#100wcCHAT Archive

#100wcCHAT links teachers and educators from around the globe to get together and discuss exciting and engaging opportunities for writing, with particular reference to the 100 Word Challenge (100wc.net). This simple, free online project provides a weekly a prompt of a picture or a series of individual words and students respond, ideally using 100 words to produce a creative piece. This is posted on a class blog and then linked to 100wc.net. The link is open from midday on Sundays until midnight the following Saturday. A team of volunteers are assigned posts to comment on and it is these comments that give writing a purpose and change writers into authors. Do join the conversation on Twitter every Wednesday at 9pm GMT, 4pm ET, 3pm CT, 1pm PT, Thursday 5am SGT/WA (Perth), Thursday 8am AEDT, Thursday 8am NZT.

Wednesday October 4, 2017
4:00 PM EDT

  • 100wcCHAT1 Oct 4 @ 4:00 PM EDT
    Good evening! I'm Julia & welcome to #100wcCHAT. Here's your introductory question
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:01 PM EDT
    Good evening #100wcCHAT friends. Ian here, HT and co-founder of the chat. My favourite book to read to a class has always been Mr Clumsy.
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:03 PM EDT
    #100wcCHAT is live now. Join me and @TheHeadsOffice for the next hour as we talk creative writing.
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:03 PM EDT
    Steve here in Norfolk! Kensuke's Kingdom for me #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @100wcCHAT1
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:04 PM EDT
    Hi Steve. Good to see you. Hope you've had a good week. #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23, @100wcCHAT1
  • 100wcCHAT1 Oct 4 @ 4:06 PM EDT
    Hi chaps! Good to have your company! Kensuke's Kingdom felt like a 'set text' #100wcCHAT
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:06 PM EDT
    Is that from the Mr. Men range? If so, why that one? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @irockey
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:08 PM EDT
    Yes it is. It's because it always made me laugh so much! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:08 PM EDT
    Those books got me out of many a tricky 'what shall I do for assembly' moments. They never let me down! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @irockey
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:09 PM EDT
    They are just brilliant and my girls love them too #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:09 PM EDT
    @SPH23 what was it about Kenzuke that appealed?#100wcCHAT
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:10 PM EDT
    I had the whole set on my window sill that the children sat on. They bought me MR Men gifts when I retired! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @irockey
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:13 PM EDT
    I wrote a scheme of work to teach using the Mr Men books once. #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:13 PM EDT
    Class book. Chdn liked story, chapters + MM's style. Found excellent resources over years related to book for English! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • 100wcCHAT1 Oct 4 @ 4:13 PM EDT
    Question one on its way. We need secondary colleagues. Pl tag them in! #100wcCHAT
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:14 PM EDT
    It's great when you can extend beyond the story. did you do any writing from it? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:16 PM EDT
    Loads and cross-curricular work too! Interesting that 'book-led' themes/topics are re-emerging in some schools now! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:16 PM EDT
    Question 1 What should primaries be preparing pupils for with writing to go to secondary? #100wcCHAT
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:18 PM EDT
    A1: I think it's being able to write creatively but to have a sound use of grammar & punctuation to enable them to be authors #100wcCHAT
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:18 PM EDT
    Any secondary colleagues out there? What writing skills do you need Yr.7 to have? #100wcCHAT
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:20 PM EDT
    Can only guess, but ... note-taking, annotations, answering questions ... keyboard skills + handwritten! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:22 PM EDT
    When do high school students write creatively? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @irockey
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:23 PM EDT
    Please send over any questions you have about writing, SPaG & blogging! https://t.co/qfZQ1BLopL #100wcCHAT
  • 100wcCHAT1 Oct 4 @ 4:23 PM EDT
    Please send over any questions you have about writing, SPaG & blogging! https://t.co/Z2id0U9Az1 #100wcCHAT
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:23 PM EDT
    I would hope that English Language and Literature makes time for it, although I'm not an expert by any means #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:24 PM EDT
    @msHMFL @TheHopefulHT Can you help ladies with these questions about writing skills for secondary? #100wcCHAT
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:25 PM EDT
    I'm doing some home tutoring for a high school Y11 in Eng Lit GCSE. No creative writing there as we know it! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @irockey
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:26 PM EDT
    That's a shame. So does no opportunity exist for it at all? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:28 PM EDT
    #100wcCHAT Thanks Hannah. Where would creative writing feature?
