Years 4-6
The Water Cycle. Should We Keep Pets in Cages? (persuade). Te Tiriti o Waitangi: A Promise. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Years and courses
Three course bands, one method
WritingForge teaches writing from Year 4 to 10 in three course bands: Years 4-6, Years 7-8 and Years 9-10.
What stays the same, and what changes
In a regular lesson, every band uses the same six phases: four in a 60-minute class and two at home. Across the bands, the reading load, the structure demands, the evidence and the independence increase.
The six phasesLessons include
Years 7-8
The Science of Sleep. Plastic Pollution and Solutions. Volcanoes of the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Years 9-10
Should Colonially-Acquired Artifacts Be Returned? (persuade). How the Southern Alps Were Built. Should 16-Year-Olds Get the Vote? (persuade). Should NZ Ban Petrol Cars by 2035? (persuade).
Which band for which student
The bands follow year level. Years 4-6 students start in the first band, Years 7-8 in the second and Years 9-10 in the third. Email us if you have a question about where a student fits.
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