Writing history 7-11

"Writing History 7-11 supports students and primary teachers helping them to explore ways in which activities involving the talk that underpins historical enquiry can be developed into reading and exciting, extended, reflective writing.The step that teachers and pupils take from 'talk for learning' to 'talk for writing' is a vital one. In this book the authors argue that all aspects of historical enquiry leading to writing involve discussion and dialogue which permeate every aspect of 'doing history'. From this perspective they set out a theoretical framework for understanding the role of talk and reading in developing pupils' critical thinking and confident reflective writing, then demonstrate through a series of case studies, in which teachers, university lecturers and pupils work together, how the theory is put into practice in the classroom.Themes include:How to support children in writing in a variety of interesting genresHow to make links between the National Curriculum (2013) for History and for EnglishHow to plan for breadth and depth studies in the new National CurriculumHow activities in History 5-11 can be developed into exciting extended writingThe second half of the bo