    • TheHopefulHT Oct 4 @ 4:26 PM EDT
      Able to write in pen. Able to punctuate a complex sentence.
      In reply to @TheHeadsOffice, @MsHMFL
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:28 PM EDT
    Revised 'Lord of the Flies' and 'Macbeth with the guy and loads of referencing and inferring! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @irockey
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:30 PM EDT
    Hi Hannah. Thank you for joining us. To what level would you expect children to be able to punctuate a sentence? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHopefulHT, @TheHeadsOffice, @MsHMFL
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:31 PM EDT
    Ah, I see and understand a bit more of the focus now! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23
  • 100wcCHAT1 Oct 4 @ 4:33 PM EDT
    Question 2 How important is an audience in Ss writing & where does it come from? #100wcCHAT
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:33 PM EDT
    What kind of ink pen? Cartridge, gel, biro, handwriting pen????? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:34 PM EDT
    A2: Audience is crucial for student's writing. It can come from anywhere, but an audience inspires, engages & encourages children #100wcCHAT
  • 100wcCHAT1 Oct 4 @ 4:34 PM EDT
    That's @TheHopefulHT tweet so I'm sure she'll tell you! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23, @TheHeadsOffice, @TheHopefulHT
  • 100wcCHAT1 Oct 4 @ 4:37 PM EDT
    At what point do you think Ss understand audeince beyond the teaxcher marking it? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @irockey
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:37 PM EDT
    Writing 'begin with the end in mind' - Audience? Peers, younger children, yourself, parents, families, community, wider world #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @100wcCHAT1
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:38 PM EDT
    I think it's when they see a comment on their blog post to let them know someone beyond the classroom loves their work. #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @100wcCHAT1
  • msokeeffesclass Oct 4 @ 4:39 PM EDT
    #100wcChat Máire here a bit late and doing ten other things - fav book Out of my Mind by @sharonmdraper also Silver Sword by Ian Serailler
    In reply to @100wcCHAT1, @sharonmdraper
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:39 PM EDT
    If Ss don't see those groups reading their work does that lose its appeal? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23, @100wcCHAT1
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:39 PM EDT
    Good evening Maire, good to see you, thank you for joining us. #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @msokeeffesclass, @100wcCHAT1, @sharonmdraper
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:40 PM EDT
    Of course, teachers as well! Children are then eager for feedback .... Blogs!!!! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @100wcCHAT1
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:40 PM EDT
    I'm not sure whether it loses its appeal, but I certainly think it has less impact and children are less inspired to write more #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice, @SPH23, @100wcCHAT1
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:41 PM EDT
    Hello lovely lady! So good to have you join us. Your boys are older than our primary. what skills do you need them to have?#100wcCHAT
    In reply to @msokeeffesclass, @100wcCHAT1, @sharonmdraper
  • msokeeffesclass Oct 4 @ 4:41 PM EDT
    #100wcChat Audience other than teacher is most importance - I think it changes the way students write and gives them different focus
    In reply to @100wcCHAT1
  • 100wcCHAT1 Oct 4 @ 4:43 PM EDT
    Can you add the tag please #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHopefulHT, @SPH23, @TheHeadsOffice, @HumboAcademy
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:43 PM EDT
    Completely agree. I think children need to know that their writing is appreciated by as many as possible #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @msokeeffesclass, @100wcCHAT1
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:43 PM EDT
    Wow, how clever! Where do you find that? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @ktregunna, @SPH23, @100wcCHAT1
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:44 PM EDT
    Quality diminishes immediately, if audience not known! Friday Bridge 100WC with @boyceoc class improved quality rapidly! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice, @100wcCHAT1, @boyceoc
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:45 PM EDT
    You can do that through the rotating globe and flag counter! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice, @ktregunna, @100wcCHAT1
  • msokeeffesclass Oct 4 @ 4:45 PM EDT
    #100wcChat - most important skill is willingness and ability to read back over work and editing before submitting online or on paper
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice, @100wcCHAT1, @sharonmdraper
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:45 PM EDT
    Question 3 How much drafting is put into writing? Do you do lots of it before posting on blogs? #100wcCHAT
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:45 PM EDT
    Do you have a wordpress blog? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @ktregunna, @TheHeadsOffice, @SPH23, @100wcCHAT1
