Martin’s year 7 and 8 students are taking part in the NIWA science fair. In this case study, Martin discusses how the learning context provides several authentic writing tasks, including the development of a reflective journal. He describes how he differentiates between writing that meets the demands of the curriculum at year 7 and at year 8.
View annotated illustrations of writing from students in year 8.
Martin identifies the specific aspects of a piece of Sasha's work that meets the writing demands of the curriculum at year 8. He describes Sasha's deliberate choice of relevant information and detail, as well as control over processes and strategies to organise her ideas and information.
Published on: 18 Oct 2011
