Ms Cynthia Spiteri, one of our Year 6 teachers, recently delivered a writing lesson to pupils in her class as part of a writing workshop organised by the Malta Writing Programme (MWP). Ms Spiteri had previously participated in workshops organised by the MWP and this lesson served as an example of good practice for the teachers participating in the workshop which was being held at school.

During the lesson pupils watched a short video clip about different kinds of birds. Ms Spiteri guided her pupils to write as if they were one of these birds.   The pupils were given a handout with different writing prompts and different plans for each prompt.   The writing prompts to choose from ranged from drawing and writing a few sentences about a strange bird to a letter to bird hunters.  Ms Spiteri briefly explained how the pupils could tackle each essay title.  Students were encouraged to work in pairs. They chose a prompt, planned their writing and then wrote an essay together. The pupils then shared their creative writings with the other groups in class.