Macmillan foundation skills writing composition 2 pdfstudents book

Composition

Louis Fidge

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Scope and Sequence

Unit 1
Skill s

The alphabet
alphabetical order; formation of lower case letters in letter
families accordmg their formation or features

Uni t 2
Skills

Introducing the first join
Introducing the fi rst Join using

Unit 3
Skills

Practising the first join
practismg the first join, using
'u'

Unit 4
Skills

Practising the first join w ith 's'
practising the first join with simple words beginning or ending
with's'

Unit 5
Sk ills

Int roducing the second join
introducing the second join using single-syllable words with final

eve words with short medial 'i'

eve words with short medial 'e'

and

'11'
Unit 6
Skills

Practising the second join
practising the second join using sing le-syllable words end ing with
'ck'

Unit 7
Skills

More practice of the second join
practising the second join using single-syllable words containing
the digraphs 'ch' and 'sh'

Unit 8
Skills

Introducing t he third joi n
introducing the third join using
and longer phrases

Unit 9
Skills

Practising t he th ird join
practising the third join, word-build ing, using
sho rt medial 'a'; and '00' and '00' words

Unit 10
Skill s

More practice of th e third jo in
pr actising the third join using simple words and rhyming sentences

Unit 11
Skill s

Introduci ng the fourth joi n
introduci ng the fourth Join; word-building, using 'old' and 'or'
words

Unit 12
Sk ill s

Pract ising th e f ourt h jo in
pr actising he fourth jo in; using words and sentences containing
'ow' and 'ir' letter patterns

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'a'

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Skills

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Ca p ital len r

Un it 16

Sk i lis

Punctuatio n
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Skill s
Unit 18
Ski lls

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Teacher's Notes ­

Introduction to the series

Introduction
Each book in the series offers structured support in helping chi ldren write for many di fferent
pu rposes. Throughout the series chi ldren encounter fiction, po etry and non-fiction texts . The
books ore carefully grad ed and ore incrementol In difiicul ty . The books provide a valua ble
complement to any other resou rces or senes curr ent ly being used.

The activit ies
This book IS designed to int roduce joined vmt tng ond to deve lop some essential writing skills.
Writing is taught in meoningfu l conte xts, in wr it ing wo rds, phrases and sentences . The book also
supports the deve lopment of phon ic and spell ing skills. D velop ing a fluent, legible style of

handwriting is encouraged throughout the rest of the series. The oct ivities, especially from Book
3 on. support the development of essential compositional writing and punctuation skills.

The Skills Scope and Sequence Chart
The 'Skills Scope and Sequence Chart' (on pages ii and iii) provides on immediate overv iew of the
textbook and the skills being devel oped. This chart is very helpful fo r planning purposes .

Using th e books
To gain maximum benefit from the textbook, it is suggest ed that it IS used systematically,
work ing through each unit one at a time. in th e given order . However, the books may also be
used flexibly, selecting un its as desired to complement other work being done in cross,

Tackling the units in this textbook
It is suggested thot pr ior to work ing on any un it th ere is adequate discussion with the pupils to
ensure they fully understand what is required of t hem and can ga in maximum benefit from each
activity. The instructions.on each pag e are kept to a min imum. Read them to and with your class,
poi nting to the words and explaining unfamiliar vocabulary as you do so if necessary.
When a new join is introduced it is don e so t hrou gh a I tter pattern morked w ith a starting point
and directional arrows. Encourage t he childre n ta pay care f ul attention to these as they w ill help
them develop good writing hab its and learn t he f our basic Joins requ ired fo r successful jo ined
writing .

Tackling the related activities
The accompanyin activities are always divided int o two types : a 'Now try this' section and a
' Next steps...' section . The ' Now try this ' section encourage th e chil d to practise the skill
int roduced at the beginning of the un it. The 'Next steps.. .' sect ion encourages the child to build
on t his, and offer slightly mo re challenging activities. Each un it has on accompanying copymaster
in the Teacher's Book. wh ich supports or comp lements t he work done in the uni t .

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Teaching eatures of the books

Units of work

There ore 20 double-page units of work . Each unit IS structured In t he some wa y i.e. a 'Focus'

secti on. introducing a skill, fo llowed by two di fferent levels of activ ities .


Focus
Introduces new
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Contents

Page
II

Sco pe and sequence
Introduction

IV

U it 1

The alphabet

2

Unit 2

Introducing the f irst join

4

Unit 3

Practising t he f irst join

6

Unit 4

Practising the fi rst join w ith

Un it 5

Introducing the second join

10

Unit 6

Practising the second join

12

Unit 7

More practice of the second j oin

14

Unit 8

Introducing the th ird join

16

Unit 9

Pract ising the third join

18

Unit 10

M ore practice of the third join

20

Unit 11

Introducing the fourth join

22

Unit 12

Practising t he fourth join

24

Unit 13

More practice of t he fourth join

26

Unit 14

lnt ro duci g brea k letters

28

Unit 15

Capitol letters

30

Unit 16

Punctuation

32

Unit 17

Rhymes

34

Unit 18

Telling a story

36

Unit 19

Writing information

38

Unit 20

Handwriting patterns

40

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Introducing the first join

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Practising the first join
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Introducing the second join

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Practising the second join
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Introducing the third join
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