Seven Steps to Writing Success

In this unit of work, students use  Wandi to explore the textual concepts argument and authority. Students analyse the mentor text and then use what they have learnt to develop their own texts using language choices for persuasive effect. Students also plan and deliver a persuasive speech. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 2 Unit 3. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons in Weeks 1–5 with these ready-to-go resources. It can also

In this unit, students use  The Wild Robot to develop a deeper understanding of how patterns and features in narratives set up expectations. They explore how narrative conventions and characterisation can be subverted and apply this knowledge when creating their own science-fiction narratives. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 3 Unit 1. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons in Weeks 1-5 with these ready-to-go resources. It can

In this unit of work, students use Ned Kelly and the Green Sash to explore the textual concepts argument and authority. Students analyse the mentor text and develop a deeper understanding of how to use persuasive devices to strengthen an argument. They then use what they have learnt to create their own persuasive texts. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 2 Unit 11.  It includes a series of interviews with the author, Mark Greenwood, giving his insig

In this unit of work, students use a range of news articles to explore the textual concepts argument and authority. Students analyse the mentor texts and then use what they have learnt to create their own factual and fake news articles. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 3 Unit 13. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons with these ready-to-go resources. It can also be used by teachers in any state to explore the Seven Steps techn

In this unit of work, students use One Small Island to explore the textual concepts argument and authority. Students analyse the mentor text and then use what they have learnt to create their own hybrid texts to persuade an audience. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 3 Unit 3. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons in Weeks 1–5 with these ready-to-go resources. It can also be used by teachers in any state to explore the Seven St

In this unit of work, students use  Storm Boy to explore how an author creates engaging characters through a narrative. They will identify common narrative conventions and patterns and recognise when these patterns are subverted. Students will then use what they have learnt to create their own narrative. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 3 Unit 9. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons in Weeks 1–5 with these ready-to-go resource

In this unit of work, students use  Fantastic Mr Fox to explore the textual concepts narrative and characterisation. Students analyse excerpts of the text and use these as the basis for their own innovation when planning, drafting and revising their own story. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 2 Unit 1. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons in Weeks 1-5 with these ready-to-go resources. It can also be used by teachers in any st

In this unit, students study the circular narratives  Peggy and Where the Wild Things Are. They respond to circular narrative picture books and create their own circular narrative. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 1 Unit 22. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons with these ready-to-go resources. It can also be used by teachers in any state to explore the Seven Steps techniques an author has used in a text and then get student

In this unit, students explore the perpectives presented in different texts and then write a persuasive paragraph conveying their own perspective. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 1 Unit 11. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons with these ready-to-go resources. It can also be used by teachers in any state to explore the Seven Steps techniques an author has used in a text and then get students experimenting with those techniqu

In this unit, students study a range of multimodal texts . They use the images and symbols to understand the texts and then create their own multimodal text. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 1 Unit 10. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons with these ready-to-go resources. It can also be used by teachers in any state to explore the Seven Steps techniques an author has used in a text and then get students experimenting with tho

In this unit of work, students explore textual concepts of narrative and characterisation through a deep text analysis of The Thing About Oliver. Throughout the unit students will develop a deeper understanding of narrative conventions and explore the interplay of plot, character and setting then apply this knowledge when creating their own texts. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 2 Unit 9. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons

In this unit, students study fractured fairy tales. They explore the perspectives presented in the texts and then write a persuasive paragraph from the perspective of a fairy tale character. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 1 Unit 31. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons with these ready-to-go resources. It can also be used by teachers in any state to explore the Seven Steps techniques an author has used in a text and then ge

In this unit, students learn how figurative language such as metaphors, onomatopoeia and similes can be used to create rich descriptions of events and experiences. They will innovate from mentor and supporting texts and apply their understanding of figurative language to compose descriptive narratives. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 1 Unit 30. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons in Weeks 1–2 with these ready-to-go resource

In this unit, students compare two texts and express an opinion about their preferred text verbally and in writing. In this unit, students learn about narrative elements including character, setting and story structure through a range of texts. Students use what they have learnt to plan and write their own journey narrative. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Stage 1 Unit 2. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons in Weeks 1–2 with thes

In this unit, students compare two texts and express an opinion about their preferred text verbally and in writing.  This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Early Stage 1 Unit 15. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons in Weeks 1–2 with these ready-to-go resources. It can also be used by teachers in any state to explore the Seven Steps techniques an author has used in a text and then get students experimenting with those techniques in their

In this unit, students study the wordless picturebooks  Wave and Spencer's New Pet. They use visual cues to understand the text and then draw their own ideas when planning and writing. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Early Stage 1 Unit 9 – Imagery, symbol and connotation. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons with these ready-to-go resources. It can also be used by teachers in any state to explore the Seven Steps techniques an a

In this unit, students study the narratives  We're Going on a Bear Hunt and Alexander's Outing. They respond to narrative picture books and then tell their own stories. This PowerPoint can be used to teach Seven Steps alongside the NSW English Early Stage 1 Unit 2. Add a bit of Seven Steps flair to your Component B lessons with these ready-to-go resources. It can also be used by teachers in any state to explore the Seven Steps techniques an author has used in a text and then get students exper

Use this simple and fun Seven Steps checklist to record your progress as a class. Download and print the poster in colour and display it in your classroom. As your students master each Step, you can tick it off the list! This printable A4 poster includes a colour and black and white PDF to print and use while teaching the Seven Steps to Writing Success. Follow the links below for more free resources and teaching inspiration for transforming student writing: Narrative writing - https://www.seve

Description:Looking for narrative and persuasive writing NAPLAN samples to show your students? Every year, author and founder Jen McVeity, sits the NAPLAN exam and has it marked (by an official NAPLAN marker) and reflects on the experience. Download these 8 writing samples to demonstrate a NAPLAN response and discuss it with your writing classroom.  Deconstruct great writing for your classroom.See how the Seven Steps help structure and enhance a NAPLAN response.Gain valuable insights into the

Ask your students to imagine they are looking through a window. Let their imagination run wild! Students can use the printable template to draw what they see, then write about it below. Don’t forget to capture the reader’s attention with a Sizzling Start, and paint a word picture with Show, Don’t Tell. Follow the links below for more free resources and teaching inspiration for transforming student writing: Want to learn more about Sizzling Starts? - https://www.sevenstepswriting.com/sizzling-st