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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing about ‘What If You Had an Animal’s Tail?’. This video is primarily aimed at Year 2-4 students.  Scroll down for the video or click here ‘What If You Had an Animal’s Tail?’ – Purpose: … Read More

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “A Duck Called Brian” by Al Murphy. This video is primarily aimed at Year 4 – 8 students.  Scroll down for the video or click here “A Duck Called Brian” – Purpose: The … Read More

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “Ham” by Dhana Fox with illustrations by Anna Demchenko. This video is primarily aimed at Year 2 – 4 students. Scroll down for the video or click here “Ham” – Purpose: The purpose … Read More

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray sharing information and writing about the monarch butterfly – explaining its life cycle. This lesson is primarily aimed at Year 3-8 students. The Life Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly – Purpose: The purpose of this lesson is … Read More

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “A Best Friend for Bear” by Petr Horacek. This video is primarily aimed at NE-Year 1 students. “A Best Friend for Bear” – Purpose: The purpose for this lesson is to write a … Read More

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “Busting” by Aaron Blabey. This video is primarily aimed at Year 3 – 8 students. “Busting” – Purpose: The purpose for this lesson is to persuade people in a queue (who substitute for … Read More

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Motivation and Achievement in Writing with Dr Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from “The Wild Guide to Starting School” by Laura and Philip Bunting. This video is primarily aimed at NE-Year 1 students.  “The Wild Guide to Starting School” – Purpose: The purpose for this lesson … Read More

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Engagement and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from the pop-up picture book “Inside the Suitcase” by Clotilde Perrin. This writing lesson is primarily aimed at Year 4-8 students. “Inside the Suitcase” – Purpose: The purpose for this lesson is to plan … Read More

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In this episode of ‘Building Excitement, Engagement and Achievement in Writing with Dr. Murray Gadd’, we watch Murray reading and writing from the picture book “When I Am Old With You” by Angela Johnson. This writing lesson is primarily aimed at Year 2-4 students. “When I Am Old With You” – Purpose: The purpose for … Read More

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