbdulahi
The Films
The Railway Children
CharacterisationExploring moral
dilemmasWriting a story with a
moral dilemma
Shark’s Tale
Information reading and writing
Persuasive argument Balanced arguments -
group debates.
Activities
studying characters using scenes from the film concentrating on non verbal communication cues- feelings, thoughts, emotions
Drama activities eg conscience alley, hot seating, devising and acting out stories.
Using film cameras, camera stills.Zone of relevanceSpeaking and listening – debating.
So what did the children think?
I really loved the drama because of the way the class acts. You could see
we were all having fun. Shaniquell
The films helped me to read their faces and
how they moved Zain
I enjoyed the drama. It was fun.
Abdi
Film literacy was fun and very
exciting. Milga
I didn’t like missing the films when I was away.
Ahmed
Watching shark’s tale was great. I think it is a fun way of learning. Arjun
I think film literacy did good! Shammylla
And what about their writing?
Film literacy has really improved my writing and my confidence Laila
It has helped my writing because it reminds me of things we used to do in Morocco. Hicham
I don’t think film literacy has improved my reading but it has helped my writing. Levi
Film literacy has helped my writing because before I wouldn’t be able to do a leaflet on Sharks but when it came to doing it it was EASY! Lauren
I liked shark’s tale. I learn a lot about different types of shark and I was able to write about them. Ali
What do I think?
I loved discovering the fun of drama again.The children’s enthusiasm and desire to
write(particularly after drama) was wonderful to see.
All children involved and individuals (not just in the target group) flourished.
The writing was a joy to read and mark!I want to use more films!I learnt how to use Microsoft Powerpoint!
The ResultsJanuary February March
Ali 3C (L) 2a (L) 3B (L)
Abdulahi 3C (L) 3B (L) 3B (H)
Mehdi 3C (L) 3B (L) 3B (H)
Zain 2B (H) 2A (L) 3C (L)
Arjun 2A (L) ABS 3B (L)
Levi 2A (L) 2A (H) 3C (L)
What next?
More film literacy. Exploring a classic poem through film.
More inset with the staff. Working alongside colleagues.
More drama – due to popular demand!
And Finally…(Levi and Arjun wanted the final word)
“ It has taught us to be far more confident in our writing and to perform in front of our class. You get stories in your head. You can think about more adjectives, connectives, strong language and it has brought a lot of emotions into our writing. Film literacy is FUN, SUPERB, GREAT!”