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
I'm really pleased they were able to use the stimulus of the game to support their recount writing.
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