PWP

The Primary Writing Project.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

A little linguistic fact for the day: ‘Autumn’ is rooted in the French of the Norman conquerors. Right up until the 17th century, ‘fall’ was a common name for the season, short for ‘fall of the leaf’ - as opposed to ‘spring’. It was never exclusively North American.

[James Walker @MrWalkerPrimary]

Yes, yes, yes! Thanks Pie. Downloading this now.

[Jo Pearce @JoPearce]

@PieCorbett @Talk4Writing I love this idea of linking the story map to the key language to help move the story on

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

The word 'pretext', a reason put forward to conceal a true motive, is from the Latin for 'weave in front', i.e. disguise. In Roman times, the toga praetexta was a long outer cloak that, apart from the right arm, covered the entire body.

[FARHAD @michellerybob]

These are fantastic!! “ Messiness of sisters “ is my favourite 😀

[Tom Wriglesworth @wrigs7]

@Deanatfifty @SelbyCP @PieCorbett The children loved it and the amount of giggles was unreal at some of the https://t.co/wsJxqAP19J was the debate and discussion that followed each offering that was the best though.Can this work?Does that suit?Great activity followed by collective nouns for dangerous animals!

[Etymology Is Magic @EtyMagic]

To all those writers out there who carve, scratch, tear and cut to bring words to life.

[Etymology Is Magic @EtyMagic]

Intelligence isn't how much you "know". Intelligence is the power to make the choice right in front of you.

[Jo Pearce @JoPearce]

When you love a story, and you know your class will love that story, it makes all the difference to the learning. Some creative ideas to deepen understanding of character and motives from y4. Hooking them jn @Talk4Writing @ColeshillHeath

[St. Joseph's Year 6 @Yarrow_Class]

Hot off the press is the first edition of this year's 'Yarrow Recommends' reading newsletter. It's packed full of reviews, reasons to read and recommendations that previous classes have enjoyed! #LoveReading #readingforpleasure #WeAreReading

[Pie Corbett @PieCorbett]

What a cracking read - a must have read aloud before the film appears - finely written, witty and very exciting.

[Brian Moses @moses_brian]

For any teachers planning work on WW1 to tie in with the centenary of the end of the war, these resources may be useful. https://t.co/xPPXgd9t7l

[Brian Moses @moses_brian]

For anyone who hasn't seen this - my ten point plan for raising the profile of poetry in schools. https://t.co/1AZFwbTXfP

[Jamie Thomas @JamieThomasTFW]

Wonderful inset spent with the staff at @ccshprimary. Passionate leadership, committed and enthusiastic staff... what a treat the children have in store! @Talk4Writing @BromleyWTSA

[Jamie Thomas @JamieThomasTFW]

No matter how many times I read this to my kids, it always delivers on all levels. Definitely a household favourite!

[Pie Corbett @PieCorbett]

Lovely example of playing with a story - naturally innovating on a known tale - which is partly how language develops - through playful language use.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

The word ‘disaster’ is a sibling of ‘asteroid’ and ‘asterisk’: its first meaning was an ‘ill-starred event’. Similarly, ‘dismal’ is from the ‘dies mali’, or ‘evil days’ in the medieval calendar: two days each month that were considered highly unlucky.

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

The 'bee's knees' is one of many fanciful (and nonsense) creations from 1920s America, all meaning the acme of excellence. Others included the elephant's adenoids, the duck's nuts, the gnat's elbow, the snake's hips, and the kipper's knickers. https://t.co/UtUnQ3lBQC

[Pie Corbett @PieCorbett]

Jumpstart Poetry - it has hundreds of examples and models and ideas. Talk for Poetry has a DVD and you can see me teaching poetry.

[Rachel Moore @gogopedagogue]

@Deanatfifty @PieCorbett #talk4writing Challenging us in Lima, Peru to unpick texts more deeply to improve comprehension in an authentic way.