The language the children used impressed us in this task. They used lots of descriptive vocabulary and phrasing inspired by a swim in the lagoon. However they found it difficult to stick to the form, structure and style of a recount - they were concerned with telling the reader about every fish they saw in the order they saw them, generating an extensive and detailed list rather than a recount. Also when it came to drawing the writing to a close, they seemed to struggle with ending the recount in role, rather than describing what happened as part of the game.
Phil and Helen
