Teach Secondary Issue 13.6

We look at how students can apply some imaginative flair to their non-fiction writing, the language lessons that can get lost between primary and secondary – and how much grammar knowledge students really need... What creative approaches can we adopt when teaching the more technical and mechanical aspects of English use? FOCUS ON: ENGLISH THE AGENDA: 68 JUSTTHE FACTS Who says factual writing has to be dry? Meera Chudasama shows how your students can get creative with their discursive writing 71WHOSE LANGUAGE IS IT, ANYWAY? There’s a stark disconnect between how SPaG is taught at primary and howwe approach it at secondary, warns Jenny Hampton 72WHAT IF…? Screenwriting employs its own unique language, reflects David Wolstencroft – one that your students may well benefit from getting acquainted with 74 GRAMMAR MATTERS Elaine McNally reflects on the difficult balance of rules and creativity at play within the typical English lesson... 67 teachwire.net/secondary E N G L I S H