Table 15 Exchange 13: Cycle functions and activity phases

1

T

So what we're going to do now is write our own explanation, making sure that we remember about the sequence of steps.

Prepare

preview activity

specify activity

Focus:

2

T

So Mert, do you want to come up on the smartboard and write the heading for us in the middle. Just write 'The Water Cycle'.

Direct

scribing

write title

specify writing task

S1

[scribes 'The Water Cycle']

Scribe

3

T

So we're going to follow the same pattern in our writing as the text that we've just read.

Prepare

review genre

specify activity

We need to have the same introduction, identify what it is we're going to talk about, move through the steps, and finish it with a conclusion.

structure

T

How about Peter? Can you come up and start the first sentence please?

Direct

scribing

4

T

We're going to start with 'water'.

Focus

item

start first sentence

Task:

create

text

S3

‘moving'

Propose

item

T

It's moving. OK, good.

Affirm

repeat

5

T

What does it do? I can't say 'water moving', can I? We've got to change the word.

Focus

structure

complete sentence

S4

'keeps on'

Propose

structure

T

We could say 'keeps on moving'. So yep 'keeps on'.

Affirm

repeat

T

So Peter, if you can write up, 'Water keeps on'.

Direct

scribing

S2

[scribes 'Water keeps on']

Scribe

T

'Water keeps on' What is it keeping on doing?

Focus

item

S5

'moving'

Propose

item

T

keeps on moving'

Affirm

repeat

S2

[scribes 'moving']

Scribe