Using Wizkid for discussion texts

I have used Wizkid successfully with my year 6 pupils as a basis for writing discussion texts. I provided them with several hyperlinks to news websites where they were able to watch a news report on elephants performing in the Great British Circus. After watching the clips they were then able to vote on whether they thought animals should perform in the circus or not. I then asked them to contribute to a discussion board on the same subject, responding to the opinions of others. The children clearly felt very strongly about the subject and the children produced some excellent writing without realising that they were 'writing'! I then reproduced the main points of the discussion on separate pieces of card which the children grouped and prioritised. These then formed the basis of their written discussion text. The written outcomes were of an incredibly high standard and the children were very motivated to write.

Graham Cutter - Kings Copse Primary School