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:46 PM EDT
    I find they slow a blog sown considerably even though they are fun. #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23, @ktregunna, @100wcCHAT1
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:46 PM EDT
    Down not sown! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23, @ktregunna, @100wcCHAT1
  • msokeeffesclass Oct 4 @ 4:47 PM EDT
    #100wcChat Students incredibly quick to orally edit my work as I type on board - my mantra is they need to be as vigilant with their own
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice, @100wcCHAT1, @sharonmdraper
  • msokeeffesclass Oct 4 @ 4:49 PM EDT
    But of course #100wcChat #creativity and being allowed to be creative is SO important - editing can come after creative juices have flowed
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice, @100wcCHAT1, @sharonmdraper
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:49 PM EDT
    Drafting can be a laborious process for many. Notes for draft is good. Editing and proof-reading is far more important! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:49 PM EDT
    A3: We do some drafting, but some sessions more than others. Handwritten drafts before blogging the posts or on Google docs #100wcCHAT
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:51 PM EDT
    A teacher suggested each class only be allowed to post the best 5 on 100wc. Thoughts? #100wcCHAT
  • boyceoc Oct 4 @ 4:51 PM EDT
    Only today was I talking about @SPH23 who had commented on some of the boys' stories. Is he the English rugby guy? Memories! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23, @TheHeadsOffice, @100wcCHAT1, @SPH23
  • msokeeffesclass Oct 4 @ 4:52 PM EDT
    #100wcChat I encourage writing @100word challenges in copies first after class brainstorm - next draft on blog where redrafting encouraged
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:52 PM EDT
    I'm afraid I'm not keen on that idea. If children work hard on their writing everyone should be encouraged to share it #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:52 PM EDT
    I've always hated 'altering' even if it was needlework! Never saw it as improving! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:53 PM EDT
    Hi Mary! Welcome! Do your boys do much drafting? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @boyceoc, @SPH23, @100wcCHAT1
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:53 PM EDT
    Depends who is posting? If student direct, then that's ok, but, if it's teachers, then may be limited by time available! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • boyceoc Oct 4 @ 4:53 PM EDT
    A lot of editing needed with the younger chn. Am thinking of pairing chn up to see how we can make stories more interesting! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:54 PM EDT
    Good evening Mary. I hope you are well and have had a good week. #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @boyceoc, @SPH23, @TheHeadsOffice, @100wcCHAT1
  • msokeeffesclass Oct 4 @ 4:54 PM EDT
    #100wcChat who decides the five best??? Wouldn't agree with this - encouraging writing not competition! All deserve chance to write
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:55 PM EDT
    While we have you regulars, what would you like to talk about next week? Did you see Pie Corbett is being interviewed 18th Oct. #100wcCHAT
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:55 PM EDT
    That's me! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @boyceoc, @TheHeadsOffice, @100wcCHAT1
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:55 PM EDT
    Completely with you on that Mary! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @msokeeffesclass
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:55 PM EDT
    The point of 100WC is that it is free from restrictions. If you are a struggling writer you may never get posted if it's limited. #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @irockey
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:56 PM EDT
    Which is why it's such a wonderful creation. Inclusive, encouraging, celebratory #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • TheHeadsOffice - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:56 PM EDT
    You sure you're not in Oz Steven! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @SPH23, @boyceoc, @100wcCHAT1
  • boyceoc Oct 4 @ 4:57 PM EDT
    The best is often subjective...Over the years many of my boys got showcased and I wouldn't have chosen them. The beauty of 100wc #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:57 PM EDT
    I'm lying down ..... tired! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice, @boyceoc, @100wcCHAT1
  • 100wcCHAT1 Oct 4 @ 4:58 PM EDT
    What would you like to talk about next week? Did you see @PieCorbett is going to be interviewed here on 18th Oct. Need ?s pls! #100wcCHAT
  • irockey - Moderator Oct 4 @ 4:59 PM EDT
    How about if we discuss sharing writing and commenting on other classes writing? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @100wcCHAT1, @PieCorbett
  • boyceoc Oct 4 @ 4:59 PM EDT
    I'm struggling a little with 100WC with the younger ones. A lot of very very silly stories! #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @msokeeffesclass
  • SPH23 Oct 4 @ 4:59 PM EDT
    What about taking a genre and discuss how we can use 100WC to develop the features thereof? #100wcCHAT
    In reply to @TheHeadsOffice