Pupils' historical writing can take thousands of different forms, for example, an advert, comic, magazine article, love letter, short story, exam essay, poster or account of a castle visit. For pupils to compose in any genre they must understand and assimilate the genre's skeletal framework, its mode, tenor, field - pp. 13-15.

Demonstration and Modelling

Teacher demonstration and modelling of the genre is a powerful teaching idea that empowers pupils to write. Demonstration can involve joint teacher and pupil...