Update Feb 2024 – Murray’s New Book

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Kia ora tatou Here we are just starting the first term of 2024 already.  Hope it has all started well for you.  Despite wanting to slow down a bit, it has been hectic for me. My Book Completing my book (Building Young Writers: Engaging and Motivating Year 4-8 Students in Writing)  and getting it ready for publication has been my … Read More

Keys – Writing Launch Year 5-6: (Descriptive Writing)

In this session of “Working With Students”, Dr Murray Gadd discusses “Keys” by Sacha Cotter – in a Shared Writing session for Year 5-6: (Descriptive Writing) This is a launch that I undertook with a class of Year 5-6 students.  It has been filmed to illustrate the main steps of a writing launch that I … Read More

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Keys – Shared Writing Year 5-6: (Descriptive Writing)

In this session of “Working With Students”, Dr Murray Gadd discusses “Keys” by Sascha Cotter – in a Shared Writing session for Year 5-6: (Descriptive Writing) This is a shared writing lesson that I undertake with a group of six Year 5-6 students while other students are writing independently around the classroom.  Note that two … Read More

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Keys – Shared Writing Year 5-6: (Descriptive Writing)

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This is a shared writing lesson that I undertake with a group of six Year 5-6 students while other students are writing independently around the classroom.  Note that two of the six students are English language learners.  All students had been given permission by their parents/caregivers to participate in the filming. The lesson has been filmed to illustrate the explicit … Read More

The Rain Cycle – Writing Launch Year 5-6: (explanation writing)

In this session of “Working With Students”, Dr Murray Gadd launches a shared writing session about The Rain Cycle for Year 5-6: (Explanation Writing) This is a launch that I undertook with a class of Year 5-6 students.  It has been filmed to illustrate the main steps of a writing launch that I deem to … Read More

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The Rain Cycle – Shared Writing Year 5-6: (explanation writing)

In this session of “Working With Students”, Dr Murray Gadd runs a Shared Writing session for Year 5-6: (Descriptive Writing) This is a launch that I undertook with a class of Year 5-6 students.  It has been filmed to illustrate the main steps of a writing launch that I deem to be important in getting … Read More

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A Sharing Session with Year 5-6 Students

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This is a sharing session based on Our Granny by Margaret Wild. I undertook this workshop with a group of Year 5-6 students.  The aim of the session was for each student to:  You will note that the responses mainly focus on the content of the texts. Prior to the session, I had introduced and read the book Our Granny by … Read More

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