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Writing across the curriculum

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The Frames have been produced in two versions: pdfs and Word files. You can print the pdf for individual children or use the Word documents for group writing (for instance, by projecting the relevant frame using an interactive whiteboard).

Read the full Writing across the curriculum publication [pdf]
About the writing frames [pdf]
All writing frames [pdf] [zip file of all Word documents]

Download individual writing frameworks for

+ Frameworks for planning

 Story planner 1 [pdf] | [Word document]

 Story planner 2 [pdf] | [Word document]

 Story planner 3 (cumulative story) [pdf] | [Word document]

 Story planner 4 (cumulative story) [pdf] | [Word document]

 Recount planner [pdf] | [Word document]

 Explanation planner [pdf] | [Word document]

 Instructions planner [pdf] | [Word document]

 Recipe planner [pdf] | [Word document]

 Report planner [pdf] | [Word document]

 Planning persuasive writing [pdf] | [Word document]

+ Frameworks for writing in mathematics

 Investigation 1 [pdf] | [Word document]

 Investigation 2 [pdf] | [Word document]

 Investigation 3 [pdf] | [Word document]

 Comparisons [pdf] | [Word document]

 Planning and prediction [pdf] | [Word document]

 Mental calculations [pdf] | [Word document]

 Proof 1 [pdf] | [Word document]

 Proof 2 [pdf] | [Word document]

+ Frameworks for writing in science and technology

 Science – investigation [pdf] | [Word document]

 Science – evaluation [pdf] | [Word document]

 Science – reflection [pdf] | [Word document]

 Science – report (living things) [pdf] | [Word document]

 Science – explanation 1 [pdf] | [Word document]

 Science – explanation 2 [pdf] | [Word document]

 Technology – planning [pdf] | [Word document]

 Technology – evaluation [pdf] | [Word document]

+ Frameworks for developing independence

 Discussion planner [pdf] | [Word document]

 Writing to persuade [pdf] | [Word document]

 A prompt sheet for a report [pdf] | [Word document]

 A prompt sheet for a comparative report (historical)
[pdf] | [Word document]

 Planning a topic talk [pdf] | [Word document]

 Story analysis [pdf] | [Word document]