PM Writing

A new, digital teaching experience

Transform the teaching of writing in your classroom using this innovative, blended program that systematically develops explicit writing skills in all your students.

How to use PM Writing in your classroom

Engaging exemplar texts deconstruct text purpose, text structure and language features.
Differentiated lesson plans assist students working Towards, At and Beyond grade level.
Assessment is easy with pre-assessment tasks and checklists, and easy-to-implement Text Type assessments.
Extensive professional support videos and resources build confidence in teaching key aspects of writing.

Teacher Portal: Everything you need to explicitly teach writing

An enormous range of online teacher support is available on the PM Writing Teacher Portal. Simply log in to the Portal with the unique code on the inside front cover of any Exemplars for Teaching Writing Big Book.

The Teacher Portal includes:

Differentiated Lesson Plans:

Cater for a range of student abilities, with pathways designed for students working at Towards, At and Beyond expectations of their year level. Each lesson plan includes:

Learning Intentions and Success Criteria to support assessment
In-depth focus on Audience and Purpose, and Text Structure
Explicit activities focusing on Language Features, such as Grammar and Punctuation, and Sentences
Spelling strategies to support students’ writing
Modelled, Interactive, Guided and Independent Writing activities.

Student Activities and Writing Scaffolds:

Consolidate students’ knowledge of text structure and language features
Support students through the stages of planning and drafting, editing and publishing their own texts

Student Videos:

Cater for a range of student abilities, with pathways designed for students working at Towards, At and Beyond expectations of their year level. Each lesson plan includes:

Support students’ understanding of key language features, such as grammar and sentence structures

Extensive Professional Support:

Refresh your knowledge around the teaching of writing, the writing process, key features of text types, grammar, and other language features
PM Writing support videos ensure easy implementation in the classroom

Pre-Assessment and Assessment Tasks:

Help teachers decide which students are most suited to the Towards, At or Beyond differentiated activities
Determine your students’ level of understanding using Assessment Task checklists

Scope and Sequences:

Newly updated and expanded-upon Scope and Sequences
Clear alignment to the Australian Curriculum, NSW Syllabus and Victorian Curriculum

Deconstructing and constructing text with Exemplars

PM Writing Exemplar Texts – Emergent

model a range of text types commonly taught in the early years of schooling
support oral language and vocabulary development
provide opportunities to build simple sentences for composing simple texts

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PM Writing Exemplar Texts – Early to Extending

model a range of text types commonly taught in the first eight years of school
present and deconstruct each text type
explore text structures and highlight key language features

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Hear from the PM Writing authors

Watch the video below to hear PM writing authors Debbie Croft and Annie Facchinetti discuss how the new edition of PM Writing helps teachers create successful writers in their classroom.