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Writing Matters 3 Value Pack
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Description| Publisher | Pearson Education Australia |
| Author(s) | Colleen Gahan |
| Edition | 1 |
| Published | 31st July 2007 |
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Writing Matters provides a carefully structured series of activities that promote correct formation, legibility and speed in writing NSW Foundation Style. In this series, handwriting becomes meaningful and engaging through activities based on children's literature, values education and COGs topics.
The Writing Matters 3 Value Pack contains:
- 1 copy of Writing Matters 3
- 1 copy of Writing Matters Practice Book 3
Focus of Writing Matters Book 3:
- Lower- and upper-case letter formation
- Cursive joins (diagonal, horizontal, no join, tricky)
- English focus: children’s literature, recounts and procedures
- Values focus: Respect; Responsibility; Understanding, tolerance and inclusion
- COGs focus: Being Australian, Local environments
- Computer skills: keying, shift keys, fonts
The Practice Books give students an additional opportunity to consolidate and apply what they have learned.
- Revision pages or games at the beginning of each book
- Reorganisation so that simple downstroke letters are taught first
- Slope lines
- Children's literature
- Additional passages based on values education
- Writing items based on COGs topics
- Pages that are less busy, with streamlined black and white design and great illustrations
- Directional arrows and starting dots
- Activities using appropriate literature and non-fiction topics to place writing in a meaningful context
- Self-assessments
- Calligraphy
- Computer skills section
- Plenty of practice.
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