DYW Ayrshire Project
Responding ...
AYR WRITERS’ CLUB, of which I am a member, received a request from AYRSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE regarding the DYW (Developing the Young Workforce) project. They were looking for someone with experience of writing and publishing, with the aim of demonstrating the link between English literacy skills as currently taught, and the world of work.
With experience of both areas, I agreed to undertake the project on behalf of the club.
Planning...
I put together a list of the skills writers need to use day-to-day including - organising, researching, note taking, planning, summarising, structuring, writing to deadlines and within word counts, avoiding cliches, using imagination and rhetorical techniques, as well as proof reading for spelling, punctuation and clarity of expression, not to forget reading work aloud.
Filming...
The fifteen-minute presentation, which I called WRITER’S TOOLKIT, has now been filmed and will be shared to North Ayrshire secondary schools via YouTube, along with similar contributions from other worlds of work.
In it, I also set out to encourage students to use their English course to build skills in written and verbal communication - whether in short form, or longer form - which would lead them to be better communicators, in whatever world of work they find themselves pursuing.
To watch the presentation, click the link below.