The Writing House

This series consists of the 15 products

Grade Level: Primary (1-3)
Subjects: English Language
Produced By: Channel Four Learning
Year: 2000
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

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This series has been created to support the writing objectives of the National Literacy Strategy and literacy developments throughout the UK. Each programme features real-life examples of reading and writing and presents humorous situations resolved by the characters, Mr. Write, Violet Plant and Word Bird, who model writing tasks that require children to develop a range of different writing tools and techniques. 10 x 15 minutes.

This series consists of the following products

The Writing House I

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

Signs and Labels and Writing a Rhyme. Includes Teacher's Guide. 2 x 15 minutes.

The Writing House II

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

Writing Instructions and Speech Bubbles. Includes Teacher's Guide. 2 x 15 minutes.

The Writing House III

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

Writing a Recipe and Describing a Character. Includes Teacher's Guide. 2 x 15 minutes.

The Writing House IV

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

Questions and A Traditional Tale. Includes Teacher's Guide. 2 x 15 minutes.

The Writing House V

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

Writing a Guidebook and A Fantasy Story. Includes Teacher's Guide. 2 x 15 minutes.

Signs and Labels

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

This video looks at how to properly use signs and labels. Watch as Violet teaches Mr. Write how to make some signs and labels for the Writing House.

Writing a Rhyme

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

This video teaches the basics of rhyming. Watch as Mr. W. writes a birthday card for his mum's birthday using a rhyme.

Writing Instructions

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

This video looks at how to write instructions. Watch as Mr. Write learns how to write instructions for planting and growing beans.

Speech Bubbles

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

This video looks at how to use speech bubbles when writing. Watch as Mr. Write, Word Bird and Violet make speech bubbles for their photographs.

Writing a Recipe

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

This video looks at how to write and follow a recipe. Watch as Mr. Write and Violet put on a dinner for a special guest using a recipe for rice and…

Describing a Character

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

This video illustrates the basics of describing a character. Watch as Mr. Write and Word Bird help Violet write a letter describing herself to her…

Questions

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

This video focuses on how to form proper questions. Watch as Word Bird helps Mr. Write write a letter to the Pet Centre to inquire about Bob the dog.

A Traditional Tale

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

This video looks at the traditional tale of Goldilocks. Watch as Mr. Write, Violet and Word Bird imagine different endings for this traditional tale.

Writing a Guidebook

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

This video examines how to make a guidebook. Watch as Mr. Write, with the help of Violet and Word Bird, creates a guidebook for the Writing House.

A Fantasy Story

By Channel Four Learning - 2000

This video teaches the basics of writing a fantasy story. Watch as Mr. Write and Violet write an imaginative story about a green giant.